Question 1

Pharmacotherapy can best be described as the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  drugs to change a client's personality. 
B)  drugs to alleviate the symptoms of psychopathology. 
C)  electroconvulsive treatment and psychosurgeries. 
D)  medicine and other medical techniques to treat bodily symptoms. 
A)  drugs to change a client's personality. 
B)  drugs to alleviate the symptoms of psychopathology. 
C)  electroconvulsive treatment and psychosurgeries. 
D)  medicine and other medical techniques to treat bodily symptoms.

Question 2

Which of the following therapies emphasizes that people must make the courageous choices to become the persons they want to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapy 
B)  behavioral therapy 
C)  somatic therapy 
D)  psychoanalysis 
A)  existential therapy 
B)  behavioral therapy 
C)  somatic therapy 
D)  psychoanalysis

Question 3

An elementary school teacher practically ends classroom discipline problems by giving students "chances" in a lottery to be held at the end of the week for some small toy.The chances are given for completing assignments, paying attention, and so forth.The chances are considered

Accepted Answer

A)  tokens. 
B)  stimulus controls. 
C)  conditioned stimuli. 
D)  unconditioned stimuli. 
A)  tokens. 
B)  stimulus controls. 
C)  conditioned stimuli. 
D)  unconditioned stimuli.

Question 4

Self-management techniques include covert sensitization, thought stopping, and self-directed sensitization, which involve

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodrama. 
B)  transference. 
C)  somatic therapy. 
D)  behavior principles. 
A)  psychodrama. 
B)  transference. 
C)  somatic therapy. 
D)  behavior principles.

Question 5

In choosing a therapist, it would be wise to remember that

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A)  the therapist's personal qualities may be more important than the type of therapy used. 
B)  psychiatrists are usually better qualified to deal with problems than are psychologists. 
C)  once you begin therapy, you should not consider changing to someone new. 
D)  the training and credentials of a therapist are of little importance. 
A)  the therapist's personal qualities may be more important than the type of therapy used. 
B)  psychiatrists are usually better qualified to deal with problems than are psychologists. 
C)  once you begin therapy, you should not consider changing to someone new. 
D)  the training and credentials of a therapist are of little importance.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of drugs used in pharmacotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiolytics 
B)  antidepressants 
C)  major tranquilizers 
D)  narcoleptics 
A)  anxiolytics 
B)  antidepressants 
C)  major tranquilizers 
D)  narcoleptics

Question 7

After the car accident, Anna was so anxious that she would "break into tears" when she was just riding in a car.It is now three months later and Anna is not only riding in a car but is driving her car to work.The reduction in her anxiety without therapy would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a role reversal. 
B)  transference. 
C)  a spontaneous remission. 
D)  covert sensitization. 
A)  a role reversal. 
B)  transference. 
C)  a spontaneous remission. 
D)  covert sensitization.

Question 8

To achieve its eight goals, psychotherapies offer

Accepted Answer

A)  a therapeutic alliance. 
B)  a protected setting in which emotional catharsis can take place. 
C)  a rationale for the client's suffering. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  a therapeutic alliance. 
B)  a protected setting in which emotional catharsis can take place. 
C)  a rationale for the client's suffering. 
D)  all of these.

Question 9

An awareness of one's mortality, the responsibility that comes with the freedom to choose, being alone in one's own private world, and the need to create meaning in one's life are the

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosexual conflicts, according to psychoanalytic therapy. 
B)  components of the ideal self, according to client-centered therapy. 
C)  universal human challenges, according to existential therapy. 
D)  unrealistic beliefs, according to rational-emotive behavior therapy. 
A)  psychosexual conflicts, according to psychoanalytic therapy. 
B)  components of the ideal self, according to client-centered therapy. 
C)  universal human challenges, according to existential therapy. 
D)  unrealistic beliefs, according to rational-emotive behavior therapy.

Question 10

Regarding self-directed desensitization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  By using this approach, a person should be able to reduce the fear associated with public speaking, talking to members of the opposite sex, or taking tests. 
B)  This approach can help a person place relaxation under voluntary control, which can increase one's energy and efficiency. 
C)  Using this approach, a person imagines himself or herself in the most fear-producing situation and then follows this image with a rewarding image. 
D)  In this approach, a person may relax by using deep breathing, by imagining a safe, pleasant, relaxing scene, or by using the tension-release method. 
A)  By using this approach, a person should be able to reduce the fear associated with public speaking, talking to members of the opposite sex, or taking tests. 
B)  This approach can help a person place relaxation under voluntary control, which can increase one's energy and efficiency. 
C)  Using this approach, a person imagines himself or herself in the most fear-producing situation and then follows this image with a rewarding image. 
D)  In this approach, a person may relax by using deep breathing, by imagining a safe, pleasant, relaxing scene, or by using the tension-release method.

Question 11

The frontal lobes of the brain are surgically disconnected from other brain areas in a procedure known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal lobotomy. 
B)  "split-brain" operation. 
C)  hemispherectomy. 
D)  deep lesioning procedure. 
A)  prefrontal lobotomy. 
B)  "split-brain" operation. 
C)  hemispherectomy. 
D)  deep lesioning procedure.

Question 12

Voluntary relaxation can be achieved by using all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the tension-release procedure. 
B)  imagining a very safe, pleasant relaxing scene. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  breathing deeply. 
A)  the tension-release procedure. 
B)  imagining a very safe, pleasant relaxing scene. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  breathing deeply.

Question 13

Lenny, a 17-year-old college student, is playing online poker and believes that his losses must soon be followed by wins, so he doubles his bet.Lenny is exhibiting the cognitive distortion known as

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious reinforcement. 
B)  the gambler's fallacy. 
C)  the tension-release error. 
D)  selective memory. 
A)  vicarious reinforcement. 
B)  the gambler's fallacy. 
C)  the tension-release error. 
D)  selective memory.

Question 14

The aim of psychotherapy is to

Accepted Answer

A)  undo a person's past so that these events will cease to cause emotional harm to the person. 
B)  bring about positive changes in personality, behavior, or personal adjustment. 
C)  treat mental disorders using psychiatric drugs and other physical approaches. 
D)  help a person to develop ego defenses that can be used to resolve emotional conflicts. 
A)  undo a person's past so that these events will cease to cause emotional harm to the person. 
B)  bring about positive changes in personality, behavior, or personal adjustment. 
C)  treat mental disorders using psychiatric drugs and other physical approaches. 
D)  help a person to develop ego defenses that can be used to resolve emotional conflicts.

Question 15

In breaking the smoking habit, the technique known as rapid smoking would be considered a type of

Accepted Answer

A)  aversion therapy. 
B)  logotherapy. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  operant conditioning therapy. 
A)  aversion therapy. 
B)  logotherapy. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  operant conditioning therapy.

Question 16

Although major tranquilizers have relieved the symptoms of schizophrenia in some previously "hopeless" cases, taking these major tranquilizers for long periods has been shown to cause

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's Disease. 
B)  vision problems and possible blindness. 
C)  a non-remitting relapse within ten years. 
D)  sexual side effects, such as erectile dysfunction and a loss of sexual desire. 
A)  Alzheimer's Disease. 
B)  vision problems and possible blindness. 
C)  a non-remitting relapse within ten years. 
D)  sexual side effects, such as erectile dysfunction and a loss of sexual desire.

Question 17

Rewarding actions that are closer and closer approximations to a desired response is called

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  shaping. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  negative reinforcement. 
A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  shaping. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  negative reinforcement.

Question 18

Although Micah made a good grade on her psychology test, received a pay raise at her part-time job, and had her car repaired for very little money, she dwells on the rebuff of a friend.According to Aaron Beck, Micah is illustrating the cognitive distortion known as __________.

Accepted Answer

selective

Question 19

George is going to a therapist who has asked him to keep a journal of his thoughts in order to assess the basis for his negative outlook and then help him change these self-defeating thought patterns.George is probably seeing a __________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavioral 
D)  nondirective 
A)  cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavioral 
D)  nondirective

Question 20

Gestalt therapy, client-centered therapy, psychoanalysis, and behavioral therapies are all forms of

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotherapy. 
B)  meta-analysis. 
C)  pharmacotherapy. 
D)  somatic therapy. 
A)  psychotherapy. 
B)  meta-analysis. 
C)  pharmacotherapy. 
D)  somatic therapy.

Pharmacotherapy can best be described as the use of

Which of the following therapies emphasizes that people must make the courageous choices to become the persons they want to be?

An elementary school teacher practically ends classroom discipline problems by giving students "chances" in a lottery to be held at the end of the week for some small toy.The chances are given for completing assignments, paying attention, and so forth.The chances are considered

Self-management techniques include covert sensitization, thought stopping, and self-directed sensitization, which involve

In choosing a therapist, it would be wise to remember that

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of drugs used in pharmacotherapy?

After the car accident, Anna was so anxious that she would "break into tears" when she was just riding in a car.It is now three months later and Anna is not only riding in a car but is driving her car to work.The reduction in her anxiety without therapy would be an example of

To achieve its eight goals, psychotherapies offer

An awareness of one's mortality, the responsibility that comes with the freedom to choose, being alone in one's own private world, and the need to create meaning in one's life are the

Regarding self-directed desensitization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The frontal lobes of the brain are surgically disconnected from other brain areas in a procedure known as the

Voluntary relaxation can be achieved by using all of the following EXCEPT

Lenny, a 17-year-old college student, is playing online poker and believes that his losses must soon be followed by wins, so he doubles his bet.Lenny is exhibiting the cognitive distortion known as

The aim of psychotherapy is to

In breaking the smoking habit, the technique known as rapid smoking would be considered a type of

Although major tranquilizers have relieved the symptoms of schizophrenia in some previously "hopeless" cases, taking these major tranquilizers for long periods has been shown to cause

Rewarding actions that are closer and closer approximations to a desired response is called

Although Micah made a good grade on her psychology test, received a pay raise at her part-time job, and had her car repaired for very little money, she dwells on the rebuff of a friend.According to Aaron Beck, Micah is illustrating the cognitive distortion known as __________.

George is going to a therapist who has asked him to keep a journal of his thoughts in order to assess the basis for his negative outlook and then help him change these self-defeating thought patterns.George is probably seeing a __________ therapist.

Gestalt therapy, client-centered therapy, psychoanalysis, and behavioral therapies are all forms of

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States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Exam 15: Therapies.

Pharmacotherapy can best be described as the use of

Which of the following therapies emphasizes that people must make the courageous choices to become the persons they want to be?

An elementary school teacher practically ends classroom discipline problems by giving students "chances" in a lottery to be held at the end of the week for some small toy.The chances are given for completing assignments, paying attention, and so forth.The chances are considered

Self-management techniques include covert sensitization, thought stopping, and self-directed sensitization, which involve

In choosing a therapist, it would be wise to remember that

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of drugs used in pharmacotherapy?

After the car accident, Anna was so anxious that she would "break into tears" when she was just riding in a car.It is now three months later and Anna is not only riding in a car but is driving her car to work.The reduction in her anxiety without therapy would be an example of

To achieve its eight goals, psychotherapies offer

An awareness of one's mortality, the responsibility that comes with the freedom to choose, being alone in one's own private world, and the need to create meaning in one's life are the

Regarding self-directed desensitization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The frontal lobes of the brain are surgically disconnected from other brain areas in a procedure known as the

Voluntary relaxation can be achieved by using all of the following EXCEPT

Lenny, a 17-year-old college student, is playing online poker and believes that his losses must soon be followed by wins, so he doubles his bet.Lenny is exhibiting the cognitive distortion known as

The aim of psychotherapy is to

In breaking the smoking habit, the technique known as rapid smoking would be considered a type of

Although major tranquilizers have relieved the symptoms of schizophrenia in some previously "hopeless" cases, taking these major tranquilizers for long periods has been shown to cause

Rewarding actions that are closer and closer approximations to a desired response is called

Although Micah made a good grade on her psychology test, received a pay raise at her part-time job, and had her car repaired for very little money, she dwells on the rebuff of a friend.According to Aaron Beck, Micah is illustrating the cognitive distortion known as __________.

George is going to a therapist who has asked him to keep a journal of his thoughts in order to assess the basis for his negative outlook and then help him change these self-defeating thought patterns.George is probably seeing a __________ therapist.

Gestalt therapy, client-centered therapy, psychoanalysis, and behavioral therapies are all forms of

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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