Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

The therapist's feeling of respect and affection for the client that exists without any strings attached,no matter what the client may say or do,is called __________.

Sigmund Freud arrives for a therapy session with Albert Ellis.Freud's main complaint is depression; it seems that Freud's writings have not received the kind of response he had hoped for and expected.What is Ellis most likely to say during the therapy session?

Which of the following drugs would be the treatment of choice for schizophrenia?

Lithium is a naturally occurring __________.

Operant conditioning can be used in classrooms,hospitals,prisons,and industry by giving individuals exchangeable rewards for performing appropriate actions.This illustrates which of the following?

Which of the following is a key component of Rogers's person-centered therapy?

Modern psychoanalysts differ from traditional Freudian psychoanalysts in that they focus on the _________ as a motivating force of behavior,and they favor ________ their patients.

A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating beliefs.She uses persuasion,confrontation,arguments,and even homework assignments to challenge those beliefs.She is probably a _________ therapist.

________ is a type of insight-oriented therapy.

According to Carl Rogers,the __________ is how people think they should be.

When the exposure to a feared object is rapid and intense rather than slow and gradual,it is called __________.

An advantage to group therapy is that groups _________.

Juan is so afraid of germs that he wears gloves when opening doors.He is encouraged by his therapist to imitate a person in a video who demonstrates opening a door,step-by-step,without wearing gloves.Which technique is his therapist using?

According to Freud,the __________ of the dream refers to the hidden,symbolic meaning of the dream,which,if correctly interpreted,reveals the unconscious conflicts that created the nervous disorder.

According to Carl Rogers,the __________ is how people see their actual traits and abilities.

Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking.He is afraid that the therapist will get mad at him like his mother did in the past.Edward has started relating to his therapist as he related to his mother.Edward is experiencing ________.

Some drugs that combat depression work by____________.

In interpreting a dream,a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's__________.

After Jeff is expelled from school for missing too many classes,he seeks help from a therapist.The therapist develops a contract that specifies that if Jeff attends all his classes,he will be allowed certain privileges at home; but if he cuts classes he will be subject to certain penalties.Jeff's therapist is probably a _______ therapist.

A type of psychotherapy in which people meet regularly to interact and help one another achieve insight into their feelings and behavior is __________ therapy.