Exam 15: Therapies.

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.According to Freud, these aspects of the dream that the patient tells the therapist constitute which type of dream content?

Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats and kittens, so her therapist has her watch videos of people having fun playing with cats and kittens, which would be an example of the type of therapy known as __________ desensitization.

Trepanning, as a primitive procedure, involved boring a hole into the skull to

Tommy has been an emergency room doctor for six years.After the horrible injuries he has seen from car accidents, Tommy does not drive without using a seat belt.This situation with Tommy illustrates the effectiveness of which of the following?

Snapping a rubber band around your wrist every time you have a negative thought would be similar to

Which of the following therapists believe that negative, self-defeating thoughts underlie depression?

Saying whatever comes to mind, even if it seems senseless, painful, or embarrassing, is part of the Freudian technique known as

You have quit smoking and now want to keep from "falling back" into this old habit.To maintain the "new non-smoking you," you imagine someone offering you a cigarette, and you politely turning them down.This image is followed by imagining a pleasant, rewarding scene of yourself being told by the doctor that you are now so healthy that you should live to a ripe old age.You have just used the technique known as

Which of the following psychological approaches has been found to be as effective as drug therapy for treating many cases of depression?

Thomas is a nonprofessional person who has learned basic counseling skills and works at the campus counseling center.Thomas would be considered a(n)__________ counselor.

Regarding peer counselors and self-help groups, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Studies indicate that the most consistently successful therapists are those who use

Groups of people who share a particular type of problem and provide mutual support to one another are called __________ groups.

Which of the following is an element of positive mental health?

Although Jesse would not be considered an alcoholic, he wishes to reduce the number of beers he drinks to a couple a week.So, Jesse makes out a set of cards that will help him to vividly imagine himself becoming an alcoholic.He will take out these cards and picture this disturbing scene several times a day.To break his drinking habit, Jesse is using

Severely depressed patients have been helped by all of the following techniques EXCEPT for

Rather than treating Curtis' acrophobia by forcing him to stand on the balcony of a tall building, a therapist would probably be better off to gradually expose Curtis to increasing levels of heights, a technique called​

Paul, an 18-year-old college student, is playing online blackjack and credits his skill for the wins and blames his losses on bad luck.Paul is exhibiting which of the cognitive distortions that lead to gambling addictions?

Psychotherapy is not equally effective for all problems.However, chances of improvement through therapy alone would be most likely to occur for all of the following EXCEPT for

Patti throws a temper tantrum in order to gain her mother's attention.However, her mother does not pay any attention and leaves the room.Patti stops her tantrum and follows her mother into the next room.To eliminate Patti's tantrums, her mother has used