Question 1

Regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In ECT, a 150-volt electrical current is passed through the brain for a half second, triggering a convulsion and causing the patient to lose consciousness for a short time. 
B)  Most of the ECT patients feel that the treatment did not help and would not be willing to undergo this treatment again. 
C)  ECT treatments are given in a series of sessions spread over several weeks or months. 
D)  In ECT, the patient is given muscle relaxants and\or sedative drugs to lessen the impact of the seizure. 
A)  In ECT, a 150-volt electrical current is passed through the brain for a half second, triggering a convulsion and causing the patient to lose consciousness for a short time. 
B)  Most of the ECT patients feel that the treatment did not help and would not be willing to undergo this treatment again. 
C)  ECT treatments are given in a series of sessions spread over several weeks or months. 
D)  In ECT, the patient is given muscle relaxants and\or sedative drugs to lessen the impact of the seizure.

Question 2

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

Accepted Answer

A)  counseling 
B)  prevention of mental illness 
C)  crisis intervention 
D)  short-term in-patient care 
A)  counseling 
B)  prevention of mental illness 
C)  crisis intervention 
D)  short-term in-patient care

Question 3

Regarding the differences in traditional psychoanalysis and Roger's humanistic therapy, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalysts explore conscious thoughts and feelings, while humanistic therapists delve into the unconscious. 
B)  Psychoanalysts tend to take a position of authority within the session, while the client determines what will be discussed during each Rogerian therapy session. 
C)  Psychoanalysts tend to be more optimistic than the humanists regarding the possibility of their clients leading full, rich, rewarding lives. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Psychoanalysts explore conscious thoughts and feelings, while humanistic therapists delve into the unconscious. 
B)  Psychoanalysts tend to take a position of authority within the session, while the client determines what will be discussed during each Rogerian therapy session. 
C)  Psychoanalysts tend to be more optimistic than the humanists regarding the possibility of their clients leading full, rich, rewarding lives. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 4

The American Psychological Association urges media psychologists to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide their services for free. 
B)  obtain more personal information from the caller before diagnosing the problem. 
C)  discuss problems in a general manner, instead of counseling. 
D)  stop conducting any kind of call-in shows. 
A)  provide their services for free. 
B)  obtain more personal information from the caller before diagnosing the problem. 
C)  discuss problems in a general manner, instead of counseling. 
D)  stop conducting any kind of call-in shows.

Question 5

In prefrontal lobotomy, the corpus callosum is cut to separate the two brain hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Regarding partial hospitalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Partial hospitalization allows patients to go out into the real world and practice what they've learned in treatment. 
B)  Partial hospitalization can involve the patients spending their days in the hospital and going home at night. 
C)  Partial hospitalization can involve the patients spending their days at home or work and attending therapy sessions in the evenings. 
D)  Partial hospitalization has not been shown to be as effective as full hospitalization. 
A)  Partial hospitalization allows patients to go out into the real world and practice what they've learned in treatment. 
B)  Partial hospitalization can involve the patients spending their days in the hospital and going home at night. 
C)  Partial hospitalization can involve the patients spending their days at home or work and attending therapy sessions in the evenings. 
D)  Partial hospitalization has not been shown to be as effective as full hospitalization.

Question 7

What service is the most expensive?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychologist 
B)  psychiatrist 
C)  counselor 
D)  group therapy 
A)  psychologist 
B)  psychiatrist 
C)  counselor 
D)  group therapy

Question 8

An important step in overcoming a phobia is to construct a hierarchy which involves

Accepted Answer

A)  an ordered list of fear-provoking stimuli. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  a list of possible causes of the phobia. 
D)  making a list of situations that produce pleasure or relaxation. 
A)  an ordered list of fear-provoking stimuli. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  a list of possible causes of the phobia. 
D)  making a list of situations that produce pleasure or relaxation.

Question 9

The use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human responses is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

behavior m

Question 10

In 2008, what percent of all Americans received inpatient treatment for a mental health problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.5 percent 
B)  5.4 percent 
C)  7.5 percent 
D)  12 percent 
A)  2.5 percent 
B)  5.4 percent 
C)  7.5 percent 
D)  12 percent

Question 11

Which of the following is an element of positive mental health?

Accepted Answer

A)  insensitivity to the demands of others 
B)  achievement motivation 
C)  capacity to forgive others and oneself 
D)  extroversion 
A)  insensitivity to the demands of others 
B)  achievement motivation 
C)  capacity to forgive others and oneself 
D)  extroversion

Question 12

A reduction in fear or anxiety that takes place when a client watches models perform the feared behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the tension-release method. 
B)  vicarious desensitization. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  EMDR. 
A)  the tension-release method. 
B)  vicarious desensitization. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  EMDR.

Question 13

Petra is extremely shy. To optimize her treatment outcome, her therapist is actively changing her distorted thoughts regarding her self-defeating beliefs about her shyness and her fears of being evaluated, while also increasing her social skills. Petra and her therapist practice these social skills, such as using open-ended questions in conversation, and then Petra goes out in public to practice these skills. This therapist is most likely a(n) __________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive behavior 
B)  existential 
C)  client-centered 
D)  Gestalt 
A)  cognitive behavior 
B)  existential 
C)  client-centered 
D)  Gestalt

Question 14

A therapy in which clients act out personal conflicts and feelings in the presence of others, who play supporting roles, is called psychodrama.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Regarding the drugs Clozaril and Risperdal, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Clozaril and Risperdal have been successful in treating schizophrenia. 
B)  Risperdal can cause a potentially fatal blood disease that Clozaril does not cause. 
C)  Both Clozaril and Risperdal are considered major tranquilizers. 
D)  Clozaril and Risperdal reduce the effects of dopamine and to a lesser extent norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin. 
A)  Both Clozaril and Risperdal have been successful in treating schizophrenia. 
B)  Risperdal can cause a potentially fatal blood disease that Clozaril does not cause. 
C)  Both Clozaril and Risperdal are considered major tranquilizers. 
D)  Clozaril and Risperdal reduce the effects of dopamine and to a lesser extent norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin.

Question 16

Toby likes to play with his sister's cat, but he often plays "too rough" with the cat. So, every time Toby begins to terrorize his sister's cat, his mother takes the cat and puts it in another room away from Toby. Toby's rough treatment of his sister's cat will

Accepted Answer

A)  be shaped using stimulus control. 
B)  be reduced through nonreinforcement. 
C)  develop into a phobia through classical conditioning. 
D)  be eliminated through aversive conditioning. 
A)  be shaped using stimulus control. 
B)  be reduced through nonreinforcement. 
C)  develop into a phobia through classical conditioning. 
D)  be eliminated through aversive conditioning.

Question 17

Gestalt therapists are more directive and less insight-oriented than client-centered or existential therapists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves surgically implanting electrodes that allow for electrical stimulation of precisely targeted brain regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

Risperdal is used to reduce agitation, delusions, and hallucinations, and to treat thought disorders. This drug would be classified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  antipsychotic. 
B)  anxiolytic. 
C)  antidepressant. 
D)  minor tranquilizer. 
A)  antipsychotic. 
B)  anxiolytic. 
C)  antidepressant. 
D)  minor tranquilizer.

Regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

Regarding the differences in traditional psychoanalysis and Roger's humanistic therapy, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

The American Psychological Association urges media psychologists to

In prefrontal lobotomy, the corpus callosum is cut to separate the two brain hemispheres.

Regarding partial hospitalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

What service is the most expensive?

An important step in overcoming a phobia is to construct a hierarchy which involves

The use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human responses is known as __________.

In 2008, what percent of all Americans received inpatient treatment for a mental health problem?

Which of the following is an element of positive mental health?

A reduction in fear or anxiety that takes place when a client watches models perform the feared behavior is called

A therapy in which clients act out personal conflicts and feelings in the presence of others, who play supporting roles, is called psychodrama.

Regarding the drugs Clozaril and Risperdal, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Toby likes to play with his sister's cat, but he often plays "too rough" with the cat. So, every time Toby begins to terrorize his sister's cat, his mother takes the cat and puts it in another room away from Toby. Toby's rough treatment of his sister's cat will

Gestalt therapists are more directive and less insight-oriented than client-centered or existential therapists.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves surgically implanting electrodes that allow for electrical stimulation of precisely targeted brain regions.

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.

Risperdal is used to reduce agitation, delusions, and hallucinations, and to treat thought disorders. This drug would be classified as a(n)

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Regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

Regarding the differences in traditional psychoanalysis and Roger's humanistic therapy, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

The American Psychological Association urges media psychologists to

In prefrontal lobotomy, the corpus callosum is cut to separate the two brain hemispheres.

Regarding partial hospitalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

What service is the most expensive?

An important step in overcoming a phobia is to construct a hierarchy which involves

The use of classical or operant conditioning to directly alter human responses is known as __________.

In 2008, what percent of all Americans received inpatient treatment for a mental health problem?

Which of the following is an element of positive mental health?

A reduction in fear or anxiety that takes place when a client watches models perform the feared behavior is called

A therapy in which clients act out personal conflicts and feelings in the presence of others, who play supporting roles, is called psychodrama.

Regarding the drugs Clozaril and Risperdal, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Toby likes to play with his sister's cat, but he often plays "too rough" with the cat. So, every time Toby begins to terrorize his sister's cat, his mother takes the cat and puts it in another room away from Toby. Toby's rough treatment of his sister's cat will

Gestalt therapists are more directive and less insight-oriented than client-centered or existential therapists.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves surgically implanting electrodes that allow for electrical stimulation of precisely targeted brain regions.

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.

Risperdal is used to reduce agitation, delusions, and hallucinations, and to treat thought disorders. This drug would be classified as a(n)

Introducing Psychology

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality

Personality

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Applied Psychology

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