Exam 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Unconditional positive regard is a key element of client-centred therapy.

The development,in therapy,of an effective working relationship in which the therapist and client strive jointly and constructively toward identifying and confronting the important issues and problems the client faces is known as the ________.

Behavioural clinicians rarely supplement behavioural observations with traditional forms of psychometric assessment.

Erica seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.Her therapist suggests that her depression stems from other people placing roadblocks in her path,preventing her from achieving self-actualization.In addition,the therapist suggests that Erica needs to experience unconditional positive regard to develop a sense of genuineness about herself and to develop psychological congruence.Erica's therapist is most like ________.

Each of the following is a problem with self-monitoring EXCEPT ________.

Each of the following is true of current psychodynamic therapies when compared with traditional psychoanalysis EXCEPT ________.

Wynona goes to a therapist for treatment of her depression.She is asked to lie down on a couch and say anything that comes to mind.Her therapist sits in a chair behind her,out of direct view.For the next 50 minutes Wynona lets her mind wander,saying whatever she likes.Her therapist says very little.Her therapist is most likely a ________.

Cognitive therapists focus on helping clients ________.

Hillary visits a therapist to deal with her anxiety and depression.The therapist explores her thoughts,beliefs,and attitudes and attempts to replace her self-defeating thoughts with rational,self-enhancing thought patterns.Her therapist is using a ________ assessment approach.

Discuss the issue of whether or not the insanity plea is degrading to the defendant.

The concept of cognitive distortions would be most important to ________.

Nonspecific factors in psychotherapy stem largely from ________.

Describe the use of psychological tests in the assessment of neuropsychological functioning.

Antipsychotic drugs can cure a person's psychotic disorder.

A psychologist visits Natalie's home to observe the interaction between Natalie and her parents.The psychologist is completing a(n)__________ assessment.

Behavioural diaries can help clients increase desirable,but low-frequency behaviours.

The behavioural Approach Task is a popular ________ measure.

Janet seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.The therapist suggests that her depression results from a series of cognitive distortions,which have affected her self-image.Janet is asked to do some "homework assignments," recording upsetting events,the thoughts that follow the events,and the feelings resulting from the thoughts.Her therapist also gives her behavioural "homework assignments" to help her structure her time with meaningful activities and counteract the listlessness and apathy characterizing her free time since she became depressed.Her therapist is most like ________.

Shakespeare's quote "There is nothing either good or bad,but thinking makes it so," most closely reflects the views of ________ therapists.

Each of the following is a class of antidepressant EXCEPT ________.