Question 1

The purpose of free association and dream analysis is to

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A)  confront patients' irrational beliefs. 
B)  uncover the unconscious roots of neurosis. 
C)  discover the patient's ideal self. 
D)  increase the use of ego defense mechanisms. 
A)  confront patients' irrational beliefs. 
B)  uncover the unconscious roots of neurosis. 
C)  discover the patient's ideal self. 
D)  increase the use of ego defense mechanisms.

Question 2

According to research,people are less likely to become depressed again if they

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A)  undergo antidepressant drug treatment. 
B)  have electroconvulsive therapy. 
C)  adopt new thinking patterns. 
D)  undergo systematic desensitization. 
A)  undergo antidepressant drug treatment. 
B)  have electroconvulsive therapy. 
C)  adopt new thinking patterns. 
D)  undergo systematic desensitization.

Question 3

Isabelle acts as if her therapist is an important person from her past.By doing this,Isabelle will be able to re-experience her repressed emotions with her therapist helping her to recognize and understand these emotions.Freud called this process

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic attachment. 
B)  reciprocal inhibition. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  transference. 
A)  therapeutic attachment. 
B)  reciprocal inhibition. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  transference.

Question 4

Regarding rational-emotive behavior therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients are kept involved in REBT through the use of homework assignments. 
B)  In REBT, the therapist will often confront clients with evidence contrary to their beliefs. 
C)  REBT includes attempts to change a client's negative self-talk. 
D)  REBT involves a non-directive approach to therapy. 
A)  Clients are kept involved in REBT through the use of homework assignments. 
B)  In REBT, the therapist will often confront clients with evidence contrary to their beliefs. 
C)  REBT includes attempts to change a client's negative self-talk. 
D)  REBT involves a non-directive approach to therapy.

Question 5

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 6

John's directive and confrontational therapist challenges his irrational belief that he will be a failure in college because he's the first in his family to attend college.His therapist is most likely a(n)__________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centered therapist. 
B)  rational-emotive behavior therapist. 
C)  psychoanalytic therapist. 
D)  existential therapist. 
A)  person-centered therapist. 
B)  rational-emotive behavior therapist. 
C)  psychoanalytic therapist. 
D)  existential therapist.

Question 7

Cognitive therapy has been used successfully in treating

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A)  generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. 
B)  marital distress and dealing with anger. 
C)  compulsive hand-washing and depression. 
D)  all of these disorders. 
A)  generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. 
B)  marital distress and dealing with anger. 
C)  compulsive hand-washing and depression. 
D)  all of these disorders.

Question 8

The therapy that seeks to uncover one's "true self" hidden behind a screen of defenses is __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Freud's theory stressed that "neurosis" and "hysteria" were caused by repressed memories,motives and conflicts with these hidden forces remaining active in the personality and causing people to develop

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  rigid ego-defenses and compulsive, self-defeating behavior. 
C)  incongruence between the real self and the ideal self. 
D)  a loss of meaning in their lives so their self-awareness becomes disjointed. 
A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  rigid ego-defenses and compulsive, self-defeating behavior. 
C)  incongruence between the real self and the ideal self. 
D)  a loss of meaning in their lives so their self-awareness becomes disjointed.

Question 10

In response to a client's unrealistic ideas or beliefs,a rational-emotive behavior therapist is likely to use all of the following statements EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  "What makes you think that life should be fair?" 
B)  "It is not rational for you to think that you can do everything well." 
C)  "It is rational that you are still angry at people who let you down in the past." 
D)  "You are placing unreasonable expectations on yourself; no one is perfect." 
A)  "What makes you think that life should be fair?" 
B)  "It is not rational for you to think that you can do everything well." 
C)  "It is rational that you are still angry at people who let you down in the past." 
D)  "You are placing unreasonable expectations on yourself; no one is perfect."

Question 11

Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

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A)  requiring large amounts of time and money. 
B)  effective only in treating psychosis. 
C)  being ineffective for a majority of its patients. 
D)  placing too much responsibility on the client. 
A)  requiring large amounts of time and money. 
B)  effective only in treating psychosis. 
C)  being ineffective for a majority of its patients. 
D)  placing too much responsibility on the client.

Question 12

Logotherapy is a form of __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  existential 
B)  reality 
C)  action 
D)  cognitive 
A)  existential 
B)  reality 
C)  action 
D)  cognitive

Question 13

An important part of which technique used in existential therapy involves an intense here-and-now encounter between the client and therapist which often brings about an emotional rebirth in which the client discovers the things that are really important in his or her life?

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  resistance 
C)  reflection 
D)  confrontation 
A)  transference 
B)  resistance 
C)  reflection 
D)  confrontation

Question 14

A young man dreams of pulling a pistol from his waistband and aiming at a target,while his wife watches.The pistol repeatedly fails to discharge,and the man's wife laughs at him.A Freudian psychoanalyst might see the symbolic meaning of this dream to mean that the young man is suffering from repressed feelings of sexual impotence.This symbolic meaning of a dream is known as __________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  lucid 
C)  manifest 
D)  latent 
A)  transference 
B)  lucid 
C)  manifest 
D)  latent

Question 15

Regarding ergot,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ergot was used to treat patients who had undergone trepanning. 
B)  Ergot can cause muscle twitches, delirium, and hallucinations. 
C)  Ergot is a lethal bacteria discovered by Philippe Pinel. 
D)  Ergot was the term applied to the ravings of the mentally ill within the asylum. 
A)  Ergot was used to treat patients who had undergone trepanning. 
B)  Ergot can cause muscle twitches, delirium, and hallucinations. 
C)  Ergot is a lethal bacteria discovered by Philippe Pinel. 
D)  Ergot was the term applied to the ravings of the mentally ill within the asylum.

Question 16

Freddy does not know why his wife seems so angry and upset.He decides not to say anything to her.According to REBT,Freddy

Accepted Answer

A)  is doing the right thing by giving his wife the "space" she needs to work through her problems. 
B)  has an unrealistic belief that it is better to avoid difficulties and responsibilities than to face them. 
C)  is exhibiting an antisocial personality disorder that will be difficult to treat. 
D)  is exhibiting resistance to the thought that he caused his wife to feel this way. 
A)  is doing the right thing by giving his wife the "space" she needs to work through her problems. 
B)  has an unrealistic belief that it is better to avoid difficulties and responsibilities than to face them. 
C)  is exhibiting an antisocial personality disorder that will be difficult to treat. 
D)  is exhibiting resistance to the thought that he caused his wife to feel this way.

Question 17

Many psychoanalysts have switched to brief psychodynamic therapy,which uses which of the following to reveal unconscious conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition 
B)  direct questioning 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  psychodrama 
A)  reciprocal inhibition 
B)  direct questioning 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  psychodrama

Question 18

Brian is a psychologist.He has his clients sign contracts and gives them "homework," which they must complete and then report the results of these actions to him at the next session.Brian's type of therapy would best be described as __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  supportive 
B)  somatic 
C)  insight 
D)  directive 
A)  supportive 
B)  somatic 
C)  insight 
D)  directive

Question 19

According to Freud,the unconscious message of a dream is revealed by interpreting

Accepted Answer

A)  transference references. 
B)  dream symbols. 
C)  resistance figures. 
D)  manifest meanings. 
A)  transference references. 
B)  dream symbols. 
C)  resistance figures. 
D)  manifest meanings.

Question 20

When Marco was describing his dream,he stopped at one point,seemed a bit upset,and then told the therapist that he could not remember any more and said,"Besides,this dream analysis is really silly anyway." Marco's therapist will most likely pay careful attention to these thoughts that Marco was unwilling to discuss.This technique of psychoanalysis is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  analysis of transference. 
B)  analysis of resistance. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  reciprocal inhibition. 
A)  analysis of transference. 
B)  analysis of resistance. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  reciprocal inhibition.

Exam 15: A: Therapies

The purpose of free association and dream analysis is to

According to research,people are less likely to become depressed again if they

Isabelle acts as if her therapist is an important person from her past.By doing this,Isabelle will be able to re-experience her repressed emotions with her therapist helping her to recognize and understand these emotions.Freud called this process

Regarding rational-emotive behavior therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

John's directive and confrontational therapist challenges his irrational belief that he will be a failure in college because he's the first in his family to attend college.His therapist is most likely a(n)__________ therapist.

Cognitive therapy has been used successfully in treating

The therapy that seeks to uncover one's "true self" hidden behind a screen of defenses is __________ therapy.

Freud's theory stressed that "neurosis" and "hysteria" were caused by repressed memories,motives and conflicts with these hidden forces remaining active in the personality and causing people to develop

In response to a client's unrealistic ideas or beliefs,a rational-emotive behavior therapist is likely to use all of the following statements EXCEPT

Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

Logotherapy is a form of __________ therapy.

An important part of which technique used in existential therapy involves an intense here-and-now encounter between the client and therapist which often brings about an emotional rebirth in which the client discovers the things that are really important in his or her life?

Regarding ergot,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Freddy does not know why his wife seems so angry and upset.He decides not to say anything to her.According to REBT,Freddy

Many psychoanalysts have switched to brief psychodynamic therapy,which uses which of the following to reveal unconscious conflicts?

Brian is a psychologist.He has his clients sign contracts and gives them "homework," which they must complete and then report the results of these actions to him at the next session.Brian's type of therapy would best be described as __________ therapy.

According to Freud,the unconscious message of a dream is revealed by interpreting

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