Question 1

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

Accepted Answer

A) feedback from their biologically controlled responses. 
B) clearer understanding and awareness of their feelings,motivations,and actions. 
C) basic training in observational learning and practice. 
D) help in understanding perceptual processes. 
A) feedback from their biologically controlled responses. 
B) clearer understanding and awareness of their feelings,motivations,and actions. 
C) basic training in observational learning and practice. 
D) help in understanding perceptual processes.

Question 2

Carlita has just come from her first therapy session.To better understand Carlita's generalized anxiety,the therapist asked her to talk about her childhood experiences and interactions with her parents and has asked her to keep a dream journal for the next several weeks.With which orientation is this therapy most consistent?

Accepted Answer

A) Humanistic-existential 
B) Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic 
C) Behavioural 
D) Eclectic 
A) Humanistic-existential 
B) Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic 
C) Behavioural 
D) Eclectic

Question 3

The neo-Freudians would have been least likely to emphasize the importance of conscious ________ impulses and needs in a therapeutic setting.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual 
B) social 
C) dependence 
D) status 
A) sexual 
B) social 
C) dependence 
D) status

Question 4

Self-help materials sometimes backfire when users fail to see the kinds of changes touted by the programs.This often leads the users of self-help materials to

Accepted Answer

A) be more likely to seek professional help for their problems. 
B) be less likely to seek professional help for their problems. 
C) warn their friends about the downside of anecdotal evidence. 
D) demand more rigorous evidence of self-help program effectiveness in the future. 
A) be more likely to seek professional help for their problems. 
B) be less likely to seek professional help for their problems. 
C) warn their friends about the downside of anecdotal evidence. 
D) demand more rigorous evidence of self-help program effectiveness in the future.

Question 5

A goal of family therapy is to

Accepted Answer

A) change the needs of individual family members. 
B) improve family communication and interaction. 
C) identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems. 
D) teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues. 
A) change the needs of individual family members. 
B) improve family communication and interaction. 
C) identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems. 
D) teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues.

Question 6

What is a major goal of the Gestalt therapist?

Accepted Answer

A) To facilitate transference 
B) To eliminate undesirable behaviours 
C) To provide unconditional positive regard 
D) To help clients become more aware of their own feelings 
A) To facilitate transference 
B) To eliminate undesirable behaviours 
C) To provide unconditional positive regard 
D) To help clients become more aware of their own feelings

Question 7

The most frequently encountered treatment for schizophrenia today comes from a form of

Accepted Answer

A) electroconvulsive therapy. 
B) vagus nerve stimulation therapy. 
C) psychosurgery. 
D) psychopharmacotherapy. 
A) electroconvulsive therapy. 
B) vagus nerve stimulation therapy. 
C) psychosurgery. 
D) psychopharmacotherapy.

Question 8

Humanistic psychotherapists would be most likely to work with their clients to focus their attention to the ________ rather than to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) present;past 
B) present;future 
C) past;present 
D) future;past 
A) present;past 
B) present;future 
C) past;present 
D) future;past

Question 9

Phobias are to _______________ as depression is to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic therapy;existential therapy 
B) systematic desensitization;cognitive-behavioural therapy 
C) pharmacotherapy;structural family therapy 
D) object relations therapy;person-centred therapy 
A) psychodynamic therapy;existential therapy 
B) systematic desensitization;cognitive-behavioural therapy 
C) pharmacotherapy;structural family therapy 
D) object relations therapy;person-centred therapy

Question 10

Bart is asked by his psychotherapist to close his eyes.After a few minutes of relaxing,the therapist asks Bart to discuss whatever comes to mind and to continue without censoring any of the ideas or thoughts he experiences.Bart is experiencing the therapeutic technique of

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization. 
B) active confrontation. 
C) free association. 
D) empathy. 
A) systematic desensitization. 
B) active confrontation. 
C) free association. 
D) empathy.

Question 11

Which of the following statements indicates that a therapist should be in a good position to help you?

Accepted Answer

A) My therapist encourages me to confront challenges and solve problems. 
B) My therapist has a "one size fits all" approach to all problems. 
C) My therapist tells me exactly what to do,and often shares personal anecdotes. 
D) My therapist does not discuss the scientific support for what he or she is doing. 
A) My therapist encourages me to confront challenges and solve problems. 
B) My therapist has a "one size fits all" approach to all problems. 
C) My therapist tells me exactly what to do,and often shares personal anecdotes. 
D) My therapist does not discuss the scientific support for what he or she is doing.

Question 12

Regardless of theoretical orientation,all of the forms of therapy discussed in the text provide a client or patient with

Accepted Answer

A) a resolve to uncover the causes from the past of one's current troubles. 
B) direct exposure to troubling events from one's past. 
C) a push to completely change everything about oneself. 
D) a clear rationale for the treatment one receives. 
A) a resolve to uncover the causes from the past of one's current troubles. 
B) direct exposure to troubling events from one's past. 
C) a push to completely change everything about oneself. 
D) a clear rationale for the treatment one receives.

Question 13

The most frequently endorsed label for the type of therapy one practices as a psychologist,psychiatrist,or social worker is

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic. 
B) cognitive-behavioural. 
C) person-centred. 
D) eclectic/integrative. 
A) psychodynamic. 
B) cognitive-behavioural. 
C) person-centred. 
D) eclectic/integrative.

Question 14

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

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 15

__________________ is a technique where a client imagines a distressing event while a therapist taps specific points on the client's body in a predetermined order,in addition to the client humming a well-known tune such as the Canadian national anthem.

Accepted Answer

A) Response prevention 
B) Systematic desensitization 
C) Reciprocal inhibition 
D) Thought Field Therapy 
A) Response prevention 
B) Systematic desensitization 
C) Reciprocal inhibition 
D) Thought Field Therapy

Question 16

What is one core assumption of cognitive-behavioural therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitions are key players in both healthy and unhealthy psychological functioning. 
B) Some irrational beliefs are necessary to help us cope with stressful experiences. 
C) Cognitions are intangible so behavioural methods must be utilized to change behaviour. 
D) Irrational beliefs can aid in the therapeutic process by providing clients with a realistic self-assessment. 
A) Cognitions are key players in both healthy and unhealthy psychological functioning. 
B) Some irrational beliefs are necessary to help us cope with stressful experiences. 
C) Cognitions are intangible so behavioural methods must be utilized to change behaviour. 
D) Irrational beliefs can aid in the therapeutic process by providing clients with a realistic self-assessment.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) Aversion therapy 
B) Participant modelling 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Token economy 
A) Aversion therapy 
B) Participant modelling 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Token economy

Question 18

One of the main goals of __________________ is to teach people that a lapse does not mean a relapse.

Accepted Answer

A) relapse prevention 
B) abstinence violation 
C) controlled drinking 
D) Alcoholics Anonymous 
A) relapse prevention 
B) abstinence violation 
C) controlled drinking 
D) Alcoholics Anonymous

Question 19

Approximately 10 percent of inpatients with ______________ still receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)or "shock therapy."

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder 
B) major depression 
C) schizophrenia 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
A) bipolar disorder 
B) major depression 
C) schizophrenia 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 20

Which of the following components is not part of Ellis's ABCDE scheme?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural consequences 
B) Unpleasant activating event 
C) Active avoidance of irrational beliefs 
D) Belief systems determine responses 
A) Behavioural consequences 
B) Unpleasant activating event 
C) Active avoidance of irrational beliefs 
D) Belief systems determine responses

Exam 16: D: Psychological and Biological Treatments

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

The neo-Freudians would have been least likely to emphasize the importance of conscious ________ impulses and needs in a therapeutic setting.

Self-help materials sometimes backfire when users fail to see the kinds of changes touted by the programs.This often leads the users of self-help materials to

A goal of family therapy is to

What is a major goal of the Gestalt therapist?

The most frequently encountered treatment for schizophrenia today comes from a form of

Humanistic psychotherapists would be most likely to work with their clients to focus their attention to the ________ rather than to the ________.

Phobias are to _______________ as depression is to ______________.

Bart is asked by his psychotherapist to close his eyes.After a few minutes of relaxing,the therapist asks Bart to discuss whatever comes to mind and to continue without censoring any of the ideas or thoughts he experiences.Bart is experiencing the therapeutic technique of

Which of the following statements indicates that a therapist should be in a good position to help you?

Regardless of theoretical orientation,all of the forms of therapy discussed in the text provide a client or patient with

The most frequently endorsed label for the type of therapy one practices as a psychologist,psychiatrist,or social worker is

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

__________________ is a technique where a client imagines a distressing event while a therapist taps specific points on the client's body in a predetermined order,in addition to the client humming a well-known tune such as the Canadian national anthem.

What is one core assumption of cognitive-behavioural therapies?

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

One of the main goals of __________________ is to teach people that a lapse does not mean a relapse.

Approximately 10 percent of inpatients with ______________ still receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)or "shock therapy."

Which of the following components is not part of Ellis's ABCDE scheme?

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

Humanistic psychotherapists would be most likely to work with their clients to focus their attention to the rather than to the .

Phobias are to _ as depression is to .