Question 1

Any use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A) behavior modification. 
B) somatic therapy. 
C) insight therapy. 
D) Gestalt psychotherapy. 
A) behavior modification. 
B) somatic therapy. 
C) insight therapy. 
D) Gestalt psychotherapy.

Question 2

A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients at the same time is called

Accepted Answer

A) meta-analysis. 
B) individual therapy. 
C) insight therapy. 
D) group therapy. 
A) meta-analysis. 
B) individual therapy. 
C) insight therapy. 
D) group therapy.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) Successful therapists are willing to use whatever method seems helpful to the client. 
B) The client must develop a dependence on the therapist for the therapy to be successful. 
C) Effective therapists often talk about their own problems to build rapport with their clients. 
D) Even if you lose confidence in the therapist or don't relate well to the therapist as a person, it is important not to change therapists or terminate the therapy. 
A) Successful therapists are willing to use whatever method seems helpful to the client. 
B) The client must develop a dependence on the therapist for the therapy to be successful. 
C) Effective therapists often talk about their own problems to build rapport with their clients. 
D) Even if you lose confidence in the therapist or don't relate well to the therapist as a person, it is important not to change therapists or terminate the therapy.

Question 4

Which of the following is a brief psychodynamic therapy that was first developed to help people with depression by improving their relationships with others?

Accepted Answer

A) interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) 
B) rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) 
C) existential therapy 
D) Gestalt psychotherapy 
A) interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) 
B) rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) 
C) existential therapy 
D) Gestalt psychotherapy

Question 5

If a child whines and gets his parents' attention, he will tend to whine more frequently in the future because he has experienced which principle of operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) shaping 
B) nonreinforcement 
C) positive reinforcement 
D) punishment 
A) shaping 
B) nonreinforcement 
C) positive reinforcement 
D) punishment

Question 6

Regarding token economies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Token economies involve both payment and exchange of tokens in institutional settings. 
B) Token economies can result in marked changes in patients' behavior and adjustment. 
C) The most effective token economies are those that gradually switch from tokens to social rewards. 
D) Token economies often use latent reinforcement in a delayed manner to extinguish undesirable behaviors. 
A) Token economies involve both payment and exchange of tokens in institutional settings. 
B) Token economies can result in marked changes in patients' behavior and adjustment. 
C) The most effective token economies are those that gradually switch from tokens to social rewards. 
D) Token economies often use latent reinforcement in a delayed manner to extinguish undesirable behaviors.

Question 7

Improvement in a person's symptoms caused not by the actual process of therapy but by a client's expectation that therapy will help is called the

Accepted Answer

A) therapeutic alliance effect. 
B) spontaneous symptom remission. 
C) therapy confirmation bias. 
D) therapy placebo effect. 
A) therapeutic alliance effect. 
B) spontaneous symptom remission. 
C) therapy confirmation bias. 
D) therapy placebo effect.

Question 8

During the Middle Ages, abnormal behavior was blamed on supernatural forces, such as possession by the devil and on curses from witches and wizards. Thus, treatments for mental illness in Europe during this time period focused on what is known as

Accepted Answer

A) demonology. 
B) asceticism. 
C) Gestaltism. 
D) psychodrama. 
A) demonology. 
B) asceticism. 
C) Gestaltism. 
D) psychodrama.

Question 9

Regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Chances of improvement are fairly good for phobias, low self-esteem, some sexual problems, and marital conflicts. 
B) Complex psychological problems may require both psychotherapy and medical treatment. 
C) The most extreme mental disorders may not respond to psychotherapy with medical therapy being the only viable treatment option. 
D) The major benefit of therapy involves a complete personal transformation that helps "undo" a person's past. 
A) Chances of improvement are fairly good for phobias, low self-esteem, some sexual problems, and marital conflicts. 
B) Complex psychological problems may require both psychotherapy and medical treatment. 
C) The most extreme mental disorders may not respond to psychotherapy with medical therapy being the only viable treatment option. 
D) The major benefit of therapy involves a complete personal transformation that helps "undo" a person's past.

Question 10

In breaking the smoking habit, the technique known as rapid smoking would be considered a type of

Accepted Answer

A) aversion therapy. 
B) logotherapy. 
C) desensitization. 
D) operant conditioning therapy. 
A) aversion therapy. 
B) logotherapy. 
C) desensitization. 
D) operant conditioning therapy.

Question 11

Unlike psychodynamic and humanistic therapies, cognitive therapies usually try to

Accepted Answer

A) uncover one's "true self" hidden behind a screen of defenses. 
B) help the client find purpose and meaningfulness in his or her life. 
C) expand the client's self-awareness and rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting into connected wholes. 
D) directly change what the client thinks, believes, and feels, and, as a consequence, how he or she acts. 
A) uncover one's "true self" hidden behind a screen of defenses. 
B) help the client find purpose and meaningfulness in his or her life. 
C) expand the client's self-awareness and rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting into connected wholes. 
D) directly change what the client thinks, believes, and feels, and, as a consequence, how he or she acts.

Question 12

Which of the following disorders is usually treated using exposure therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) phobias 
B) bipolar disorder 
C) paranoia 
D) paraphilic disorders 
A) phobias 
B) bipolar disorder 
C) paranoia 
D) paraphilic disorders

Question 13

In psychoanalysis, resistance should be regarded as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) indication of learned helplessness and dependence on the therapist. 
B) indication of the confusion a patient feels due to his or her distorted logic. 
C) clue to a patient's unconscious conflicts. 
D) roadblock in therapy. 
A) indication of learned helplessness and dependence on the therapist. 
B) indication of the confusion a patient feels due to his or her distorted logic. 
C) clue to a patient's unconscious conflicts. 
D) roadblock in therapy.

Question 14

Gayle receives treatment at a mental hospital during the day but returns home at night through an approach known as __________.

Accepted Answer

partial ho

Question 15

In order to treat his posttraumatic stress disorder, Tony is undergoing a treatment in which he is asked to visualize the images that most upset him while the therapist moves a pencil rapidly from side to side in front of his eyes. He is then asked to describe any memories, feelings, or thoughts that emerge. Tony is undergoing

Accepted Answer

A) insight therapy. 
B) therapeutic hypnosis. 
C) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. 
D) virtual reality exposure. 
A) insight therapy. 
B) therapeutic hypnosis. 
C) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. 
D) virtual reality exposure.

Question 16

Jenny, a 19-year-old college student, is playing online blackjack and tells her friends that she just "gets a feeling" and bets accordingly, and so far she has won. Since her hunches have been really on target lately, she plans to bet a little more money. Jenny is exhibiting which of the cognitive distortions that lead to a gambling addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) luck as a trait 
B) the gambler's fallacy 
C) overinterpretation of cues 
D) selective memory 
A) luck as a trait 
B) the gambler's fallacy 
C) overinterpretation of cues 
D) selective memory

Question 17

The tension-release method is a procedure

Accepted Answer

A) that involves the cathartic release of emotion through physical exercise. 
B) utilized during REBT to change distortions in thought and emotion. 
C) for systematically achieving deep relaxation of the body. 
D) that uses aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts. 
A) that involves the cathartic release of emotion through physical exercise. 
B) utilized during REBT to change distortions in thought and emotion. 
C) for systematically achieving deep relaxation of the body. 
D) that uses aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts.

Question 18

To alleviate bed wetting, special sheets connected to an alarm are placed on the child's bed. When the child's full bladder releases the first droplets of urine onto the special sheet, the alarm will sound and awaken the child. Through this pairing of a loud alarm with a full bladder, the child will learn to awaken to the full bladder. This illustrates the use of which of the following in alleviating problem behavior through aversion therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) transference 
B) classical conditioning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) observational learning 
A) transference 
B) classical conditioning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) observational learning

Question 19

Which of the following has been used to create immersive distracting environments in order to help patients reduce their experience of pain?

Accepted Answer

A) EMDR 
B) virtual reality exposure 
C) aversive conditioning 
D) covert sensitization 
A) EMDR 
B) virtual reality exposure 
C) aversive conditioning 
D) covert sensitization

Question 20

Which of the following are short-term group living facilities for people making the transition from mental hospitals to independent living?

Accepted Answer

A) deinstitutionalizations 
B) halfway houses 
C) encounter groups 
D) somatic therapy groups 
A) deinstitutionalizations 
B) halfway houses 
C) encounter groups 
D) somatic therapy groups

Any use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human behavior is called

A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients at the same time is called

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

Which of the following is a brief psychodynamic therapy that was first developed to help people with depression by improving their relationships with others?

If a child whines and gets his parents' attention, he will tend to whine more frequently in the future because he has experienced which principle of operant conditioning?

Regarding token economies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Improvement in a person's symptoms caused not by the actual process of therapy but by a client's expectation that therapy will help is called the

During the Middle Ages, abnormal behavior was blamed on supernatural forces, such as possession by the devil and on curses from witches and wizards. Thus, treatments for mental illness in Europe during this time period focused on what is known as

Regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In breaking the smoking habit, the technique known as rapid smoking would be considered a type of

Unlike psychodynamic and humanistic therapies, cognitive therapies usually try to

Which of the following disorders is usually treated using exposure therapy?

In psychoanalysis, resistance should be regarded as a(n)

Gayle receives treatment at a mental hospital during the day but returns home at night through an approach known as __________.

The tension-release method is a procedure

Which of the following has been used to create immersive distracting environments in order to help patients reduce their experience of pain?

Which of the following are short-term group living facilities for people making the transition from mental hospitals to independent living?

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Any use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human behavior is called

A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients at the same time is called

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

Which of the following is a brief psychodynamic therapy that was first developed to help people with depression by improving their relationships with others?

If a child whines and gets his parents' attention, he will tend to whine more frequently in the future because he has experienced which principle of operant conditioning?

Regarding token economies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Improvement in a person's symptoms caused not by the actual process of therapy but by a client's expectation that therapy will help is called the

During the Middle Ages, abnormal behavior was blamed on supernatural forces, such as possession by the devil and on curses from witches and wizards. Thus, treatments for mental illness in Europe during this time period focused on what is known as

Regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In breaking the smoking habit, the technique known as rapid smoking would be considered a type of

Unlike psychodynamic and humanistic therapies, cognitive therapies usually try to

Which of the following disorders is usually treated using exposure therapy?

In psychoanalysis, resistance should be regarded as a(n)

Gayle receives treatment at a mental hospital during the day but returns home at night through an approach known as __________.

The tension-release method is a procedure

Which of the following has been used to create immersive distracting environments in order to help patients reduce their experience of pain?

Which of the following are short-term group living facilities for people making the transition from mental hospitals to independent living?

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

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Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

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Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

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