Question 1

Anxiolytics are also referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  major tranquilizers. 
B)  minor tranquilizers. 
C)  antidepressants. 
D)  antipsychotics. 
A)  major tranquilizers. 
B)  minor tranquilizers. 
C)  antidepressants. 
D)  antipsychotics.

Question 2

Which of the following procedures prevents a reward from following an undesirable response by removing the individual from a situation in which he or she could be reinforced?

Accepted Answer

A)  shaping 
B)  stimulus control 
C)  time-out 
D)  reciprocal inhibition 
A)  shaping 
B)  stimulus control 
C)  time-out 
D)  reciprocal inhibition

Question 3

The first step in overcoming a phobia is to construct a hierarchy which involves

Accepted Answer

A)  an ordered list of fear-provoking stimuli. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  a list of possible causes of the phobia. 
D)  making a list of situations that produce pleasure or relaxation. 
A)  an ordered list of fear-provoking stimuli. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  a list of possible causes of the phobia. 
D)  making a list of situations that produce pleasure or relaxation.

Question 4

John considers himself to be a professional gambler and only a part-time truck driver.He has "won big" several times in his life,but his wife remembers the times that she had to rely on help from her parents just to feed and clothe their children because of John's "big losses." However,John keeps gambling because he tends to focus on the "wins" and not on the "losses." John is exhibiting which of the cognitive distortions that lead to a gambling addiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  luck as a trait 
B)  the gambler's fallacy 
C)  attribution errors 
D)  selective memory 
A)  luck as a trait 
B)  the gambler's fallacy 
C)  attribution errors 
D)  selective memory

Question 5

Which of the following involves placing a person in a protected setting where medical therapy for emotional disorders is provided?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental hospitalization 
B)  deinstitutionalization 
C)  logotherapy 
D)  pharmacotherapy 
A)  mental hospitalization 
B)  deinstitutionalization 
C)  logotherapy 
D)  pharmacotherapy

Question 6

Jaime has gone through a series of steps that helped her gradually adapt and overcome her fear of the high diving board.When she has conquered her fear,we say that which of the following has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  catharsis 
B)  role reversal 
C)  desensitization 
D)  adaptive extinction 
A)  catharsis 
B)  role reversal 
C)  desensitization 
D)  adaptive extinction

Question 7

A behavior therapist wants to reward a language delayed child for saying a new word,but rewards the child first for saying the first letter sound and then another letter sound,and so on.The language therapist is using

Accepted Answer

A)  shaping. 
B)  stimulus control. 
C)  a hierarchy. 
D)  nonreinforcement. 
A)  shaping. 
B)  stimulus control. 
C)  a hierarchy. 
D)  nonreinforcement.

Question 8

The oldest and most radical psychosurgery is

Accepted Answer

A)  ECT. 
B)  the lobotomy. 
C)  REBT. 
D)  deep lesioning. 
A)  ECT. 
B)  the lobotomy. 
C)  REBT. 
D)  deep lesioning.

Question 9

A staff psychologist who recommends the use of a "time-out" procedure for treating disruptive behavior is referring to time-out from

Accepted Answer

A)  attention and other rewards for disruptive behavior. 
B)  an overly stimulating environment. 
C)  threats of physical punishment. 
D)  the negative reinforcement associated with extinction. 
A)  attention and other rewards for disruptive behavior. 
B)  an overly stimulating environment. 
C)  threats of physical punishment. 
D)  the negative reinforcement associated with extinction.

Question 10

Which of the following would NOT be classified as an anxiolytic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Valium 
B)  Risperdal 
C)  Xanax 
D)  Ativan 
A)  Valium 
B)  Risperdal 
C)  Xanax 
D)  Ativan

Question 11

Response-contingent shock paired with an undesirable habit would most likely be used in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  desensitization 
B)  a token economy 
C)  reciprocal inhibition 
D)  aversion therapy 
A)  desensitization 
B)  a token economy 
C)  reciprocal inhibition 
D)  aversion therapy

Question 12

The most frequently occurring human behaviors lead to some form of

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction. 
B)  aversion. 
C)  reward. 
D)  punishment. 
A)  extinction. 
B)  aversion. 
C)  reward. 
D)  punishment.

Question 13

In order to help a young boy to overcome his fear of dogs,he is shown films of friendly dogs,and later he is exposed to another child playing and petting a friendly dog.This type of therapy is called

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious desensitization. 
B)  EMDR. 
C)  transference. 
D)  rational-emotive behavior therapy. 
A)  vicarious desensitization. 
B)  EMDR. 
C)  transference. 
D)  rational-emotive behavior therapy.

Question 14

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Accepted Answer

A)  cost states large amounts of money for added care in half-way houses. 
B)  discharge many chronic patients into hostile communities without adequate care. 
C)  move patients into situations involving treatment by paraprofessionals. 
D)  allow the less severe patients better access to mental health care. 
A)  cost states large amounts of money for added care in half-way houses. 
B)  discharge many chronic patients into hostile communities without adequate care. 
C)  move patients into situations involving treatment by paraprofessionals. 
D)  allow the less severe patients better access to mental health care.

Question 15

Marian is very late coming in from her date.Her parents scold her for 30 minutes and then "ground" her (take away her dating privilege)for two weeks.Marian is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  punishment. 
B)  negative reinforcement. 
C)  nonreinforcement. 
D)  stimulus control. 
A)  punishment. 
B)  negative reinforcement. 
C)  nonreinforcement. 
D)  stimulus control.

Question 16

By using which of the following could Alba learn to associate a negative emotional response with her undesirable habit of compulsive hair-pulling?

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning 
B)  escape training 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  conditioned helplessness 
A)  operant conditioning 
B)  escape training 
C)  aversion therapy 
D)  conditioned helplessness

Question 17

Learning exercises that produce total relaxation while experiencing disturbing items in a hierarchy of fear-provoking situations is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  aversion conditioning. 
C)  vicarious conditioning. 
D)  cognitive therapy. 
A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  aversion conditioning. 
C)  vicarious conditioning. 
D)  cognitive therapy.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of tokens?

Accepted Answer

A)  check marks 
B)  poker chips 
C)  food or privileges 
D)  gold stars 
A)  check marks 
B)  poker chips 
C)  food or privileges 
D)  gold stars

Question 19

Gamblers who believe in a "run of luck," "winning streaks," and "the dice being hot" are exhibiting which cognitive distortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the gambler's fallacy 
B)  selective memory 
C)  attribution errors 
D)  probability biases 
A)  the gambler's fallacy 
B)  selective memory 
C)  attribution errors 
D)  probability biases

Question 20

Vicarious desensitization occurs when the client

Accepted Answer

A)  observes a model performing the feared behavior. 
B)  is coached into performing feared behavior in front of the therapist. 
C)  engages in behaviors similar to the feared behavior. 
D)  uses selective perception in coping with a feared object. 
A)  observes a model performing the feared behavior. 
B)  is coached into performing feared behavior in front of the therapist. 
C)  engages in behaviors similar to the feared behavior. 
D)  uses selective perception in coping with a feared object.

Exam 15: B: Therapies

Anxiolytics are also referred to as

Which of the following procedures prevents a reward from following an undesirable response by removing the individual from a situation in which he or she could be reinforced?

The first step in overcoming a phobia is to construct a hierarchy which involves

Which of the following involves placing a person in a protected setting where medical therapy for emotional disorders is provided?

Jaime has gone through a series of steps that helped her gradually adapt and overcome her fear of the high diving board.When she has conquered her fear,we say that which of the following has occurred?

A behavior therapist wants to reward a language delayed child for saying a new word,but rewards the child first for saying the first letter sound and then another letter sound,and so on.The language therapist is using

The oldest and most radical psychosurgery is

A staff psychologist who recommends the use of a "time-out" procedure for treating disruptive behavior is referring to time-out from

Which of the following would NOT be classified as an anxiolytic?

Response-contingent shock paired with an undesirable habit would most likely be used in which of the following?

The most frequently occurring human behaviors lead to some form of

In order to help a young boy to overcome his fear of dogs,he is shown films of friendly dogs,and later he is exposed to another child playing and petting a friendly dog.This type of therapy is called

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Marian is very late coming in from her date.Her parents scold her for 30 minutes and then "ground" her (take away her dating privilege)for two weeks.Marian is experiencing

By using which of the following could Alba learn to associate a negative emotional response with her undesirable habit of compulsive hair-pulling?

Learning exercises that produce total relaxation while experiencing disturbing items in a hierarchy of fear-provoking situations is based on

Which of the following is NOT a typical example of tokens?

Gamblers who believe in a "run of luck," "winning streaks," and "the dice being hot" are exhibiting which cognitive distortion?

Vicarious desensitization occurs when the client

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