Exam 15: Therapies

The main mode of action of the antidepressants is to

Rogers stated that an effective therapist should be able to see and feel what the client is experiencing, a quality known as

Gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation describes the therapy technique known as __________.

Which type of therapy is designed to bring about direct changes in troublesome thoughts and behavior, without seeking an understanding into the origins of these thoughts and behaviors?

Gamblers who ascribe their wins to skill but blame any losses on bad luck are exhibiting the cognitive distortion referred to as __________ errors.

Problems ranging from hyperactivity to anxiety have been shown to improve with the passage of time, even when not treated with therapy.

When Arnold's therapist analyzes Arnold's dream, the hidden, symbolic meaning of Arnold's dream is referred to as the manifest content.

Tofranil is a mood-elevating drug that would be classified as a(n)

Lindsay fails an accounting test. Lindsay now believes that she should probably change to a non-business major, that she should quit her part-time job at the bank, and should resign as the treasurer for the business club, even though she is quite good at all of these activities. Lindsay's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking cognitive therapists call

Jill is taking part in a therapy session in which role reversal and the mirror technique are being used. Jill is most likely in which type of therapy?

Most therapists realize that changing maladaptive thoughts and doing the same for maladaptive behaviors can be done simultaneously with this type of therapy being known as

Regarding a comparison of psychoanalysis and humanism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

ECT and DBS are two types of

Staying in a mental hospital takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems and can help them make a clean break from their self-destructive behavior patterns.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavior that would help if you were providing support and counseling to a friend?

The simplest thought-stopping technique makes use of mild punishment to suppress upsetting mental images and internal "talk."

During the Middle Ages, the treatment for abnormal behavior was exorcism, which often involved physical torture.

Distinguish between insight and action therapies and between directive and nondirective therapies, then for each of the following therapies identify (1)whether the therapy is an insight therapy or an action therapy; (2)whether it is directive or nondirective; (3)whether it is usually conducted individually or conducted both individually and in groups; and (4)the major strength of each therapy: psychoanalysis, brief psychodynamic therapy, client-centered therapy, existential therapy, Gestalt therapy, behavioral therapies, Beck's cognitive therapy, and Ellis' REBT.

When a person feels emotionally better due to the mere passage of time, this is known as a(n)

Which of the following is a last resort treatment for selected cases of depression and has been shown to rapidly end wildly self-destructive or suicidal behavior, but can cause memory losses in some patients?