Exam 15: Therapies

Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats and kittens, so her therapist has her watch videos of people having fun playing with cats and kittens, which would be an example of the type of therapy known as __________ desensitization.

In order to help Roger see how his words and gestures appear threatening, the therapist in this psychodrama group has Roger join the audience and two other members of the group play Roger and the person he is talking with. This technique is known as

The use of drugs to treat psychopathology is called

Your friend Linda comes to you with a personal problem. Which of the following behaviors should you AVOID?

Regarding psychoanalysis and the newer psychotherapies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Paulo Boggio and his colleagues were able to change the way people made decisions while gambling and reduce compulsive gambling by applying transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)to parts of the person's

The therapist's most basic tool, which ultimately determines the success of the therapy, is the

Studies indicate that therapy is more successful if the

Regarding virtual reality exposure, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following serve as rewards because they may be exchanged for candy, food, cigarettes, recreation, or privileges, such as private (non-group)discussion time with a therapist, outings, or watching television?

When a therapist selects "target behaviors," he or she means that such behaviors are being targeted for

Maggie's fear of flying is treated by exposing her through a headset to a three-dimensional, computer-generated "world" in which she can experience walking onto a plane, being seated, and taking off. This computerized environment that responds to Maggie's head movements is part of a behavioral therapy known as __________.

You are setting up a behavior modification plan for a classroom. In dealing with the undesirable behaviors in this classroom, you will identify and remove the rewards for these behaviors and in doing so bring about

Ginny finds out that her husband is having an affair. She becomes very depressed and tells her best friend, "I couldn't survive if he left me." According to REBT, Ginny's depression is the result of

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

The main effect of antidepressants is

Psychotherapy is best viewed as

A teacher with stage fright, a student with test anxiety, a salesperson who fears people, or a newlywed with an aversion to sexual intimacy would most likely be treated using

In group therapy, Don, a disturbed teenager, acts out a typical family fight with the therapist playing his father and with other group members playing his mother, brothers, and sisters. This type of therapy is known as

Psychodrama participants engage in all of the following EXCEPT