Exam 15: Therapies.

Jamie is very angry and tells his friend, "I studied for that test.I should have gotten at least a B.That teacher is so unfair.Everything would be great around here if it wasn't for her." According to REBT, Jamie's anger is due to

In 2008, what percent of all Americans received inpatient treatment for a mental health problem?

Problems ranging from hyperactivity to anxiety have been shown to improve with the passage of time, even when not treated with therapy.

Anxiolytics are types of drugs used to reduce hallucinations and delusions.

Describe the four core features offered by effective therapy, and explain why each is important.

Regarding Hans Eysenck's critique, spontaneous remissions, and the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The American Psychological Association urges mass media psychologists to

Felipe is asked by his therapist to relax and talk about any thoughts that come into his head, letting his thoughts move freely from one idea to the next.Felipe's therapist is using the Freudian technique known as __________.

Lately, you have been reinforcing your child's temper tantrums with your attention.If you withhold your attention, ignoring the temper tantrums for several days, they will eventually stop.A psychologist would call this effect

Frank considers himself to be a total failure in every aspect of his life because he failed one class.Frank's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking that cognitive therapists call

For which of the following conditions would exposure therapy NOT be helpful?

Dr.Caradon is a psychologist, who believes that her clients can learn to change their troublesome thoughts, so she has her clients practice thought-stopping procedures at home between sessions.Dr.Caradon would best be described as a(n)__________ psychologist.

Helping to guide clients to a deeper understanding of the origins of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is the goal of psychodynamic and humanistic therapies, both of which are considered __________ therapies.

In the last 60 years, the population in large mental hospitals has

According to Ellis, which of the following develop(s)from the following three core ideas: you must treat me fairly; I must perform well and be approved of by significant others; and conditions must be the way I want them to be?

The reduced use of full-time commitment to mental institutions for the treatment of mental disorders is referred to as

According to Freud, the images that have personal or emotional meanings within a dream were referred to as

Larry has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)that has so far not responded to medication or conventional psychotherapy.His psychiatrist suggests a new treatment that is noninvasive/nonsurgical and has shown success in disrupting the brain areas involved in the compulsive behavior of OCD.This treatment is known as

Marie who wants to lose weight looks at a dessert and visualizes maggots crawling all over it.In situations that test her self-control, Marie is using

The use of aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts is the behavioral procedure known as