Question 1

A good example of how cognitive therapists teach clients how to cope with anger, depression, shyness, and similar problems is

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  stress inoculation. 
C)  reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  vicarious exposure. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  stress inoculation. 
C)  reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  vicarious exposure.

Question 2

Regarding Gestalt therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt therapists believe that the best way to change is to become who you really are. 
B)  Gestalt therapists have their clients exaggerate vague feelings until they become clear. 
C)  Gestalt therapists urge their clients to intellectualize and talk about their past experiences. 
D)  Gestalt therapists are more directive than client-centered or existential therapists. 
A)  Gestalt therapists believe that the best way to change is to become who you really are. 
B)  Gestalt therapists have their clients exaggerate vague feelings until they become clear. 
C)  Gestalt therapists urge their clients to intellectualize and talk about their past experiences. 
D)  Gestalt therapists are more directive than client-centered or existential therapists.

Question 3

The process of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as smoking or drinking, by associating it with a painful or uncomfortable stimulus is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  transference. 
A)  resistance. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  transference.

Question 4

Humane treatment for the mentally ill was brought about by the work of which of the following, who literally unchained the "patients" in a European asylum in 1793?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victor Frankl 
B)  Philippe Pinel 
C)  Fritz Perls 
D)  Joseph Wolpe 
A)  Victor Frankl 
B)  Philippe Pinel 
C)  Fritz Perls 
D)  Joseph Wolpe

Question 5

The key to systematic desensitization is

Accepted Answer

A)  relaxation. 
B)  reflection. 
C)  transference. 
D)  rational confrontation. 
A)  relaxation. 
B)  reflection. 
C)  transference. 
D)  rational confrontation.

Question 6

In reference to operant conditioning, which term does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction 
B)  conditioned aversion 
C)  stimulus control 
D)  reinforcement 
A)  extinction 
B)  conditioned aversion 
C)  stimulus control 
D)  reinforcement

Question 7

Therapists in the positive psychology movement utilize techniques designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  fix a person's weaknesses and reduce vulnerability. 
B)  help people to use their personal strengths. 
C)  help people with similar problems to cope through mutual interdependence. 
D)  reduce depression and rebuild self-esteem. 
A)  fix a person's weaknesses and reduce vulnerability. 
B)  help people to use their personal strengths. 
C)  help people with similar problems to cope through mutual interdependence. 
D)  reduce depression and rebuild self-esteem.

Question 8

Jerome has been in a mental hospital and was just released.He will live at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from the mental institution to independent living.Jerome will be residing for a short time

Accepted Answer

A)  in a partial hospitalization unit. 
B)  in a large group awareness program. 
C)  at a community mental health center. 
D)  at a halfway house. 
A)  in a partial hospitalization unit. 
B)  in a large group awareness program. 
C)  at a community mental health center. 
D)  at a halfway house.

Question 9

Systematic desensitization involves

Accepted Answer

A)  transference and resistance. 
B)  reflection and empathy. 
C)  a hierarchy and relaxation. 
D)  confrontation and rational thinking. 
A)  transference and resistance. 
B)  reflection and empathy. 
C)  a hierarchy and relaxation. 
D)  confrontation and rational thinking.

Question 10

The use of drugs to treat psychopathology is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ECT. 
B)  psychotherapy. 
C)  pharmacotherapy. 
D)  lithiotherapy. 
A)  ECT. 
B)  psychotherapy. 
C)  pharmacotherapy. 
D)  lithiotherapy.

Question 11

After winning three times playing the slot machine, you pull the handle 30 more times without a payout.You leave this slot machine because your response of "handle pulling" for this particular machine has undergone

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive conditioning. 
B)  shaping. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  extinction. 
A)  aversive conditioning. 
B)  shaping. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  extinction.

Question 12

Patti's therapist has her put on a head-mounted video display.Through this procedure, Patti will enter a three-dimensional world in which she will be driving in a rain storm, across bridges, and at night.She will be gradually exposed to these situations, in a realistic yet controlled fashion.Patti's therapist is using

Accepted Answer

A)  EMDR. 
B)  virtual reality exposure. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  covert sensitization. 
A)  EMDR. 
B)  virtual reality exposure. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  covert sensitization.

Question 13

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalyst. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  behavior therapist. 
D)  cognitive therapist. 
A)  psychoanalyst. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  behavior therapist. 
D)  cognitive therapist.

Question 14

Regarding rational-emotive behavior therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients are kept involved in REBT through the use of homework assignments. 
B)  In REBT, the therapist will often confront clients with evidence contrary to their beliefs. 
C)  REBT includes attempts to change a client's negative self-talk. 
D)  REBT involves a nondirective approach to therapy. 
A)  Clients are kept involved in REBT through the use of homework assignments. 
B)  In REBT, the therapist will often confront clients with evidence contrary to their beliefs. 
C)  REBT includes attempts to change a client's negative self-talk. 
D)  REBT involves a nondirective approach to therapy.

Question 15

When counseling a friend, it important not to give unsolicited advice because giving advice often leads to the "Why don't you ...? Yes, but ..." game, according to which psychotherapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Aaron Beck 
B)  ​Eric Berne 
C)  ​Fritz Perls 
D)  ​Carl Rogers 
A)  ​Aaron Beck 
B)  ​Eric Berne 
C)  ​Fritz Perls 
D)  ​Carl Rogers

Question 16

A therapeutic program in which desirable behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for goods, services, activities, and privileges is called

Accepted Answer

A)  virtual reality exposure. 
B)  a vicarious learning model. 
C)  a token economy. 
D)  logotherapy. 
A)  virtual reality exposure. 
B)  a vicarious learning model. 
C)  a token economy. 
D)  logotherapy.

Question 17

A young man dreams of pulling a pistol from his waistband and aiming at a target, while his wife watches.The pistol repeatedly fails to discharge, and the man's wife laughs at him.A Freudian psychoanalyst might see the symbolic meaning of this dream to mean that the young man is suffering from repressed feelings of sexual impotence.This symbolic meaning of a dream is known as __________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  lucid 
C)  manifest 
D)  latent 
A)  transference 
B)  lucid 
C)  manifest 
D)  latent

Question 18

Ashley is counseling her best friend who says she is depressed.Ashley asks her friend if she feels depressed just at school or if she feels this way in other situations.Ashley is using which basic counseling skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving advice 
B)  clarifying the problem 
C)  imposing her view of reality on the problem 
D)  keeping the conversation going with absolutely no silence 
A)  giving advice 
B)  clarifying the problem 
C)  imposing her view of reality on the problem 
D)  keeping the conversation going with absolutely no silence

Question 19

Which of the following behaviors could you exhibit that would help another person to solve a personal problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  judging and moralizing 
B)  reflecting feelings 
C)  probing painful topics 
D)  criticism of conduct 
A)  judging and moralizing 
B)  reflecting feelings 
C)  probing painful topics 
D)  criticism of conduct

Question 20

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Successful therapists are willing to use whatever method seems helpful to the client. 
B)  The client must develop a dependence on the therapist for the therapy to be successful. 
C)  Effective therapists often talk about their own problems to build rapport with their clients. 
D)  Even if you lose confidence in the therapist or don't relate well to the therapist as a person, it is important not to change therapists or terminate the therapy. 
A)  Successful therapists are willing to use whatever method seems helpful to the client. 
B)  The client must develop a dependence on the therapist for the therapy to be successful. 
C)  Effective therapists often talk about their own problems to build rapport with their clients. 
D)  Even if you lose confidence in the therapist or don't relate well to the therapist as a person, it is important not to change therapists or terminate the therapy.

A good example of how cognitive therapists teach clients how to cope with anger, depression, shyness, and similar problems is

Regarding Gestalt therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The process of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as smoking or drinking, by associating it with a painful or uncomfortable stimulus is known as

Humane treatment for the mentally ill was brought about by the work of which of the following, who literally unchained the "patients" in a European asylum in 1793?

The key to systematic desensitization is

In reference to operant conditioning, which term does NOT belong with the others?

Therapists in the positive psychology movement utilize techniques designed to

Jerome has been in a mental hospital and was just released.He will live at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from the mental institution to independent living.Jerome will be residing for a short time

Systematic desensitization involves

The use of drugs to treat psychopathology is called

After winning three times playing the slot machine, you pull the handle 30 more times without a payout.You leave this slot machine because your response of "handle pulling" for this particular machine has undergone

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

Regarding rational-emotive behavior therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When counseling a friend, it important not to give unsolicited advice because giving advice often leads to the "Why don't you ...? Yes, but ..." game, according to which psychotherapist?

A therapeutic program in which desirable behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for goods, services, activities, and privileges is called

Ashley is counseling her best friend who says she is depressed.Ashley asks her friend if she feels depressed just at school or if she feels this way in other situations.Ashley is using which basic counseling skill?

Which of the following behaviors could you exhibit that would help another person to solve a personal problem?

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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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Exam 15: Therapies.

A good example of how cognitive therapists teach clients how to cope with anger, depression, shyness, and similar problems is

Regarding Gestalt therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The process of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as smoking or drinking, by associating it with a painful or uncomfortable stimulus is known as

Humane treatment for the mentally ill was brought about by the work of which of the following, who literally unchained the "patients" in a European asylum in 1793?

The key to systematic desensitization is

In reference to operant conditioning, which term does NOT belong with the others?

Therapists in the positive psychology movement utilize techniques designed to

Jerome has been in a mental hospital and was just released.He will live at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from the mental institution to independent living.Jerome will be residing for a short time

Systematic desensitization involves

The use of drugs to treat psychopathology is called

After winning three times playing the slot machine, you pull the handle 30 more times without a payout.You leave this slot machine because your response of "handle pulling" for this particular machine has undergone

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

Regarding rational-emotive behavior therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When counseling a friend, it important not to give unsolicited advice because giving advice often leads to the "Why don't you ...? Yes, but ..." game, according to which psychotherapist?

A therapeutic program in which desirable behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for goods, services, activities, and privileges is called

Ashley is counseling her best friend who says she is depressed.Ashley asks her friend if she feels depressed just at school or if she feels this way in other situations.Ashley is using which basic counseling skill?

Which of the following behaviors could you exhibit that would help another person to solve a personal problem?

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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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