Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

Which technique removes a reinforcer to reduce the frequency of a behavior?

Why does administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)often cause memory loss?

Which of the following is an advantage of behavior therapy?

Steve is 31 years old and has never gone on a date.His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist.The therapist tells Steve to lie down on the couch and relax.The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head.Steve eventually talks about his fear of women,which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother,her friends,his teachers,and so on.Steve's therapist is using _________.

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people _________.

_________ strengthens a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence.

The kind of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called____________.

The basic goal of systematic desensitization is to ________.

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object?

Which of the following is not one of the problems in studying the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

Mary,who has a great fear of flying,has been instructed by her behavior therapist to take a brief ride in an actual airplane.If Mary follows her therapist's instructions,then she'll be engaged in ________.

Rational Emotive Therapy classifies as a/an _______ approach.