Question 1

The problem of having anxiety symptoms return when treatment is stopped is most problematic for which of the following therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) Behaviour modification 
B) Anti-anxiety medications 
C) Cognitive therapy 
D) Rational-emotive therapy 
A) Behaviour modification 
B) Anti-anxiety medications 
C) Cognitive therapy 
D) Rational-emotive therapy

Question 2

Dr. Henry Clerval is a proponent of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), though he believes it should be used in only the most extreme circumstances. Historically, ECT was applied to a wide range of disorders, but today it is used only

Accepted Answer

A) with clients who cause problems for the hospital staff. 
B) in Europe. 
C) with schizophrenia, particularly when positive symptoms are present. 
D) in treating severe depression, especially if there is a high risk of suicide. 
E) if specifically requested by the patient. 
A) with clients who cause problems for the hospital staff. 
B) in Europe. 
C) with schizophrenia, particularly when positive symptoms are present. 
D) in treating severe depression, especially if there is a high risk of suicide. 
E) if specifically requested by the patient.

Question 3

A surgeon performs a surgical procedure on clients, in which the surgeon cuts a small fibre bundle near the corpus callosum. This severs the frontal lobe's connection with the limbic system. What is this procedure called?

Accepted Answer

A) Lobotomy 
B) Cingulotomy 
C) Cerebral lesions 
D) Cranial lesion 
A) Lobotomy 
B) Cingulotomy 
C) Cerebral lesions 
D) Cranial lesion

Question 4

The "C" in the ABCD of rational-emotive therapy stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitions 
B) challenging self-statements 
C) conditioning 
D) consequences 
A) cognitions 
B) challenging self-statements 
C) conditioning 
D) consequences

Question 5

Cade is seeing Dr. Olencia for help with self-esteem and self-confidence issues that he believes are rooted in his childhood. Dr. Olencia encourages Cade to keep a dream journal so that they can talk about his dreams during therapy. As a psychoanalytic therapist, Dr. Olencia believes that dream interpretation

Accepted Answer

A) can be used to access the human shadow. 
B) can help clients achieve congruence. 
C) helps clients center themselves. 
D) will provide access to Cade's unconscious. 
E) increase repression. 
A) can be used to access the human shadow. 
B) can help clients achieve congruence. 
C) helps clients center themselves. 
D) will provide access to Cade's unconscious. 
E) increase repression.

Question 6

Describe in detail aversion therapy. In your response be sure to note the underlying principle on which it is based, provide a description of what it entails, and include a discussion of its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Aversion therapy is a type of behavior t

Question 7

Tardive dyskinesia is a negative side effect associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A drug used to treat a psychological disorder achieves its effect by increasing the activity of both norepinephrine and serotonin in the nervous system. This drug is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) tricyclic antidepressant 
B) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) 
C) anti-anxiety drug 
D) antipsychotic drug 
A) tricyclic antidepressant 
B) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) 
C) anti-anxiety drug 
D) antipsychotic drug

Question 9

The cognitive therapy approach of Aaron Beck is currently considered to be the non-pharmacological treatment of choice for depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Though psychological treatments and medications are often thought of as the main curative elements in psychotherapy, often positive changes are produced as a function of the power of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) insight 
B) countertransference 
C) behaviour modification 
D) the therapeutic relationship 
A) insight 
B) countertransference 
C) behaviour modification 
D) the therapeutic relationship

Question 11

When working with a psychotherapy client who is from a different culture, Dr. Johnson uses her knowledge of the person's culture and ethnicity to work with the client, but is careful not to overgeneralize and blindly follow her stereotypes. Which of the following labels best describes Dr. Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A) Dr.Johnson appears to be culturally insensitive. 
B) Dr.Johnson appears to be culturally competent. 
C) Dr.Johnson appears to be ethnically diverse. 
D) Dr.Johnson appears to be eclectic. 
E) Dr.Johnson appears to be an interpersonal therapist. 
A) Dr.Johnson appears to be culturally insensitive. 
B) Dr.Johnson appears to be culturally competent. 
C) Dr.Johnson appears to be ethnically diverse. 
D) Dr.Johnson appears to be eclectic. 
E) Dr.Johnson appears to be an interpersonal therapist.

Question 12

Situation-focused prevention is to competency-focused prevention as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) randomized clinical trial is to meta-analysis 
B) rational-emotive therapy is to ECT 
C) problem-focused is to emotion-focused 
D) environmental change is to personal change 
A) randomized clinical trial is to meta-analysis 
B) rational-emotive therapy is to ECT 
C) problem-focused is to emotion-focused 
D) environmental change is to personal change

Question 13

Bob has been feeling rather down and depressed the past few months and is considering talking to someone about his problems. Which of the following professionals is Bob more likely to consult with first?

Accepted Answer

A) A family physician 
B) A psychologist 
C) A psychiatrist 
D) A psychiatric social worker 
A) A family physician 
B) A psychologist 
C) A psychiatrist 
D) A psychiatric social worker

Question 14

Antipsychotic medications achieve their effects by blocking the activity of

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) gama-aminobutyric acid (GAB
A)  
C) dopamine 
D) norepinephrine 
A) serotonin 
B) gama-aminobutyric acid (GAB
A)  
C) dopamine 
D) norepinephrine

Question 15

During your therapy session, your therapist engages in a process called interpretation. Most likely, your therapist believes in

Accepted Answer

A) the humanist perspective 
B) the psychodynamic perspective 
C) the cognitive perspective 
D) the behavioural perspective 
E) the Gestalt approach 
A) the humanist perspective 
B) the psychodynamic perspective 
C) the cognitive perspective 
D) the behavioural perspective 
E) the Gestalt approach

Question 16

The cognitive therapy approach of Aaron Beck is currently considered to be the psychological treatment of choice for depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The deterioration effect in therapy is most likely a result of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) client's openness 
B) client's self-relatedness 
C) therapist's hostility 
D) therapist's empathy 
A) client's openness 
B) client's self-relatedness 
C) therapist's hostility 
D) therapist's empathy

Question 18

You are working for a drug company that has just designed a new drug-Ziffrin-that works in the same way as the anti-anxiety drug buspirone. What process does Ziffrin target?

Accepted Answer

A) It speeds up inhibitory synapse activity. 
B) It slows excitatory synapse activity. 
C) It blocks reuptake of serotonin. 
D) It releases norepinephrine. 
E) It blocks the release of GABA. 
A) It speeds up inhibitory synapse activity. 
B) It slows excitatory synapse activity. 
C) It blocks reuptake of serotonin. 
D) It releases norepinephrine. 
E) It blocks the release of GABA.

Question 19

Acceptance and commitment therapy includes the process of mindfulness as a vehicle for change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Your therapist suggests that it would be a good idea if you try the empty-chair technique in your next session. What kind of therapy are you in?

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt 
B) Token economy 
C) Rational emotive 
D) Behavioural 
E) Mindfulness 
A) Gestalt 
B) Token economy 
C) Rational emotive 
D) Behavioural 
E) Mindfulness

The problem of having anxiety symptoms return when treatment is stopped is most problematic for which of the following therapies?

Dr. Henry Clerval is a proponent of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), though he believes it should be used in only the most extreme circumstances. Historically, ECT was applied to a wide range of disorders, but today it is used only

A surgeon performs a surgical procedure on clients, in which the surgeon cuts a small fibre bundle near the corpus callosum. This severs the frontal lobe's connection with the limbic system. What is this procedure called?

The "C" in the ABCD of rational-emotive therapy stands for ________.

Describe in detail aversion therapy. In your response be sure to note the underlying principle on which it is based, provide a description of what it entails, and include a discussion of its effectiveness.

Tardive dyskinesia is a negative side effect associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs.

A drug used to treat a psychological disorder achieves its effect by increasing the activity of both norepinephrine and serotonin in the nervous system. This drug is most likely a(n)

The cognitive therapy approach of Aaron Beck is currently considered to be the non-pharmacological treatment of choice for depression.

Though psychological treatments and medications are often thought of as the main curative elements in psychotherapy, often positive changes are produced as a function of the power of ______________.

When working with a psychotherapy client who is from a different culture, Dr. Johnson uses her knowledge of the person's culture and ethnicity to work with the client, but is careful not to overgeneralize and blindly follow her stereotypes. Which of the following labels best describes Dr. Johnson?

Situation-focused prevention is to competency-focused prevention as ________.

Bob has been feeling rather down and depressed the past few months and is considering talking to someone about his problems. Which of the following professionals is Bob more likely to consult with first?

Antipsychotic medications achieve their effects by blocking the activity of

During your therapy session, your therapist engages in a process called interpretation. Most likely, your therapist believes in

The cognitive therapy approach of Aaron Beck is currently considered to be the psychological treatment of choice for depression.

The deterioration effect in therapy is most likely a result of the ________.

You are working for a drug company that has just designed a new drug-Ziffrin-that works in the same way as the anti-anxiety drug buspirone. What process does Ziffrin target?

Acceptance and commitment therapy includes the process of mindfulness as a vehicle for change.

Your therapist suggests that it would be a good idea if you try the empty-chair technique in your next session. What kind of therapy are you in?

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Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

The problem of having anxiety symptoms return when treatment is stopped is most problematic for which of the following therapies?

Dr. Henry Clerval is a proponent of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), though he believes it should be used in only the most extreme circumstances. Historically, ECT was applied to a wide range of disorders, but today it is used only

A surgeon performs a surgical procedure on clients, in which the surgeon cuts a small fibre bundle near the corpus callosum. This severs the frontal lobe's connection with the limbic system. What is this procedure called?

The "C" in the ABCD of rational-emotive therapy stands for ________.

Describe in detail aversion therapy. In your response be sure to note the underlying principle on which it is based, provide a description of what it entails, and include a discussion of its effectiveness.

Tardive dyskinesia is a negative side effect associated with the use of antipsychotic drugs.

A drug used to treat a psychological disorder achieves its effect by increasing the activity of both norepinephrine and serotonin in the nervous system. This drug is most likely a(n)

The cognitive therapy approach of Aaron Beck is currently considered to be the non-pharmacological treatment of choice for depression.

Though psychological treatments and medications are often thought of as the main curative elements in psychotherapy, often positive changes are produced as a function of the power of ______________.

When working with a psychotherapy client who is from a different culture, Dr. Johnson uses her knowledge of the person's culture and ethnicity to work with the client, but is careful not to overgeneralize and blindly follow her stereotypes. Which of the following labels best describes Dr. Johnson?

Situation-focused prevention is to competency-focused prevention as ________.

Bob has been feeling rather down and depressed the past few months and is considering talking to someone about his problems. Which of the following professionals is Bob more likely to consult with first?

Antipsychotic medications achieve their effects by blocking the activity of

During your therapy session, your therapist engages in a process called interpretation. Most likely, your therapist believes in

The cognitive therapy approach of Aaron Beck is currently considered to be the psychological treatment of choice for depression.

The deterioration effect in therapy is most likely a result of the ________.

You are working for a drug company that has just designed a new drug-Ziffrin-that works in the same way as the anti-anxiety drug buspirone. What process does Ziffrin target?

Acceptance and commitment therapy includes the process of mindfulness as a vehicle for change.

Your therapist suggests that it would be a good idea if you try the empty-chair technique in your next session. What kind of therapy are you in?

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Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

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Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

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