Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

Cindy is a White,upper-middle-class graduate student in clinical psychology doing her first internship in juvenile court.Her first client is an angry 15-year-old African American boy.Which of the following might be barriers to effective therapy in this situation?

Which of the following is not one of the problems in studying the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

Carra sat down with her daughter,Morgan,and together they wrote out a list of things that Morgan was expected to do each day and the rewards she would get if she accomplished them,as well as the penalties she would face if she did not do them.This is most like which technique?

It was __________ who is most credited with the "moral treatment" movement for using kindness and guidance with the mentally ill.

Stephan sees a text message from a phone number he does not recognize on his girlfriend's phone.He immediately assumes his girlfriend is seeing someone else and the phone number belongs to that person.Beck would say that Stephan has engaged in what type of distorted thinking?

Megan was afraid of dogs.She wanted to get over this fear,so she began by thinking about seeing a dog but staying calm.Then she walked past her neighbor's dog in its fenced yard until she no longer felt afraid.Next,she visited a pet store and petted a dog while the salesclerk held it.Finally,she bought herself a puppy and was no longer afraid.Megan's method is most like __________.

The use of antianxiety drugs to treat anxiety disorders is gradually being phased out in favor of treatment with __________ drugs.

Larisa is going to a therapist to gain a better understanding of what makes her do the things she does.This type of therapy is known as __________ therapy.

When a person on an antipsychotic drug develops repetitive,involuntary jerks and movements of the face,lips,legs,and body,this is called __________.

Which neurotransmitter is not one of the three that seems to be involved in depression and the drugs that treat depression?

Gestalt therapy differs from person-centered therapy because __________.

When Carson began acting out,her parents took her to a therapist who suggested that her parents may have caused the problem by using the wrong kind of discipline.The kind of therapy that might best help Carson would probably be __________.

Before the use of electricity,seizures were induced in psychotic patients by means of __________.

In __________,a person-centered therapist must show an honest and open response to the client and not hide behind the professional role of therapist.

Which of the following is not one of the three goals of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

What kind of person would probably get the least benefit from a humanistic therapy?

Which therapy style can be compared to a drill sergeant-private style of therapeutic relationship?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of group therapy?

Virtual reality (VR)techniques have been useful in the treatment of which of the following disorders?

In bilateral anterior cingulotomy __________.