Exam 14: Herapies

Which of the following achieve their effects by altering the electrical activity of the brain?

Virtual reality exposure refers to

Greg was just released from prison and will live for a short time at a community-based facility that will help him make the transition from prison to independent living. This facility is known as a(n) __________.

Unlike existential therapy, which therapy seeks to uncover one's "true self" hidden behind a screen of defenses?

Most therapists require that their clients not discuss their therapy with anyone but the therapist.

A balanced look at psychotherapies suggests that all techniques can be equally successful, although all therapists are not equally successful.

Helping to guide clients to a deeper understanding of the origins of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is the goal of psychodynamic and humanistic therapies, both of which are considered __________ therapies.

Regarding prefrontal lobotomies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The goal of psychotherapy is to

A friend tells you, "I feel like my boss has it in for me at work." You reply, "How do you feel about it?" which would be considered a(n) __________ question.

Discuss the various types of distance therapies, including how they can be helpful and harmful to the public, the APA's recommendation for mass media psychologists, and the advantages and limitations of the different types of distance therapies.

When the presence of one emotional state can inhibit the occurrence of another, such as joy preventing fear, it is referred to as _________.

A type of psychosurgery that involves disconnecting the frontal sections of the cortex from other areas of the brain is called a prefrontal __________.

Researchers have confirmed that psychoanalysis and related psychotherapies do, in fact, produce improvement in a majority of patients.

Rogers believed that phony fronts destroy the growth atmosphere sought in client-centered therapy; therefore the therapist must strive to be genuine and honest about his or her own feelings, a condition known as __________.

Anxiolytics have which effect?

A person is most likely to be treated using somatic therapy rather than psychotherapy if he or she has

When Freud referred to the "royal road to the unconscious," he was talking about one's__________.

The actions or behaviors the therapist seeks to modify and reinforces with tokens are called the __________ behaviors.

In Europe, exorcism was used as a treatment at a time when medieval "therapists" focused on which of the following as the cause of abnormal behavior?