Question 1

Systematic and contact desensitization evolved from:

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning principles. 
B) modeling therapies. 
C) biofeedback techniques. 
D) operant conditioning principles. 
A) classical conditioning principles. 
B) modeling therapies. 
C) biofeedback techniques. 
D) operant conditioning principles.

Question 2

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Wolpe 
B) Rogers 
C) Perls 
D) Lazarus 
A) Wolpe 
B) Rogers 
C) Perls 
D) Lazarus

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is relatively economical. 
B) Clients learn that others have problems similar to their own. 
C) Clients practice and receive feedback on their interpersonal skills. 
D) The therapist does not need as much training as an individual therapist. 
A) It is relatively economical. 
B) Clients learn that others have problems similar to their own. 
C) Clients practice and receive feedback on their interpersonal skills. 
D) The therapist does not need as much training as an individual therapist.

Question 4

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people __________.

Accepted Answer

A) basic training in observational learning and practice 
B) feedback from their biologically controlled responses 
C) help in understanding perceptual processes 
D) clearer understanding of their feelings,motivations,and actions 
A) basic training in observational learning and practice 
B) feedback from their biologically controlled responses 
C) help in understanding perceptual processes 
D) clearer understanding of their feelings,motivations,and actions

Question 5

What type of mental health professional is most likely to specialize in work with students?

Accepted Answer

A) psychiatrists 
B) clinical psychologists 
C) psychiatric social workers 
D) counseling psychologists 
A) psychiatrists 
B) clinical psychologists 
C) psychiatric social workers 
D) counseling psychologists

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT used in biomedical therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) electric shock 
B) language 
C) drugs 
D) surgery 
A) electric shock 
B) language 
C) drugs 
D) surgery

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) social skills training. 
B) family therapy. 
C) assertiveness training. 
D) client-centered therapy. 
A) social skills training. 
B) family therapy. 
C) assertiveness training. 
D) client-centered therapy.

Question 8

The originator of rational-emotive therapy is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Bandura 
B) Perls 
C) Rogers 
D) Ellis 
A) Bandura 
B) Perls 
C) Rogers 
D) Ellis

Question 9

Martha and Stan are newlyweds.They see a therapist because Martha is afraid of sexual intercourse.The therapist asks Martha exactly which acts make her anxious,constructs a hierarchy of those threatening acts,teaches her to relax,and asks her to imagine each threatening scene in the hierarchy and use the relaxation technique to reduce her anxiety as she imagines each scene from the bottom to the top of her hierarchy.The therapist is using _______.

Accepted Answer

A) desensitization 
B) behavioral contracting 
C) free association 
D) positive regard 
A) desensitization 
B) behavioral contracting 
C) free association 
D) positive regard

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) electroshock 
B) implosion 
C) psychosurgery 
D) chemotherapy 
A) electroshock 
B) implosion 
C) psychosurgery 
D) chemotherapy

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) abreaction 
B) cathexis 
C) free-association 
D) transference 
A) abreaction 
B) cathexis 
C) free-association 
D) transference

Question 12

In _______,an unpleasant event is paired with a particular response in order to make that response less likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

A) aversive conditioning 
B) token economies 
C) reward training 
D) biofeedback 
A) aversive conditioning 
B) token economies 
C) reward training 
D) biofeedback

Question 13

The term "unconditional positive regard" is associated with _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Fritz Perls 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) B.F.Skinner 
A) Fritz Perls 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) B.F.Skinner

Question 14

Genuineness,empathy,unconditional positive regard,and self-growth are all associated with ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) gestalt 
B) humanistic 
C) cognitive 
D) behavioral 
A) gestalt 
B) humanistic 
C) cognitive 
D) behavioral

Question 15

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object (either actual or imagined)?

Accepted Answer

A) extinction 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) punishment 
D) token economy 
A) extinction 
B) systematic desensitization 
C) punishment 
D) token economy

Question 16

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

Accepted Answer

A) resistance 
B) reactance 
C) countertransference 
D) transference 
A) resistance 
B) reactance 
C) countertransference 
D) transference

Question 17

When problems exist between parents and children,their problems might best be handled by _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt therapy 
B) psychoanalysis 
C) desensitization 
D) family therapy 
A) Gestalt therapy 
B) psychoanalysis 
C) desensitization 
D) family therapy

Question 18

Lithium is a naturally occurring __________.

Accepted Answer

A) drug 
B) enzyme 
C) salt 
D) plant 
A) drug 
B) enzyme 
C) salt 
D) plant

Question 19

The initial treatment of choice for schizophrenia is probably _______.

Accepted Answer

A) psychotherapy 
B) chemotherapy 
C) prefrontal lobotomy 
D) electroconvulsive therapy 
A) psychotherapy 
B) chemotherapy 
C) prefrontal lobotomy 
D) electroconvulsive therapy

Question 20

Within a token-economy system,the solution to the problem of having to continually reinforce the patient for each correct response is to:

Accepted Answer

A) introduce a partial reinforcement schedule. 
B) implement an extinction procedure. 
C) shift from a program of operant conditioning to a program of classical conditioning. 
D) use punishment,instead of positive reinforcement,to control the behavior on a long-term basis. 
A) introduce a partial reinforcement schedule. 
B) implement an extinction procedure. 
C) shift from a program of operant conditioning to a program of classical conditioning. 
D) use punishment,instead of positive reinforcement,to control the behavior on a long-term basis.

Systematic and contact desensitization evolved from:

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of __________.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group therapy?

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people __________.

What type of mental health professional is most likely to specialize in work with students?

Which of the following is NOT used in biomedical therapy?

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

The originator of rational-emotive therapy is _______.

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

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

In _______,an unpleasant event is paired with a particular response in order to make that response less likely to occur.

The term "unconditional positive regard" is associated with _______.

Genuineness,empathy,unconditional positive regard,and self-growth are all associated with ________ therapy.

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object (either actual or imagined)?

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

When problems exist between parents and children,their problems might best be handled by _______.

Lithium is a naturally occurring __________.

The initial treatment of choice for schizophrenia is probably _______.

Within a token-economy system,the solution to the problem of having to continually reinforce the patient for each correct response is to:

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Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

Systematic and contact desensitization evolved from:

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of __________.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group therapy?

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people __________.

What type of mental health professional is most likely to specialize in work with students?

Which of the following is NOT used in biomedical therapy?

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

The originator of rational-emotive therapy is _______.

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

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

In _______,an unpleasant event is paired with a particular response in order to make that response less likely to occur.

The term "unconditional positive regard" is associated with _______.

Genuineness,empathy,unconditional positive regard,and self-growth are all associated with ________ therapy.

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object (either actual or imagined)?

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

When problems exist between parents and children,their problems might best be handled by _______.

Lithium is a naturally occurring __________.

The initial treatment of choice for schizophrenia is probably _______.

Within a token-economy system,the solution to the problem of having to continually reinforce the patient for each correct response is to:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

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