Exam 15: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

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

Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

____________ therapies have had considerable success in treating bedwetting,overeating,drug addictions,and phobic reactions.

Which of the following is an advantage of person-centered therapy?

Your friend has applied to several medical schools.After receiving several rejection letters,she concludes that she is never going to amount to anything in life.Your friend is engaging in ___________.

Modeling has been used successfully in helping children overcome their fear of going to the dentist,social withdrawal,obsessive-compulsive behaviors,and phobias.

Which behavior therapy technique is commonly used to treat anxieties or fears?

A physician prescribes a benzodiazepine drug to help alleviate your anxiety.Which drug might you be taking?

In rational emotive behavior therapy,the therapist takes a directive role challenging clients when they make "my way or nothing" statements.

Modern psychoanalysts differ from traditional Freudian psychoanalysts in that they focus on the ______ as a motivating force of behavior,and they favor ______ their patients.

Eloise is living with post-traumatic stress disorder.During her therapy session,her therapist asks her to move her eyes rapidly back and forth while thinking of a disturbing memory.Eloise's therapist is using __________.

The drug ______ is used to treat depression.

Mary,who has a great fear of flying,has been instructed by her behavior therapist to take a brief ride in an actual airplane.If Mary follows her therapist's instructions,then she'll be engaged in ________.

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people ____________.

Language can be a barrier to effective psychotherapy,particularly when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different.

The most important aspect of successful psychotherapy is the __________ between client and therapist.

Which of the following is a key component of Rogers's person-centered therapy?

Lydia is a divorced mother who attends meetings with peers who share the same problems and stressful situations.There is no professional facilitating these meetings.What type of sessions is Lydia attending?

Expressing empathy,developing the discrepancies between a client's present behaviors and values,rolling with resistance,and supporting a client's self-efficacy are the four pillars of __________.

You are a psychiatrist who specializes in treating schizophrenia.Joe is experiencing the negative symptoms of schizophrenia,including withdrawal,apathy,and reduced communication.Which of the following medications are you apt to prescribe to treat Joe?