Exam 15: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

A client lies on a couch with the therapist sitting out of sight behind her.The therapist gets to know the client's problems through free association,resistance,and transference.This is an example of ______ therapy.

Therapeutic approaches that are based on the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned are ______ therapies.

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.

During free association,a patient may become unwilling to talk about certain topics.What term would a psychoanalyst use to describe this change in the patient's willingness to verbalize?

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centered therapy?

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 ________________.

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

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

A group composed of people who have similar problems and who meet together without a therapist or counselor for the purpose of discussion,problem solving,and social and emotional support is called ______.

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 ____________.

What type of drugs are the traditional antianxiety drugs,or minor tranquilizers,such as Valium?

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

Antipsychotic drugs treat symptoms such as ____________.

When selecting a therapist,it seems that white men and women who are of middle income _________.

________ is credited with developing rational emotive behavioral therapy.

For which of these problems would systematic desensitization most likely be used?

According to Sigmund Freud,when you awaken in the morning and remember a dream,you recall the dream's ___________.

In which form of therapy does the therapist take a directive role,challenging clients when they make "my way or nothing" statements?

Which of the following is one of the criticisms of cognitive and cognitive-behavioral therapies?

Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder.Alice is most likely suffering from __________.