Exam 15: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

What is one of the main advantages of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)as compared to similar drugs?

Saleem has been seeing a therapist because she cannot adjust to her new husband's children from a previous marriage.Although she dearly loves her husband,she feels awkward and embarrassed in front of the children.The therapist suggests that she bring her husband and his children with her to the next session so she can see them interact.Saleem is probably seeing a ______.

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.

DeMario's wife,Marta,asks him if he wants some help cutting the grass and weeding the garden.He declines the offer and feels "blue" for the rest of the day because he keeps thinking,"Marta thinks I am getting older and losing my physical abilities." What type of cognitive distortion is involved here?

Electroconvulsive therapy causes memory loss because it disrupts the process of consolidation and prevents the formation of long-term memories.

You let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages looking for a psychotherapist.Your attention is drawn to an advertisement for a group practice described as eclectic.When you call the receptionist to ask for a description of the practice,what will you be told?

________ is credited with developing person-centered therapy.

Sigmund Freud arrives for a therapy session with Albert Ellis.Freud's main complaint is depression;it seems that Freud's writings have not received the kind of response he had hoped for and expected.What is Ellis most likely to say during the therapy session?

Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date.His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist.The therapist tells Steve to lie down on the couch and relax.The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head.Steve eventually talks about his fear of women,which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother,her friends,his teachers,and so on.Steve is using ______.

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

According to Carl Rogers,the __________ is how people think they should be.

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

____________ therapies have had considerable success in treating many types of disorders,including depression,stress disorders,anxiety disorders,and even some of the behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia.

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.

Every time Jarrad opens his cigarette case or uses his lighter,he gets a painful electric shock.Jarrad's friends and family have been asked not to give him any cigarettes or light any cigarettes for him,so he must use his own lighter if he wants to smoke.Eventually,Jarrad loses his desire to smoke,thanks to ______.

Medication,electroconvulsive shock therapy,and psychosurgery are all types of ______.

The psychoanalytic patient who lets her thoughts flow without interruption or fear of negative criticism from her therapist is using ______.

As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her psychodynamic 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?

According to Sigmund Freud,the ___________ of the dream refers to the client's memory of the things,people,and events in the dream.

Gestalt therapy is considered ________ because the therapist leads the client through a number of planned exercises as well as confronts the client's statements.