Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

Someone who practices psychotherapy on the Internet is called a cybertherapist.

According to Sigmund Freud, the ___________ of the dream refers to the client's memory of the things, people, and events in the dream.

Through the use of ____________, a person-centered therapist conveys they are trying to understand the experience of the person they are working with.

The term "unconditional positive regard" is associated with _______.

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object (either actual or imagined)?

Dinah, a therapist, works with her clients to help them change their problematic behaviors and irrational thoughts and provide new, more adaptive behaviors and beliefs to replace old, maladaptive ones. Dinah uses what type of therapy?

An advantage of group therapy is that it can___________.

Which of the following is a key component of Rogers's person-centered therapy?

Gestalt therapy is considered ________ because the therapist leads the client through a number of planned exercises as well as confronts the client's statements.

Megan's daughter Kayla was afraid of dogs. Megan took Kayla to a therapist to help her overcome her fear but was surprised when the therapist brought a dog into the room. At first Kayla was asked to watch from across the room as the therapist showed her how to approach and pet the dog and not grab its tail. Eventually, Kayla was asked to come over and mimic the behavior she had observed. After just a few sessions, Kayla was no longer fearful of dogs. What technique did the therapist use with Kayla?

The medically based therapy/therapies most commonly used today is/are:

A new class of antipsychotic medications, called ________ dopamine agonists, influences the release of neurotransmitters rather than blocking their receptors in the brain.

The overall goal of psychoanalysis is to:

______________ focuses on the present and assumes that people observe the world and the people around them, make assumptions and inferences based on these observations, and then decide how to respond.

Which of these clients is the most likely candidate for Aaron Beck's form of cognitive therapy?

Which of the following individuals would be considered a good candidate for psychoanalysis?

In the Middle Ages, it was believed that people with emotional problems:

For which of these problems would systematic desensitization most likely be used?

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 treatment Lulu is undergoing is called ______________.

Which of the following is an advantage of person-centered therapy?