Question 1

Cognitive therapy's greatest success has been in the treatment of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  anxiety disorders. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  mood disorders. 
A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  anxiety disorders. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  mood disorders.

Question 2

Clozapine, risperidone, and other neuroleptics can offer schizophrenics relief by eliminating jumbled thoughts, difficulty concentrating, and the inability to interact with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A significant number of people who take tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, overuse the drugs and develop problems with withdrawal and tolerance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The textbook authors explain four behavioural techniques used to help clients change unwanted behaviours or attitudes. Choose three techniques to analyze in detail, including key terms and definitions.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include three of the

Question 5

If a psychoanalyst suspects that a patient's behaviour represents transference, he or she will most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  signal to the patient that the therapy session should be ended. 
B)  help the patient interpret the transferred feelings. 
C)  ignore the behaviour as common and unimportant. 
D)  begin to engage in countertransference. 
A)  signal to the patient that the therapy session should be ended. 
B)  help the patient interpret the transferred feelings. 
C)  ignore the behaviour as common and unimportant. 
D)  begin to engage in countertransference.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a limitation associated with drug treatments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drugs used on a long-term basis by patients often have brief, controlled testing trials. 
B)  When Health Canada approves a drug for one disorder, doctors can prescribe it for other disorders. 
C)  The same dose of a drug may be metabolized differently in older people when compared to younger people. 
D)  It is more expensive, and so overburdened health care systems prefer psychotherapy. 
A)  Drugs used on a long-term basis by patients often have brief, controlled testing trials. 
B)  When Health Canada approves a drug for one disorder, doctors can prescribe it for other disorders. 
C)  The same dose of a drug may be metabolized differently in older people when compared to younger people. 
D)  It is more expensive, and so overburdened health care systems prefer psychotherapy.

Question 7

________ would be most likely to challenge the client's thoughts directly, showing him or her why certain thoughts are irrational and misguided.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aaron Beck 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Carl Rogers 
D)  Albert Ellis 
A)  Aaron Beck 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Carl Rogers 
D)  Albert Ellis

Question 8

The most successful therapists are able to stay detached from their clients, in the manner of Freud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following focuses on a person's free will to change and to self-actualize, rather than focusing on past conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanist 
B)  behaviour 
C)  family 
D)  cognitive 
A)  humanist 
B)  behaviour 
C)  family 
D)  cognitive

Question 10

Antipsychotic drugs block or reduce the sensitivity of brain receptors that respond to ________ and can ________ schizophrenic episodes.

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine; shorten 
B)  GABA; alter 
C)  dopamine; lengthen 
D)  serotonin; modify 
A)  dopamine; shorten 
B)  GABA; alter 
C)  dopamine; lengthen 
D)  serotonin; modify

Question 11

Coach Winslow suggests that one of his players see a therapist after he reads that ________ has been used with great success to help young male athletes learn to control angry outbursts that lead to physical and verbal abuse.

Accepted Answer

A)  family intervention therapy 
B)  psychodynamic therapy 
C)  behaviour therapy 
D)  cognitive therapy 
A)  family intervention therapy 
B)  psychodynamic therapy 
C)  behaviour therapy 
D)  cognitive therapy

Question 12

ECT and transcranial magnetic stimulation are used to treat:

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety. 
B)  major depression. 
C)  psychosis. 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
A)  anxiety. 
B)  major depression. 
C)  psychosis. 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 13

Compare the therapeutic procedures and techniques used by orthodox psychoanalysts and those used by most contemporary psychodynamic therapists.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 14

One-third of all patients taking tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, have decreased sexual desire and blocked or delayed orgasm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Winthrop is under treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Before therapy, PET scans revealed that the glucose metabolic rates in the right caudate nucleus were elevated. After therapy, this area calmed down and became less active. Based on this information:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is evident that Winthrop's treatment is a biological therapy. 
B)  it is evident that Winthrop's treatment is cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
C)  either of the above therapies is a possibility. 
D)  it is evident that Winthrop's treatment combines cognitive-behaviour therapy and medication. 
A)  it is evident that Winthrop's treatment is a biological therapy. 
B)  it is evident that Winthrop's treatment is cognitive-behaviour therapy. 
C)  either of the above therapies is a possibility. 
D)  it is evident that Winthrop's treatment combines cognitive-behaviour therapy and medication.

Question 16

For many problems and most emotional disorders, humanist therapies are the method of choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz won a Nobel Prize for inventing the prefrontal lobotomy operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the revolving door cycle?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 19

In what ways do the cognitive therapies of Albert Ellis and of Aaron Beck differ? In what ways are they similar?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

The drug of choice for treating bipolar disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Xanax. 
B)  Wellbutrin. 
C)  Lithium. 
D)  Prozac. 
A)  Xanax. 
B)  Wellbutrin. 
C)  Lithium. 
D)  Prozac.

Cognitive therapy's greatest success has been in the treatment of:

Clozapine, risperidone, and other neuroleptics can offer schizophrenics relief by eliminating jumbled thoughts, difficulty concentrating, and the inability to interact with others.

A significant number of people who take tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, overuse the drugs and develop problems with withdrawal and tolerance.

The textbook authors explain four behavioural techniques used to help clients change unwanted behaviours or attitudes. Choose three techniques to analyze in detail, including key terms and definitions.

If a psychoanalyst suspects that a patient's behaviour represents transference, he or she will most likely:

Which of the following is NOT a limitation associated with drug treatments?

________ would be most likely to challenge the client's thoughts directly, showing him or her why certain thoughts are irrational and misguided.

The most successful therapists are able to stay detached from their clients, in the manner of Freud.

Which of the following focuses on a person's free will to change and to self-actualize, rather than focusing on past conflicts?

Antipsychotic drugs block or reduce the sensitivity of brain receptors that respond to and can schizophrenic episodes.

Coach Winslow suggests that one of his players see a therapist after he reads that ________ has been used with great success to help young male athletes learn to control angry outbursts that lead to physical and verbal abuse.

ECT and transcranial magnetic stimulation are used to treat:

Compare the therapeutic procedures and techniques used by orthodox psychoanalysts and those used by most contemporary psychodynamic therapists.

One-third of all patients taking tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, have decreased sexual desire and blocked or delayed orgasm.

Winthrop is under treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Before therapy, PET scans revealed that the glucose metabolic rates in the right caudate nucleus were elevated. After therapy, this area calmed down and became less active. Based on this information:

For many problems and most emotional disorders, humanist therapies are the method of choice.

Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz won a Nobel Prize for inventing the prefrontal lobotomy operation.

What is the revolving door cycle?

In what ways do the cognitive therapies of Albert Ellis and of Aaron Beck differ? In what ways are they similar?

The drug of choice for treating bipolar disorder is:

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Cognitive therapy's greatest success has been in the treatment of:

Clozapine, risperidone, and other neuroleptics can offer schizophrenics relief by eliminating jumbled thoughts, difficulty concentrating, and the inability to interact with others.

A significant number of people who take tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, overuse the drugs and develop problems with withdrawal and tolerance.

The textbook authors explain four behavioural techniques used to help clients change unwanted behaviours or attitudes. Choose three techniques to analyze in detail, including key terms and definitions.

If a psychoanalyst suspects that a patient's behaviour represents transference, he or she will most likely:

Which of the following is NOT a limitation associated with drug treatments?

________ would be most likely to challenge the client's thoughts directly, showing him or her why certain thoughts are irrational and misguided.

The most successful therapists are able to stay detached from their clients, in the manner of Freud.

Which of the following focuses on a person's free will to change and to self-actualize, rather than focusing on past conflicts?

Antipsychotic drugs block or reduce the sensitivity of brain receptors that respond to ________ and can ________ schizophrenic episodes.

Coach Winslow suggests that one of his players see a therapist after he reads that ________ has been used with great success to help young male athletes learn to control angry outbursts that lead to physical and verbal abuse.

ECT and transcranial magnetic stimulation are used to treat:

Compare the therapeutic procedures and techniques used by orthodox psychoanalysts and those used by most contemporary psychodynamic therapists.

One-third of all patients taking tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, have decreased sexual desire and blocked or delayed orgasm.

Winthrop is under treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Before therapy, PET scans revealed that the glucose metabolic rates in the right caudate nucleus were elevated. After therapy, this area calmed down and became less active. Based on this information:

For many problems and most emotional disorders, humanist therapies are the method of choice.

Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz won a Nobel Prize for inventing the prefrontal lobotomy operation.

What is the revolving door cycle?

In what ways do the cognitive therapies of Albert Ellis and of Aaron Beck differ? In what ways are they similar?

The drug of choice for treating bipolar disorder is:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Filters

Antipsychotic drugs block or reduce the sensitivity of brain receptors that respond to and can schizophrenic episodes.