Question 1

When asked what their orientation is,what do most of today's psychotherapists say?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral 
B) Cognitive-behavioral 
C) Eclectic 
D) Interpersonal 
A) Behavioral 
B) Cognitive-behavioral 
C) Eclectic 
D) Interpersonal

Question 2

Suzanne is taking a benzodiazepine to treat her anxiety.She should be concerned that

Accepted Answer

A) mania is a relatively common side effect. 
B) she may become physically dependent on the drug. 
C) while her anxiety is likely to be diminished,her adaptive behaviors also are likely to become increasingly impaired. 
D) when taken in high dosages,the drugs have potentially serious effects on a woman's reproductive ability. 
A) mania is a relatively common side effect. 
B) she may become physically dependent on the drug. 
C) while her anxiety is likely to be diminished,her adaptive behaviors also are likely to become increasingly impaired. 
D) when taken in high dosages,the drugs have potentially serious effects on a woman's reproductive ability.

Question 3

Humanistic-experiential therapies are based in the belief that psychopathology is a result of

Accepted Answer

A) faulty learning. 
B) self-defeating thinking. 
C) early parental interactions. 
D) lack of fulfillment. 
A) faulty learning. 
B) self-defeating thinking. 
C) early parental interactions. 
D) lack of fulfillment.

Question 4

What are the key elements of the therapeutic alliance?

Accepted Answer

A sense of working collaborati

Question 5

In contrast to most other forms of therapy,the client-centered therapist

Accepted Answer

A) focuses on present concerns rather than past problems. 
B) does not give answers or interpretations nor even steer the client onto certain topics. 
C) teaches a new set of beliefs and values so the client can cope more effectively. 
D) helps make the client's unconscious concerns conscious. 
A) focuses on present concerns rather than past problems. 
B) does not give answers or interpretations nor even steer the client onto certain topics. 
C) teaches a new set of beliefs and values so the client can cope more effectively. 
D) helps make the client's unconscious concerns conscious.

Question 6

A token economy is

Accepted Answer

A) a form of imaginal exposure therapy. 
B) a type of in vivo exposure therapy. 
C) a type of contingency management. 
D) a form of modeling therapy. 
A) a form of imaginal exposure therapy. 
B) a type of in vivo exposure therapy. 
C) a type of contingency management. 
D) a form of modeling therapy.

Question 7

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the use of drugs to treat psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Relapse is likely when drugs use is terminated. 
B) Drugs are rarely effective in controlling psychotic symptoms. 
C) They decrease the need for hospitalization. 
D) They alter brain chemistry. 
A) Relapse is likely when drugs use is terminated. 
B) Drugs are rarely effective in controlling psychotic symptoms. 
C) They decrease the need for hospitalization. 
D) They alter brain chemistry.

Question 8

Which of the following is an advantage of using Beck's cognitive treatment for depression,as compared to drugs?

Accepted Answer

A) The likelihood of relapse is decreased. 
B) It is clearly more effective. 
C) It works quickly. 
D) The changes it produces in the brain are permanent,while the effects of drugs are only temporary. 
A) The likelihood of relapse is decreased. 
B) It is clearly more effective. 
C) It works quickly. 
D) The changes it produces in the brain are permanent,while the effects of drugs are only temporary.

Question 9

What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?

Accepted Answer

A) Each patient receives both the drug being tested and a placebo,so that the effects of the drug can be compared to the effects of the patient's expectations. 
B) While the patient is aware to what treatment he or she is receiving,his or her family,friends,and therapist are not. 
C) Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo. 
D) Two conditions are used,a treatment and a placebo. 
A) Each patient receives both the drug being tested and a placebo,so that the effects of the drug can be compared to the effects of the patient's expectations. 
B) While the patient is aware to what treatment he or she is receiving,his or her family,friends,and therapist are not. 
C) Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo. 
D) Two conditions are used,a treatment and a placebo.

Question 10

What are the main objectives of client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

To help clients become able to accept an

Question 11

According to psychoanalysts,what is the therapist's task when doing dream analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Overcome the client's natural tendency to resist change. 
B) Uncover the disguised meanings of the manifest content. 
C) Explain that the latent and manifest content have little to do with one another. 
D) Reduce the client's tendency to use transference when he/she remembers a dream. 
A) Overcome the client's natural tendency to resist change. 
B) Uncover the disguised meanings of the manifest content. 
C) Explain that the latent and manifest content have little to do with one another. 
D) Reduce the client's tendency to use transference when he/she remembers a dream.

Question 12

How has psychodynamic therapy changed over time?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses on all relationships,not just early experiences. 
B) Many elements of behavior therapy have been incorporated. 
C) Transference is no longer used. 
D) It differs little from client-centered therapy. 
A) It focuses on all relationships,not just early experiences. 
B) Many elements of behavior therapy have been incorporated. 
C) Transference is no longer used. 
D) It differs little from client-centered therapy.

Question 13

The advantage of using outside independent observers or pre/post test comparisons to evaluate a client's progress is that

Accepted Answer

A) they take less time and are less costly. 
B) they increase the objectivity of ratings over those given by the people involved in treatment. 
C) they ensure that there is no "regression to the mean" phenomenon. 
D) they provide a valid prediction of how the client will behave in real life. 
A) they take less time and are less costly. 
B) they increase the objectivity of ratings over those given by the people involved in treatment. 
C) they ensure that there is no "regression to the mean" phenomenon. 
D) they provide a valid prediction of how the client will behave in real life.

Question 14

The type of exposure in exposure therapy that occurs in the actual environment is called __________ exposure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of exposure in exposure therapy...

Question 15

Which of the following is believed to be essential for effective treatment?

Accepted Answer

A) A warm and loving relationship between the therapist and client 
B) Family involvement 
C) Client reliance on the therapist for direction and guidance 
D) Agreement between the client and therapist about the goals of treatment 
A) A warm and loving relationship between the therapist and client 
B) Family involvement 
C) Client reliance on the therapist for direction and guidance 
D) Agreement between the client and therapist about the goals of treatment

Question 16

What is usually used as a placebo in a study of psychosocial treatments?

Accepted Answer

A) A sugar pill 
B) A wait list 
C) Self-help meetings 
D) Group therapy 
A) A sugar pill 
B) A wait list 
C) Self-help meetings 
D) Group therapy

Question 17

A Nobel Prize winning treatment for schizophrenia was

Accepted Answer

A) the SSRIs. 
B) prefrontal lobotomies. 
C) ECT. 
D) token economies. 
A) the SSRIs. 
B) prefrontal lobotomies. 
C) ECT. 
D) token economies.

Question 18

Research on the impact of matching the client's race and ethnicity with the therapist's indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) racial matching is crucial to success,but ethnic matching is less conclusive. 
B) there is no solid evidence that outcomes are diminished when client and therapist are not matched. 
C) while clients do not care whether there is a match,outcomes are influenced by a lack of matching. 
D) racial matching is crucial to success,but matching on the client's primary language is not. 
A) racial matching is crucial to success,but ethnic matching is less conclusive. 
B) there is no solid evidence that outcomes are diminished when client and therapist are not matched. 
C) while clients do not care whether there is a match,outcomes are influenced by a lack of matching. 
D) racial matching is crucial to success,but matching on the client's primary language is not.

Question 19

Dr.Hart says,"For me,the goal of treatment is not to uncover inner conflicts,but to help the client achieve adaptive responses that he or she can control and maintain through self-monitoring." Dr.Hart probably considers herself a ________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A) behavior 
B) psychodynamically oriented 
C) humanistic 
D) family systems 
A) behavior 
B) psychodynamically oriented 
C) humanistic 
D) family systems

Question 20

When discussing psychological treatments,what is flooding?

Accepted Answer

Flooding is a type of exposure therapy w

When asked what their orientation is,what do most of today's psychotherapists say?

Suzanne is taking a benzodiazepine to treat her anxiety.She should be concerned that

Humanistic-experiential therapies are based in the belief that psychopathology is a result of

What are the key elements of the therapeutic alliance?

In contrast to most other forms of therapy,the client-centered therapist

A token economy is

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the use of drugs to treat psychological disorders?

Which of the following is an advantage of using Beck's cognitive treatment for depression,as compared to drugs?

What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?

What are the main objectives of client-centered therapy?

According to psychoanalysts,what is the therapist's task when doing dream analysis?

How has psychodynamic therapy changed over time?

The advantage of using outside independent observers or pre/post test comparisons to evaluate a client's progress is that

The type of exposure in exposure therapy that occurs in the actual environment is called __________ exposure.

Which of the following is believed to be essential for effective treatment?

What is usually used as a placebo in a study of psychosocial treatments?

A Nobel Prize winning treatment for schizophrenia was

Research on the impact of matching the client's race and ethnicity with the therapist's indicates that

Dr.Hart says,"For me,the goal of treatment is not to uncover inner conflicts,but to help the client achieve adaptive responses that he or she can control and maintain through self-monitoring." Dr.Hart probably considers herself a ________ therapist.

When discussing psychological treatments,what is flooding?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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Exam 16: Therapy

When asked what their orientation is,what do most of today's psychotherapists say?

Suzanne is taking a benzodiazepine to treat her anxiety.She should be concerned that

Humanistic-experiential therapies are based in the belief that psychopathology is a result of

What are the key elements of the therapeutic alliance?

In contrast to most other forms of therapy,the client-centered therapist

A token economy is

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the use of drugs to treat psychological disorders?

Which of the following is an advantage of using Beck's cognitive treatment for depression,as compared to drugs?

What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?

What are the main objectives of client-centered therapy?

According to psychoanalysts,what is the therapist's task when doing dream analysis?

How has psychodynamic therapy changed over time?

The advantage of using outside independent observers or pre/post test comparisons to evaluate a client's progress is that

The type of exposure in exposure therapy that occurs in the actual environment is called __________ exposure.

Which of the following is believed to be essential for effective treatment?

What is usually used as a placebo in a study of psychosocial treatments?

A Nobel Prize winning treatment for schizophrenia was

Research on the impact of matching the client's race and ethnicity with the therapist's indicates that

Dr.Hart says,"For me,the goal of treatment is not to uncover inner conflicts,but to help the client achieve adaptive responses that he or she can control and maintain through self-monitoring." Dr.Hart probably considers herself a ________ therapist.

When discussing psychological treatments,what is flooding?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

Filters