Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

Cognitive and cognitive-behavioral therapies have considerable success in treating many types of disorders,including depression,stress disorders,anxiety disorders,and even some types of schizophrenia.

Mario has always had trouble dealing with his parents as authority figures.During psychoanalysis,he reacts to the analyst in a negative manner whenever the therapist says something that reminds him of his parents' control over him.What process would Freud say is occurring?

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

A parent wishes to stop her young son from throwing temper tantrums.You suggest she use extinction and advise her to___________.

Sally's therapist wants her to bring her parents and siblings to counseling sessions with her.Sally is going through

In the psychoanalytic technique of _______,the patient is encouraged to say whatever thoughts come to mind,regardless of their order or appropriateness.

Free association occurs during psychoanalysis,when the patient talks freely about anything that comes to mind.

Which behavior therapy technique is commonly used to treat anxiety disorders?

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.

Bob has been under a physician's care for depression.Although his symptoms have disappeared and he has suffered no major side effects,he has had to go on a severely restricted diet since his treatment began and be careful about eating certain smoked,fermented,or pickled foods,and drinking certain beverages.In addition,he needs to be careful about taking other medications due to a risk of severe high blood pressure.Bob's doctor has probably been treating him with ______.

Judy's therapist listens to her without interruption and judgment.She provides Judy with warmth and respect,without any conditions attached.Her therapist is demonstrating______________.

When Carson began acting out,her parents took her to a therapist who suggested that her parents may have caused the problem by using the wrong kind of discipline.The kind of therapy that might best help Carson would probably be __________.

A therapist is interested in interpreting dreams and in having clients relate their thoughts without modifying them.This therapist is most likely to be a:

Which of the following individuals would be considered a good candidate for psychodynamic therapy?

Electroshock treatment often is accompanied by:

Tien is an Asian male who is in the process of selecting a therapist.Which of the following therapists is Tien most likely to select?

For client-centered therapy to be effective,the client must perceive the therapist as showing _______.

In _______ therapy the person must learn an association between the target behavior and an unpleasant event.Thus,the person receives unpleasant consequences for the undesired behavior.

The strengthening of a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence or removing an unpleasant stimulus is called_________.

A contingency contract is a formal written agreement in which the goals for behavioral change,reinforcements,and penalties are clearly stated.