Exam 15: Therapy

Tim's therapist isn't "warm and fuzzy." In fact, she is quite aggressive in confronting Tim when he makes an irrational statement like, "I'm a total failure, and there's nothing I can do about it." Tim's therapist is using:

A therapist displays empathy in interactions with a client when he or she:

Modern therapies based on Freud's principles of psychoanalysis are known collectively as:

The Philadelphia study of the effectiveness of therapy found people who:

Treatments designed to remove irrational beliefs and negative thoughts that are presumed to be responsible for psychological disorders are called ____________________.

The "empty chair" technique is most closely associated with:

Dr.Darian believes that most psychological disorders can be successfully treated by bringing unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness.Knowing this, you might expect that Dr.Darian's personal library contains a large number of books written by:

Gil has been feeling worthless and unmotivated since he lost his job six months ago.He schedules an appointment with his doctor to find out if there is some physical problem that is causing his symptoms.His doctor tells Gil that he has a psychological disorder that should respond well to medication.The doctor will most likely treat Gil's symptoms by prescribing:

Psychoanalysis is:

The behavioral therapy that is designed to increase adaptive behaviors using modeling and reinforcement is:

Biologically based treatments for reducing or eliminating the symptoms of psychological disorders are known as:

Which of the following is NOT a form of insight therapy?

Which of the following pairings of disorder and treatment is correct?

Dr.Lance is a psychotherapist who frequently argues with her clients.She tries to get them to confront their irrational beliefs.She often contradicts what they say, telling them to think about things from a different perspective.Dr.Lance is most likely:

In client-centered therapy, the three essential core qualities that a therapist should provide to the client are ____________________, unconditional positive regard, and empathy.

Tonia has been taking a drug to control a psychological disorder.Some of the side effects that she has been experiencing include drowsiness and impaired motor coordination.In addition, Tonia has become psychologically dependent on the drug she has been taking.In this case, it is likely that Tonia is being treated for:

Which category of drugs are therapists finding are effective in treating anxiety disorders?

Cognitive therapies may be particularly effective for treating:

Some potential side effects of Thorazine (chlorpromazine) are:

The behavioral therapy that uses counterconditioning to replace negative learned associations with something relaxing and pleasurable is: