Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

Lulu sees a therapist once a week. During her therapy sessions, she discusses issues and events that have impacted her life. Her therapist helps her to understand how these events and issues have affected her. The type of therapy Lulu is seeking is called ________.

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of ________.

A client lies on a couch with the therapist sitting out of sight behind the client. The therapist gets to know the client's problems through free association, resistance, and transference. This is an example of ________ therapy.

Electroconvulsive therapy is used to alleviate ________.

Steve is 21 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 is using ________.

Which of the following is NOT used in biomedical therapy?

A group composed of people who have similar problems and who meet together without a therapist or counselor for the purpose of discussion, problem solving, and social and emotional support is called ________.

The belief that anxiety results from feelings and emotions repressed during childhood was proposed by ________.

Cognitive models of therapy tend to focus on:

Aversive conditioning belongs in the category of:

Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Stevenson, a therapist, states "I promote rational thinking to alleviate distressing feelings and behaviors." Dr. Stevenson is probably a ________ therapist.

Therapies aimed mainly at understanding one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are referred to as ________.

A physician prescribes a benzodiazepine drug to help alleviate your anxiety. Which drug might you be taking?

For which disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) originally developed as a treatment?

The procedure known as ________ is one type of psychosurgery.

Antipsychotic drugs treat symptoms such as ________.

According to Sigmund Freud, when you awaken in the morning and remember a dream, you recall the dream's ________.

An advantage to group therapy is that groups ________.

Although this type of psychotherapy has its origins in the psychodynamic school of thought, it is NOT considered a true psychodynamic therapy because it combines humanistic and cognitive-behavioral interventions.