Question 1

Problems associated with ____________________ include the revolving door and increased homelessness among the mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

Deinstitut

Question 2

Which of the following academic degrees is NOT associated with being a psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  M.D. 
B)  Ph.D. 
C)  Psy.D. 
D)  Ed.D. 
A)  M.D. 
B)  Ph.D. 
C)  Psy.D. 
D)  Ed.D.

Question 3

In light of the differences between the various psychological disorders and their hypothesized etiologies,it would seem that for each disorder,a particular type of therapy might work best.Discuss this notion,and give examples using specific disorders and specific approaches to therapy to support your arguments.

Accepted Answer

This proposition makes sense,and there i

Question 4

Clinical psychologists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Tricyclics,MAO inhibitors,and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)are all

Accepted Answer

A)  mood stabilizers. 
B)  antianxiety drugs. 
C)  antidepressant drugs. 
D)  antipsychotic drugs. 
A)  mood stabilizers. 
B)  antianxiety drugs. 
C)  antidepressant drugs. 
D)  antipsychotic drugs.

Question 6

The use of varied combinations of verbal interventions and behavioral modification techniques to help clients change maladaptive patterns of thinking BEST describes

Accepted Answer

A)  group therapy treatments. 
B)  cognitive-behavioral treatments. 
C)  biomedical treatments. 
D)  insight treatments. 
A)  group therapy treatments. 
B)  cognitive-behavioral treatments. 
C)  biomedical treatments. 
D)  insight treatments.

Question 7

Therapists who emphasize altering an individual's physiological functioning in treatment use the ____ approach to psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior 
B)  biomedical 
C)  insight 
D)  emotion 
A)  behavior 
B)  biomedical 
C)  insight 
D)  emotion

Question 8

Summarize the general principles underlying behavioral approaches to therapy and discuss evidence on the effectiveness of behavior therapies.

Accepted Answer

Behavior therapies are based on the work

Question 9

According to Beck,which types of thought processes tend to produce depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  blaming setbacks on circumstantial factors 
B)  focusing selectively on positive experiences 
C)  drawing negative conclusions about one's personal worth based on insignificant events 
D)  failing to accept responsibility for one's own actions 
A)  blaming setbacks on circumstantial factors 
B)  focusing selectively on positive experiences 
C)  drawing negative conclusions about one's personal worth based on insignificant events 
D)  failing to accept responsibility for one's own actions

Question 10

Which of the following factors can affect the outcome of a treatment program?

Accepted Answer

A)  the efficacy of the treatment itself 
B)  regression toward the mean 
C)  placebo effects 
D)  all of these above 
A)  the efficacy of the treatment itself 
B)  regression toward the mean 
C)  placebo effects 
D)  all of these above

Question 11

When Cary was eight years old,she was startled and began to cry when a car backfired just as she was walking under a ladder.As an adult,Cary is still terrified of ladders.Based on principles of classical conditioning,the sound of the car backfiring

Accepted Answer

A)  acted as a conditioned stimulus. 
B)  produced transference. 
C)  resulted in counterconditioning. 
D)  acted as an unconditioned stimulus. 
A)  acted as a conditioned stimulus. 
B)  produced transference. 
C)  resulted in counterconditioning. 
D)  acted as an unconditioned stimulus.

Question 12

Systematic desensitization is a therapy designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  create a negative response to a stimulus that has elicited problematic behavior. 
B)  correct habitual thinking errors and maladaptive beliefs. 
C)  reduce phobic responses. 
D)  improve interpersonal skills. 
A)  create a negative response to a stimulus that has elicited problematic behavior. 
B)  correct habitual thinking errors and maladaptive beliefs. 
C)  reduce phobic responses. 
D)  improve interpersonal skills.

Question 13

Transference in psychoanalytic therapy may reveal itself when the patient

Accepted Answer

A)  transfers from one stage of analysis to another. 
B)  changes the way the patient feels about people close to the patient. 
C)  responds to the therapist as though he or she were the patient's parent. 
D)  shifts social roles during the course of therapy. 
A)  transfers from one stage of analysis to another. 
B)  changes the way the patient feels about people close to the patient. 
C)  responds to the therapist as though he or she were the patient's parent. 
D)  shifts social roles during the course of therapy.

Question 14

Placebo effects occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  people's expectations lead them to experience some change, even though they receive a fake or ineffective treatment. 
B)  people recover from a mental or physical illness without any form of intervention. 
C)  people who originally score extremely high or low on some trait are measured a second time, and their new score falls closer to the average. 
D)  people who originally score near the average on some trait are measured a second time, and their new score falls at the extreme high or low end of the scale. 
A)  people's expectations lead them to experience some change, even though they receive a fake or ineffective treatment. 
B)  people recover from a mental or physical illness without any form of intervention. 
C)  people who originally score extremely high or low on some trait are measured a second time, and their new score falls closer to the average. 
D)  people who originally score near the average on some trait are measured a second time, and their new score falls at the extreme high or low end of the scale.

Question 15

In the 1960's disenchantment with the public mental hospital system inspired the ____________________ movement that emphasizes prevention,local care,and a reduced dependence on hospitalization.

Accepted Answer

community

Question 16

In the Featured Study "Combining Insight Therapy and Medication" the relapse rate was lowest for the treatment condition that received

Accepted Answer

A)  medication only. 
B)  interpersonal therapy and placebo medication. 
C)  interpersonal therapy and medication. 
D)  placebo medication. 
A)  medication only. 
B)  interpersonal therapy and placebo medication. 
C)  interpersonal therapy and medication. 
D)  placebo medication.

Question 17

Gil has a psychological disorder,and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil's symptoms.In this case,Gil's therapist is most likely treating him for

Accepted Answer

A)  panic disorder. 
B)  mild depression. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  panic disorder. 
B)  mild depression. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 18

Carl Rogers believed that psychological disorders are caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  current stressful situations in one's life. 
B)  inconsistency between one's self-concept and reality. 
C)  unconscious conflicts left over from early childhood. 
D)  maladaptive patterns of thinking established in childhood. 
A)  current stressful situations in one's life. 
B)  inconsistency between one's self-concept and reality. 
C)  unconscious conflicts left over from early childhood. 
D)  maladaptive patterns of thinking established in childhood.

Question 19

Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy grew from the

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic tradition. 
B)  behaviorist tradition. 
C)  humanistic tradition. 
D)  cognitive tradition. 
A)  psychoanalytic tradition. 
B)  behaviorist tradition. 
C)  humanistic tradition. 
D)  cognitive tradition.

Question 20

Therapeutic drugs that reduce tension,apprehension,and nervousness are

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant drugs. 
B)  antipsychotic drugs. 
C)  mood stabilizes. 
D)  antianxiety drugs. 
A)  antidepressant drugs. 
B)  antipsychotic drugs. 
C)  mood stabilizes. 
D)  antianxiety drugs.

Problems associated with ____________________ include the revolving door and increased homelessness among the mentally ill.

Which of the following academic degrees is NOT associated with being a psychologist?

Clinical psychologists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Tricyclics,MAO inhibitors,and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)are all

The use of varied combinations of verbal interventions and behavioral modification techniques to help clients change maladaptive patterns of thinking BEST describes

Therapists who emphasize altering an individual's physiological functioning in treatment use the ____ approach to psychotherapy.

Summarize the general principles underlying behavioral approaches to therapy and discuss evidence on the effectiveness of behavior therapies.

According to Beck,which types of thought processes tend to produce depression?

Which of the following factors can affect the outcome of a treatment program?

When Cary was eight years old,she was startled and began to cry when a car backfired just as she was walking under a ladder.As an adult,Cary is still terrified of ladders.Based on principles of classical conditioning,the sound of the car backfiring

Systematic desensitization is a therapy designed to

Transference in psychoanalytic therapy may reveal itself when the patient

Placebo effects occur when

In the 1960's disenchantment with the public mental hospital system inspired the ____________________ movement that emphasizes prevention,local care,and a reduced dependence on hospitalization.

In the Featured Study "Combining Insight Therapy and Medication" the relapse rate was lowest for the treatment condition that received

Gil has a psychological disorder,and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil's symptoms.In this case,Gil's therapist is most likely treating him for

Carl Rogers believed that psychological disorders are caused by

Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy grew from the

Therapeutic drugs that reduce tension,apprehension,and nervousness are

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Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Problems associated with ____________________ include the revolving door and increased homelessness among the mentally ill.

Which of the following academic degrees is NOT associated with being a psychologist?

Clinical psychologists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Tricyclics,MAO inhibitors,and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)are all

The use of varied combinations of verbal interventions and behavioral modification techniques to help clients change maladaptive patterns of thinking BEST describes

Therapists who emphasize altering an individual's physiological functioning in treatment use the ____ approach to psychotherapy.

Summarize the general principles underlying behavioral approaches to therapy and discuss evidence on the effectiveness of behavior therapies.

According to Beck,which types of thought processes tend to produce depression?

Which of the following factors can affect the outcome of a treatment program?

When Cary was eight years old,she was startled and began to cry when a car backfired just as she was walking under a ladder.As an adult,Cary is still terrified of ladders.Based on principles of classical conditioning,the sound of the car backfiring

Systematic desensitization is a therapy designed to

Transference in psychoanalytic therapy may reveal itself when the patient

Placebo effects occur when

In the 1960's disenchantment with the public mental hospital system inspired the ____________________ movement that emphasizes prevention,local care,and a reduced dependence on hospitalization.

In the Featured Study "Combining Insight Therapy and Medication" the relapse rate was lowest for the treatment condition that received

Gil has a psychological disorder,and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil's symptoms.In this case,Gil's therapist is most likely treating him for

Carl Rogers believed that psychological disorders are caused by

Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy grew from the

Therapeutic drugs that reduce tension,apprehension,and nervousness are

The Evolution of Psychology

The Research Enterprise in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Variations in Consciousness

Learning

Human Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence and Psychological Testing

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development Across the Life Span

Personality

Social Behavior

Stress,Coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Statistical Methods

Industrial organizational Psychology

Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: Conservation Psychology

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