Question 1

Skilled management of a psychological emergency is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Skilled management of a psychological emergency is...

Question 2

Which group is organized by concerned citizens in many cities and keeps listings of qualified therapists and other services and programs in the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental health associations 
B)  community encounter groups 
C)  paraprofessional organizations 
D)  halfway houses 
A)  mental health associations 
B)  community encounter groups 
C)  paraprofessional organizations 
D)  halfway houses

Question 3

Lee Ann's therapist asks her to exaggerate vague feelings she has until they become clear.By expressing such feelings, Lee Ann's therapist believes that this will allow her to "take care of unfinished business" and break through emotional impasses.Lee Ann's therapist is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapist. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  psychoanalyst. 
D)  client-centered therapist. 
A)  existential therapist. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  psychoanalyst. 
D)  client-centered therapist.

Question 4

Miranda wants to begin therapy because she has frequent conflicts with her boyfriend, and she has been feeling very stuck in her current job situation.Miranda is most likely to benefit from a therapist who tries to facilitate which of the elements of positive mental health?

Accepted Answer

A)  creative problem solving and assertive decision-making 
B)  developing a dependence on others and learning to be less critical of others 
C)  leadership skills and nurturance of one's personal identity 
D)  better personal relationships and fulfillment and satisfaction at work 
A)  creative problem solving and assertive decision-making 
B)  developing a dependence on others and learning to be less critical of others 
C)  leadership skills and nurturance of one's personal identity 
D)  better personal relationships and fulfillment and satisfaction at work

Question 5

The tension-release method is a procedure

Accepted Answer

A)  that involves the cathartic release of emotion through physical exercise. 
B)  utilized during REBT to change distortions in thought and emotion. 
C)  for systematically achieving deep relaxation of the body. 
D)  that uses aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts. 
A)  that involves the cathartic release of emotion through physical exercise. 
B)  utilized during REBT to change distortions in thought and emotion. 
C)  for systematically achieving deep relaxation of the body. 
D)  that uses aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts.

Question 6

Regarding psychosurgery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychosurgery is a form of somatic therapy for psychological disorders. 
B)  Psychosurgery is defined as any surgical alteration of the brain designed to bring about desirable behavioral changes. 
C)  Psychosurgery is the preferred method of treatment for people suffering from severe depression or schizophrenia. 
D)  Psychosurgery includes the procedure known as the "lobotomy." 
A)  Psychosurgery is a form of somatic therapy for psychological disorders. 
B)  Psychosurgery is defined as any surgical alteration of the brain designed to bring about desirable behavioral changes. 
C)  Psychosurgery is the preferred method of treatment for people suffering from severe depression or schizophrenia. 
D)  Psychosurgery includes the procedure known as the "lobotomy."

Question 7

Staying in a mental hospital takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems and can help them make a clean break from their self-destructive behavior patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Victor Frankl's principles of logotherapy, those persons who survived the Nazi concentration camps with their sanity did so because they managed to hang on to a sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  meaning. 
B)  generativity. 
C)  immense pride. 
D)  optimism. 
A)  meaning. 
B)  generativity. 
C)  immense pride. 
D)  optimism.

Question 9

In behavior modification, the term "response-contingent" means

Accepted Answer

A)  containing the response. 
B)  linked to a response. 
C)  being followed by the response. 
D)  positive reinforcement. 
A)  containing the response. 
B)  linked to a response. 
C)  being followed by the response. 
D)  positive reinforcement.

Question 10

Self-management techniques that one could use to modify one's own behavior include covert sensitization, covert reinforcement, self-directed desensitization, and

Accepted Answer

A)  thought stopping. 
B)  logotherapy. 
C)  the mirror technique. 
D)  selective perception. 
A)  thought stopping. 
B)  logotherapy. 
C)  the mirror technique. 
D)  selective perception.

Question 11

Dana made an A on a test, was asked on a date by a guy in class, and was complimented by several people on her class presentation, but then she lost her psychology notes and searched the library and the cafeteria before she remembered that she left them at home.When her mother asked how her day went, Dana wailed that it was just awful and related only the part of her day when her psychology notes were lost.According to Aaron Beck, Dana exhibited

Accepted Answer

A)  all-or-nothing thinking. 
B)  selective perception. 
C)  overgeneralization. 
D)  personification. 
A)  all-or-nothing thinking. 
B)  selective perception. 
C)  overgeneralization. 
D)  personification.

Question 12

Which of the following is a caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client in working to solve the client's problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  a therapeutic alliance 
B)  cathartic bonding 
C)  the mirror effect 
D)  reciprocal determination 
A)  a therapeutic alliance 
B)  cathartic bonding 
C)  the mirror effect 
D)  reciprocal determination

Question 13

Psychotherapy is best defined as any technique used to treat a diagnosable mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Regarding basic counseling skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A part of being an active listener is to accept the person's message without judging it or leaping to conclusions. 
B)  One of the best things you can do when offering support to another person is to give feedback by simply restating what is said. 
C)  Counselors tend to wait longer before responding than do people in everyday conversations with pauses of five seconds or more not being unusual. 
D)  In counseling, specific closed-questions tend to help people solve their problems more quickly. 
A)  A part of being an active listener is to accept the person's message without judging it or leaping to conclusions. 
B)  One of the best things you can do when offering support to another person is to give feedback by simply restating what is said. 
C)  Counselors tend to wait longer before responding than do people in everyday conversations with pauses of five seconds or more not being unusual. 
D)  In counseling, specific closed-questions tend to help people solve their problems more quickly.

Question 15

For many people, a better way to increase a desirable behavior than covert reinforcement is to use

Accepted Answer

A)  mild punishment. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  actual direct self-reinforcement. 
D)  self-directed desensitization. 
A)  mild punishment. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  actual direct self-reinforcement. 
D)  self-directed desensitization.

Question 16

Any use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior modification. 
B)  somatic therapy. 
C)  insight therapy. 
D)  Gestalt psychotherapy. 
A)  behavior modification. 
B)  somatic therapy. 
C)  insight therapy. 
D)  Gestalt psychotherapy.

Question 17

According to your textbook, partial hospitalization refers to the patient

Accepted Answer

A)  spending days at the hospital and going home at night. 
B)  spending two weeks in the hospital, then two weeks out, and then two weeks in and so on. 
C)  being treated on an outpatient basis at a community mental health center. 
D)  spending his or her time in a halfway house rather than an actual psychiatric hospital. 
A)  spending days at the hospital and going home at night. 
B)  spending two weeks in the hospital, then two weeks out, and then two weeks in and so on. 
C)  being treated on an outpatient basis at a community mental health center. 
D)  spending his or her time in a halfway house rather than an actual psychiatric hospital.

Question 18

After the initial consultation, a psychotherapist agrees to conduct marriage counseling with a couple.The psychotherapist tells the couple that the number of sessions will be determined by how much progress the couple makes each week toward the goals they have set and the homework exercises they complete.This type of therapy would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  time-limited. 
B)  open-ended. 
C)  insight-oriented. 
D)  nondirective. 
A)  time-limited. 
B)  open-ended. 
C)  insight-oriented. 
D)  nondirective.

Question 19

Personal empowerment is the strength of the insight therapy known as

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapy. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  psychodrama. 
A)  existential therapy. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  psychodrama.

Question 20

The covert sensitization technique described in the text requires

Accepted Answer

A)  self-imposed periods of time-out. 
B)  one to associate disgusting or disturbing thoughts with an undesirable habit. 
C)  one to construct a personal hierarchy of aversive situations and then vividly picture relaxing images. 
D)  the listing of rewards that maintain an undesirable habit and then eliminating them. 
A)  self-imposed periods of time-out. 
B)  one to associate disgusting or disturbing thoughts with an undesirable habit. 
C)  one to construct a personal hierarchy of aversive situations and then vividly picture relaxing images. 
D)  the listing of rewards that maintain an undesirable habit and then eliminating them.

Skilled management of a psychological emergency is known as __________.

Which group is organized by concerned citizens in many cities and keeps listings of qualified therapists and other services and programs in the community?

Lee Ann's therapist asks her to exaggerate vague feelings she has until they become clear.By expressing such feelings, Lee Ann's therapist believes that this will allow her to "take care of unfinished business" and break through emotional impasses.Lee Ann's therapist is most likely a(n)

Miranda wants to begin therapy because she has frequent conflicts with her boyfriend, and she has been feeling very stuck in her current job situation.Miranda is most likely to benefit from a therapist who tries to facilitate which of the elements of positive mental health?

The tension-release method is a procedure

Regarding psychosurgery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Staying in a mental hospital takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems and can help them make a clean break from their self-destructive behavior patterns.

According to Victor Frankl's principles of logotherapy, those persons who survived the Nazi concentration camps with their sanity did so because they managed to hang on to a sense of

In behavior modification, the term "response-contingent" means

Self-management techniques that one could use to modify one's own behavior include covert sensitization, covert reinforcement, self-directed desensitization, and

Which of the following is a caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client in working to solve the client's problems?

Psychotherapy is best defined as any technique used to treat a diagnosable mental disorder.

Regarding basic counseling skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

For many people, a better way to increase a desirable behavior than covert reinforcement is to use

Any use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human behavior is called

According to your textbook, partial hospitalization refers to the patient

Personal empowerment is the strength of the insight therapy known as

The covert sensitization technique described in the text requires

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Exam 15: Therapies.

Skilled management of a psychological emergency is known as __________.

Which group is organized by concerned citizens in many cities and keeps listings of qualified therapists and other services and programs in the community?

Lee Ann's therapist asks her to exaggerate vague feelings she has until they become clear.By expressing such feelings, Lee Ann's therapist believes that this will allow her to "take care of unfinished business" and break through emotional impasses.Lee Ann's therapist is most likely a(n)

Miranda wants to begin therapy because she has frequent conflicts with her boyfriend, and she has been feeling very stuck in her current job situation.Miranda is most likely to benefit from a therapist who tries to facilitate which of the elements of positive mental health?

The tension-release method is a procedure

Regarding psychosurgery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Staying in a mental hospital takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems and can help them make a clean break from their self-destructive behavior patterns.

According to Victor Frankl's principles of logotherapy, those persons who survived the Nazi concentration camps with their sanity did so because they managed to hang on to a sense of

In behavior modification, the term "response-contingent" means

Self-management techniques that one could use to modify one's own behavior include covert sensitization, covert reinforcement, self-directed desensitization, and

Which of the following is a caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client in working to solve the client's problems?

Psychotherapy is best defined as any technique used to treat a diagnosable mental disorder.

Regarding basic counseling skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

For many people, a better way to increase a desirable behavior than covert reinforcement is to use

Any use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human behavior is called

According to your textbook, partial hospitalization refers to the patient

Personal empowerment is the strength of the insight therapy known as

The covert sensitization technique described in the text requires

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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