Question 1

Using the aversion therapy for alcohol abuse pioneered by Roger Vogler and associates, the shocks would be administered

Accepted Answer

A) as the person orders the alcoholic beverage. 
B) as the person is beginning to take a drink of alcohol. 
C) after the person has finished their first alcoholic beverage. 
D) after the person is intoxicated. 
A) as the person orders the alcoholic beverage. 
B) as the person is beginning to take a drink of alcohol. 
C) after the person has finished their first alcoholic beverage. 
D) after the person is intoxicated.

Question 2

Which of the following can be considered a form of treatment since it takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems?

Accepted Answer

A) mental hospitalization 
B) deinstitutionalization 
C) logotherapy 
D) pharmacotherapy 
A) mental hospitalization 
B) deinstitutionalization 
C) logotherapy 
D) pharmacotherapy

Question 3

During aversion therapy, which of the following types of learning is being used to associate discomfort with the undesirable habit?

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) social learning 
D) insight learning 
A) operant conditioning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) social learning 
D) insight learning

Question 4

In cases where it may be impractical for the client to act out or observe models performing a feared behavior, desensitization works well if the

Accepted Answer

A) therapist uses aversive conditioning. 
B) therapist films the client. 
C) client understands the causes of the feared behavior. 
D) client vividly imagines each step in the fear hierarchy. 
A) therapist uses aversive conditioning. 
B) therapist films the client. 
C) client understands the causes of the feared behavior. 
D) client vividly imagines each step in the fear hierarchy.

Question 5

In dealing with clients from different cultures, it is valuable for a therapist to be able to

Accepted Answer

A) treat members of racial or ethnic communities as individuals. 
B) be aware of a client's ethnic identity and degree of acculturation to the majority society. 
C) use existing helping resources within a cultural group to support efforts to resolve problems. 
D) do all of these. 
A) treat members of racial or ethnic communities as individuals. 
B) be aware of a client's ethnic identity and degree of acculturation to the majority society. 
C) use existing helping resources within a cultural group to support efforts to resolve problems. 
D) do all of these.

Question 6

If a response is followed by an unpleasant effect or discomfort, the response behavior will be suppressed. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) nonreinforcement. 
B) aversive shaping. 
C) punishment. 
D) extinction. 
A) nonreinforcement. 
B) aversive shaping. 
C) punishment. 
D) extinction.

Question 7

Behavior modification involves

Accepted Answer

A) applying nondirective techniques such as unconditional positive regard to clients. 
B) psychodynamic approaches to specific behavior disturbances. 
C) the use of learning principles, such as classical and operant conditioning, to change behavior. 
D) the use of insight therapy to change upsetting thoughts and beliefs. 
A) applying nondirective techniques such as unconditional positive regard to clients. 
B) psychodynamic approaches to specific behavior disturbances. 
C) the use of learning principles, such as classical and operant conditioning, to change behavior. 
D) the use of insight therapy to change upsetting thoughts and beliefs.

Question 8

Which of the following utilizes classical conditioning in helping an individual to suppress an undesirable response by associating it with uncomfortable stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) aversion therapy 
B) desensitization 
C) somatic therapy 
D) brief psychodynamic therapy 
A) aversion therapy 
B) desensitization 
C) somatic therapy 
D) brief psychodynamic therapy

Question 9

Which group of therapists believes that perception (awareness)becomes disjointed and incomplete in a maladjusted person?

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorists 
B) existential therapists 
C) Gestalt therapists 
D) psychoanalysts 
A) behaviorists 
B) existential therapists 
C) Gestalt therapists 
D) psychoanalysts

Question 10

Which of the following theorists believed that people become depressed because of major distortions in thinking, such as selective perception, overgeneralization, and all-or-nothing thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Rogers 
B) Aaron Beck 
C) Fritz Perls 
D) Sigmund Freud 
A) Carl Rogers 
B) Aaron Beck 
C) Fritz Perls 
D) Sigmund Freud

Question 11

In working to solve a client's problems, an important tool for any therapist is the caring relationship that unites the therapist and the client, which is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) therapeutic transference. 
B) authenticity. 
C) unconditional positive regard. 
D) therapeutic alliance. 
A) therapeutic transference. 
B) authenticity. 
C) unconditional positive regard. 
D) therapeutic alliance.

Question 12

Regarding deinstitutionalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Deinstitutionalization was meant to remedy the problems of dependency caused by long-term hospitalization. 
B) Many states have reduced mental hospital stays primarily as a way to save money. 
C) Many former patients have become homeless or are repeatedly jailed for minor crimes. 
D) Community mental health centers and local hospitals have been able to provide adequate care for the patients that have been released from mental hospitals. 
A) Deinstitutionalization was meant to remedy the problems of dependency caused by long-term hospitalization. 
B) Many states have reduced mental hospital stays primarily as a way to save money. 
C) Many former patients have become homeless or are repeatedly jailed for minor crimes. 
D) Community mental health centers and local hospitals have been able to provide adequate care for the patients that have been released from mental hospitals.

Question 13

Major tranquilizers are also referred to as __________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Major tranquilizers are also referred to as...

Question 14

Juanita has a fear of flying. She does not feel that she needs to probe into her past or look deeply into her emotions and conflicts; she simply wants to conquer her fear and get on a plane as quickly as possible so she can go to her son's wedding in Hawaii. Juanita should most likely see a(n)__________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A) client-centered 
B) behavior 
C) existential 
D) brief psychodynamic 
A) client-centered 
B) behavior 
C) existential 
D) brief psychodynamic

Question 15

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

Accepted Answer

A) the tension-release method 
B) REBT 
C) EMDR 
D) covert sensitization 
A) the tension-release method 
B) REBT 
C) EMDR 
D) covert sensitization

Question 16

After the first few lectures, Karen thought that her psychology teacher was the best teacher she had ever had and cared about whether Karen succeeded in her class. However, when Karen received a low grade on her first test, she decided that this teacher was a terrible, uncaring teacher, who wanted her to fail. Karen is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) selective perception. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) incomplete rationalization. 
A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) selective perception. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) incomplete rationalization.

Question 17

Harriet, a student nurse, was at first extremely uncomfortable at the sight of blood. After a month of working in the emergency room, she is no longer upset when confronted with serious injuries. Harriet has undergone

Accepted Answer

A) time out. 
B) shaping. 
C) desensitization. 
D) trial-and-error learning. 
A) time out. 
B) shaping. 
C) desensitization. 
D) trial-and-error learning.

Question 18

Connie has signed up to participate in a divorce recovery group that will also include eight sessions of individual therapy. This individual therapy would best be described as __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) time-limited 
B) insight 
C) action 
D) nondirective 
A) time-limited 
B) insight 
C) action 
D) nondirective

Question 19

Felipe is asked by his therapist to relax and talk about any thoughts that come into his head, letting his thoughts move freely from one idea to the next. Felipe's therapist is using the Freudian technique known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Felipe is asked by his therapist to...

Question 20

Any therapy that stresses the need for the therapist to lead the patient toward a resolution of his or her psychological distress is referred to as a(n)__________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) supportive 
B) insight 
C) face-to-face 
D) directive 
A) supportive 
B) insight 
C) face-to-face 
D) directive

Using the aversion therapy for alcohol abuse pioneered by Roger Vogler and associates, the shocks would be administered

Which of the following can be considered a form of treatment since it takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems?

During aversion therapy, which of the following types of learning is being used to associate discomfort with the undesirable habit?

In cases where it may be impractical for the client to act out or observe models performing a feared behavior, desensitization works well if the

In dealing with clients from different cultures, it is valuable for a therapist to be able to

If a response is followed by an unpleasant effect or discomfort, the response behavior will be suppressed. This is an example of

Behavior modification involves

Which of the following utilizes classical conditioning in helping an individual to suppress an undesirable response by associating it with uncomfortable stimuli?

Which group of therapists believes that perception (awareness)becomes disjointed and incomplete in a maladjusted person?

Which of the following theorists believed that people become depressed because of major distortions in thinking, such as selective perception, overgeneralization, and all-or-nothing thinking?

In working to solve a client's problems, an important tool for any therapist is the caring relationship that unites the therapist and the client, which is referred to as the

Regarding deinstitutionalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Major tranquilizers are also referred to as __________ drugs.

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

Harriet, a student nurse, was at first extremely uncomfortable at the sight of blood. After a month of working in the emergency room, she is no longer upset when confronted with serious injuries. Harriet has undergone

Connie has signed up to participate in a divorce recovery group that will also include eight sessions of individual therapy. This individual therapy would best be described as __________ therapy.

Felipe is asked by his therapist to relax and talk about any thoughts that come into his head, letting his thoughts move freely from one idea to the next. Felipe's therapist is using the Freudian technique known as __________.

Any therapy that stresses the need for the therapist to lead the patient toward a resolution of his or her psychological distress is referred to as a(n)__________ therapy.

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Exam 15: Therapies

Using the aversion therapy for alcohol abuse pioneered by Roger Vogler and associates, the shocks would be administered

Which of the following can be considered a form of treatment since it takes patients out of situations that may be sustaining their problems?

During aversion therapy, which of the following types of learning is being used to associate discomfort with the undesirable habit?

In cases where it may be impractical for the client to act out or observe models performing a feared behavior, desensitization works well if the

In dealing with clients from different cultures, it is valuable for a therapist to be able to

If a response is followed by an unpleasant effect or discomfort, the response behavior will be suppressed. This is an example of

Behavior modification involves

Which of the following utilizes classical conditioning in helping an individual to suppress an undesirable response by associating it with uncomfortable stimuli?

Which group of therapists believes that perception (awareness)becomes disjointed and incomplete in a maladjusted person?

Which of the following theorists believed that people become depressed because of major distortions in thinking, such as selective perception, overgeneralization, and all-or-nothing thinking?

In working to solve a client's problems, an important tool for any therapist is the caring relationship that unites the therapist and the client, which is referred to as the

Regarding deinstitutionalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Major tranquilizers are also referred to as __________ drugs.

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

Harriet, a student nurse, was at first extremely uncomfortable at the sight of blood. After a month of working in the emergency room, she is no longer upset when confronted with serious injuries. Harriet has undergone

Connie has signed up to participate in a divorce recovery group that will also include eight sessions of individual therapy. This individual therapy would best be described as __________ therapy.

Felipe is asked by his therapist to relax and talk about any thoughts that come into his head, letting his thoughts move freely from one idea to the next. Felipe's therapist is using the Freudian technique known as __________.

Any therapy that stresses the need for the therapist to lead the patient toward a resolution of his or her psychological distress is referred to as a(n)__________ therapy.

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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