Question 1

Although a person should seek professional help when a significant problem exists, lesser difficulties may be treated by using which of the following on oneself?

Accepted Answer

A) logotherapy 
B) psychodrama 
C) behavior principles 
D) somatic techniques 
A) logotherapy 
B) psychodrama 
C) behavior principles 
D) somatic techniques

Question 2

Which of the following would be considered types of "distance therapy"?

Accepted Answer

A) REBT and EMDR. 
B) telephone and Internet therapy 
C) brief psychodynamic therapy and logotherapy 
D) all of these 
A) REBT and EMDR. 
B) telephone and Internet therapy 
C) brief psychodynamic therapy and logotherapy 
D) all of these

Question 3

Psychologists who try to directly change thinking patterns that lead to troublesome emotions or behaviors are the __________ therapists.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) behavioral 
C) psychodynamic 
D) humanistic 
A) cognitive 
B) behavioral 
C) psychodynamic 
D) humanistic

Question 4

A therapist helps her clients by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions. This therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) directive 
B) supportive 
C) nondirective 
D) time-limited 
A) directive 
B) supportive 
C) nondirective 
D) time-limited

Question 5

In which type of therapy must the person actively seek to solve his or her own problems with the therapist's job being to create a safe "atmosphere of growth" by providing opportunities for change?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) 
C) client-centered therapy 
D) interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) 
C) client-centered therapy 
D) interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

Question 6

Carena has a bad habit of biting her fingernails and pulling at her cuticles until her fingers bleed and have sores. Her therapist is teaching her how not to bite and pick at her fingernails using various learning principles. Her therapist is using

Accepted Answer

A) behavior modification. 
B) humanistic therapy. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) existential therapy. 
A) behavior modification. 
B) humanistic therapy. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) existential therapy.

Question 7

For gamblers, seeing luck as a trait, incorrect beliefs about randomness, and putting too much faith in intuition are

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive distortions that create an "illusion of control." 
B) the characteristics of a successful professional gambler. 
C) elements of the tension-release method that block rational thought. 
D) aspects of vicarious desensitization that lead to a gambling addiction. 
A) cognitive distortions that create an "illusion of control." 
B) the characteristics of a successful professional gambler. 
C) elements of the tension-release method that block rational thought. 
D) aspects of vicarious desensitization that lead to a gambling addiction.

Question 8

When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies, they will do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) rely mainly on intuition in the selection of therapies for specific disorders. 
B) seek guidance from research experiments. 
C) have a better understanding of which therapies "work" best for specific types of problems. 
D) weed out fringe "therapies" that have little or no value. 
A) rely mainly on intuition in the selection of therapies for specific disorders. 
B) seek guidance from research experiments. 
C) have a better understanding of which therapies "work" best for specific types of problems. 
D) weed out fringe "therapies" that have little or no value.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an effective counseling skill?

Accepted Answer

A) active listening 
B) focusing on feelings 
C) providing advice and several solutions to the person's problem 
D) accepting the person's perception of the world 
A) active listening 
B) focusing on feelings 
C) providing advice and several solutions to the person's problem 
D) accepting the person's perception of the world

Question 10

Jerome has been in a mental hospital and was just released. He will live at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from the mental institution to independent living. Jerome will be residing for a short time

Accepted Answer

A) in a partial hospitalization unit. 
B) in a large group awareness program. 
C) at a community mental health center. 
D) at a halfway house. 
A) in a partial hospitalization unit. 
B) in a large group awareness program. 
C) at a community mental health center. 
D) at a halfway house.

Question 11

Michael's therapist is helping Michael to discover what led to his fear of closed spaces so that by understanding his condition he can decrease his fear of small spaces. Abby's therapist is trying to help Abby to alleviate her fear of small spaces by gradually exposing her to smaller and smaller spaces. Regarding the type of therapist, Michael's therapist is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) behavior therapist, while Abby's therapist is an insight therapist. 
B) insight therapist, while Abby's therapist is a behavior therapist. 
C) cognitive therapist, while Abby's therapist is a psychoanalyst. 
D) psychoanalyst, while Abby's therapist is a cognitive therapist. 
A) behavior therapist, while Abby's therapist is an insight therapist. 
B) insight therapist, while Abby's therapist is a behavior therapist. 
C) cognitive therapist, while Abby's therapist is a psychoanalyst. 
D) psychoanalyst, while Abby's therapist is a cognitive therapist.

Question 12

Which of the following involves emotional rapport, warmth, friendship, understanding, acceptance, and empathy and unites the client and therapist as they work together to solve the client's problems?

Accepted Answer

A) therapeutic alliance 
B) cathartic bonding 
C) mirror effect 
D) reciprocal determination 
A) therapeutic alliance 
B) cathartic bonding 
C) mirror effect 
D) reciprocal determination

Question 13

One of the main goals of community mental health centers is an emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) serving as halfway houses for patients reentering society. 
B) the prevention of psychological problems. 
C) improved training for psychiatric workers. 
D) the revolving-door policy in mental health. 
A) serving as halfway houses for patients reentering society. 
B) the prevention of psychological problems. 
C) improved training for psychiatric workers. 
D) the revolving-door policy in mental health.

Question 14

Mood stabilizers are generally used to

Accepted Answer

A) improve the mood of depressed patients. 
B) Counteract bipolar disorder. 
C) prevent hallucinations. 
D) mimic the effects of psychosis for research purposes. 
A) improve the mood of depressed patients. 
B) Counteract bipolar disorder. 
C) prevent hallucinations. 
D) mimic the effects of psychosis for research purposes.

Question 15

According to Freud, the images that have personal or emotional meanings within a dream were referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) transference references. 
B) dream symbols. 
C) resistance figures. 
D) manifest meanings. 
A) transference references. 
B) dream symbols. 
C) resistance figures. 
D) manifest meanings.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) Family therapists believe that a problem experienced by one family member is really the whole family's problem. 
B) If the entire pattern of behavior in a family doesn't change during family therapy, improvements in any single family member may not last. 
C) Family therapists meet with the entire family at each session. 
D) If a family crisis is at hand, the therapist may first try to identify the most resourceful family members, who can help solve the immediate problem. 
A) Family therapists believe that a problem experienced by one family member is really the whole family's problem. 
B) If the entire pattern of behavior in a family doesn't change during family therapy, improvements in any single family member may not last. 
C) Family therapists meet with the entire family at each session. 
D) If a family crisis is at hand, the therapist may first try to identify the most resourceful family members, who can help solve the immediate problem.

Question 17

Behavior modification refers to any use of which of the following to directly alter human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) selective perception and reflection 
B) REBT and EMDR 
C) classical and operant conditioning 
D) brief psychodynamic therapy and token economies 
A) selective perception and reflection 
B) REBT and EMDR 
C) classical and operant conditioning 
D) brief psychodynamic therapy and token economies

Question 18

Regarding the treatment of major mental disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychotherapy may be applied to anything from a brief crisis to a full-scale psychosis, although most psychotherapists do not treat patients with major depressive disorders, schizophrenia, or other severe conditions. 
B) Although drugs may relieve the anxiety attacks and other discomforts of milder psychological disorders, they are the primary mode of treatment for schizophrenia and major mood disorders. 
C) Somatic therapy includes REBT, EMDR, and aversion therapies. 
D) Somatic therapy is often done in the context of psychiatric hospitalization and is typically administered by psychiatrists. 
A) Psychotherapy may be applied to anything from a brief crisis to a full-scale psychosis, although most psychotherapists do not treat patients with major depressive disorders, schizophrenia, or other severe conditions. 
B) Although drugs may relieve the anxiety attacks and other discomforts of milder psychological disorders, they are the primary mode of treatment for schizophrenia and major mood disorders. 
C) Somatic therapy includes REBT, EMDR, and aversion therapies. 
D) Somatic therapy is often done in the context of psychiatric hospitalization and is typically administered by psychiatrists.

Question 19

Which type of therapy tends to be more concerned with their clients gaining insight and less concerned with changing harmful thinking patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic 
B) cognitive 
C) somatic 
D) all of these 
A) humanistic 
B) cognitive 
C) somatic 
D) all of these

Question 20

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that operant conditi

Although a person should seek professional help when a significant problem exists, lesser difficulties may be treated by using which of the following on oneself?

Which of the following would be considered types of "distance therapy"?

Psychologists who try to directly change thinking patterns that lead to troublesome emotions or behaviors are the __________ therapists.

A therapist helps her clients by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions. This therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy.

In which type of therapy must the person actively seek to solve his or her own problems with the therapist's job being to create a safe "atmosphere of growth" by providing opportunities for change?

Carena has a bad habit of biting her fingernails and pulling at her cuticles until her fingers bleed and have sores. Her therapist is teaching her how not to bite and pick at her fingernails using various learning principles. Her therapist is using

For gamblers, seeing luck as a trait, incorrect beliefs about randomness, and putting too much faith in intuition are

When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies, they will do all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT an effective counseling skill?

Jerome has been in a mental hospital and was just released. He will live at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from the mental institution to independent living. Jerome will be residing for a short time

Which of the following involves emotional rapport, warmth, friendship, understanding, acceptance, and empathy and unites the client and therapist as they work together to solve the client's problems?

One of the main goals of community mental health centers is an emphasis on

Mood stabilizers are generally used to

According to Freud, the images that have personal or emotional meanings within a dream were referred to as

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

Behavior modification refers to any use of which of the following to directly alter human behavior?

Regarding the treatment of major mental disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which type of therapy tends to be more concerned with their clients gaining insight and less concerned with changing harmful thinking patterns?

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

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Exam 15: Therapies

Although a person should seek professional help when a significant problem exists, lesser difficulties may be treated by using which of the following on oneself?

Which of the following would be considered types of "distance therapy"?

Psychologists who try to directly change thinking patterns that lead to troublesome emotions or behaviors are the __________ therapists.

A therapist helps her clients by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions. This therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy.

In which type of therapy must the person actively seek to solve his or her own problems with the therapist's job being to create a safe "atmosphere of growth" by providing opportunities for change?

Carena has a bad habit of biting her fingernails and pulling at her cuticles until her fingers bleed and have sores. Her therapist is teaching her how not to bite and pick at her fingernails using various learning principles. Her therapist is using

For gamblers, seeing luck as a trait, incorrect beliefs about randomness, and putting too much faith in intuition are

When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies, they will do all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT an effective counseling skill?

Jerome has been in a mental hospital and was just released. He will live at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from the mental institution to independent living. Jerome will be residing for a short time

Which of the following involves emotional rapport, warmth, friendship, understanding, acceptance, and empathy and unites the client and therapist as they work together to solve the client's problems?

One of the main goals of community mental health centers is an emphasis on

Mood stabilizers are generally used to

According to Freud, the images that have personal or emotional meanings within a dream were referred to as

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

Behavior modification refers to any use of which of the following to directly alter human behavior?

Regarding the treatment of major mental disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which type of therapy tends to be more concerned with their clients gaining insight and less concerned with changing harmful thinking patterns?

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

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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