Question 1

The five main types of modern therapy for psychological problems are medical, humanistic, cognitive, behavior, and __________ therapies.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) transactional 
C) adaptive 
D) endogenous 
A) psychodynamic 
B) transactional 
C) adaptive 
D) endogenous

Question 2

Cognitive therapists are mainly interested in

Accepted Answer

A) how people develop faulty self-images. 
B) unconscious thoughts of sex and aggression. 
C) what people think, believe, and feel. 
D) only visible behaviors. 
A) how people develop faulty self-images. 
B) unconscious thoughts of sex and aggression. 
C) what people think, believe, and feel. 
D) only visible behaviors.

Question 3

Which of the following psychological approaches has been found to be as effective as drug therapy for treating many cases of depression?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive therapy 
B) aversion therapy 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) EMDR 
A) cognitive therapy 
B) aversion therapy 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) EMDR

Question 4

Logotherapy is a form of __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) existential 
B) reality 
C) action 
D) cognitive 
A) existential 
B) reality 
C) action 
D) cognitive

Question 5

Explain the advantages of group therapy; and describe psychodrama, including its originator and three of the techniques used in this type of group therapy.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that many psychother

Question 6

Freud's theory stressed that "neurosis" and "hysteria" were caused by repressed memories, motives, and conflicts with these hidden forces remaining active in the personality and causing people to develop

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness. 
B) rigid ego-defenses and compulsive, self-defeating behavior. 
C) incongruence between the real self and the ideal self. 
D) a loss of meaning in their lives so their self-awareness becomes disjointed. 
A) learned helplessness. 
B) rigid ego-defenses and compulsive, self-defeating behavior. 
C) incongruence between the real self and the ideal self. 
D) a loss of meaning in their lives so their self-awareness becomes disjointed.

Question 7

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

Accepted Answer

A) counseling 
B) prevention of mental illness 
C) crisis intervention 
D) short-term in-patient care 
A) counseling 
B) prevention of mental illness 
C) crisis intervention 
D) short-term in-patient care

Question 8

The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)for the treatment of depression

Accepted Answer

A) produces permanent improvement without the need for additional drug therapy. 
B) usually requires only one treatment session. 
C) can cause memory losses in some patients. 
D) is characterized by all of these statements. 
A) produces permanent improvement without the need for additional drug therapy. 
B) usually requires only one treatment session. 
C) can cause memory losses in some patients. 
D) is characterized by all of these statements.

Question 9

Hans Eysenck suggested that psychoanalysis simply takes so long that patients improve due to the mere passage of time, that is, they experience a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

spontaneou

Question 10

An important outcome of brief psychodynamic therapy has been to

Accepted Answer

A) increase the expense of psychoanalytic treatments. 
B) reduce the time required for therapy. 
C) provide a less intense emotional experience for the client. 
D) increase awareness of the benefits of traditional psychoanalysis. 
A) increase the expense of psychoanalytic treatments. 
B) reduce the time required for therapy. 
C) provide a less intense emotional experience for the client. 
D) increase awareness of the benefits of traditional psychoanalysis.

Question 11

Today, the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy is __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive behavior 
B) brief psychodynamic 
C) client-centered 
D) Gestalt 
A) cognitive behavior 
B) brief psychodynamic 
C) client-centered 
D) Gestalt

Question 12

Which of the following types of therapists helps people rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting in connected wholes by expanding their personal awareness and by helping them to fill in gaps in experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic therapists 
B) Gestalt therapists 
C) cognitive therapists 
D) client-centered therapists 
A) psychodynamic therapists 
B) Gestalt therapists 
C) cognitive therapists 
D) client-centered therapists

Question 13

Freud's method of psychotherapy involved

Accepted Answer

A) bringing to an end the patient's irrational and self-defeating internal dialogue. 
B) unconditional positive regard, empathy, and reflection. 
C) free association, dream analysis, and an analysis of transference. 
D) drugs and psychosurgery. 
A) bringing to an end the patient's irrational and self-defeating internal dialogue. 
B) unconditional positive regard, empathy, and reflection. 
C) free association, dream analysis, and an analysis of transference. 
D) drugs and psychosurgery.

Question 14

An effective alternative to vicarious desensitization is to have the client

Accepted Answer

A) observe a model exhibiting fear to the phobic stimulus. 
B) avoid the fear-producing stimulus. 
C) vividly imagine the feared stimulus. 
D) increase the fear-producing stimulus. 
A) observe a model exhibiting fear to the phobic stimulus. 
B) avoid the fear-producing stimulus. 
C) vividly imagine the feared stimulus. 
D) increase the fear-producing stimulus.

Question 15

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)is currently the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In which type of therapy do the clients assume responsibility for solving their own problems, while the therapist assists, but does not guide or give advice?

Accepted Answer

A) action 
B) nondirective 
C) directive 
D) somatic 
A) action 
B) nondirective 
C) directive 
D) somatic

Question 17

In order to receive the maximum benefit from therapy, which of the following would NOT be good advice?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a good idea to write down the goals that you want to accomplish by entering therapy and discuss them with your therapist during the first session. 
B) As required by most therapists, you should not discuss your sessions with anyone except your therapist and your physician. 
C) Since it is always tempting to avoid facing up to personal problems, you should give therapy and your therapist a fair chance and not give up too easily. 
D) You should not hesitate to change therapists or to terminate therapy if you lose confidence in the therapist or if you do not relate well to the therapist as a person. 
A) It is a good idea to write down the goals that you want to accomplish by entering therapy and discuss them with your therapist during the first session. 
B) As required by most therapists, you should not discuss your sessions with anyone except your therapist and your physician. 
C) Since it is always tempting to avoid facing up to personal problems, you should give therapy and your therapist a fair chance and not give up too easily. 
D) You should not hesitate to change therapists or to terminate therapy if you lose confidence in the therapist or if you do not relate well to the therapist as a person.

Question 18

The risk-benefit ratio in treating disorders like schizophrenia refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the advantages and disadvantages of hospitalization. 
B) the benefits of medication in alleviating symptoms versus the adverse side effects. 
C) the advantages and disadvantages of out-patient treatment versus hospitalization. 
D) the benefits of treating with medication versus psychotherapy. 
A) the advantages and disadvantages of hospitalization. 
B) the benefits of medication in alleviating symptoms versus the adverse side effects. 
C) the advantages and disadvantages of out-patient treatment versus hospitalization. 
D) the benefits of treating with medication versus psychotherapy.

Question 19

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

Accepted Answer

A) the agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B) the initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C) the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D) whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist. 
A) the agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B) the initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C) the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D) whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist.

Question 20

In prefrontal lobotomy, the corpus callosum is cut to separate the two brain hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The five main types of modern therapy for psychological problems are medical, humanistic, cognitive, behavior, and __________ therapies.

Cognitive therapists are mainly interested in

Which of the following psychological approaches has been found to be as effective as drug therapy for treating many cases of depression?

Logotherapy is a form of __________ therapy.

Explain the advantages of group therapy; and describe psychodrama, including its originator and three of the techniques used in this type of group therapy.

Freud's theory stressed that "neurosis" and "hysteria" were caused by repressed memories, motives, and conflicts with these hidden forces remaining active in the personality and causing people to develop

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)for the treatment of depression

Hans Eysenck suggested that psychoanalysis simply takes so long that patients improve due to the mere passage of time, that is, they experience a(n)__________.

An important outcome of brief psychodynamic therapy has been to

Today, the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy is __________ therapy.

Which of the following types of therapists helps people rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting in connected wholes by expanding their personal awareness and by helping them to fill in gaps in experiences?

Freud's method of psychotherapy involved

An effective alternative to vicarious desensitization is to have the client

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)is currently the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy.

In which type of therapy do the clients assume responsibility for solving their own problems, while the therapist assists, but does not guide or give advice?

In order to receive the maximum benefit from therapy, which of the following would NOT be good advice?

The risk-benefit ratio in treating disorders like schizophrenia refers to

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

In prefrontal lobotomy, the corpus callosum is cut to separate the two brain hemispheres.

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Exam 15: Therapies

The five main types of modern therapy for psychological problems are medical, humanistic, cognitive, behavior, and __________ therapies.

Cognitive therapists are mainly interested in

Which of the following psychological approaches has been found to be as effective as drug therapy for treating many cases of depression?

Logotherapy is a form of __________ therapy.

Explain the advantages of group therapy; and describe psychodrama, including its originator and three of the techniques used in this type of group therapy.

Freud's theory stressed that "neurosis" and "hysteria" were caused by repressed memories, motives, and conflicts with these hidden forces remaining active in the personality and causing people to develop

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)for the treatment of depression

Hans Eysenck suggested that psychoanalysis simply takes so long that patients improve due to the mere passage of time, that is, they experience a(n)__________.

An important outcome of brief psychodynamic therapy has been to

Today, the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy is __________ therapy.

Which of the following types of therapists helps people rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting in connected wholes by expanding their personal awareness and by helping them to fill in gaps in experiences?

Freud's method of psychotherapy involved

An effective alternative to vicarious desensitization is to have the client

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)is currently the most popular approach to nonmedical therapy.

In which type of therapy do the clients assume responsibility for solving their own problems, while the therapist assists, but does not guide or give advice?

In order to receive the maximum benefit from therapy, which of the following would NOT be good advice?

The risk-benefit ratio in treating disorders like schizophrenia refers to

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

In prefrontal lobotomy, the corpus callosum is cut to separate the two brain hemispheres.

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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