Question 1

What approach to therapy utilizes the principles of classical and operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior modification 
B)  cognitive 
C)  humanistic 
D)  psychoanalytic 
A)  behavior modification 
B)  cognitive 
C)  humanistic 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the effectiveness of contingency contracts when used with children?

Accepted Answer

A)  They must emphasize consistency in the use of reinforcements and punishments. 
B)  They are flexible and are regularly subject to change on an as-needed basis. 
C)  Parents can back down on a promised privilege. 
D)  Children can change the rules as needed, at any time. 
A)  They must emphasize consistency in the use of reinforcements and punishments. 
B)  They are flexible and are regularly subject to change on an as-needed basis. 
C)  Parents can back down on a promised privilege. 
D)  Children can change the rules as needed, at any time.

Question 3

Today's electroconvulsive shock therapy is often quite useful in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)  severe depression. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  mild anxiety. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  severe depression. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  mild anxiety. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder.

Question 4

A goal of family therapy is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  change the needs of individual family members 
B)  improve family communication and interaction 
C)  identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems 
D)  teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues 
A)  change the needs of individual family members 
B)  improve family communication and interaction 
C)  identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems 
D)  teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues

Question 5

The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to the client. This is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy 
B)  resistance 
C)  authenticity 
D)  unconditional positive regard 
A)  empathy 
B)  resistance 
C)  authenticity 
D)  unconditional positive regard

Question 6

An advantage of group therapy is that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  can provide help to individuals who may be unable to afford individual psychotherapy 
B)  can be helpful to individuals who are uncomfortable in social situations 
C)  can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy 
D)  can be helpful to those who have difficulty speaking in public 
A)  can provide help to individuals who may be unable to afford individual psychotherapy 
B)  can be helpful to individuals who are uncomfortable in social situations 
C)  can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy 
D)  can be helpful to those who have difficulty speaking in public

Question 7

Which treatment is MOST likely to be used today?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug therapy 
B)  prefrontal lobotomy 
C)  ECT 
D)  in vitro therapy 
A)  drug therapy 
B)  prefrontal lobotomy 
C)  ECT 
D)  in vitro therapy

Question 8

Rational emotive therapy is a type of ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  insight 
B)  cognitive-behavioral 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  humanistic 
A)  insight 
B)  cognitive-behavioral 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  humanistic

Question 9

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs is ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavior 
D)  person-centered 
A)  cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavior 
D)  person-centered

Question 10

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior modification 
B)  empty chair technique 
C)  reflection 
D)  selective thinking 
A)  behavior modification 
B)  empty chair technique 
C)  reflection 
D)  selective thinking

Question 11

Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients do not need to be verbal. 
B)  They are not based in experimental research. 
C)  It cannot be used in a variety of contexts. 
D)  The therapist runs the risk of having his or her words misinterpreted by the client. 
A)  Clients do not need to be verbal. 
B)  They are not based in experimental research. 
C)  It cannot be used in a variety of contexts. 
D)  The therapist runs the risk of having his or her words misinterpreted by the client.

Question 12

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  individual 
C)  self-help group 
D)  systematic desensitization 
A)  family 
B)  individual 
C)  self-help group 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 13

Gary takes antipsychotic drugs to control the symptoms of schizophrenia. After taking the drug for some time, he begins exhibiting repetitive, involuntary jerks and movements of his face, lips, and legs. Gary is showing signs of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  savant syndrome 
B)  tardive dyskinesia 
C)  a clozapine overdose 
D)  neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
A)  savant syndrome 
B)  tardive dyskinesia 
C)  a clozapine overdose 
D)  neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Question 14

When someone "jumps to conclusions," Beck would say that he or she is suffering from a distortion in thought called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  selective thinking 
B)  arbitrary inference 
C)  overgeneralization 
D)  personalization 
A)  selective thinking 
B)  arbitrary inference 
C)  overgeneralization 
D)  personalization

Question 15

Which of the following is a barrier to effective therapy when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  gender 
C)  age 
D)  clothing 
A)  language 
B)  gender 
C)  age 
D)  clothing

Question 16

Which of the following types of medications are used to treat manic episodes?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticonvulsant 
B)  antianxiety 
C)  ativan 
D)  antitypical 
A)  anticonvulsant 
B)  antianxiety 
C)  ativan 
D)  antitypical

Question 17

Beck's cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  somatoform disorders 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  depression 
A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  somatoform disorders 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  depression

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  id; face-to-face discussions with 
B)  ego; face-to-face discussions with 
C)  id; sitting behind and passively listening to 
D)  ego; sitting behind and passively listening to 
A)  id; face-to-face discussions with 
B)  ego; face-to-face discussions with 
C)  id; sitting behind and passively listening to 
D)  ego; sitting behind and passively listening to

Question 19

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Fritz Perls 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Fritz Perls 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 20

Emily is a psychologist who believes that many psychological difficulties are the result of unconscious conflicts of which a client is unaware. Emily most likely endorses which type of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-behavior 
B)  cognitive 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  person-centered 
A)  cognitive-behavior 
B)  cognitive 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  person-centered

What approach to therapy utilizes the principles of classical and operant conditioning?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the effectiveness of contingency contracts when used with children?

Today's electroconvulsive shock therapy is often quite useful in the treatment of

A goal of family therapy is to ________.

The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to the client. This is called ________.

An advantage of group therapy is that it ________.

Which treatment is MOST likely to be used today?

Rational emotive therapy is a type of ________ therapy.

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs is ________ therapy.

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called________.

Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapies?

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Gary takes antipsychotic drugs to control the symptoms of schizophrenia. After taking the drug for some time, he begins exhibiting repetitive, involuntary jerks and movements of his face, lips, and legs. Gary is showing signs of ________.

When someone "jumps to conclusions," Beck would say that he or she is suffering from a distortion in thought called ________.

Which of the following is a barrier to effective therapy when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different?

Which of the following types of medications are used to treat manic episodes?

Beck's cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of ________.

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

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ________.

Emily is a psychologist who believes that many psychological difficulties are the result of unconscious conflicts of which a client is unaware. Emily most likely endorses which type of therapy?

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What approach to therapy utilizes the principles of classical and operant conditioning?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the effectiveness of contingency contracts when used with children?

Today's electroconvulsive shock therapy is often quite useful in the treatment of

A goal of family therapy is to ________.

The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to the client. This is called ________.

An advantage of group therapy is that it ________.

Which treatment is MOST likely to be used today?

Rational emotive therapy is a type of ________ therapy.

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs is ________ therapy.

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called________.

Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapies?

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Gary takes antipsychotic drugs to control the symptoms of schizophrenia. After taking the drug for some time, he begins exhibiting repetitive, involuntary jerks and movements of his face, lips, and legs. Gary is showing signs of ________.

When someone "jumps to conclusions," Beck would say that he or she is suffering from a distortion in thought called ________.

Which of the following is a barrier to effective therapy when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different?

Which of the following types of medications are used to treat manic episodes?

Beck's cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of ________.

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

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ________.

Emily is a psychologist who believes that many psychological difficulties are the result of unconscious conflicts of which a client is unaware. Emily most likely endorses which type of therapy?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

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Memory

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Psychological Disorders

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