Question 1

Concerns about the use of medications to treat psychological disorders have focused on all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) increases in suicidal thoughts in children and adolescents who are prescribed SSRIs. 
B) overprescription of psychostimulant drugs over other forms of psychotherapy. 
C) problems with rates of compliance to a medication regime once immediate symptoms decrease. 
D) high levels of polypharmacy where many medications are prescribed at the same time. 
A) increases in suicidal thoughts in children and adolescents who are prescribed SSRIs. 
B) overprescription of psychostimulant drugs over other forms of psychotherapy. 
C) problems with rates of compliance to a medication regime once immediate symptoms decrease. 
D) high levels of polypharmacy where many medications are prescribed at the same time. C

Question 2

Research has suggested that certain types of psychotherapies can be harmful for some individuals.Which of the following types of psychotherapy would not be considered potentially harmful?

Accepted Answer

A) Grief counselling 
B) Scared Straight programs 
C) Flooding therapy 
D) Crisis debriefing 
A) Grief counselling 
B) Scared Straight programs 
C) Flooding therapy 
D) Crisis debriefing C

Question 3

_________________ are persons who work in the helping field and provide mental health services,but have no formal professional training.

Accepted Answer

A) School psychologists 
B) Paraprofessionals 
C) Mental health counsellors 
A) School psychologists 
B) Paraprofessionals 
C) Mental health counsellors B

Question 4

________ has been used successfully in helping children who have a fear of going to the dentist,social withdrawal,obsessive-compulsive behaviours,and phobias.

Accepted Answer

A) Aversion therapy 
B) Modelling 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Token economy 
A) Aversion therapy 
B) Modelling 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Token economy

Question 5

The therapist's feeling of respect and affection for the client that exists without any strings attached,no matter what the client may say or do,is called

Accepted Answer

A) unconditional positive regard. 
B) genuineness. 
C) reflection. 
D) conditions of worth. 
A) unconditional positive regard. 
B) genuineness. 
C) reflection. 
D) conditions of worth.

Question 6

Kennedy meets with a therapist who is trying to merge her "quiet expert" with her "risk taker" so that she'll become a complete "risky expert." This would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt therapy. 
B) person-centred therapy. 
C) logotherapy. 
D) rational emotive behaviour therapy. 
A) Gestalt therapy. 
B) person-centred therapy. 
C) logotherapy. 
D) rational emotive behaviour therapy.

Question 7

Structural family therapy is intended to ________________,whereas strategic family interventions are designed to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) identify the scapegoat and structure all of the family's complaints;focus all complaints around the problems of one individual. 
B) treat the family as a group unit that needs help;provide treatment for each family member individually. 
C) make changes in how the family interacts;remove barriers to effective communication within a family. 
D) examine how problems arise due to hierarchies in a family;help families cope specifically with addictions issues. 
A) identify the scapegoat and structure all of the family's complaints;focus all complaints around the problems of one individual. 
B) treat the family as a group unit that needs help;provide treatment for each family member individually. 
C) make changes in how the family interacts;remove barriers to effective communication within a family. 
D) examine how problems arise due to hierarchies in a family;help families cope specifically with addictions issues.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) deep content. 
B) surface content. 
C) manifest content. 
D) latent content. 
A) deep content. 
B) surface content. 
C) manifest content. 
D) latent content.

Question 9

The Freudian idea of working through was most important ________ insight had been achieved.

Accepted Answer

A) exactly as 
B) immediately before 
C) long before 
D) after 
A) exactly as 
B) immediately before 
C) long before 
D) after

Question 10

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 behaviour.This therapist is most likely using

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy. 
B) humanistic-existential therapy. 
C) cognitive-behavioural therapy. 
D) behavioural therapy. 
A) psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy. 
B) humanistic-existential therapy. 
C) cognitive-behavioural therapy. 
D) behavioural therapy.

Question 11

Parker is being taught to engage in relaxation techniques whenever he is confronted with fear-inducing situations,such as being in an elevator.Pairing an incompatible relaxation response with his anxiety is based on the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) response prevention. 
B) reciprocal inhibition. 
C) dismantling. 
D) thought field release. 
A) response prevention. 
B) reciprocal inhibition. 
C) dismantling. 
D) thought field release.

Question 12

The kind of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called

Accepted Answer

A) interpersonal therapy. 
B) physical therapy. 
C) biomedical therapy. 
D) psychotherapy. 
A) interpersonal therapy. 
B) physical therapy. 
C) biomedical therapy. 
D) psychotherapy.

Question 13

A therapist is more likely to be effective when they which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) They remain detached and unsympathetic. 
B) They establish a sterile working relationship with patients. 
C) They contradict patients to challenge their thought patterns. 
D) They match their approach to the needs of the patient. 
A) They remain detached and unsympathetic. 
B) They establish a sterile working relationship with patients. 
C) They contradict patients to challenge their thought patterns. 
D) They match their approach to the needs of the patient.

Question 14

In systematic desensitization,patients are exposed to the situations in their anxiety hierarchy starting from _________ anxiety provoking to _________ anxiety provoking.

Accepted Answer

A) the least;most 
B) not at all;most 
C) the most;the least 
D) the least;not at all 
A) the least;most 
B) not at all;most 
C) the most;the least 
D) the least;not at all

Question 15

Females benefit ________ males when receiving psychotherapy for their emotional or mental difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A) equally as much as 
B) more than 
C) less than 
D) substantially more than 
A) equally as much as 
B) more than 
C) less than 
D) substantially more than

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalyst. 
B) behavioural specialist. 
C) family therapist. 
D) gestalt therapist. 
A) psychoanalyst. 
B) behavioural specialist. 
C) family therapist. 
D) gestalt therapist.

Question 17

One study showed that therapists used to prefer treating particular clients,namely under the category of YAVIS.What does the "V" stand for in this model?

Accepted Answer

A) Verbal 
B) Visual 
C) Venerable 
D) Visceral 
A) Verbal 
B) Visual 
C) Venerable 
D) Visceral

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt 
B) person-centred 
C) cognitive-behavioural 
D) behavioural 
A) Gestalt 
B) person-centred 
C) cognitive-behavioural 
D) behavioural

Question 19

What percent of treated people have better outcomes than the average untreated person?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 43 percent 
C) 67 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 25 percent 
B) 43 percent 
C) 67 percent 
D) 80 percent

Question 20

Joe has been undergoing psychoanalysis for several months.Over the past few weeks,he has become unwilling to talk about his relationship with his father and becomes uncomfortable when thoughts of him enter his mind during therapy.What process would the therapist say is occurring?

Accepted Answer

A) Free association 
B) Transference 
C) Working through 
D) Resistance 
A) Free association 
B) Transference 
C) Working through 
D) Resistance

Exam 16: D: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Concerns about the use of medications to treat psychological disorders have focused on all of the following except

Research has suggested that certain types of psychotherapies can be harmful for some individuals.Which of the following types of psychotherapy would not be considered potentially harmful?

_________________ are persons who work in the helping field and provide mental health services,but have no formal professional training.

________ has been used successfully in helping children who have a fear of going to the dentist,social withdrawal,obsessive-compulsive behaviours,and phobias.

The therapist's feeling of respect and affection for the client that exists without any strings attached,no matter what the client may say or do,is called

Kennedy meets with a therapist who is trying to merge her "quiet expert" with her "risk taker" so that she'll become a complete "risky expert." This would be an example of

Structural family therapy is intended to ________________,whereas strategic family interventions are designed to ________________.

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

The Freudian idea of working through was most important ________ insight had been achieved.

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 behaviour.This therapist is most likely using

Parker is being taught to engage in relaxation techniques whenever he is confronted with fear-inducing situations,such as being in an elevator.Pairing an incompatible relaxation response with his anxiety is based on the principle of

The kind of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called

A therapist is more likely to be effective when they which of the following characteristics?

In systematic desensitization,patients are exposed to the situations in their anxiety hierarchy starting from _________ anxiety provoking to _________ anxiety provoking.

Females benefit ________ males when receiving psychotherapy for their emotional or mental difficulties.

One study showed that therapists used to prefer treating particular clients,namely under the category of YAVIS.What does the "V" stand for in this model?

What percent of treated people have better outcomes than the average untreated person?

Joe has been undergoing psychoanalysis for several months.Over the past few weeks,he has become unwilling to talk about his relationship with his father and becomes uncomfortable when thoughts of him enter his mind during therapy.What process would the therapist say is occurring?

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Structural family therapy is intended to ,whereas strategic family interventions are designed to .

In systematic desensitization,patients are exposed to the situations in their anxiety hierarchy starting from _ anxiety provoking to _ anxiety provoking.