Question 1

Which therapy presumes that the cause of the patient's problems is repressed memories, impulses, and conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Existential therapy 
B)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  Person-centred therapy 
A)  Existential therapy 
B)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  Person-centred therapy

Question 2

Otis wants to lose weight, but is tempted to eat the cupcakes sitting in front of him. Every time he reaches for one, his friend hits him with a baseball bat. This procedure is an extreme example of the technique known as

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure and response prevention. 
B)  stimulus satiation. 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  exposure and response prevention. 
B)  stimulus satiation. 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 3

For what disorder is interpersonal theory (IPT) most effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bipolar 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Depression 
D)  Anxiety 
A)  Bipolar 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Depression 
D)  Anxiety

Question 4

Cultural differences have little, if any, effect on symptoms, outcomes, and responses to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following was a major treatment breakthrough for people with schizophrenia in the mid-1950s to the early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drugs 
B)  ECT 
C)  Education 
D)  Surgery 
A)  Drugs 
B)  ECT 
C)  Education 
D)  Surgery

Question 6

In systematic desensitization, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A lobotomy refers to brain surgery used to

Accepted Answer

A)  sever the frontal lobes from the rest of the brain 
B)  destroy the cortex. 
C)  remove parts of the limbic system. 
D)  electrocute a small portion of the brain. 
A)  sever the frontal lobes from the rest of the brain 
B)  destroy the cortex. 
C)  remove parts of the limbic system. 
D)  electrocute a small portion of the brain.

Question 8

In psychoanalysis the technique whereby a patient reveals every thought, idea, or image that comes to mind is called ________; the patient's attempt to avoid revealing certain thoughts is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free association; resistance 
B)  transference; resistance 
C)  revelation; transference 
D)  free association; transference 
A)  free association; resistance 
B)  transference; resistance 
C)  revelation; transference 
D)  free association; transference

Question 9

The goal of person-centred therapy is to help the client unlearn inappropriate habits and behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not considered a problem with drug therapy as a treatment for psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients will usually relapse if they stop taking the drugs when their symptoms lift. 
B)  Drugs often have unpleasant side effects. 
C)  Drugs do not cure psychological disorders. 
D)  Drugs are not usually very effective 
A)  Patients will usually relapse if they stop taking the drugs when their symptoms lift. 
B)  Drugs often have unpleasant side effects. 
C)  Drugs do not cure psychological disorders. 
D)  Drugs are not usually very effective

Question 11

How does aversion therapy rid people of a harmful or undesirable behaviour?

Accepted Answer

Aversion therapy pairs the unwanted beha

Question 12

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Accepted Answer

A)  they seek to fulfill their potential as human beings. 
B)  they never learned the appropriate behaviour the first place 
C)  they had acquired faulty thinking processes. 
D)  they want to understand theirner drives more completely. 
A)  they seek to fulfill their potential as human beings. 
B)  they never learned the appropriate behaviour the first place 
C)  they had acquired faulty thinking processes. 
D)  they want to understand theirner drives more completely.

Question 13

Which of the following clients would be least likely to benefit from interpersonal therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane, who feels she is stagnating and not growing as a person 
B)  Peggy, who has an unusually prolonged and severe grief after the death of her father 
C)  Robert, who is having a difficult time adjusting to divorce 
D)  Benjamin and Florence, whose marital difficultiesvolve disagreements about the proper roles for men and women within a marriage 
A)  Jane, who feels she is stagnating and not growing as a person 
B)  Peggy, who has an unusually prolonged and severe grief after the death of her father 
C)  Robert, who is having a difficult time adjusting to divorce 
D)  Benjamin and Florence, whose marital difficultiesvolve disagreements about the proper roles for men and women within a marriage

Question 14

One problem with some drug therapy is that patients think the side-effects are worse than the original symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Systematic desensitization and aversion therapy are both based on

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  observational learning. 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  vicarious learning. 
A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  observational learning. 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  vicarious learning.

Question 16

In flooding, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How does Beck's cognitive therapy help people overcome depression and anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

Beck's cognitive therapy helps people ov

Question 18

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder and moderate depression 
D)  Moderate depression and generalized anxiety disorder 
A)  Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic attacks 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder and moderate depression 
D)  Moderate depression and generalized anxiety disorder

Question 19

Relaxation training is a preliminary procedure for a client who is to undergo

Accepted Answer

A)  therapy based on operant conditioning. 
B)  aversive conditioning. 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  Gestalt therapy. 
A)  therapy based on operant conditioning. 
B)  aversive conditioning. 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  Gestalt therapy.

Question 20

Compare and contrast the action of two of the following: neuroleptic drugs, tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium, and tranquilizers.

Accepted Answer

Answers should discu

Which therapy presumes that the cause of the patient's problems is repressed memories, impulses, and conflicts?

Otis wants to lose weight, but is tempted to eat the cupcakes sitting in front of him. Every time he reaches for one, his friend hits him with a baseball bat. This procedure is an extreme example of the technique known as

For what disorder is interpersonal theory (IPT) most effective?

Cultural differences have little, if any, effect on symptoms, outcomes, and responses to therapy.

Which of the following was a major treatment breakthrough for people with schizophrenia in the mid-1950s to the early 1990s?

In systematic desensitization, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

A lobotomy refers to brain surgery used to

In psychoanalysis the technique whereby a patient reveals every thought, idea, or image that comes to mind is called ; the patient's attempt to avoid revealing certain thoughts is called .

The goal of person-centred therapy is to help the client unlearn inappropriate habits and behaviours.

Which of the following is not considered a problem with drug therapy as a treatment for psychological disorders?

How does aversion therapy rid people of a harmful or undesirable behaviour?

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Which of the following clients would be least likely to benefit from interpersonal therapy?

One problem with some drug therapy is that patients think the side-effects are worse than the original symptoms.

Systematic desensitization and aversion therapy are both based on

In flooding, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

How does Beck's cognitive therapy help people overcome depression and anxiety disorders?

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

Relaxation training is a preliminary procedure for a client who is to undergo

Compare and contrast the action of two of the following: neuroleptic drugs, tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium, and tranquilizers.

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Which therapy presumes that the cause of the patient's problems is repressed memories, impulses, and conflicts?

Otis wants to lose weight, but is tempted to eat the cupcakes sitting in front of him. Every time he reaches for one, his friend hits him with a baseball bat. This procedure is an extreme example of the technique known as

For what disorder is interpersonal theory (IPT) most effective?

Cultural differences have little, if any, effect on symptoms, outcomes, and responses to therapy.

Which of the following was a major treatment breakthrough for people with schizophrenia in the mid-1950s to the early 1990s?

In systematic desensitization, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

A lobotomy refers to brain surgery used to

In psychoanalysis the technique whereby a patient reveals every thought, idea, or image that comes to mind is called ________; the patient's attempt to avoid revealing certain thoughts is called ________.

The goal of person-centred therapy is to help the client unlearn inappropriate habits and behaviours.

Which of the following is not considered a problem with drug therapy as a treatment for psychological disorders?

How does aversion therapy rid people of a harmful or undesirable behaviour?

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Which of the following clients would be least likely to benefit from interpersonal therapy?

One problem with some drug therapy is that patients think the side-effects are worse than the original symptoms.

Systematic desensitization and aversion therapy are both based on

In flooding, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

How does Beck's cognitive therapy help people overcome depression and anxiety disorders?

Which of the following pairs of disorders have been shown to be treated successfully with Beck's cognitive therapy?

Relaxation training is a preliminary procedure for a client who is to undergo

Compare and contrast the action of two of the following: neuroleptic drugs, tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium, and tranquilizers.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

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Health and Stress

Psychology Disorders

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In psychoanalysis the technique whereby a patient reveals every thought, idea, or image that comes to mind is called ; the patient's attempt to avoid revealing certain thoughts is called .