Question 1

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A) Freud. 
B) Perls. 
C) Erikson. 
D) Rogers. 
A) Freud. 
B) Perls. 
C) Erikson. 
D) Rogers.

Question 2

An archaic practice of chipping holes in a patient's skull to allow demons to escape is called:

Accepted Answer

A) prefrontal lobotomy. 
B) cingulotomy. 
C) trephining. 
D) exorcism. 
A) prefrontal lobotomy. 
B) cingulotomy. 
C) trephining. 
D) exorcism.

Question 3

A type of psychotherapy in which people meet regularly to interact and help one another achieve insight into their feelings and behavior is __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) virtual 
B) group 
C) Gestalt 
D) response 
A) virtual 
B) group 
C) Gestalt 
D) response

Question 4

Which of the following is a component of community psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) emphasis on prevention 
B) free association 
C) the search for authenticity 
D) systematic desensitization 
A) emphasis on prevention 
B) free association 
C) the search for authenticity 
D) systematic desensitization

Question 5

In which of the following therapies might a therapist use real physical pain to change behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) aversive conditioning 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) desensitization 
A) operant conditioning 
B) aversive conditioning 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) desensitization

Question 6

The procedure known as _______ is one type of psychosurgery.

Accepted Answer

A) gastroplasty 
B) transaxial tomography 
C) audiography 
D) prefrontal lobotomy 
A) gastroplasty 
B) transaxial tomography 
C) audiography 
D) prefrontal lobotomy

Question 7

Aversive conditioning belongs in the category of:

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt therapy. 
B) psychoanalysis. 
C) classical conditioning therapies. 
D) operant conditioning therapies. 
A) Gestalt therapy. 
B) psychoanalysis. 
C) classical conditioning therapies. 
D) operant conditioning therapies.

Question 8

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) behavior therapy 
B) client-centered therapy 
C) cognitive therapy 
D) Gestalt therapy 
A) behavior therapy 
B) client-centered therapy 
C) cognitive therapy 
D) Gestalt therapy

Question 9

Julian seeks professional help for his fear of spiders.In stages,his therapist shows him pictures,movies,and models of spiders,then a real dead spider,a small live spider in a jar,several live spiders in a jar,and finally a live spider loose in the room.At each stage,he made sure that Julian was fully relaxed.This technique is known as _______.

Accepted Answer

A) free association 
B) desensitization 
C) aversive conditioning 
D) transactional therapy 
A) free association 
B) desensitization 
C) aversive conditioning 
D) transactional therapy

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) behavior 
B) group 
C) Gestalt 
D) person-centered 
A) behavior 
B) group 
C) Gestalt 
D) person-centered

Question 11

The "token economy" is most closely associated with the _______ approach to treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) operant-conditioning 
B) cognitive 
C) humanistic-existential 
D) rational-emotive 
A) operant-conditioning 
B) cognitive 
C) humanistic-existential 
D) rational-emotive

Question 12

Electroconvulsive therapy _______.

Accepted Answer

A) is used more frequently today than in years past. 
B) is only effective if administered daily over a six-month period 
C) is capable of damaging the brain 
D) produces only negative results 
A) is used more frequently today than in years past. 
B) is only effective if administered daily over a six-month period 
C) is capable of damaging the brain 
D) produces only negative results

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a primary technique associated with modern biomedical therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) drugs 
B) surgery 
C) trephining 
D) ECT 
A) drugs 
B) surgery 
C) trephining 
D) ECT

Question 14

Person-centered therapy has its roots in:

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic psychology. 
B) the medical model. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) the cognitive model. 
A) humanistic psychology. 
B) the medical model. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) the cognitive model.

Question 15

What type of mental health professional must possess a doctorate in medicine?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following has been fairly effective in treating bipolar disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) cingulotomy 
B) valium 
C) lithium carbonate 
D) ECT 
A) cingulotomy 
B) valium 
C) lithium carbonate 
D) ECT

Question 17

Tardive dyskinesia is a side effect of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) barbiturate use 
B) psychosurgery 
C) ECT 
D) antipsychotic drugs 
A) barbiturate use 
B) psychosurgery 
C) ECT 
D) antipsychotic drugs

Question 18

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The effects of psychosurgery _______.

Accepted Answer

A) are all negative 
B) are difficult to predict 
C) do not include undesirable side effects 
D) are useless in controlling pain 
A) are all negative 
B) are difficult to predict 
C) do not include undesirable side effects 
D) are useless in controlling pain

Question 20

Electroshock treatment is mainly effective in treating _______.

Accepted Answer

A) depression 
B) schizophrenia 
C) anxiety disorders 
D) all of the above 
A) depression 
B) schizophrenia 
C) anxiety disorders 
D) all of the above

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by:

An archaic practice of chipping holes in a patient's skull to allow demons to escape is called:

A type of psychotherapy in which people meet regularly to interact and help one another achieve insight into their feelings and behavior is __________ therapy.

Which of the following is a component of community psychology?

In which of the following therapies might a therapist use real physical pain to change behavior?

The procedure known as _______ is one type of psychosurgery.

Aversive conditioning belongs in the category of:

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

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

The "token economy" is most closely associated with the _______ approach to treatment.

Electroconvulsive therapy _______.

Which of the following is NOT a primary technique associated with modern biomedical therapy?

Person-centered therapy has its roots in:

What type of mental health professional must possess a doctorate in medicine?

Which of the following has been fairly effective in treating bipolar disorders?

Tardive dyskinesia is a side effect of _______.

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________.

The effects of psychosurgery _______.

Electroshock treatment is mainly effective in treating _______.

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Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by:

An archaic practice of chipping holes in a patient's skull to allow demons to escape is called:

A type of psychotherapy in which people meet regularly to interact and help one another achieve insight into their feelings and behavior is __________ therapy.

Which of the following is a component of community psychology?

In which of the following therapies might a therapist use real physical pain to change behavior?

The procedure known as _______ is one type of psychosurgery.

Aversive conditioning belongs in the category of:

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

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

The "token economy" is most closely associated with the _______ approach to treatment.

Electroconvulsive therapy _______.

Which of the following is NOT a primary technique associated with modern biomedical therapy?

Person-centered therapy has its roots in:

What type of mental health professional must possess a doctorate in medicine?

Which of the following has been fairly effective in treating bipolar disorders?

Tardive dyskinesia is a side effect of _______.

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________.

The effects of psychosurgery _______.

Electroshock treatment is mainly effective in treating _______.

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

Filters