Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

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 ________ exposure.

Erika and William, along with their children Maximillian and Stella, are all seeing a psychologist to help work through some difficulties that have been occurring in their home. From time to time, their therapist opts to work with one of them instead of all four at once. This group of individuals is receiving ________ therapy.

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 ________.

William is interested in helping his client change his maladaptive behavior. He is most likely to be a(n) ________ therapist.

Why are antidepressants taking the place of many antianxiety drugs in the treatment of anxiety disorders?

The most common form of psychosurgery practiced today is the prefrontal lobotomy.

Which method was NOT used by Freud to identify repressed feelings?

Cavendish is trying to establish what is known as a therapeutic alliance with her clients. What specifically should she do to accomplish this goal?

________ formed a large part of Freud's psychoanalytic method.

Prefrontal lobotomy is one form of ________.

What technique is used when patients are asked to relate thoughts, feelings, or images without modifying them?

Lydia is a divorced mother who attends meetings with peers who share the same problems and stressful situations. There is no professional facilitating these meetings. What type of sessions is Lydia attending?

The ________ approach to treatment is NOT an example of biological therapy for mental disorders.

A student finds himself hating a professor because the latter reminds him of his abusive father. In psychoanalytic terms, the student is exhibiting ________.

Jerry is 22 years old and still gets too many cavities from eating too many sweets. Jerry's dentist trains him to think of the pain of having his teeth drilled each time he reaches for a piece of candy. The dentist is using ________ to cure Jerry's excess eating of sweets.

Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She is seeing a therapist who asks her to construct a hierarchy of her fears related to riding in elevators. In addition, her therapist is teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy. Julie's therapist is using ________.

A client at a psychiatric hospital is rewarded for improved grooming habits with coupons he can exchange for special foods or weekend passes. This technique is known as ________.

________ therapy assumes that problem behaviors are learned and, as such, can be unlearned.

Which of the following does humanistic therapy emphasize?

Which person might benefit the MOST from a group therapy environment?