Question 1

Psychodrama participants engage in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  role reversal. 
B)  role-playing. 
C)  mirror technique. 
D)  role engagement. 
A)  role reversal. 
B)  role-playing. 
C)  mirror technique. 
D)  role engagement.

Question 2

Regarding the use of paraprofessionals for mental health services,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paraprofessionals are individuals who work in a near-professional capacity under the supervision of more highly trained staff. 
B)  Some paraprofessionals are ex-addicts, ex-alcoholics, or ex-patients who have "been there." 
C)  Some paraprofessionals are persons (paid or volunteer) who have skills in tutoring, crafts, or counseling and are skilled at communication. 
D)  Paraprofessional are often mistrusted by the clients and seen as less approachable than the "doctors." 
A)  Paraprofessionals are individuals who work in a near-professional capacity under the supervision of more highly trained staff. 
B)  Some paraprofessionals are ex-addicts, ex-alcoholics, or ex-patients who have "been there." 
C)  Some paraprofessionals are persons (paid or volunteer) who have skills in tutoring, crafts, or counseling and are skilled at communication. 
D)  Paraprofessional are often mistrusted by the clients and seen as less approachable than the "doctors."

Question 3

Regarding counseling services and paraprofessionals,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The counseling services at colleges are often staffed by peer counselors who have learned basic counseling skills. 
B)  Many studies have shown that paraprofessional counselors are often as effective as professionals. 
C)  The counseling services at colleges are provided free or at low cost. 
D)  Paraprofessionals provide counseling services without being under professional supervision. 
A)  The counseling services at colleges are often staffed by peer counselors who have learned basic counseling skills. 
B)  Many studies have shown that paraprofessional counselors are often as effective as professionals. 
C)  The counseling services at colleges are provided free or at low cost. 
D)  Paraprofessionals provide counseling services without being under professional supervision.

Question 4

According to your textbook,the future of psychotherapy will include an increase in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  group therapies and self-help groups run by paraprofessionals. 
B)  long-term insight-oriented therapies. 
C)  telephone and Internet counseling. 
D)  therapy being provided by master's level practitioners. 
A)  group therapies and self-help groups run by paraprofessionals. 
B)  long-term insight-oriented therapies. 
C)  telephone and Internet counseling. 
D)  therapy being provided by master's level practitioners.

Question 5

During self-directed desensitization,when one can vividly picture and imagine oneself in the fear-producing situation listed on the first card twice without a noticeable increase in muscle tension,one

Accepted Answer

A)  begins the relaxation procedure. 
B)  proceeds to the next card. 
C)  stops the procedure for the day. 
D)  attempts this relaxation three more times. 
A)  begins the relaxation procedure. 
B)  proceeds to the next card. 
C)  stops the procedure for the day. 
D)  attempts this relaxation three more times.

Question 6

The best definition of a peer counselor is a

Accepted Answer

A)  graduate student finishing his or her internship in counseling. 
B)  non-professional person who has learned basic counseling skills. 
C)  member of a self-help group who has the same type of problem as you do. 
D)  counselor with training and qualifications similar to a licensed psychotherapist. 
A)  graduate student finishing his or her internship in counseling. 
B)  non-professional person who has learned basic counseling skills. 
C)  member of a self-help group who has the same type of problem as you do. 
D)  counselor with training and qualifications similar to a licensed psychotherapist.

Question 7

Research has shown that effective therapists have

Accepted Answer

A)  more cognitive and less social skills. 
B)  the ability to create a working alliance. 
C)  dealt with their own mental health problems. 
D)  one or two specific "tried-and-true" types of treatment they use. 
A)  more cognitive and less social skills. 
B)  the ability to create a working alliance. 
C)  dealt with their own mental health problems. 
D)  one or two specific "tried-and-true" types of treatment they use.

Question 8

In group therapy,Don,a disturbed teenager,acts out a typical family fight with the therapist playing his father and with other group members playing his mother,brothers,and sisters.This type of therapy is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  a transference group. 
B)  psychodrama. 
C)  logotherapy. 
D)  a sensitivity group. 
A)  a transference group. 
B)  psychodrama. 
C)  logotherapy. 
D)  a sensitivity group.

Question 9

A group of experts predicted that there would be an increase in therapy provided by master's-level practitioners,paraprofessionals,Internet services,telephone counseling,and self-help groups and a decrease in the use of psychiatrists and psychoanalysis.These future trends were predicted based on

Accepted Answer

A)  pressures to reduce the cost of mental health services. 
B)  research that shows that paraprofessionals, self-help groups, and Internet counseling provide better care for clients than do psychiatrists. 
C)  the decreased attention span and motivational level of today's clients to participate in long-term therapy. 
D)  Internet and telephone services now being able to create the therapeutic alliance as well as long-term therapies did in the past. 
A)  pressures to reduce the cost of mental health services. 
B)  research that shows that paraprofessionals, self-help groups, and Internet counseling provide better care for clients than do psychiatrists. 
C)  the decreased attention span and motivational level of today's clients to participate in long-term therapy. 
D)  Internet and telephone services now being able to create the therapeutic alliance as well as long-term therapies did in the past.

Question 10

According to recent research,three of the following therapies were shown to be the most effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.Which was NOT one of these three?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug therapy 
B)  behavioral therapy 
C)  cognitive therapy 
D)  client-centered therapy 
A)  drug therapy 
B)  behavioral therapy 
C)  cognitive therapy 
D)  client-centered therapy

Question 11

Tabor,an ex-addict,now works in the mental health program that he once attended.For the new clients coming to this drug program,Tabor,who has "been there," tends to be more approachable than the doctors.Tabor is a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric resident. 
B)  paraprofessional. 
C)  psychiatric orderly. 
D)  psychiatric social worker. 
A)  psychiatric resident. 
B)  paraprofessional. 
C)  psychiatric orderly. 
D)  psychiatric social worker.

Question 12

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group therapy has been shown to be significantly less effective than individual therapy for all types of problems. 
B)  In group therapy, support and useful input are provided by other group members. 
C)  Group therapy is especially good for helping people understand their personal relationships. 
D)  A person can act out or directly experience problems in group therapy. 
A)  Group therapy has been shown to be significantly less effective than individual therapy for all types of problems. 
B)  In group therapy, support and useful input are provided by other group members. 
C)  Group therapy is especially good for helping people understand their personal relationships. 
D)  A person can act out or directly experience problems in group therapy.

Question 13

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalyst. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  behavior therapist. 
D)  cognitive therapist. 
A)  psychoanalyst. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  behavior therapist. 
D)  cognitive therapist.

Question 14

When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies,they will do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  rely mainly on intuition in the selection of therapies for specific disorders. 
B)  seek guidance from research experiments. 
C)  have a better understanding of which therapies "work" best for specific types of problems. 
D)  weed out fringe "therapies" that have little or no value. 
A)  rely mainly on intuition in the selection of therapies for specific disorders. 
B)  seek guidance from research experiments. 
C)  have a better understanding of which therapies "work" best for specific types of problems. 
D)  weed out fringe "therapies" that have little or no value.

Question 15

Which type of individual,insight,directive psychotherapy has as its strength that of "searching honesty"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following is listed as an effective counseling skill in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus on trying to understand the cause of the person's behavior. 
B)  Provide generous advice coupled with multiple solutions to the person's problems. 
C)  Ask open-ended questions to encourage a free expression of the person's ideas. 
D)  Keep the conversation going with absolutely no silence. 
A)  Focus on trying to understand the cause of the person's behavior. 
B)  Provide generous advice coupled with multiple solutions to the person's problems. 
C)  Ask open-ended questions to encourage a free expression of the person's ideas. 
D)  Keep the conversation going with absolutely no silence.

Question 17

Which of the following is a technique in which all family members participate,both individually and as a group,to change destructive relationships and communication patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodrama 
B)  family therapy 
C)  sensitivity group 
D)  encounter group 
A)  psychodrama 
B)  family therapy 
C)  sensitivity group 
D)  encounter group

Question 18

The goal of encounter groups is to

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforce appropriate behavior in other group members. 
B)  have group members act out current life problems. 
C)  take part in exercises designed to increase awareness of oneself and others. 
D)  engage in brutally honest discussions to tear down defenses and false fronts. 
A)  reinforce appropriate behavior in other group members. 
B)  have group members act out current life problems. 
C)  take part in exercises designed to increase awareness of oneself and others. 
D)  engage in brutally honest discussions to tear down defenses and false fronts.

Question 19

Moreno believed that through psychodrama people

Accepted Answer

A)  are able to challenge irrational beliefs. 
B)  gain insight that will transfer to real-life situations. 
C)  learn self-reinforcement techniques. 
D)  try out many different roles to discover their true identities. 
A)  are able to challenge irrational beliefs. 
B)  gain insight that will transfer to real-life situations. 
C)  learn self-reinforcement techniques. 
D)  try out many different roles to discover their true identities.

Question 20

Goals of psychotherapy include

Accepted Answer

A)  mending interpersonal relations. 
B)  improving one's sense of self. 
C)  restoring a sense of hope and optimism to clients. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  mending interpersonal relations. 
B)  improving one's sense of self. 
C)  restoring a sense of hope and optimism to clients. 
D)  all of these.

Exam 15: C: Therapies

Psychodrama participants engage in all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the use of paraprofessionals for mental health services,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding counseling services and paraprofessionals,which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to your textbook,the future of psychotherapy will include an increase in all of the following EXCEPT

During self-directed desensitization,when one can vividly picture and imagine oneself in the fear-producing situation listed on the first card twice without a noticeable increase in muscle tension,one

The best definition of a peer counselor is a

Research has shown that effective therapists have

In group therapy,Don,a disturbed teenager,acts out a typical family fight with the therapist playing his father and with other group members playing his mother,brothers,and sisters.This type of therapy is known as

A group of experts predicted that there would be an increase in therapy provided by master's-level practitioners,paraprofessionals,Internet services,telephone counseling,and self-help groups and a decrease in the use of psychiatrists and psychoanalysis.These future trends were predicted based on

According to recent research,three of the following therapies were shown to be the most effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.Which was NOT one of these three?

Tabor,an ex-addict,now works in the mental health program that he once attended.For the new clients coming to this drug program,Tabor,who has "been there," tends to be more approachable than the doctors.Tabor is a

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies,they will do all of the following EXCEPT

Which type of individual,insight,directive psychotherapy has as its strength that of "searching honesty"?

Which of the following is listed as an effective counseling skill in your text?

Which of the following is a technique in which all family members participate,both individually and as a group,to change destructive relationships and communication patterns?

The goal of encounter groups is to

Moreno believed that through psychodrama people

Goals of psychotherapy include

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology