Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

Every time Alice cleans her room properly and makes the bed she receives a marble.When she accumulates 100 marbles,she can get the new video game she wants.What type of behavioral program are Alice's parents using?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known ______.

A treatment for severe depression in which an electric shock is delivered to the patient,resulting in a seizure of the body and the release of a flood of neurotransmitters in the brain,is called____________.

A type of therapy in which clients meet regularly in a group setting and discuss problems under the guidance of a single therapist is called ______ therapy.

An advantage to group therapy is that groups ______.

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

Kaleem wants to see a therapist because he feels he has negative thoughts and would like to change his way of thinking.Because he is on a limited budget,he would like to choose a type of therapy that is relatively short term and inexpensive.Which of the following therapies would best meet Kaleem's needs?

A patient scheduled to have an operation called a bilateral anterior cingulotomy may have which of the following diagnoses?

Originally used to treat tuberculosis symptoms in the 1950s,what was the first modern antidepressant drug?

Your friend has applied to several medical schools.After receiving one rejection letter,she concludes that she will not be admitted to any school and feels depressed.Your friend is engaging in___________.

Researchers have found that about ______ percent of people feel that psychotherapy has helped them.

Which of the following is a therapy based on the principles of classical conditioning?

Which of the following is an advantage of behavior therapy?

At Skinner Elementary School,teachers pass out "skinner bucks" to students who turn in papers on time,obey the teacher,and finish their homework.The paper "bucks" can be traded in at the end of the week for special treats or game-playing time on the classroom computer.This system most resembles a________.

Dr.Graham listens to Maria's statements and then restates what he feels is Maria's message and describes her emotions.What type of therapy is Dr.Graham practicing?

The person-centered therapist has to be able to acknowledge and understand what the client is feeling and experiencing.This process is referred to as ________________.

_______________ formed a large part of Freud's psychoanalytic method.

As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her therapist,she begins to feel good about him as well as accepted by him.She develops a sense of trust,particularly because he does not criticize her.What process is occurring?

A disadvantage of group therapy is that it can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy.

In interpreting a dream,a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's__________.