Question 1

The desired behaviors a therapist selects for improvement (which are then reinforced) are called __________ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive 
B)  target 
C)  token 
D)  contingent 
A)  adaptive 
B)  target 
C)  token 
D)  contingent

Question 2

Which of the following therapists believe that negative, self-defeating thoughts underlie depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysts 
B)  behavioral therapists 
C)  cognitive therapists 
D)  existential therapists 
A)  psychoanalysts 
B)  behavioral therapists 
C)  cognitive therapists 
D)  existential therapists

Question 3

Any surgical alteration of the brain designed to bring about desirable behavioral or emotional changes is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic surgery. 
B)  psychosurgery. 
C)  deep ECT. 
D)  psychic surgery. 
A)  somatic surgery. 
B)  psychosurgery. 
C)  deep ECT. 
D)  psychic surgery.

Question 4

Major tranquilizers are also referred to as __________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Jan is a college student who is coping with an alcoholic parent by attending a group in which other members of the group also have family members with alcohol and drug problems. The members in this group provide each other with mutual support and a chance to discuss problems. Jan is most likely attending a(n) __________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer counseling 
B)  self-help 
C)  sensitivity 
D)  encounter 
A)  peer counseling 
B)  self-help 
C)  sensitivity 
D)  encounter

Question 6

In practice, community mental health centers have concentrated much more on providing clinical services than they have on preventing problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  In a national survey, it was found that only five out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment. 
B)  Someone who feels better after six months of therapy may have experienced a spontaneous remission. 
C)  Studies have shown that some therapies are more effective for specific disorders. 
D)  When experiments are used to determine the effectiveness of therapies, a waiting-list control group is often used. 
A)  In a national survey, it was found that only five out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment. 
B)  Someone who feels better after six months of therapy may have experienced a spontaneous remission. 
C)  Studies have shown that some therapies are more effective for specific disorders. 
D)  When experiments are used to determine the effectiveness of therapies, a waiting-list control group is often used.

Question 8

If your level of psychological discomfort is comparable to a level of physical discomfort that would cause you to see a doctor or dentist, you should consider seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which type of psychotherapy is an insight therapy whose strength is the productive use of conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  existential 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  brief psychodynamic 
D)  cognitive 
A)  existential 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  brief psychodynamic 
D)  cognitive

Question 10

Regarding Hans Eysenck's critique, spontaneous remissions, and the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research has shown that some problems, such as hyperactivity and anxiety do improve with the passage of time, even when not treated with therapy. 
B)  Research has shown that psychoanalysis produces improvement in only a small minority of patients. 
C)  Hans Eysenck suggested that psychoanalysis takes so long that patients experience a spontaneous remission of symptoms. 
D)  Eysenck's critique of therapy has encouraged psychologists to try new ideas and techniques. 
A)  Research has shown that some problems, such as hyperactivity and anxiety do improve with the passage of time, even when not treated with therapy. 
B)  Research has shown that psychoanalysis produces improvement in only a small minority of patients. 
C)  Hans Eysenck suggested that psychoanalysis takes so long that patients experience a spontaneous remission of symptoms. 
D)  Eysenck's critique of therapy has encouraged psychologists to try new ideas and techniques.

Question 11

The reduced use of full-time commitment to mental hospitals for the treatment of mental disorders is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

deinstitut

Question 12

Studies indicate that therapy is more successful if clients

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a dependence on the therapist. 
B)  develop a friendship with the therapist outside the therapy session. 
C)  agree on goals for the upcoming counseling sessions. 
D)  do not discuss their therapy with anyone else except the therapist. 
A)  develop a dependence on the therapist. 
B)  develop a friendship with the therapist outside the therapy session. 
C)  agree on goals for the upcoming counseling sessions. 
D)  do not discuss their therapy with anyone else except the therapist.

Question 13

Danger signals to watch out for in psychotherapy include the therapist

Accepted Answer

A)  being controlling and blaming the client for not making progress. 
B)  making verbal threats to the client. 
C)  encouraging prolonged dependence on him or her. 
D)  exhibiting any of these characteristics. 
A)  being controlling and blaming the client for not making progress. 
B)  making verbal threats to the client. 
C)  encouraging prolonged dependence on him or her. 
D)  exhibiting any of these characteristics.

Question 14

A brief dynamic psychotherapy designed to help people by improving their relationships with other people is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

Interperso

Question 15

If a response is followed by punishment, the response will be completely extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats and kittens, so her therapist has her watch videos of people having fun playing with cats and kittens. This is an example of the type of therapy known as __________ desensitization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats...

Question 17

Which of the following is a type of action therapy that uses learning principles to help a person make constructive changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapy 
B)  person-centered therapy 
C)  behavior therapy 
D)  brief psychodynamic therapy 
A)  existential therapy 
B)  person-centered therapy 
C)  behavior therapy 
D)  brief psychodynamic therapy

Question 18

In a national survey, nearly nine out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Tim tries to argue with his therapist like he used to argue with his late father, who rejected and ridiculed him. Tim even tells the therapist, "You are just like him." According to psychoanalytical theory, Tim is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  a therapeutic attachment. 
C)  transference. 
D)  resistance. 
A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  a therapeutic attachment. 
C)  transference. 
D)  resistance.

Question 20

Discuss the roles of the community mental health centers and how well they have met each of these goals; describe the work of paraprofessionals within these centers, and explain why these individuals are so important to mental health services.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that community menta

The desired behaviors a therapist selects for improvement (which are then reinforced) are called __________ behaviors.

Which of the following therapists believe that negative, self-defeating thoughts underlie depression?

Any surgical alteration of the brain designed to bring about desirable behavioral or emotional changes is referred to as

Major tranquilizers are also referred to as __________ drugs.

In practice, community mental health centers have concentrated much more on providing clinical services than they have on preventing problems.

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

If your level of psychological discomfort is comparable to a level of physical discomfort that would cause you to see a doctor or dentist, you should consider seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

Which type of psychotherapy is an insight therapy whose strength is the productive use of conflict?

Regarding Hans Eysenck's critique, spontaneous remissions, and the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The reduced use of full-time commitment to mental hospitals for the treatment of mental disorders is referred to as __________.

Studies indicate that therapy is more successful if clients

Danger signals to watch out for in psychotherapy include the therapist

A brief dynamic psychotherapy designed to help people by improving their relationships with other people is known as __________.

If a response is followed by punishment, the response will be completely extinguished.

Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats and kittens, so her therapist has her watch videos of people having fun playing with cats and kittens. This is an example of the type of therapy known as __________ desensitization.

Which of the following is a type of action therapy that uses learning principles to help a person make constructive changes?

In a national survey, nearly nine out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment.

Tim tries to argue with his therapist like he used to argue with his late father, who rejected and ridiculed him. Tim even tells the therapist, "You are just like him." According to psychoanalytical theory, Tim is exhibiting

Discuss the roles of the community mental health centers and how well they have met each of these goals; describe the work of paraprofessionals within these centers, and explain why these individuals are so important to mental health services.

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The desired behaviors a therapist selects for improvement (which are then reinforced) are called __________ behaviors.

Which of the following therapists believe that negative, self-defeating thoughts underlie depression?

Any surgical alteration of the brain designed to bring about desirable behavioral or emotional changes is referred to as

Major tranquilizers are also referred to as __________ drugs.

In practice, community mental health centers have concentrated much more on providing clinical services than they have on preventing problems.

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

If your level of psychological discomfort is comparable to a level of physical discomfort that would cause you to see a doctor or dentist, you should consider seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

Which type of psychotherapy is an insight therapy whose strength is the productive use of conflict?

Regarding Hans Eysenck's critique, spontaneous remissions, and the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The reduced use of full-time commitment to mental hospitals for the treatment of mental disorders is referred to as __________.

Studies indicate that therapy is more successful if clients

Danger signals to watch out for in psychotherapy include the therapist

A brief dynamic psychotherapy designed to help people by improving their relationships with other people is known as __________.

If a response is followed by punishment, the response will be completely extinguished.

Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats and kittens, so her therapist has her watch videos of people having fun playing with cats and kittens. This is an example of the type of therapy known as __________ desensitization.

Which of the following is a type of action therapy that uses learning principles to help a person make constructive changes?

In a national survey, nearly nine out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment.

Tim tries to argue with his therapist like he used to argue with his late father, who rejected and ridiculed him. Tim even tells the therapist, "You are just like him." According to psychoanalytical theory, Tim is exhibiting

Discuss the roles of the community mental health centers and how well they have met each of these goals; describe the work of paraprofessionals within these centers, and explain why these individuals are so important to mental health services.

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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