Question 1

Rational-emotive behavior therapy believes that the cause of psychological problems is what?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rational-emotive behavior therapy believes that the cause...

Question 2

A serious side effect of prefrontal lobotomy is related to

Accepted Answer

A)  the lifting of mood. 
B)  major alterations of personality. 
C)  memory disorder. 
D)  a reduction in agitation and anxiety. 
E)  improved sleep. 
A)  the lifting of mood. 
B)  major alterations of personality. 
C)  memory disorder. 
D)  a reduction in agitation and anxiety. 
E)  improved sleep.

Question 3

An advantage of ________ is that such therapy reassures people they are not alone in having a specific problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  self-therapy 
C)  ECT 
D)  token economies 
E)  group therapy 
A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  self-therapy 
C)  ECT 
D)  token economies 
E)  group therapy

Question 4

Researchers have found that paraprofessionals

Accepted Answer

A)  are seldom effective. 
B)  are more successful than professionals. 
C)  have poor ability with behavioral therapies. 
D)  are about as effective as professionals. 
E)  are ineffective with insight therapies. 
A)  are seldom effective. 
B)  are more successful than professionals. 
C)  have poor ability with behavioral therapies. 
D)  are about as effective as professionals. 
E)  are ineffective with insight therapies.

Question 5

How are newer antipsychotics different from traditional antipsychotic medications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newer antipsychotics are older. 
B)  Newerantipsychotics only treat the positive symptoms. 
C)  Newerantipsychotics only treat the negative symptoms. 
D)  Newerantipsychotics are less likely to cause tardive dyskinesia. 
E)  Newerantipsychotics work on the serotonin system rather than the dopamine system. 
A)  Newer antipsychotics are older. 
B)  Newerantipsychotics only treat the positive symptoms. 
C)  Newerantipsychotics only treat the negative symptoms. 
D)  Newerantipsychotics are less likely to cause tardive dyskinesia. 
E)  Newerantipsychotics work on the serotonin system rather than the dopamine system.

Question 6

In behavior therapy, distressing symptoms are seen as

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of learning. 
B)  the result of your unconscious impulses. 
C)  a chemical imbalance. 
D)  an indicator of neurophysiological abnormalities. 
E)  receiving conditional positive regard in childhood. 
A)  the result of learning. 
B)  the result of your unconscious impulses. 
C)  a chemical imbalance. 
D)  an indicator of neurophysiological abnormalities. 
E)  receiving conditional positive regard in childhood.

Question 7

Lulu sees a therapist once a week. During her therapy sessions, she discusses issues and events that have impacted her life. Her therapist helps her to understand how these events and issues have affected her. The type of therapy Lulu is seeking is called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotherapy. 
B)  biomedical therapy. 
C)  physical therapy. 
D)  electroconvulsive shock therapy. 
E)  psychosurgery. 
A)  psychotherapy. 
B)  biomedical therapy. 
C)  physical therapy. 
D)  electroconvulsive shock therapy. 
E)  psychosurgery.

Question 8

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat ________that has not responded to other treatments.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  severe depression 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
E)  dissociative amnesia 
A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  severe depression 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
E)  dissociative amnesia

Question 9

All but ________ are a necessary part of the therapeutic process.

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate diagnosis of the problem 
B)  determining the problem's cause 
C)  determining the likelihood of improvement 
D)  forming a therapeutic alliance 
E)  uncovering unconscious memories 
A)  accurate diagnosis of the problem 
B)  determining the problem's cause 
C)  determining the likelihood of improvement 
D)  forming a therapeutic alliance 
E)  uncovering unconscious memories

Question 10

________ therapies emphasize the revelation and interpretation of the contents of the unconscious mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  Systematic 
B)  Psychological 
C)  Situational 
D)  Psychic 
E)  Psychoanalytic 
A)  Systematic 
B)  Psychological 
C)  Situational 
D)  Psychic 
E)  Psychoanalytic

Question 11

A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating thoughts. Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts into more rational, helpful, positive thoughts. In addition, she wants to help her client develop strategies that can be used to cope with future problems. She is probably a ________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-behavioral 
B)  client-centered 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  Gestalt 
E)  participant modeling 
A)  cognitive-behavioral 
B)  client-centered 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  Gestalt 
E)  participant modeling

Question 12

Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  to help clients uncover unconscious conflicts and sexual urges 
B)  to help clients develop a closer match between real and ideal selves 
C)  to help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts 
D)  to help clients complete unfinished business and become whole 
E)  to help clients address feelings, emotions, and experiences from which they psychologically hide 
A)  to help clients uncover unconscious conflicts and sexual urges 
B)  to help clients develop a closer match between real and ideal selves 
C)  to help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts 
D)  to help clients complete unfinished business and become whole 
E)  to help clients address feelings, emotions, and experiences from which they psychologically hide

Question 13

Systematic desensitization is most often used to treat

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol abuse. 
B)  depression. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  ADHD. 
E)  fear responses. 
A)  alcohol abuse. 
B)  depression. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  ADHD. 
E)  fear responses.

Question 14

________ has shown that CBT and the antidepressants work by targeting different parts of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  Horney 
B)  Mayberg 
C)  Hollon 
D)  Rogers 
E)  Mayberry 
A)  Horney 
B)  Mayberg 
C)  Hollon 
D)  Rogers 
E)  Mayberry

Question 15

As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her therapist, she begins to feel good about him as well as accepted by him. She develops a sense of trust, particularly because he does not criticize her. What process is occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional positive regard 
B)  insight 
C)  catharsis 
D)  transference 
E)  free association 
A)  unconditional positive regard 
B)  insight 
C)  catharsis 
D)  transference 
E)  free association

Question 16

Which is the correct sequence of steps in systematic desensitization?

Accepted Answer

A)  practice relaxation, develop anxiety hierarchy, associate relaxation with anxieties 
B)  associate relaxation with anxieties, practice relaxation, develop anxiety hierarchy 
C)  identify thinking flaws, change emotions, change faulty ways of thinking 
D)  develop anxiety hierarchy, practice relaxation, associate relaxation with anxieties 
E)  identify thinking flaws, change thinking flaws, experience more positive emotions 
A)  practice relaxation, develop anxiety hierarchy, associate relaxation with anxieties 
B)  associate relaxation with anxieties, practice relaxation, develop anxiety hierarchy 
C)  identify thinking flaws, change emotions, change faulty ways of thinking 
D)  develop anxiety hierarchy, practice relaxation, associate relaxation with anxieties 
E)  identify thinking flaws, change thinking flaws, experience more positive emotions

Question 17

The ________ approach to therapy would be appropriate for a person who persistently believes that he/she is a fool, is stupid, and is just plain no good.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  behavioral 
C)  sociocultural 
D)  psychosurgery 
E)  contingency 
A)  cognitive 
B)  behavioral 
C)  sociocultural 
D)  psychosurgery 
E)  contingency

Question 18

The behavioral technique of ________, when used at its extreme, resembles torture.

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  aversion therapy 
C)  participant modeling 
D)  catharsis 
E)  psychoanalysis 
A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  aversion therapy 
C)  participant modeling 
D)  catharsis 
E)  psychoanalysis

Question 19

The cause of depression according to Aaron Beck is that depressed patients

Accepted Answer

A)  suffer from an imbalance of serotonin in their brains. 
B)  are reinforced for their depressed behaviors. 
C)  have low self-efficacy. 
D)  use self-deprecating statements. 
E)  have had many childhood traumas. 
A)  suffer from an imbalance of serotonin in their brains. 
B)  are reinforced for their depressed behaviors. 
C)  have low self-efficacy. 
D)  use self-deprecating statements. 
E)  have had many childhood traumas.

Question 20

Albert Ellis created

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic therapy. 
B)  behavioral therapy. 
C)  rational-emotive behavior therapy. 
D)  group therapy. 
E)  person-centered therapy. 
A)  psychodynamic therapy. 
B)  behavioral therapy. 
C)  rational-emotive behavior therapy. 
D)  group therapy. 
E)  person-centered therapy.

Rational-emotive behavior therapy believes that the cause of psychological problems is what?

A serious side effect of prefrontal lobotomy is related to

An advantage of ________ is that such therapy reassures people they are not alone in having a specific problem.

Researchers have found that paraprofessionals

How are newer antipsychotics different from traditional antipsychotic medications?

In behavior therapy, distressing symptoms are seen as

Lulu sees a therapist once a week. During her therapy sessions, she discusses issues and events that have impacted her life. Her therapist helps her to understand how these events and issues have affected her. The type of therapy Lulu is seeking is called

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat ________that has not responded to other treatments.

All but ________ are a necessary part of the therapeutic process.

________ therapies emphasize the revelation and interpretation of the contents of the unconscious mind.

Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Systematic desensitization is most often used to treat

________ has shown that CBT and the antidepressants work by targeting different parts of the brain.

As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her therapist, she begins to feel good about him as well as accepted by him. She develops a sense of trust, particularly because he does not criticize her. What process is occurring?

Which is the correct sequence of steps in systematic desensitization?

The ________ approach to therapy would be appropriate for a person who persistently believes that he/she is a fool, is stupid, and is just plain no good.

The behavioral technique of ________, when used at its extreme, resembles torture.

The cause of depression according to Aaron Beck is that depressed patients

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Exam 13: Therapies for Psychological Disorders

Rational-emotive behavior therapy believes that the cause of psychological problems is what?

A serious side effect of prefrontal lobotomy is related to

An advantage of ________ is that such therapy reassures people they are not alone in having a specific problem.

Researchers have found that paraprofessionals

How are newer antipsychotics different from traditional antipsychotic medications?

In behavior therapy, distressing symptoms are seen as

Lulu sees a therapist once a week. During her therapy sessions, she discusses issues and events that have impacted her life. Her therapist helps her to understand how these events and issues have affected her. The type of therapy Lulu is seeking is called

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat ________that has not responded to other treatments.

All but ________ are a necessary part of the therapeutic process.

________ therapies emphasize the revelation and interpretation of the contents of the unconscious mind.

Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Systematic desensitization is most often used to treat

________ has shown that CBT and the antidepressants work by targeting different parts of the brain.

As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her therapist, she begins to feel good about him as well as accepted by him. She develops a sense of trust, particularly because he does not criticize her. What process is occurring?

Which is the correct sequence of steps in systematic desensitization?

The ________ approach to therapy would be appropriate for a person who persistently believes that he/she is a fool, is stupid, and is just plain no good.

The behavioral technique of ________, when used at its extreme, resembles torture.

The cause of depression according to Aaron Beck is that depressed patients

Albert Ellis created

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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