Exam 15: Psychological Therapies

Describe psychoanalysis.Include information about its theoretical background,how it seeks to help people,its key concepts,and an evaluation of its effectiveness.

Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking.He is afraid that the therapist will get mad at him like his mother used to.Edward has started relating to his therapist as he related to his mother.Edward is experiencing ________.

In the wake of the recent BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,there have been an increase in reported cases of _________.Some researchers are finding that virtual reality exposure therapy has helped with the treatment Of these problems.

ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)has no effect on memory.

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

The use of objects that can be traded for food,candy,treats,or special privileges with the purpose of reinforcing behavior is called________.

Which of the following individuals would be considered a good candidate for humanistic therapy?

Therapies that focus on the present and assume that people observe the world and the people around them,make assumptions and inferences based on these observations,and then decide how to respond is called___________.

What did Carl Rogers view as a cause of most personal problems and unhappiness?

A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating thoughts.Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts into more rational,helpful,positive thoughts.In addition,she wants to help her client develop strategies that can be used to cope with future problems.She is probably a ______________ therapist.

Free association is a technique used in ______ therapy.

Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for treating overeating or smoking?

Eye-movement desensitization reprocessing is primarily used for treatment of __________.

Someone who practices psychotherapy on the internet is called a cybertherapist.

Tien is an Asian male who is in the process of selecting a therapist.Which of the following therapists is Tien most likely to select?

The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as medication,surgical methods,and electrical shock treatments to bring about changes in the person's disordered behavior is called__________________.

A goal of family therapy is to ______.

A _________ is a method of reinforcement that uses a formal written agreement in which the goals for behavioral change,reinforcements,and penalties are clearly stated.

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of ______.

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ______.