Question 1

Which of the following is a question that a psychoanalytic therapist would be likely to ask a patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Will you keep a record of when you engage this behaviour so we can determine the rewards that maintain it?" 
B)  "Don't you think that your beliefs this matter are quite irrational?" 
C)  "Would you please tell me more about the events that took place your dream?" 
D)  "Aren't you failing to take credit for your successes and blaming yourself for your failure?" 
A)  "Will you keep a record of when you engage this behaviour so we can determine the rewards that maintain it?" 
B)  "Don't you think that your beliefs this matter are quite irrational?" 
C)  "Would you please tell me more about the events that took place your dream?" 
D)  "Aren't you failing to take credit for your successes and blaming yourself for your failure?"

Question 2

If the climate of the person-centred session is correctly established, it will, according to Rogers,

Accepted Answer

A)  foster thetellectual challenge necessary for criticalsight and change. 
B)  lead to the realization of the client's natural tendency toward growth 
C)  promote a positive relationship between therapist and client and thus uncover their repressed feelings. 
D)  create the space which the client can challenge their own behaviours and learn how to be different. 
A)  foster thetellectual challenge necessary for criticalsight and change. 
B)  lead to the realization of the client's natural tendency toward growth 
C)  promote a positive relationship between therapist and client and thus uncover their repressed feelings. 
D)  create the space which the client can challenge their own behaviours and learn how to be different.

Question 3

In Seligman's study overall patients did not feel that they benefited from psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Antidepressants are commonly used to treat depression and

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion disorder. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  panic disorder 
A)  conversion disorder. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  panic disorder

Question 5

In "time out," children are removed from a situation in which they are misbehaving and then punished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librox, and Xanax) are drugs that are highly effective in

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing anxiety 
B)  reducing mania. 
C)  combating depression. 
D)  reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia. 
A)  reducing anxiety 
B)  reducing mania. 
C)  combating depression. 
D)  reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a behaviour therapy based primarily on classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aversion therapy 
B)  Time out 
C)  Flooding 
D)  Systematic desensitization 
A)  Aversion therapy 
B)  Time out 
C)  Flooding 
D)  Systematic desensitization

Question 8

What is psychosurgery, and for what problems is it used?

Accepted Answer

Psychosurgery is brain surgery performed

Question 9

In developing his cognitive therapy, Aaron Beck has been especially interested in the treatment of:

Accepted Answer

A)  personality disorders and sexual disorders. 
B)  depression and anxiety disorders 
C)  depression and mania. 
D)  fears and phobias. 
A)  personality disorders and sexual disorders. 
B)  depression and anxiety disorders 
C)  depression and mania. 
D)  fears and phobias.

Question 10

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the main biological therapies for psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Humanistic approaches to therapy are similar to psychoanalytic approaches in that they emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)  the role of biological drives shaping the personality. 
B)  past relationships and experiences. 
C)  the positive aspects of human nature. 
D)  the importance of gainingsightto one's behaviour 
A)  the role of biological drives shaping the personality. 
B)  past relationships and experiences. 
C)  the positive aspects of human nature. 
D)  the importance of gainingsightto one's behaviour

Question 12

Behaviour therapists are more interested than psychodynamic therapists in

Accepted Answer

A)  the underlying meaning of symptoms. 
B)  patterns of reward and punishment 
C)  unresolved conflicts. 
D)  past experiences. 
A)  the underlying meaning of symptoms. 
B)  patterns of reward and punishment 
C)  unresolved conflicts. 
D)  past experiences.

Question 13

When Klaus visits his psychoanalyst, he relaxes on a couch and talks about anything that comes to mind, whether it seems to make sense or not. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance. 
B)  free association 
C)  transference. 
D)  empathy. 
A)  resistance. 
B)  free association 
C)  transference. 
D)  empathy.

Question 14

Antipsychotic drugs help schizophrenic patients by reducing severe symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and other disordered thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Jared asks Malenka to go to a movie, and she turns him down with a lame excuse. Jared thinks this is the most terrible thing to ever happen. He can't even imagine still going to the movie, or ever telling his friends about Malenka's refusal to go with him. Ellis would say the key to changing Jared's situation is to

Accepted Answer

A)  have Jared change his irrational beliefs 
B)  discover the repressed feelings that are causing Jared's anger. 
C)  tell Malenka that she must go with Jared to the movie. 
D)  teach Jared how to ask correctly, so people do not refuse him. 
A)  have Jared change his irrational beliefs 
B)  discover the repressed feelings that are causing Jared's anger. 
C)  tell Malenka that she must go with Jared to the movie. 
D)  teach Jared how to ask correctly, so people do not refuse him.

Question 16

Lithium is most likely to be used with a person whose diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  bipolar disorder 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  panic disorder. 
A)  depression. 
B)  bipolar disorder 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  panic disorder.

Question 17

How do therapists use systematic desensitization to rid people of fears?

Accepted Answer

Therapists can train clients in deep mus

Question 18

Interpersonal therapy approaches a person who has experienced an unusual or severe response to the death of a loved one by

Accepted Answer

A)  telling them how to express themselves, and then giving them the opportunity to do it. 
B)  helping them to focus on other parts of life and move away from their feelings of pain. 
C)  helping them release strong negative feelings 
D)  flooding them with images of the deceased, to push them through the blocked grief. 
A)  telling them how to express themselves, and then giving them the opportunity to do it. 
B)  helping them to focus on other parts of life and move away from their feelings of pain. 
C)  helping them release strong negative feelings 
D)  flooding them with images of the deceased, to push them through the blocked grief.

Question 19

The A of Albert Ellis's ABC theory, the foundation of rational-emotive therapy, stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  affect. 
B)  automatic thoughts. 
C)  activating event 
D)  anxiety. 
A)  affect. 
B)  automatic thoughts. 
C)  activating event 
D)  anxiety.

Question 20

The hierarchy of fear, used by therapists working with clients who are undergoing systematic desensitization, consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of bodily reactions, ranging from simple uneasiness to full-blown panic. 
B)  a list of clients, ranging from those suffering mild fears to those suffering full-blown phobias. 
C)  a list of therapies, ranging from the least to the most frightening procedure. 
D)  a series of scenes that make the patient fearful, ranging from least to most feared 
A)  a series of bodily reactions, ranging from simple uneasiness to full-blown panic. 
B)  a list of clients, ranging from those suffering mild fears to those suffering full-blown phobias. 
C)  a list of therapies, ranging from the least to the most frightening procedure. 
D)  a series of scenes that make the patient fearful, ranging from least to most feared

Which of the following is a question that a psychoanalytic therapist would be likely to ask a patient?

If the climate of the person-centred session is correctly established, it will, according to Rogers,

In Seligman's study overall patients did not feel that they benefited from psychotherapy.

Antidepressants are commonly used to treat depression and

In "time out," children are removed from a situation in which they are misbehaving and then punished.

The benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librox, and Xanax) are drugs that are highly effective in

Which of the following is not a behaviour therapy based primarily on classical conditioning?

What is psychosurgery, and for what problems is it used?

In developing his cognitive therapy, Aaron Beck has been especially interested in the treatment of:

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the main biological therapies for psychological disorders.

Humanistic approaches to therapy are similar to psychoanalytic approaches in that they emphasize

Behaviour therapists are more interested than psychodynamic therapists in

When Klaus visits his psychoanalyst, he relaxes on a couch and talks about anything that comes to mind, whether it seems to make sense or not. This is an example of

Antipsychotic drugs help schizophrenic patients by reducing severe symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and other disordered thinking.

Lithium is most likely to be used with a person whose diagnosis is

How do therapists use systematic desensitization to rid people of fears?

Interpersonal therapy approaches a person who has experienced an unusual or severe response to the death of a loved one by

The A of Albert Ellis's ABC theory, the foundation of rational-emotive therapy, stands for

The hierarchy of fear, used by therapists working with clients who are undergoing systematic desensitization, consists of

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Which of the following is a question that a psychoanalytic therapist would be likely to ask a patient?

If the climate of the person-centred session is correctly established, it will, according to Rogers,

In Seligman's study overall patients did not feel that they benefited from psychotherapy.

Antidepressants are commonly used to treat depression and

In "time out," children are removed from a situation in which they are misbehaving and then punished.

The benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Librox, and Xanax) are drugs that are highly effective in

Which of the following is not a behaviour therapy based primarily on classical conditioning?

What is psychosurgery, and for what problems is it used?

In developing his cognitive therapy, Aaron Beck has been especially interested in the treatment of:

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the main biological therapies for psychological disorders.

Humanistic approaches to therapy are similar to psychoanalytic approaches in that they emphasize

Behaviour therapists are more interested than psychodynamic therapists in

When Klaus visits his psychoanalyst, he relaxes on a couch and talks about anything that comes to mind, whether it seems to make sense or not. This is an example of

Antipsychotic drugs help schizophrenic patients by reducing severe symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and other disordered thinking.

Lithium is most likely to be used with a person whose diagnosis is

How do therapists use systematic desensitization to rid people of fears?

Interpersonal therapy approaches a person who has experienced an unusual or severe response to the death of a loved one by

The A of Albert Ellis's ABC theory, the foundation of rational-emotive therapy, stands for

The hierarchy of fear, used by therapists working with clients who are undergoing systematic desensitization, consists of

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychology Disorders

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