Question 1

Most psychologists are psychoanalysts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Dr.Johnson is a behavior therapist.The techniques she uses are based upon the principles of:

Accepted Answer

A)  classical and operant conditioning 
B)  Freudian psychoanalysis 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  the medical model 
A)  classical and operant conditioning 
B)  Freudian psychoanalysis 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  the medical model

Question 3

Which of the following is not a technique developed by Freud as a part of psychoanalytic treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  progressive relaxation 
B)  free association 
C)  analysis of slips of the tongue 
D)  dream interpretation 
A)  progressive relaxation 
B)  free association 
C)  analysis of slips of the tongue 
D)  dream interpretation

Question 4

How many Americans each year need help in dealing with different mental disorders,according to the American Psychological Association?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 million 
B)  30 million 
C)  50 million 
D)  80 million 
A)  2 million 
B)  30 million 
C)  50 million 
D)  80 million

Question 5

Dr.Benjamin Rush tried to cure patients by:

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching them coping skills 
B)  analyzing their dreams 
C)  injecting them with neuroleptic drugs 
D)  drawing large amounts of blood over a period of time from patients 
A)  teaching them coping skills 
B)  analyzing their dreams 
C)  injecting them with neuroleptic drugs 
D)  drawing large amounts of blood over a period of time from patients

Question 6

Cognitive-behavior therapy attempts to modify thoughts and behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Overgeneralization involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  gradually exposing someone to their greatest fear 
B)  making blanket judgments based on a single incident 
C)  categorizing information as either "good" or "bad" 
D)  focusing on one detail so much that you fail to notice others 
A)  gradually exposing someone to their greatest fear 
B)  making blanket judgments based on a single incident 
C)  categorizing information as either "good" or "bad" 
D)  focusing on one detail so much that you fail to notice others

Question 8

According to psychoanalysts,transference and ____ are two essential problems in improving a patient's mental health.

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance 
B)  polarized thinking 
C)  meta-analysis 
D)  Freudian slips 
A)  resistance 
B)  polarized thinking 
C)  meta-analysis 
D)  Freudian slips

Question 9

A person decides to seek help through psychoanalysis.In the interactions between the person and the therapist,the therapist might use free association,which means the person is:

Accepted Answer

A)  asked a series of specific questions regarding his or her childhood 
B)  given a number of specific suggestions regarding ways to improve his or her behavior 
C)  encouraged to say anything he or she chooses 
D)  taught ways to avoid harmful thoughts 
A)  asked a series of specific questions regarding his or her childhood 
B)  given a number of specific suggestions regarding ways to improve his or her behavior 
C)  encouraged to say anything he or she chooses 
D)  taught ways to avoid harmful thoughts

Question 10

What was Carl Rogers' reaction to Freud's psychoanalytic approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  He disagreed with Freud's belief that psychological problems come from unconscious thoughts. 
B)  Rogers argued that psychological problems come from unconscious thoughts and not what Freud believed, which was failure to reach one's potential. 
C)  He disagreed with the argument that Freud made about how the necessity of the therapist is to be more of a helper rather than expert. 
D)  He argued that Freud focused too much on the role of the conscious mind. 
A)  He disagreed with Freud's belief that psychological problems come from unconscious thoughts. 
B)  Rogers argued that psychological problems come from unconscious thoughts and not what Freud believed, which was failure to reach one's potential. 
C)  He disagreed with the argument that Freud made about how the necessity of the therapist is to be more of a helper rather than expert. 
D)  He argued that Freud focused too much on the role of the conscious mind.

Question 11

When should a person seek help for some psychological or behavioral problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  When other people indicate that help should be sought. 
B)  When the problem starts to interfere with the person's daily functioning. 
C)  When thoughts of suicide first surface. 
D)  When many days of being depressed pass. 
A)  When other people indicate that help should be sought. 
B)  When the problem starts to interfere with the person's daily functioning. 
C)  When thoughts of suicide first surface. 
D)  When many days of being depressed pass.

Question 12

Of the following historical figures,who is most responsible for introducing drugs into the treatment of mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Henri Laborit 
C)  Benjamin Rush 
D)  Francine Shapiro 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Henri Laborit 
C)  Benjamin Rush 
D)  Francine Shapiro

Question 13

Karl is going to visit the local community mental health center.He is most likely to see a:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric nurse 
B)  psychoanalyst 
C)  psychiatrist 
D)  clinical psychologist 
A)  psychiatric nurse 
B)  psychoanalyst 
C)  psychiatrist 
D)  clinical psychologist

Question 14

Illustrate the three basic characteristics of psychotherapy by describing one of the therapies presented in the module.

Accepted Answer

One of the therapies presented in the mo

Question 15

____ focuses on helping clients change their thoughts by learning new skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalysis 
B)  Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  Cognitive-behavior therapy 
A)  Psychoanalysis 
B)  Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  Cognitive-behavior therapy

Question 16

Freud believed that one of the essential requirements for improvement was the client's reaching:

Accepted Answer

A)  a new consciousness of the needs of others 
B)  fulfillment of sexual fantasies 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  insight into the causes of the individual's problem 
A)  a new consciousness of the needs of others 
B)  fulfillment of sexual fantasies 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  insight into the causes of the individual's problem

Question 17

From the behavioral therapy perspective,the problem behavior reflects some unconscious desire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When using virtual-reality therapy,it is best to have the client experience intense fear to get it out of the person's "system."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Freud believed that ____ represented the purest form of free association.

Accepted Answer

A)  irrational thoughts 
B)  meta-analysis 
C)  dreams 
D)  unconscious conflicts 
A)  irrational thoughts 
B)  meta-analysis 
C)  dreams 
D)  unconscious conflicts

Question 20

The therapist is moving his pen back and forth as the patient is focusing on some traumatic event.This therapy is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-behavior therapy 
B)  flooding 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  EMDR 
A)  cognitive-behavior therapy 
B)  flooding 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  EMDR

Exam 24: Therapies

Most psychologists are psychoanalysts.

Dr.Johnson is a behavior therapist.The techniques she uses are based upon the principles of:

Which of the following is not a technique developed by Freud as a part of psychoanalytic treatment?

How many Americans each year need help in dealing with different mental disorders,according to the American Psychological Association?

Dr.Benjamin Rush tried to cure patients by:

Cognitive-behavior therapy attempts to modify thoughts and behaviors.

Overgeneralization involves:

According to psychoanalysts,transference and ____ are two essential problems in improving a patient's mental health.

A person decides to seek help through psychoanalysis.In the interactions between the person and the therapist,the therapist might use free association,which means the person is:

What was Carl Rogers' reaction to Freud's psychoanalytic approach?

When should a person seek help for some psychological or behavioral problem?

Of the following historical figures,who is most responsible for introducing drugs into the treatment of mental disorders?

Karl is going to visit the local community mental health center.He is most likely to see a:

Illustrate the three basic characteristics of psychotherapy by describing one of the therapies presented in the module.

____ focuses on helping clients change their thoughts by learning new skills.

Freud believed that one of the essential requirements for improvement was the client's reaching:

From the behavioral therapy perspective,the problem behavior reflects some unconscious desire.

When using virtual-reality therapy,it is best to have the client experience intense fear to get it out of the person's "system."

Freud believed that ____ represented the purest form of free association.

The therapist is moving his pen back and forth as the patient is focusing on some traumatic event.This therapy is called:

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