Exam 15: Therapies.

Amy, a high school junior, has been having horrible arguments with her little sister, mother, and stepfather for the last year.She has also missed so much school without her parents' knowledge that she will have to go to summer school.They also suspect she has been experimenting with drugs and is sexually active.Amy is seeing a counselor, who has requested that Amy's mother, sister, stepfather, and biological father attend counseling sessions.This counselor most likely believes all of the following EXCEPT that

Most psychodynamic therapists have switched to doing time-limited, brief psychodynamic therapy, which tends to make use of direct questioning to reveal unconscious conflicts.

In cases where it may be impractical for the client to act out or observe models performing a feared behavior, desensitization works well if the

Johnny is intellectually disabled and is learning to take care of his supervised apartment at the residential center, to keep his clothes clean, and to cook simple foods.The therapist will be using tokens to improve Johnny's independent living skills.Johnny will be able to exchange these tokens for trips to the bowling alley, the mall, or a movie.The therapist initially rewards Johnny for attempting each target behavior.As the training proceeds, Johnny will be required to gradually improve his performance of these skills, such as his food preparation progressing from making sandwiches to actually cooking various foods using the microwave and stove.This gradual improvement of Johnny's independent living skills is an example of the use of

A form of therapy that encourages one to become aware of emotions in the "here and now" and to rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting into connected wholes is

You have been urged by friends to consider seeking professional psychological help because you have been so "down" that you have not socialized with friends in over a month and you have missed work several times, which is uncharacteristic of you.Perhaps you should consider

In psychoanalysis, resistance should be regarded as a(n)

The most effective technique you can use to overcome common fears is

Regarding the differences in traditional psychoanalysis and Roger's humanistic therapy, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following is a skill required of culturally skilled counselors?

Therapies that tend to focus on issues of death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness would be classified as __________ therapies.

The first true psychotherapy was __________.

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

A type of psychosurgery that involves destroying small target areas in the brain's interior is called

Learning based on the consequences of making a response is called

Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavior that would help if you were providing support and counseling to a friend?

Antipsychotic drugs have been known to cause all of the following side effects EXCEPT

Which of the following procedures would be the best to use if you wanted to reduce the fear or anxiety associated with public speaking, entering darkened rooms, asking questions in large classes, heights, talking to members of the opposite sex, and taking tests?

Basic assumptions of behavior modification include which of the following?

During aversion therapy, which of the following types of learning is being used to associate discomfort with the undesirable habit?