Question 1

Meta-analysis is a procedure used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  determine the effectiveness of some treatment across many studies 
B)  help the patient become aware of and understand the causes of his or her problem 
C)  identify which mental patients should be deinstitutionalized, and which should not 
D)  gradually expose a patient to a feared object while simultaneously practicing relaxation 
A)  determine the effectiveness of some treatment across many studies 
B)  help the patient become aware of and understand the causes of his or her problem 
C)  identify which mental patients should be deinstitutionalized, and which should not 
D)  gradually expose a patient to a feared object while simultaneously practicing relaxation

Question 2

The developer of EMDR claims that the effectiveness of EMDR is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it causes thought substitution 
B)  it wipes traumatic memories from long-term memory 
C)  it teaches a patient's family skills to cope with the disorder 
D)  eye movements reprocess traumatic memories and images 
A)  it causes thought substitution 
B)  it wipes traumatic memories from long-term memory 
C)  it teaches a patient's family skills to cope with the disorder 
D)  eye movements reprocess traumatic memories and images

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding the effectiveness of cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its benefits tend to be shorter lasting than other forms of therapy. 
B)  It is effective with a variety of symptoms. 
C)  Few studies have been conducted to examine cognitive therapy's effectiveness. 
D)  It is less effective than psychoanalysis. 
A)  Its benefits tend to be shorter lasting than other forms of therapy. 
B)  It is effective with a variety of symptoms. 
C)  Few studies have been conducted to examine cognitive therapy's effectiveness. 
D)  It is less effective than psychoanalysis.

Question 4

Psychotherapy is more effective for a person than simply being assigned to a waiting list.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Positive regard,according to principles of client-centered therapy,is the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  communicate caring and respect for a client 
B)  understand what a client is feeling 
C)  be nondefensive in interactions with a client 
D)  modify irrational beliefs and experiences 
A)  communicate caring and respect for a client 
B)  understand what a client is feeling 
C)  be nondefensive in interactions with a client 
D)  modify irrational beliefs and experiences

Question 6

What therapy focuses on the therapist and client talking about the client's symptoms and trying to identify the cause of the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-behavior therapy 
B)  insight therapy 
C)  medical therapy 
D)  the eclectic approach 
A)  cognitive-behavior therapy 
B)  insight therapy 
C)  medical therapy 
D)  the eclectic approach

Question 7

The most common form of biomedical therapy currently practiced is

Accepted Answer

A)  drug therapy 
B)  transcranial magnetic stimulation 
C)  deep brain stimulation 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy 
A)  drug therapy 
B)  transcranial magnetic stimulation 
C)  deep brain stimulation 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the three therapist characteristics that Rogers believed would facilitate change in clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy 
B)  directness 
C)  positive regard 
D)  genuineness 
A)  empathy 
B)  directness 
C)  positive regard 
D)  genuineness

Question 9

A client-centered therapist who is nondirective tends to be more effective than one who is more directive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Community mental health centers are:

Accepted Answer

A)  large mental hospitals that house hundreds of patients 
B)  half-way houses for mental patients 
C)  places for mental patients who do not need in-patient hospitalization 
D)  facilities that perform electric shock therapy 
A)  large mental hospitals that house hundreds of patients 
B)  half-way houses for mental patients 
C)  places for mental patients who do not need in-patient hospitalization 
D)  facilities that perform electric shock therapy

Question 11

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the life of a mental patient in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental patients were sentenced to prison. 
B)  Hospitals sold tickets so that people could come and observe the behavior of mental patients. 
C)  Mental patients were kept in huge, overcrowded hospitals with little supervision. 
D)  Hospitals used drug therapy to treat mental patients. 
A)  Mental patients were sentenced to prison. 
B)  Hospitals sold tickets so that people could come and observe the behavior of mental patients. 
C)  Mental patients were kept in huge, overcrowded hospitals with little supervision. 
D)  Hospitals used drug therapy to treat mental patients.

Question 12

Is psychotherapy effective? What are the "common factors" present in different therapies that are associated with effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

Psychotherapy has been shown to be effec

Question 13

Systematic desensitization is a client-centered therapy technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Freud based his psychoanalysis on:

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational studies 
B)  the experiments of Jung and Rogers 
C)  a solid foundation of experiments 
D)  his case studies 
A)  correlational studies 
B)  the experiments of Jung and Rogers 
C)  a solid foundation of experiments 
D)  his case studies

Question 15

Your friend believes that psychotherapy is useless,and that emotional problems are just as likely to go away without treatment.You disagree,because evaluation studies have found that psychotherapy:

Accepted Answer

A)  has an approximate success rate of 50 percent 
B)  is more effective than no treatment 
C)  is more effective than drug therapy 
D)  may be effective, because the patient expects it to be effective 
A)  has an approximate success rate of 50 percent 
B)  is more effective than no treatment 
C)  is more effective than drug therapy 
D)  may be effective, because the patient expects it to be effective

Question 16

What role did the introduction of phenothiazines have on the deinstitutionalization movement?

Accepted Answer

The introduction of phenothiazines playe

Question 17

In general,the specific psychotherapy makes no difference in terms of effectiveness as long as _____ is (are)present in the psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  common factors 
C)  exposure 
D)  resistance 
A)  transference 
B)  common factors 
C)  exposure 
D)  resistance

Question 18

In 1950,there were ____ patients in mental hospitals.In 1970,there were ____ patients in mental hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000,000; 555,000 
B)  555,000; 750,000 
C)  550,000; 150,000 
D)  100,000; 5,000 
A)  1,000,000; 555,000 
B)  555,000; 750,000 
C)  550,000; 150,000 
D)  100,000; 5,000

Question 19

Marty requires some professional help,but cannot afford it.He should seek help at:

Accepted Answer

A)  the nearest welfare office 
B)  his local community mental health center 
C)  the Department of Social Services 
D)  the nearest psychiatric hospital 
A)  the nearest welfare office 
B)  his local community mental health center 
C)  the Department of Social Services 
D)  the nearest psychiatric hospital

Question 20

Your roommate's insomnia is interfering with your sleep.Which of the following is not good advice to give your roommate?

Accepted Answer

A)  If you can't sleep, read or watch TV in bed to become drowsier. 
B)  Go to bed only when you are sleepy. 
C)  Set the alarm to the same time each morning. 
D)  Do not nap during the day. 
A)  If you can't sleep, read or watch TV in bed to become drowsier. 
B)  Go to bed only when you are sleepy. 
C)  Set the alarm to the same time each morning. 
D)  Do not nap during the day.

Exam 24: Therapies

Meta-analysis is a procedure used to:

The developer of EMDR claims that the effectiveness of EMDR is that:

Which of the following is true regarding the effectiveness of cognitive therapy?

Psychotherapy is more effective for a person than simply being assigned to a waiting list.

Positive regard,according to principles of client-centered therapy,is the ability to:

What therapy focuses on the therapist and client talking about the client's symptoms and trying to identify the cause of the problem?

The most common form of biomedical therapy currently practiced is

Which of the following is not one of the three therapist characteristics that Rogers believed would facilitate change in clients?

A client-centered therapist who is nondirective tends to be more effective than one who is more directive.

Community mental health centers are:

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the life of a mental patient in the early 1900s?

Is psychotherapy effective? What are the "common factors" present in different therapies that are associated with effectiveness?

Systematic desensitization is a client-centered therapy technique.

Freud based his psychoanalysis on:

Your friend believes that psychotherapy is useless,and that emotional problems are just as likely to go away without treatment.You disagree,because evaluation studies have found that psychotherapy:

What role did the introduction of phenothiazines have on the deinstitutionalization movement?

In general,the specific psychotherapy makes no difference in terms of effectiveness as long as _____ is (are)present in the psychotherapy.

In 1950,there were ____ patients in mental hospitals.In 1970,there were ____ patients in mental hospitals.

Marty requires some professional help,but cannot afford it.He should seek help at:

Your roommate's insomnia is interfering with your sleep.Which of the following is not good advice to give your roommate?

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