Question 1

Regarding general counseling skills that you can use to help anyone in distress, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Your efforts to help will be wasted if you fail to respect the privacy of someone who has confided in you. 
B)  Remember that feelings are neither right nor wrong; and by focusing on them, you can encourage the outpouring of emotion that is the basis for catharsis. 
C)  Listening patiently to people in distress lets them feel unhurried and encourages them to speak freely. 
D)  When people tell you their problems, passing judgment on what is said helps people to be more objective and realistic about their problems. 
A)  Your efforts to help will be wasted if you fail to respect the privacy of someone who has confided in you. 
B)  Remember that feelings are neither right nor wrong; and by focusing on them, you can encourage the outpouring of emotion that is the basis for catharsis. 
C)  Listening patiently to people in distress lets them feel unhurried and encourages them to speak freely. 
D)  When people tell you their problems, passing judgment on what is said helps people to be more objective and realistic about their problems.

Question 2

When people say that they feel better after six months of therapy, it could be the result of the therapy or the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  a spontaneous remission. 
B)  a therapy placebo effect. 
C)  the person receiving help from other people, such as family, friends, or clergy. 
D)  any of these. 
A)  a spontaneous remission. 
B)  a therapy placebo effect. 
C)  the person receiving help from other people, such as family, friends, or clergy. 
D)  any of these.

Question 3

Which type of individual, insight, directive psychotherapy has as its strength that of "searching honesty"?

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapy 
B)  Gestalt therapy 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  client-centered therapy 
A)  existential therapy 
B)  Gestalt therapy 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  client-centered therapy

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It is important in the therapeutic relationship for the client to develop a dependence on the therapist. 
B)  Clients must trust and easily relate to a therapist for therapy to be effective. 
C)  You can usually find out about a therapist's qualifications simply by asking, since a reputable therapist will be glad to reveal his or her background. 
D)  An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is the agreement between the client and therapist regarding the goals of therapy. 
A)  It is important in the therapeutic relationship for the client to develop a dependence on the therapist. 
B)  Clients must trust and easily relate to a therapist for therapy to be effective. 
C)  You can usually find out about a therapist's qualifications simply by asking, since a reputable therapist will be glad to reveal his or her background. 
D)  An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is the agreement between the client and therapist regarding the goals of therapy.

Question 5

Aversion therapy for smoking involves rapid smoking which seems to work because

Accepted Answer

A)  of the added expense of purchasing so many cigarettes. 
B)  excessive smoking is unpleasant due to nicotine being toxic. 
C)  the smoker feels smelly and dirty. 
D)  the process is based on supportive reinforcement. 
A)  of the added expense of purchasing so many cigarettes. 
B)  excessive smoking is unpleasant due to nicotine being toxic. 
C)  the smoker feels smelly and dirty. 
D)  the process is based on supportive reinforcement.

Question 6

Following the death of a family member, Gestalt therapists would urge family members to maintain their mental health by

Accepted Answer

A)  finding meaning in the person's death. 
B)  repressing the strongest of their feelings. 
C)  expressing their feelings no matter how unpleasant the feelings are. 
D)  considering carefully what cultural norms prescribe in this situation. 
A)  finding meaning in the person's death. 
B)  repressing the strongest of their feelings. 
C)  expressing their feelings no matter how unpleasant the feelings are. 
D)  considering carefully what cultural norms prescribe in this situation.

Question 7

Hans Eysenck's study suggested that psychoanalysis simply took so long that patients experience

Accepted Answer

A)  a relapse of their symptoms. 
B)  reciprocal inhibition. 
C)  a spontaneous remission. 
D)  covert sensitization. 
A)  a relapse of their symptoms. 
B)  reciprocal inhibition. 
C)  a spontaneous remission. 
D)  covert sensitization.

Question 8

Which of the following occurs when relaxation is induced to block fear during systematic desensitization?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic adaptation 
B)  vicarious opposition 
C)  stimulus control 
D)  reciprocal inhibition 
A)  systematic adaptation 
B)  vicarious opposition 
C)  stimulus control 
D)  reciprocal inhibition

Question 9

Providing short-term clinical services and preventing emotional problems from occurring are the main goals of

Accepted Answer

A)  pharmacotherapy. 
B)  REBT. 
C)  community mental health programs. 
D)  large group awareness programs. 
A)  pharmacotherapy. 
B)  REBT. 
C)  community mental health programs. 
D)  large group awareness programs.

Question 10

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

Accepted Answer

A)  the agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B)  the initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C)  the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D)  whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist. 
A)  the agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B)  the initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C)  the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D)  whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist.

Question 11

Goals of psychotherapy include

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A)  mending interpersonal relations. 
B)  improving one's sense of self. 
C)  restoring a sense of hope and optimism to clients. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  mending interpersonal relations. 
B)  improving one's sense of self. 
C)  restoring a sense of hope and optimism to clients. 
D)  all of these.

Question 12

The main mode of action of antipsychotic drugs is to

Accepted Answer

A)  enhance the effects of serotonin or dopamine. 
B)  reduce the effects of GABA. 
C)  enhance the effects of GABA. 
D)  reduce the effects of dopamine. 
A)  enhance the effects of serotonin or dopamine. 
B)  reduce the effects of GABA. 
C)  enhance the effects of GABA. 
D)  reduce the effects of dopamine.

Question 13

Studies of various psychotherapies indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  all therapists are about equally successful. 
B)  therapists who use a single approach toward therapy tend to be the most successful. 
C)  client-centered approaches are more successful than behavioral approaches. 
D)  all techniques are about equally successful in the hands of a skilled therapist. 
A)  all therapists are about equally successful. 
B)  therapists who use a single approach toward therapy tend to be the most successful. 
C)  client-centered approaches are more successful than behavioral approaches. 
D)  all techniques are about equally successful in the hands of a skilled therapist.

Question 14

The procedure that has been shown to be effective in treating both depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, when drug therapy has been ineffective, is

Accepted Answer

A)  aversion therapy. 
B)  EMDR. 
C)  DBS. 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  aversion therapy. 
B)  EMDR. 
C)  DBS. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of tokens?

Accepted Answer

A)  check marks 
B)  poker chips 
C)  food or privileges 
D)  gold stars 
A)  check marks 
B)  poker chips 
C)  food or privileges 
D)  gold stars

Question 16

Which of the following involves using one emotional state to block another, such as it being impossible to be anxious and relaxed at the same time?

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus control 
B)  reciprocal inhibition 
C)  role reversal 
D)  vicarious opposition 
A)  stimulus control 
B)  reciprocal inhibition 
C)  role reversal 
D)  vicarious opposition

Question 17

Explain how Albert Ellis uses his A-B-C analysis in rational-emotive behavior therapy; list the three core ideas from which most irrational beliefs originate; and describe how REBT therapists would attempt to change these beliefs.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that Ellis analyzes

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a humanistic therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  client-centered therapy 
B)  Gestalt therapy 
C)  existential therapy 
D)  rational-emotive behavior therapy 
A)  client-centered therapy 
B)  Gestalt therapy 
C)  existential therapy 
D)  rational-emotive behavior therapy

Question 19

Regarding halfway houses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Halfway houses are designed to ease a patient's return to the community. 
B)  Halfway houses are helpful in keeping patients close to their families. 
C)  Halfway houses can reduce a person's chances of being readmitted to a hospital. 
D)  Halfway houses are examples of partial hospitalization. 
A)  Halfway houses are designed to ease a patient's return to the community. 
B)  Halfway houses are helpful in keeping patients close to their families. 
C)  Halfway houses can reduce a person's chances of being readmitted to a hospital. 
D)  Halfway houses are examples of partial hospitalization.

Question 20

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)is currently the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Regarding general counseling skills that you can use to help anyone in distress, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When people say that they feel better after six months of therapy, it could be the result of the therapy or the result of

Which type of individual, insight, directive psychotherapy has as its strength that of "searching honesty"?

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

Aversion therapy for smoking involves rapid smoking which seems to work because

Following the death of a family member, Gestalt therapists would urge family members to maintain their mental health by

Hans Eysenck's study suggested that psychoanalysis simply took so long that patients experience

Which of the following occurs when relaxation is induced to block fear during systematic desensitization?

Providing short-term clinical services and preventing emotional problems from occurring are the main goals of

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

Goals of psychotherapy include

The main mode of action of antipsychotic drugs is to

Studies of various psychotherapies indicate that

The procedure that has been shown to be effective in treating both depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, when drug therapy has been ineffective, is

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of tokens?

Which of the following involves using one emotional state to block another, such as it being impossible to be anxious and relaxed at the same time?

Explain how Albert Ellis uses his A-B-C analysis in rational-emotive behavior therapy; list the three core ideas from which most irrational beliefs originate; and describe how REBT therapists would attempt to change these beliefs.

Which of the following is NOT a humanistic therapy?

Regarding halfway houses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)is currently the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy.

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Regarding general counseling skills that you can use to help anyone in distress, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When people say that they feel better after six months of therapy, it could be the result of the therapy or the result of

Which type of individual, insight, directive psychotherapy has as its strength that of "searching honesty"?

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

Aversion therapy for smoking involves rapid smoking which seems to work because

Following the death of a family member, Gestalt therapists would urge family members to maintain their mental health by

Hans Eysenck's study suggested that psychoanalysis simply took so long that patients experience

Which of the following occurs when relaxation is induced to block fear during systematic desensitization?

Providing short-term clinical services and preventing emotional problems from occurring are the main goals of

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

Goals of psychotherapy include

The main mode of action of antipsychotic drugs is to

Studies of various psychotherapies indicate that

The procedure that has been shown to be effective in treating both depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, when drug therapy has been ineffective, is

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of tokens?

Which of the following involves using one emotional state to block another, such as it being impossible to be anxious and relaxed at the same time?

Explain how Albert Ellis uses his A-B-C analysis in rational-emotive behavior therapy; list the three core ideas from which most irrational beliefs originate; and describe how REBT therapists would attempt to change these beliefs.

Which of the following is NOT a humanistic therapy?

Regarding halfway houses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)is currently the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy.

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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