Exam 15: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Hiram has learned to seek attention by engaging in inappropriate behaviors,namely by watching his brother receive attention for hitting and biting and then imitating his behavior.Hiram has learned to seek attention by engaging in inappropriate behaviors by using which of the following techniques?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of group therapy?

Judy's therapist listens to her without interruption and judgment.She provides Judy with warmth and respect,without any conditions attached.Her therapist is demonstrating ______________.

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 ___________.

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object?

Eye-movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR)is used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Emily is a psychologist who believes that many psychological difficulties are the result of a conflict between the id,ego,and superego.Emily most likely endorses which type of therapy?

Craig is currently in therapy to help him stop smoking.His therapist is using learning techniques to help him modify his smoking habit and develop more desirable behaviors.Craig's therapist is using ________.

Rational emotive behavior therapy presumes that the ultimate cause for distressing feelings or symptoms is due to ________.

Studies on the effectiveness of psychotherapy have found that ________.

Which of the following types of medications are used to treat mania?

Which of the following is one of the criticisms of behavior therapy?

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ______.

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

Dr.Shedrika uses a form of therapy that emphasizes revealing his clients' unconscious conflicts,urges,and desires,which he believes are the cause of his clients' disordered emotions and behavior.This therapist is most likely using ________.

_________ strengthens a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence.

A technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is suddenly exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object in an intense way and is prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response is called __________.

Iram is afraid of snakes.In an effort to help him overcome his fear,his therapist has him enter a room where there are dozens of snakes and has him hold them.Iram is not permitted to leave the room until the therapy session is completed.Iram's therapist is using ______.

The primary goal of the person-centered therapist is to facilitate transference.

Which approach assumes that disorders come from illogical,irrational cognitions,and that changing the thinking patterns to more rational,logical ones will relieve the symptoms of the disorder?