Question 1

Regarding basic counseling skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) A part of being an active listener is to accept the person's message without judging it or leaping to conclusions. 
B) One of the best things you can do when offering support to another person is to give feedback by simply restating what is said. 
C) Counselors tend to wait longer before responding than do people in everyday conversations with pauses of 5 seconds or more not being unusual. 
D) In counseling, specific closed-questions tend to help people solve their problems more quickly. 
A) A part of being an active listener is to accept the person's message without judging it or leaping to conclusions. 
B) One of the best things you can do when offering support to another person is to give feedback by simply restating what is said. 
C) Counselors tend to wait longer before responding than do people in everyday conversations with pauses of 5 seconds or more not being unusual. 
D) In counseling, specific closed-questions tend to help people solve their problems more quickly.

Question 2

Marian is very late coming in from her date. Her parents scold her for 30 minutes and then "ground" her (take away her dating privilege)for two weeks. Marian is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) punishment. 
B) negative reinforcement. 
C) nonreinforcement. 
D) stimulus control. 
A) punishment. 
B) negative reinforcement. 
C) nonreinforcement. 
D) stimulus control.

Question 3

When people say that they feel better after six months of therapy, it could be the result of the therapy or the result of

Accepted Answer

A) a spontaneous remission. 
B) a therapy placebo effect. 
C) the person receiving help from other people, such as family, friends, or clergy. 
D) any of these. 
A) a spontaneous remission. 
B) a therapy placebo effect. 
C) the person receiving help from other people, such as family, friends, or clergy. 
D) any of these.

Question 4

Which of the following believed that emotional problems, which he called "hysteria," originated from unconscious conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A) Victor Frankl. 
B) Fritz Perls. 
C) Carl Rogers. 
D) Sigmund Freud. 
A) Victor Frankl. 
B) Fritz Perls. 
C) Carl Rogers. 
D) Sigmund Freud.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) Today, psychological services are available in the home through radio, television, telephone, and the Internet. 
B) Distance therapies are generally more expensive than traditional face-to-face sessions. 
C) Distance therapies make therapy available to people who, for a variety of reasons, cannot easily attend a traditional face-to-face session. 
D) Many mass media psychologists stress that their work is educational, not therapeutic. 
A) Today, psychological services are available in the home through radio, television, telephone, and the Internet. 
B) Distance therapies are generally more expensive than traditional face-to-face sessions. 
C) Distance therapies make therapy available to people who, for a variety of reasons, cannot easily attend a traditional face-to-face session. 
D) Many mass media psychologists stress that their work is educational, not therapeutic.

Question 6

The frontal lobes of the brain are surgically disconnected from other brain areas in a procedure known as the

Accepted Answer

A) prefrontal lobotomy. 
B) "split-brain" operation. 
C) hemispherectomy. 
D) deep lesioning procedure. 
A) prefrontal lobotomy. 
B) "split-brain" operation. 
C) hemispherectomy. 
D) deep lesioning procedure.

Question 7

Lee Ann's therapist asks her to exaggerate vague feelings she has until they become clear. By expressing such feelings, Lee Ann's therapist believes that this will allow her to "take care of unfinished business" and break through emotional impasses. Lee Ann's therapist is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) existential therapist. 
B) Gestalt therapist. 
C) psychoanalyst. 
D) client-centered therapist. 
A) existential therapist. 
B) Gestalt therapist. 
C) psychoanalyst. 
D) client-centered therapist.

Question 8

When two autistic boys were ignored after instances of self-destructive behavior, their tendency to injure themselves disappeared. The operant principle employed was

Accepted Answer

A) negative reinforcement. 
B) stimulus control. 
C) nonreinforcement. 
D) reciprocal inhibition. 
A) negative reinforcement. 
B) stimulus control. 
C) nonreinforcement. 
D) reciprocal inhibition.

Question 9

Cheryl has been responding to her therapist Dr. Talson with hostility during her sessions. Upon further investigation Dr. Talson realized that Cheryl was unconsciously projecting her anger and frustration associated with her father onto her therapist. Cheryl is experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cheryl has been responding to her therapist...

Question 10

Describe how aversion therapy could be used as a treatment for alcoholism, including Roger Vogler's work, the concept of response-contingent shocks, and why the use of this type of therapy is justified.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that Vogler worked w

Question 11

Patrick and Mike are brothers who are fighting over a new toy. Their mother sends them to separate rooms until they can calm down and agree to share the toy and play "nicely." Mother is using the operant conditioning technique known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Patrick and Mike are brothers who are...

Question 12

According to Freud, when a client suddenly begins to whine and argue and treat the therapist like he does his mother, this illustrates the process of resistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If Curtis has acrophobia, one way to treat Curtis' fear of heights would involve forcing Curtis to go out onto the balcony on the top (35th)floor of his apartment building. This technique is known as

Accepted Answer

A) flooding. 
B) systematic desensitization. 
C) aversion therapy. 
D) vicarious conditioning. 
A) flooding. 
B) systematic desensitization. 
C) aversion therapy. 
D) vicarious conditioning.

Question 14

Compulsive hoarders respond well to therapy when it both corrects distorted thinking about hoarding and actively modifies hoarding behavior in a therapy approach called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compulsive hoarders respond well to therapy when...

Question 15

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is important in the therapeutic relationship for the client to develop a dependence on the therapist. 
B) Clients must trust and easily relate to a therapist for therapy to be effective. 
C) You can usually find out about a therapist's qualifications simply by asking, since a reputable therapist will be glad to reveal his or her background. 
D) An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is the agreement between the client and therapist regarding the goals of therapy. 
A) It is important in the therapeutic relationship for the client to develop a dependence on the therapist. 
B) Clients must trust and easily relate to a therapist for therapy to be effective. 
C) You can usually find out about a therapist's qualifications simply by asking, since a reputable therapist will be glad to reveal his or her background. 
D) An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is the agreement between the client and therapist regarding the goals of therapy.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Therapies that tend to focus on issues...

Question 17

Donna prefers to go to her therapist's office to discuss her problems, while her roommate Angie prefers to remain anonymous and discuss her problems with a counselor over the Internet. The difference in how Donna and Angie's therapy is being conducted is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) directive versus nondirective. 
B) continuous versus intermittent. 
C) face-to-face versus distance. 
D) action versus insight. 
A) directive versus nondirective. 
B) continuous versus intermittent. 
C) face-to-face versus distance. 
D) action versus insight.

Question 18

Which therapists believe that "being in the world" creates deep anxiety and that each of us must deal with the realities of death?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysts 
B) behaviorists 
C) existentialists 
D) client-centered 
A) psychoanalysts 
B) behaviorists 
C) existentialists 
D) client-centered

Question 19

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Accepted Answer

A) cost states large amounts of money for added care in halfway houses. 
B) discharge many chronic patients into hostile communities without adequate care. 
C) move patients into situations involving treatment by paraprofessionals. 
D) allow the less severe patients better access to mental health care. 
A) cost states large amounts of money for added care in halfway houses. 
B) discharge many chronic patients into hostile communities without adequate care. 
C) move patients into situations involving treatment by paraprofessionals. 
D) allow the less severe patients better access to mental health care.

Question 20

Social rewards, such as recognition and approval, are used in conjunction with token economies to

Accepted Answer

A) increase the patient's reliance on the tokens. 
B) generalize the effect of token economies to "real world" situations. 
C) reduce the patient's dependence on reinforcement. 
D) increase the impact of primary reinforcement. 
A) increase the patient's reliance on the tokens. 
B) generalize the effect of token economies to "real world" situations. 
C) reduce the patient's dependence on reinforcement. 
D) increase the impact of primary reinforcement.

Regarding basic counseling skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Marian is very late coming in from her date. Her parents scold her for 30 minutes and then "ground" her (take away her dating privilege)for two weeks. Marian is experiencing

When people say that they feel better after six months of therapy, it could be the result of the therapy or the result of

Which of the following believed that emotional problems, which he called "hysteria," originated from unconscious conflicts?

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

The frontal lobes of the brain are surgically disconnected from other brain areas in a procedure known as the

Lee Ann's therapist asks her to exaggerate vague feelings she has until they become clear. By expressing such feelings, Lee Ann's therapist believes that this will allow her to "take care of unfinished business" and break through emotional impasses. Lee Ann's therapist is most likely a(n)

When two autistic boys were ignored after instances of self-destructive behavior, their tendency to injure themselves disappeared. The operant principle employed was

Cheryl has been responding to her therapist Dr. Talson with hostility during her sessions. Upon further investigation Dr. Talson realized that Cheryl was unconsciously projecting her anger and frustration associated with her father onto her therapist. Cheryl is experiencing __________.

Describe how aversion therapy could be used as a treatment for alcoholism, including Roger Vogler's work, the concept of response-contingent shocks, and why the use of this type of therapy is justified.

Patrick and Mike are brothers who are fighting over a new toy. Their mother sends them to separate rooms until they can calm down and agree to share the toy and play "nicely." Mother is using the operant conditioning technique known as ____________________.

According to Freud, when a client suddenly begins to whine and argue and treat the therapist like he does his mother, this illustrates the process of resistance.

If Curtis has acrophobia, one way to treat Curtis' fear of heights would involve forcing Curtis to go out onto the balcony on the top (35th)floor of his apartment building. This technique is known as

Compulsive hoarders respond well to therapy when it both corrects distorted thinking about hoarding and actively modifies hoarding behavior in a therapy approach called __________.

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

Donna prefers to go to her therapist's office to discuss her problems, while her roommate Angie prefers to remain anonymous and discuss her problems with a counselor over the Internet. The difference in how Donna and Angie's therapy is being conducted is referred to as

Which therapists believe that "being in the world" creates deep anxiety and that each of us must deal with the realities of death?

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Social rewards, such as recognition and approval, are used in conjunction with token economies to

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Exam 15: Therapies

Regarding basic counseling skills, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Marian is very late coming in from her date. Her parents scold her for 30 minutes and then "ground" her (take away her dating privilege)for two weeks. Marian is experiencing

When people say that they feel better after six months of therapy, it could be the result of the therapy or the result of

Which of the following believed that emotional problems, which he called "hysteria," originated from unconscious conflicts?

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

The frontal lobes of the brain are surgically disconnected from other brain areas in a procedure known as the

Lee Ann's therapist asks her to exaggerate vague feelings she has until they become clear. By expressing such feelings, Lee Ann's therapist believes that this will allow her to "take care of unfinished business" and break through emotional impasses. Lee Ann's therapist is most likely a(n)

When two autistic boys were ignored after instances of self-destructive behavior, their tendency to injure themselves disappeared. The operant principle employed was

Cheryl has been responding to her therapist Dr. Talson with hostility during her sessions. Upon further investigation Dr. Talson realized that Cheryl was unconsciously projecting her anger and frustration associated with her father onto her therapist. Cheryl is experiencing __________.

Describe how aversion therapy could be used as a treatment for alcoholism, including Roger Vogler's work, the concept of response-contingent shocks, and why the use of this type of therapy is justified.

Patrick and Mike are brothers who are fighting over a new toy. Their mother sends them to separate rooms until they can calm down and agree to share the toy and play "nicely." Mother is using the operant conditioning technique known as ____________________.

According to Freud, when a client suddenly begins to whine and argue and treat the therapist like he does his mother, this illustrates the process of resistance.

If Curtis has acrophobia, one way to treat Curtis' fear of heights would involve forcing Curtis to go out onto the balcony on the top (35th)floor of his apartment building. This technique is known as

Compulsive hoarders respond well to therapy when it both corrects distorted thinking about hoarding and actively modifies hoarding behavior in a therapy approach called __________.

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

Donna prefers to go to her therapist's office to discuss her problems, while her roommate Angie prefers to remain anonymous and discuss her problems with a counselor over the Internet. The difference in how Donna and Angie's therapy is being conducted is referred to as

Which therapists believe that "being in the world" creates deep anxiety and that each of us must deal with the realities of death?

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Social rewards, such as recognition and approval, are used in conjunction with token economies to

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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