Question 1

In systematic desensitization,a client who becomes anxious while imagining a step in the stimulus hierarchy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  instructed to go back to a prior step 
B)  told to focus on the nature of the anxiety 
C)  to remain relaxed and continue to imagine the step until no longer anxious 
D)  required to reorder the steps in the stimulus hierarchy 
A)  instructed to go back to a prior step 
B)  told to focus on the nature of the anxiety 
C)  to remain relaxed and continue to imagine the step until no longer anxious 
D)  required to reorder the steps in the stimulus hierarchy

Question 2

Freud used techniques that would:

Accepted Answer

A)  modify environmental consequences 
B)  polarize thinking in order to prevent rational emotive thoughts 
C)  censor unacceptable material 
D)  provide clues to unconscious conflicts and repressed thoughts 
A)  modify environmental consequences 
B)  polarize thinking in order to prevent rational emotive thoughts 
C)  censor unacceptable material 
D)  provide clues to unconscious conflicts and repressed thoughts

Question 3

Sylvia is undergoing systematic desensitization.She and her therapist are working on developing a list of feared stimuli.What are they creating?

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance hierarchy 
B)  transference list 
C)  exposure list 
D)  stimulus hierarchy 
A)  resistance hierarchy 
B)  transference list 
C)  exposure list 
D)  stimulus hierarchy

Question 4

Freud believed that one of the main duties of the analyst was to help the patient work through:

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-analysis 
B)  polarized thoughts 
C)  irrational interpretations 
D)  transference 
A)  meta-analysis 
B)  polarized thoughts 
C)  irrational interpretations 
D)  transference

Question 5

The research on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is inferior to psychoanalysis 
B)  any improvements are very short-lived 
C)  many of the concepts are untestable 
D)  it is more effective than control procedures 
A)  it is inferior to psychoanalysis 
B)  any improvements are very short-lived 
C)  many of the concepts are untestable 
D)  it is more effective than control procedures

Question 6

Which of the following individuals would be best treated with cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aditi was diagnosed with mental retardation 
B)  William suffers from schizophrenia 
C)  Harry, who has antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Emmi, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder 
A)  Aditi was diagnosed with mental retardation 
B)  William suffers from schizophrenia 
C)  Harry, who has antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Emmi, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder

Question 7

In working out his transference,Michael becomes defensive,because he does not want to admit repressed thoughts and feelings into consciousness.Michael is showing:

Accepted Answer

A)  flooding 
B)  polarized thinking 
C)  transference 
D)  resistance 
A)  flooding 
B)  polarized thinking 
C)  transference 
D)  resistance

Question 8

Which of the following maladaptive thought patterns is the best example of overgeneralization?

Accepted Answer

A)  "She hates me." 
B)  "I have many problems." 
C)  "Every time I try something new, I fail." 
D)  "Sure I got an A in physics, but I barely passed English." 
A)  "She hates me." 
B)  "I have many problems." 
C)  "Every time I try something new, I fail." 
D)  "Sure I got an A in physics, but I barely passed English."

Question 9

A technique of behavior therapy in which the client is gradually exposed to the feared object while simultaneously practicing relaxation is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  free association 
B)  transference 
C)  flooding 
D)  systematic desensitization 
A)  free association 
B)  transference 
C)  flooding 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 10

Therapists from the client-centered approach assume the importance of empathy and reflection in producing change.The research:

Accepted Answer

A)  has supported their assumption 
B)  has supported the importance of empathy, but not reflection 
C)  has supported the importance of reflection, but not empathy 
D)  has indicated that empathy and reflection may not be as important as previously believed 
A)  has supported their assumption 
B)  has supported the importance of empathy, but not reflection 
C)  has supported the importance of reflection, but not empathy 
D)  has indicated that empathy and reflection may not be as important as previously believed

Question 11

Short-term dynamic psychotherapy compresses the treatment time of traditional psychoanalysis from:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 sessions to 2 or 3 sessions 
B)  60 sessions to 10 or 20 sessions 
C)  100 sessions to 25 or 30 sessions 
D)  600 sessions to 20 or 30 sessions 
A)  5 sessions to 2 or 3 sessions 
B)  60 sessions to 10 or 20 sessions 
C)  100 sessions to 25 or 30 sessions 
D)  600 sessions to 20 or 30 sessions

Question 12

What roles do thought stopping and thought substitution have in cognitive-behavior therapy?

Accepted Answer

Thought stopping and thought substitutio

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of resistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  showing up late for a therapy session 
B)  revealing unconscious thoughts during free association 
C)  having a sexually explicit dream 
D)  explaining irrational beliefs 
A)  showing up late for a therapy session 
B)  revealing unconscious thoughts during free association 
C)  having a sexually explicit dream 
D)  explaining irrational beliefs

Question 14

Why might Putu,the Bali who complained of depression,get better after receiving the healer's treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  bloodletting and potent medication 
B)  exorcism and bloodletting 
C)  empathy and positive regard 
D)  the placebo effect and the development of a close relationship with the healer 
A)  bloodletting and potent medication 
B)  exorcism and bloodletting 
C)  empathy and positive regard 
D)  the placebo effect and the development of a close relationship with the healer

Question 15

What form of psychoanalysis takes a more directive approach and shortens the total time in therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  eclectic therapy 
B)  short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy 
C)  gestalt therapy 
D)  client-centered therapy 
A)  eclectic therapy 
B)  short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy 
C)  gestalt therapy 
D)  client-centered therapy

Question 16

It is the late 1700s,and you are a colleague of Dr.Benjamin Rush.He invites you into his study to show his therapeutic tool to calm patients down.What does he show you?

Accepted Answer

A)  an antianxiety drug 
B)  a straitjacket 
C)  the "tranquilizing chair" 
D)  an herbal blend 
A)  an antianxiety drug 
B)  a straitjacket 
C)  the "tranquilizing chair" 
D)  an herbal blend

Question 17

What did Dorothea Dix do for the treatment of mental patients during the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  She fought for humane treatment and moral therapy. 
B)  She argued that mental patients could be treated in their homes. 
C)  She began the process of deinstitutionalization. 
D)  She developed the country's first psychiatric hospital. 
A)  She fought for humane treatment and moral therapy. 
B)  She argued that mental patients could be treated in their homes. 
C)  She began the process of deinstitutionalization. 
D)  She developed the country's first psychiatric hospital.

Question 18

Brett is visiting a psychiatrist,where he will receive psychotherapy.Is this typical?

Accepted Answer

A)  yes; psychiatrists typically provide psychotherapy 
B)  no; psychiatrists are not trained to provide psychotherapy 
C)  no; less than 30% of visits to psychiatrists involve psychotherapy 
D)  maybe; about half of all visits to psychiatrists involve psychotherapy 
A)  yes; psychiatrists typically provide psychotherapy 
B)  no; psychiatrists are not trained to provide psychotherapy 
C)  no; less than 30% of visits to psychiatrists involve psychotherapy 
D)  maybe; about half of all visits to psychiatrists involve psychotherapy

Question 19

Up until the 1980s,followers of the psychoanalytic approach had:

Accepted Answer

A)  not believed that the client transfers anything to the therapist 
B)  been very slow to conduct research to test their treatment's effectiveness 
C)  believed that removal of the symptoms meant a cure of the illness 
D)  allowed the client to express thoughts more frequently and openly 
A)  not believed that the client transfers anything to the therapist 
B)  been very slow to conduct research to test their treatment's effectiveness 
C)  believed that removal of the symptoms meant a cure of the illness 
D)  allowed the client to express thoughts more frequently and openly

Question 20

Which of the following correctly describes the influence Freud has had on our own culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people think that dreams reflect unconscious desires. 
B)  Many people believe that we can unlearn many of our problems. 
C)  Most people understand how phobias can be conditioned. 
D)  We see references to self-actualization in TV shows and movies. 
A)  Many people think that dreams reflect unconscious desires. 
B)  Many people believe that we can unlearn many of our problems. 
C)  Most people understand how phobias can be conditioned. 
D)  We see references to self-actualization in TV shows and movies.

Exam 24: Therapies

In systematic desensitization,a client who becomes anxious while imagining a step in the stimulus hierarchy is:

Freud used techniques that would:

Sylvia is undergoing systematic desensitization.She and her therapist are working on developing a list of feared stimuli.What are they creating?

Freud believed that one of the main duties of the analyst was to help the patient work through:

The research on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy shows that:

Which of the following individuals would be best treated with cognitive therapy?

In working out his transference,Michael becomes defensive,because he does not want to admit repressed thoughts and feelings into consciousness.Michael is showing:

Which of the following maladaptive thought patterns is the best example of overgeneralization?

A technique of behavior therapy in which the client is gradually exposed to the feared object while simultaneously practicing relaxation is called:

Therapists from the client-centered approach assume the importance of empathy and reflection in producing change.The research:

Short-term dynamic psychotherapy compresses the treatment time of traditional psychoanalysis from:

What roles do thought stopping and thought substitution have in cognitive-behavior therapy?

Which of the following is an example of resistance?

Why might Putu,the Bali who complained of depression,get better after receiving the healer's treatment?

What form of psychoanalysis takes a more directive approach and shortens the total time in therapy?

It is the late 1700s,and you are a colleague of Dr.Benjamin Rush.He invites you into his study to show his therapeutic tool to calm patients down.What does he show you?

What did Dorothea Dix do for the treatment of mental patients during the 1800s?

Brett is visiting a psychiatrist,where he will receive psychotherapy.Is this typical?

Up until the 1980s,followers of the psychoanalytic approach had:

Which of the following correctly describes the influence Freud has had on our own culture?

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