Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

Estella is afraid of cats. To help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Estella is watching. Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. Estella's mother is using _________.

Electroshock treatment often is accompanied by:

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by:

Albert Ellis is best known as a _______ therapist.

What is an advantage of using operant conditioning in treating undesirable behaviors?

The "token economy" is most closely associated with the _______ approach to treatment.

Which of the following approaches is based on the premise that people naturally strive to reach their potential and lead a fulfilling life?

Every time Jeanie opens her cigarette case or uses her lighter, she gets a painful electric shock. Jeanie's friends and family have been asked not to give her any cigarettes or light any for her, so she must use her own lighter if she wants to smoke. Eventually, Jeanie loses her desire to smoke, thanks to _______.

As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her psychodynamic therapist, she begins to feel good about him, as well as accepted by him. She develops a sense of trust, particularly because he does not criticize her. What process is occurring?

Therapies directed at changing the disordered behavior are referred to as __________.

When someone "jumps to conclusions," Beck would say that he or she is suffering from a distortion in thought called ______________.

Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date. His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist. The therapist tells Steve to lie down on the couch and relax. The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head. Steve eventually talks about his fear of women, which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother, her friends, his teachers, and so on. Steve is using ______.

Some drugs that combat depression work by ____________.

Which of the following is a component of community psychology?

Lulu sees a professional once a month to manage the medication she is taking to help alleviate the symptoms of her anxiety disorder. The type of therapy Lulu is undergoing is called ______________.

Rational emotive behavior therapy is a type of ______ therapy.

A parent wishes to stop her young son from throwing temper tantrums. You suggest she use extinction and advise her to ___________.

What is the primary goal of client-centered therapy?

A technique known as prefrontal lobotomy:

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs is ______ therapy.