Question 1

Behavior therapists believe that both normal and abnormal behaviors develop

Accepted Answer

A)  through a learning process. 
B)  due to traumatic childhood events. 
C)  because of environmental influences. 
D)  due to poor genetic makeup. 
E)  as a result of unconscious forces. 
A)  through a learning process. 
B)  due to traumatic childhood events. 
C)  because of environmental influences. 
D)  due to poor genetic makeup. 
E)  as a result of unconscious forces.

Question 2

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  couples therapy 
B)  individual therapy 
C)  self-help group 
D)  systematic desensitization 
E)  humanistic therapy 
A)  couples therapy 
B)  individual therapy 
C)  self-help group 
D)  systematic desensitization 
E)  humanistic therapy

Question 3

Lulu sees a professional once a month to manage the medication she is taking to help alleviate the symptoms of her anxiety disorder. The type of therapy Lulu is undergoing is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Before deciding on the particular form of treatment for an individual, a therapist needs to

Accepted Answer

A)  find out what medications the individual is taking to check for drug interactions. 
B)  meet with close family members to apprise them of the situation. 
C)  identify the problem and its causes. 
D)  make a prognosis in consultation with a psychiatrist. 
E)  explore the patient's repressed issues from childhood. 
A)  find out what medications the individual is taking to check for drug interactions. 
B)  meet with close family members to apprise them of the situation. 
C)  identify the problem and its causes. 
D)  make a prognosis in consultation with a psychiatrist. 
E)  explore the patient's repressed issues from childhood.

Question 5

The technique of free association was intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  project the concerns of the therapist into the patient's thoughts. 
B)  allow the therapist to gather clues about the client's unconscious impulses. 
C)  suppress memory. 
D)  interpret the symbolic meaning of dreams. 
E)  allow the client to sublimate their impulses. 
A)  project the concerns of the therapist into the patient's thoughts. 
B)  allow the therapist to gather clues about the client's unconscious impulses. 
C)  suppress memory. 
D)  interpret the symbolic meaning of dreams. 
E)  allow the client to sublimate their impulses.

Question 6

________ involves large scale attempts to move patients out of mental hospitals and into the care of community mental health centers, whenever possible.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as medication and electrical shock treatments to bring about changes in the person's disordered behavior 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

Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder. Alice is most likely suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  social phobia. 
D)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
E)  major depressive disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  social phobia. 
D)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
E)  major depressive disorder.

Question 9

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

Accepted Answer

A)  feedback from their biologically controlled responses. 
B)  help in understanding perceptual processes. 
C)  basic training in observational learning and practice. 
D)  clearer understanding of their feelings, thoughts, and motives. 
E)  impetus to confront their own experiences and emotional baggage. 
A)  feedback from their biologically controlled responses. 
B)  help in understanding perceptual processes. 
C)  basic training in observational learning and practice. 
D)  clearer understanding of their feelings, thoughts, and motives. 
E)  impetus to confront their own experiences and emotional baggage.

Question 10

A goal of family therapy is to

Accepted Answer

A)  change the needs of individual family members. 
B)  improve family communication and interaction. 
C)  identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems. 
D)  teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues. 
E)  move individual family members toward self-actualization. 
A)  change the needs of individual family members. 
B)  improve family communication and interaction. 
C)  identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems. 
D)  teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues. 
E)  move individual family members toward self-actualization.

Question 11

________ was the 1950s researcher who created a furor by claiming that psychotherapy does not work.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ellis 
B)  Sullivan 
C)  Eysenck 
D)  Beck 
E)  Freud 
A)  Ellis 
B)  Sullivan 
C)  Eysenck 
D)  Beck 
E)  Freud

Question 12

Young laboratory monkeys who saw their parents express fear to a live snake later showed fear themselves while viewing a live snake for the first time. This new fear would be the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  situationism. 
D)  exposure and response prevention. 
E)  token economies. 
A)  observational learning. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  situationism. 
D)  exposure and response prevention. 
E)  token economies.

Question 13

Therapies aimed mainly at understanding one's motives and actions are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior therapies. 
B)  insight therapies. 
C)  biomedical therapies. 
D)  relationship therapies. 
E)  positive therapy. 
A)  behavior therapies. 
B)  insight therapies. 
C)  biomedical therapies. 
D)  relationship therapies. 
E)  positive therapy.

Question 14

Neo-Freudian analysts differ from classic psychoanalysts in that they emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)  learned relationships between behaviors and consequences. 
B)  the relationship between physical and mental health. 
C)  interpersonal relationships and the significance of the self. 
D)  unconscious motivation and conflict. 
E)  the influence of early childhood experiences. 
A)  learned relationships between behaviors and consequences. 
B)  the relationship between physical and mental health. 
C)  interpersonal relationships and the significance of the self. 
D)  unconscious motivation and conflict. 
E)  the influence of early childhood experiences.

Question 15

Linda's friend Allie comes to her because she is having marital problems. Linda should

Accepted Answer

A)  be an active listener. 
B)  give her friend advice about what to do. 
C)  show honest surprise or disgust, when she feels that way. 
D)  tell Allie to accept things "as is." 
E)  avoid using empathy - it is embarrassing to both parties. 
A)  be an active listener. 
B)  give her friend advice about what to do. 
C)  show honest surprise or disgust, when she feels that way. 
D)  tell Allie to accept things "as is." 
E)  avoid using empathy - it is embarrassing to both parties.

Question 16

Which of the following is an advantage of self-help groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide access to needed medications. 
B)  Many are free. 
C)  They are facilitated by an experienced therapist who is familiar with the group members' problems. 
D)  They are facilitated by a person who is not familiar with the members' problems. 
E)  They are excellent at uncovering repressed memories and unconscious conflicts. 
A)  They provide access to needed medications. 
B)  Many are free. 
C)  They are facilitated by an experienced therapist who is familiar with the group members' problems. 
D)  They are facilitated by a person who is not familiar with the members' problems. 
E)  They are excellent at uncovering repressed memories and unconscious conflicts.

Question 17

________ are the most commonly prescribed antianxiety medications.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prozac and clozapine 
B)  Haldol and lithium 
C)  Thorazine and MAO inhibitors 
D)  Elavil and tricyclics. 
E)  Barbiturates and benzodiazepines 
A)  Prozac and clozapine 
B)  Haldol and lithium 
C)  Thorazine and MAO inhibitors 
D)  Elavil and tricyclics. 
E)  Barbiturates and benzodiazepines

Question 18

Therapies directed at changing the disordered behavior are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior therapies. 
B)  insight therapies. 
C)  biomedical therapies. 
D)  relationship therapies. 
E)  cognitive therapies. 
A)  behavior therapies. 
B)  insight therapies. 
C)  biomedical therapies. 
D)  relationship therapies. 
E)  cognitive therapies.

Question 19

Estella is afraid of cats. To help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Estella is watching. Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. Estella's mother is using

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement. 
B)  a token economy. 
C)  participant modeling. 
D)  extinction. 
E)  generalization. 
A)  reinforcement. 
B)  a token economy. 
C)  participant modeling. 
D)  extinction. 
E)  generalization.

Question 20

Client-centered therapy is a type of ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  insight 
B)  behavior 
C)  cognitive 
D)  reality 
E)  neo-Freudian 
A)  insight 
B)  behavior 
C)  cognitive 
D)  reality 
E)  neo-Freudian

Behavior therapists believe that both normal and abnormal behaviors develop

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Lulu sees a professional once a month to manage the medication she is taking to help alleviate the symptoms of her anxiety disorder. The type of therapy Lulu is undergoing is called

Before deciding on the particular form of treatment for an individual, a therapist needs to

The technique of free association was intended to

________ involves large scale attempts to move patients out of mental hospitals and into the care of community mental health centers, whenever possible.

The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as medication and electrical shock treatments to bring about changes in the person's disordered behavior is called

Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder. Alice is most likely suffering from

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

A goal of family therapy is to

________ was the 1950s researcher who created a furor by claiming that psychotherapy does not work.

Young laboratory monkeys who saw their parents express fear to a live snake later showed fear themselves while viewing a live snake for the first time. This new fear would be the result of

Therapies aimed mainly at understanding one's motives and actions are referred to as

Neo-Freudian analysts differ from classic psychoanalysts in that they emphasize

Linda's friend Allie comes to her because she is having marital problems. Linda should

Which of the following is an advantage of self-help groups?

________ are the most commonly prescribed antianxiety medications.

Therapies directed at changing the disordered behavior are referred to as

Estella is afraid of cats. To help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Estella is watching. Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. Estella's mother is using

Client-centered therapy is a type of ________ therapy.

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Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

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Thinking and Intelligence

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Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

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Psychological Disorders

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Exam 13: Therapies for Psychological Disorders

Behavior therapists believe that both normal and abnormal behaviors develop

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Lulu sees a professional once a month to manage the medication she is taking to help alleviate the symptoms of her anxiety disorder. The type of therapy Lulu is undergoing is called

Before deciding on the particular form of treatment for an individual, a therapist needs to

The technique of free association was intended to

________ involves large scale attempts to move patients out of mental hospitals and into the care of community mental health centers, whenever possible.

The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as medication and electrical shock treatments to bring about changes in the person's disordered behavior is called

Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder. Alice is most likely suffering from

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

A goal of family therapy is to

________ was the 1950s researcher who created a furor by claiming that psychotherapy does not work.

Young laboratory monkeys who saw their parents express fear to a live snake later showed fear themselves while viewing a live snake for the first time. This new fear would be the result of

Therapies aimed mainly at understanding one's motives and actions are referred to as

Neo-Freudian analysts differ from classic psychoanalysts in that they emphasize

Linda's friend Allie comes to her because she is having marital problems. Linda should

Which of the following is an advantage of self-help groups?

________ are the most commonly prescribed antianxiety medications.

Therapies directed at changing the disordered behavior are referred to as

Estella is afraid of cats. To help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Estella is watching. Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. Estella's mother is using

Client-centered therapy is a type of ________ therapy.

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

Filters