Question 1

Dr.Francine Shapiro's technique for treating traumatic memories and posttraumatic stress is called

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious desensitization. 
B)  eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. 
C)  reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  shaping. 
A)  vicarious desensitization. 
B)  eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. 
C)  reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  shaping.

Question 2

Jan is a college student who is coping with an alcoholic parent by attending a group in which other members of the group also have family members with alcohol and drug problems.The members in this group provide each other with mutual support and a chance to discuss problems.Jan is most likely attending a(n)__________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer counseling 
B)  self-help 
C)  sensitivity 
D)  encounter 
A)  peer counseling 
B)  self-help 
C)  sensitivity 
D)  encounter

Question 3

According to your text, which of the following factors would be considered the most important in being an effective therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive training in counseling and/or psychotherapy 
B)  thorough knowledge of the individual involved 
C)  the personal characteristics of warmth, integrity, sincerity, and empathy 
D)  a network of professional contacts in the helping professions 
A)  extensive training in counseling and/or psychotherapy 
B)  thorough knowledge of the individual involved 
C)  the personal characteristics of warmth, integrity, sincerity, and empathy 
D)  a network of professional contacts in the helping professions

Question 4

Regarding community mental health centers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  These centers try to minimize hospitalization and find answers to mental health problems. 
B)  These centers provide short-term in-patient care. 
C)  These centers have succeeded in making psychological services more accessible to the general public. 
D)  These centers provide special crisis and emergency services. 
A)  These centers try to minimize hospitalization and find answers to mental health problems. 
B)  These centers provide short-term in-patient care. 
C)  These centers have succeeded in making psychological services more accessible to the general public. 
D)  These centers provide special crisis and emergency services.

Question 5

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that operant conditi

Question 6

A blockage in the flow of insight and ideas during analysis, such as when a client avoids thinking or talking about certain topics, is referred to as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​transference. 
B)  ​resistance. 
C)  ​reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  ​spontaneous remission. 
A)  ​transference. 
B)  ​resistance. 
C)  ​reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  ​spontaneous remission.

Question 7

A cognitive therapist would try to reduce a client's compulsive hand-washing by

Accepted Answer

A)  prescribing anti-depressant medications. 
B)  changing the client's thoughts and beliefs about dirt and contamination. 
C)  using systematic desensitization to directly change the client's behavior. 
D)  helping the client to gain insight into the reasons why he or she uses compulsive hand-washing to control anxiety. 
A)  prescribing anti-depressant medications. 
B)  changing the client's thoughts and beliefs about dirt and contamination. 
C)  using systematic desensitization to directly change the client's behavior. 
D)  helping the client to gain insight into the reasons why he or she uses compulsive hand-washing to control anxiety.

Question 8

Jamie is a child who is afraid of the high diving board.Jamie's fear is treated through systematic desensitization using a rank ordered series of steps.This series of steps is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the adaptation sequence. 
B)  a fear hierarchy. 
C)  reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  aversion therapy. 
A)  the adaptation sequence. 
B)  a fear hierarchy. 
C)  reciprocal inhibition. 
D)  aversion therapy.

Question 9

Productive use of conflict is the strength of existential therapy, while observable changes in behavior is the strength of Gestalt therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Marge and Aaron are attending Marriage Encounter meetings.These sessions

Accepted Answer

A)  do not fit the guidelines to be considered a group therapy. 
B)  will most likely create a false sense of well-being through a therapy placebo effect. 
C)  will have group members with similar problems who can offer support and useful input. 
D)  will not be effective since other members of the family are not involved. 
A)  do not fit the guidelines to be considered a group therapy. 
B)  will most likely create a false sense of well-being through a therapy placebo effect. 
C)  will have group members with similar problems who can offer support and useful input. 
D)  will not be effective since other members of the family are not involved.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Group therapy has been shown to be significantly less cost-effective than individual therapy for all types of problems. 
B)  In group therapy, support and useful input are provided by other group members. 
C)  Group therapy is especially good for helping people understand their personal relationships. 
D)  A person can act out or directly experience problems in group therapy. 
A)  Group therapy has been shown to be significantly less cost-effective than individual therapy for all types of problems. 
B)  In group therapy, support and useful input are provided by other group members. 
C)  Group therapy is especially good for helping people understand their personal relationships. 
D)  A person can act out or directly experience problems in group therapy.

Question 12

The obvious part of a dream that is visible and remembered by the dreamer is referred to as the __________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest 
B)  lucid 
C)  conscious core 
D)  latent 
A)  manifest 
B)  lucid 
C)  conscious core 
D)  latent

Question 13

If your friend is talking to you about a problem and seems to be at a loss for words, you should give feedback by restating or paraphrasing your friend's last sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

Accepted Answer

A)  the tension-release method 
B)  REBT 
C)  EMDR 
D)  covert sensitization 
A)  the tension-release method 
B)  REBT 
C)  EMDR 
D)  covert sensitization

Question 15

A therapist helps her clients by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions.This therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  directive 
B)  supportive 
C)  nondirective 
D)  time-limited 
A)  directive 
B)  supportive 
C)  nondirective 
D)  time-limited

Question 16

When Freud referred to the "royal road to the unconscious," he was talking about one's__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When Freud referred to the "royal road...

Question 17

In order to help Roger see how his words and gestures appear threatening, the therapist in this psychodrama group has Roger join the audience and two other members of the group play Roger and the person he is talking with.This technique is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  role reversal. 
C)  transference. 
D)  the mirror technique. 
A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  role reversal. 
C)  transference. 
D)  the mirror technique.

Question 18

A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients at the same time is called

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-analysis. 
B)  individual therapy. 
C)  insight therapy. 
D)  group therapy. 
A)  meta-analysis. 
B)  individual therapy. 
C)  insight therapy. 
D)  group therapy.

Question 19

Which of the followingbelieved that dreams disguise consciously unacceptable feelings and forbidden desires in dream form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Maslow 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Albert Ellis 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Abraham Maslow 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Albert Ellis 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 20

Your friend, Kiki, comes to you with a personal problem.The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

Accepted Answer

A)  give her advice on what she should do. 
B)  ask a lot of questions to get her talking. 
C)  tell her what you would do in her situation. 
D)  actively listen to try to clarify the problem. 
A)  give her advice on what she should do. 
B)  ask a lot of questions to get her talking. 
C)  tell her what you would do in her situation. 
D)  actively listen to try to clarify the problem.

Dr.Francine Shapiro's technique for treating traumatic memories and posttraumatic stress is called

According to your text, which of the following factors would be considered the most important in being an effective therapist?

Regarding community mental health centers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

A blockage in the flow of insight and ideas during analysis, such as when a client avoids thinking or talking about certain topics, is referred to as

A cognitive therapist would try to reduce a client's compulsive hand-washing by

Jamie is a child who is afraid of the high diving board.Jamie's fear is treated through systematic desensitization using a rank ordered series of steps.This series of steps is known as

Productive use of conflict is the strength of existential therapy, while observable changes in behavior is the strength of Gestalt therapy.

Marge and Aaron are attending Marriage Encounter meetings.These sessions

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

The obvious part of a dream that is visible and remembered by the dreamer is referred to as the __________ content.

If your friend is talking to you about a problem and seems to be at a loss for words, you should give feedback by restating or paraphrasing your friend's last sentence.

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

A therapist helps her clients by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions.This therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy.

When Freud referred to the "royal road to the unconscious," he was talking about one's__________.

In order to help Roger see how his words and gestures appear threatening, the therapist in this psychodrama group has Roger join the audience and two other members of the group play Roger and the person he is talking with.This technique is known as

A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients at the same time is called

Which of the followingbelieved that dreams disguise consciously unacceptable feelings and forbidden desires in dream form?

Your friend, Kiki, comes to you with a personal problem.The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

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Dr.Francine Shapiro's technique for treating traumatic memories and posttraumatic stress is called

According to your text, which of the following factors would be considered the most important in being an effective therapist?

Regarding community mental health centers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

A blockage in the flow of insight and ideas during analysis, such as when a client avoids thinking or talking about certain topics, is referred to as​

A cognitive therapist would try to reduce a client's compulsive hand-washing by

Jamie is a child who is afraid of the high diving board.Jamie's fear is treated through systematic desensitization using a rank ordered series of steps.This series of steps is known as

Productive use of conflict is the strength of existential therapy, while observable changes in behavior is the strength of Gestalt therapy.

Marge and Aaron are attending Marriage Encounter meetings.These sessions

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

The obvious part of a dream that is visible and remembered by the dreamer is referred to as the __________ content.

If your friend is talking to you about a problem and seems to be at a loss for words, you should give feedback by restating or paraphrasing your friend's last sentence.

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

A therapist helps her clients by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions.This therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy.

When Freud referred to the "royal road to the unconscious," he was talking about one's__________.

In order to help Roger see how his words and gestures appear threatening, the therapist in this psychodrama group has Roger join the audience and two other members of the group play Roger and the person he is talking with.This technique is known as

A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients at the same time is called

Which of the followingbelieved that dreams disguise consciously unacceptable feelings and forbidden desires in dream form?

Your friend, Kiki, comes to you with a personal problem.The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

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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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A blockage in the flow of insight and ideas during analysis, such as when a client avoids thinking or talking about certain topics, is referred to as