Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

An advantage to group therapy is that groups __________.

You are a licensed therapist seeing a client who is afraid of elevators. What behavioral technique or combination of behavioral techniques might you use to treat such a person? Defend your choices.

Dewayne gets a text message from his girlfriend saying that she will have to work overtime tonight. Dewayne immediately assumes his girlfriend is seeing someone else at work. Beck would say that Dewayne has engaged in what type of distorted thinking?

The procedure known as __________ is one type of psychosurgery.

Which of the following is not a noted advantage of group psychotherapy?

The psychoanalytic client who lets his or her thoughts flow without interruption or fear of negative criticism from her therapist is using __________.

The belief that anxiety results from feelings and emotions repressed during childhood was proposed by __________.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known __________ group.

Pat and Jan have stressful lives and are trying to get it all done. They don't like to exercise, and both have hectic schedules. They are starting to feel physically and mentally fatigued so both want to create downtime and start a fitness routine. Based on the information in this section, what might they choose to do if they want to maximize their efforts?

Carl Rogers's person-centered approach is considered __________ because the client actually does all the real work, with the therapist merely acting as a sounding board.

Which of the following techniques would be MOST appropriate for reduction of smoking?

Rational emotive therapy is a type of __________ therapy.

Although psychotherapy is usually accomplished by the client or clients speaking face-to-face with the therapist, a relatively new type of therapy is available to individuals who own a computer or have access to various forms of telecommunication technology. Identify what this type of therapy is called, and explain how it works. Do you think this type of therapy is a good idea? Defend your position.

__________ treatment refers to techniques or interventions that have produced desired outcomes or therapeutic change in controlled studies.

Many psychological professionals today take a(n) __________ view of psychotherapy, in which they combine techniques from different theoretical models.

Priya's mother painted Priya's nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve in an attempt to stop her from biting her nails. This example illustrates __________.

The person-centered therapist has to be able to acknowledge and understand what the client is feeling and experiencing. This process is referred to as __________.

Which of the following may be an effective option for some concerns if there isn't a therapist available in your local community?

__________ therapy focuses on the present and assumes that people observe the world and the people around them, make assumptions and inferences based on these observations, and then decide how to respond.

__________ strengthens a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence.