Question 1

When using meta-analysis to evaluate psychotherapy's effectiveness,the most improvement occurs in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 12 sessions 
B)  13 to 18 sessions 
C)  19 to 24 sessions 
D)  25 to 30 sessions 
A)  1 to 12 sessions 
B)  13 to 18 sessions 
C)  19 to 24 sessions 
D)  25 to 30 sessions

Question 2

Why is it that people who undergo lithium therapy must have regular blood tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  To make sure that there are no chromosomal mutations that occur as a result of the lithium being in the blood. 
B)  To test for the development of a white blood cell disease called agranulocytosis that can develop in people taking lithium. 
C)  Because lithium can be toxic to the body, so it is necessary to make sure it is not too present in one's blood. 
D)  To make sure that the patient is not taking other drugs that can have a lethal interaction with the lithium. 
A)  To make sure that there are no chromosomal mutations that occur as a result of the lithium being in the blood. 
B)  To test for the development of a white blood cell disease called agranulocytosis that can develop in people taking lithium. 
C)  Because lithium can be toxic to the body, so it is necessary to make sure it is not too present in one's blood. 
D)  To make sure that the patient is not taking other drugs that can have a lethal interaction with the lithium.

Question 3

Which psychologist conditioned Little Albert to fear a rat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aaron Beck 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Carl Rogers 
D)  John Watson 
A)  Aaron Beck 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Carl Rogers 
D)  John Watson

Question 4

Most therapists are eclectic,meaning that they pick and choose aspects of several therapies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Dr.Dodson uses a variety of insight therapy techniques,along with some directive techniques from the cognitive-behavioral approach.Dr.Dodson sounds like he has a(n)____ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  moral movement 
B)  medical 
C)  meta-analytical 
D)  eclectic 
A)  moral movement 
B)  medical 
C)  meta-analytical 
D)  eclectic

Question 6

Chris is in counseling with a therapist who never gives advice or directions to him,but who often restates what Chris has said so that he can reflect on his feelings.What type of therapist is Chris seeing?

Accepted Answer

A)  client-centered 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  cognitive 
D)  behavioral 
A)  client-centered 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  cognitive 
D)  behavioral

Question 7

If Dr.Crane views psychological disorders as diseases to be treated with drugs,it is likely that Dr.Crane is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a social worker 
B)  a psychiatrist 
C)  a clinical psychologist 
D)  a psychoanalyst 
A)  a social worker 
B)  a psychiatrist 
C)  a clinical psychologist 
D)  a psychoanalyst

Question 8

The process of projecting onto one's therapist conflict-ridden emotions that one felt toward important people during childhood is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  free association 
B)  resistance 
C)  transference 
D)  insight 
A)  free association 
B)  resistance 
C)  transference 
D)  insight

Question 9

The effectiveness of EMDR in treating traumatic memories is comparable to:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy 
C)  client-centered therapy 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy 
A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy 
C)  client-centered therapy 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy

Question 10

Describe how the treatment of mental disorders has changed from the 1700s to the present day.

Accepted Answer

In the 1700s, the treatment of mental di

Question 11

Psychoanalysis was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  John Watson 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Albert Ellis 
A)  John Watson 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Albert Ellis

Question 12

In practice,most therapists:

Accepted Answer

A)  adopt one technique early in their careers and rarely change 
B)  use a combination of approaches, rather than a single one 
C)  use one approach at a time, but shift between methods according to what is currently popular 
D)  have an approach of their own that does not resemble any of the classic approaches 
A)  adopt one technique early in their careers and rarely change 
B)  use a combination of approaches, rather than a single one 
C)  use one approach at a time, but shift between methods according to what is currently popular 
D)  have an approach of their own that does not resemble any of the classic approaches

Question 13

The term deinstitutionalization refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  moving mental patients from the prisons into mental hospitals 
B)  the dramatic increase in the number of mental patients during the 1950s 
C)  offering low-cost mental health care to a community 
D)  releasing mental patients from mental hospitals and returning them to the community 
A)  moving mental patients from the prisons into mental hospitals 
B)  the dramatic increase in the number of mental patients during the 1950s 
C)  offering low-cost mental health care to a community 
D)  releasing mental patients from mental hospitals and returning them to the community

Question 14

Many former mental patients have ended up in the street as America's homeless.Which of the following is probably at least partially responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)  the failures of psychoanalysis 
B)  moral treatment movement 
C)  community mental health centers 
D)  deinstitutionalization 
A)  the failures of psychoanalysis 
B)  moral treatment movement 
C)  community mental health centers 
D)  deinstitutionalization

Question 15

The goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the training of mental health professionals 
B)  test a new form of psychotherapy 
C)  get patients back into the community 
D)  reduce the amount of money spent on mental patients 
A)  improve the training of mental health professionals 
B)  test a new form of psychotherapy 
C)  get patients back into the community 
D)  reduce the amount of money spent on mental patients

Question 16

In resistance,the client forms strong emotions toward the therapist that substitute for someone important in the client's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The early support for EMDR's effectiveness came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  case studies and testimonials 
B)  longitudinal studies 
C)  experiments 
D)  cross-sectional studies 
A)  case studies and testimonials 
B)  longitudinal studies 
C)  experiments 
D)  cross-sectional studies

Question 18

You are watching a TV talk show.The guest is an advocate of Freudian psychoanalysis and correctly claims that the concept of _____ has been supported by research.

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  the Oedipus complex 
C)  id 
D)  unconscious forces 
A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  the Oedipus complex 
C)  id 
D)  unconscious forces

Question 19

David feels that no one likes him and that he is deliberately ignored at work.His therapist asks David to keep track of the number of times in a week that people at work actually say something to him.David discovers that people pay more attention to him than he thought.What cognitive-behavior modification technique did David use?

Accepted Answer

A)  graded task assignments 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  behavioral rehearsal 
D)  free association 
A)  graded task assignments 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  behavioral rehearsal 
D)  free association

Question 20

Who might have written,"These patients are humans.Thus we must treat them humanely.Let their stay with us be pleasant and relaxing?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Rush 
B)  Aaron Beck 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Dorothea Dix 
A)  Benjamin Rush 
B)  Aaron Beck 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Dorothea Dix

Exam 24: Therapies

When using meta-analysis to evaluate psychotherapy's effectiveness,the most improvement occurs in:

Why is it that people who undergo lithium therapy must have regular blood tests?

Which psychologist conditioned Little Albert to fear a rat?

Most therapists are eclectic,meaning that they pick and choose aspects of several therapies.

Dr.Dodson uses a variety of insight therapy techniques,along with some directive techniques from the cognitive-behavioral approach.Dr.Dodson sounds like he has a(n)____ approach to therapy.

Chris is in counseling with a therapist who never gives advice or directions to him,but who often restates what Chris has said so that he can reflect on his feelings.What type of therapist is Chris seeing?

If Dr.Crane views psychological disorders as diseases to be treated with drugs,it is likely that Dr.Crane is:

The process of projecting onto one's therapist conflict-ridden emotions that one felt toward important people during childhood is called:

The effectiveness of EMDR in treating traumatic memories is comparable to:

Describe how the treatment of mental disorders has changed from the 1700s to the present day.

Psychoanalysis was developed by:

In practice,most therapists:

The term deinstitutionalization refers to:

Many former mental patients have ended up in the street as America's homeless.Which of the following is probably at least partially responsible?

The goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

In resistance,the client forms strong emotions toward the therapist that substitute for someone important in the client's life.

The early support for EMDR's effectiveness came from:

You are watching a TV talk show.The guest is an advocate of Freudian psychoanalysis and correctly claims that the concept of _____ has been supported by research.

Who might have written,"These patients are humans.Thus we must treat them humanely.Let their stay with us be pleasant and relaxing?"

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