Question 1

What category of therapy is most concerned with improving a client's awareness of the underlying causes of his or her difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural 
B) Insight 
C) Cognitive 
D) Biological 
A) Behavioural 
B) Insight 
C) Cognitive 
D) Biological

Question 2

According to Ellis,our vulnerability to psychological disturbance is a product of

Accepted Answer

A) the frequency and strength of our irrational beliefs. 
B) our ability to prepare for and cope with stressful life events. 
C) avoiding and suppressing disturbing life experiences. 
D) failing to accept ourselves as rational and irrational beings. 
A) the frequency and strength of our irrational beliefs. 
B) our ability to prepare for and cope with stressful life events. 
C) avoiding and suppressing disturbing life experiences. 
D) failing to accept ourselves as rational and irrational beings.

Question 3

Cognitive-behavioural therapies have been found to be especially helpful in the treatment of ________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) mood 
B) dissociative 
C) impulse control 
D) personality 
A) mood 
B) dissociative 
C) impulse control 
D) personality

Question 4

The process of learning through the observation and imitation of others is called

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

Interpersonal therapy was originally designed by Sullivan as a treatment for

Accepted Answer

A) panic attacks. 
B) borderline personality disorder. 
C) eating disorders. 
D) depression. 
A) panic attacks. 
B) borderline personality disorder. 
C) eating disorders. 
D) depression.

Question 6

In the treatment of alcoholism,research has demonstrated that _____________________ can be an effective approach for some addicts,and that the success of ____________________ is not supported by empirical evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) Alcoholics Anonymous;relapse prevention 
B) relapse prevention;controlled drinking 
C) relapse prevention;Alcoholic Anonymous 
D) controlled drinking;relapse prevention 
A) Alcoholics Anonymous;relapse prevention 
B) relapse prevention;controlled drinking 
C) relapse prevention;Alcoholic Anonymous 
D) controlled drinking;relapse prevention

Question 7

Behavioural therapists use assessment techniques to pinpoint _______________ causes of a person's problem,establish treatment goals,and then devise therapeutic procedures necessary to reach those goals.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) biological 
C) environmental 
D) cultural 
A) social 
B) biological 
C) environmental 
D) cultural

Question 8

Which of the following statements is accurate with respect to how different groups of people respond to psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnicity of both the client and therapist can have a large impact on treatment success,with culturally-sensitive therapists attaining the best results. 
B) Females gain more psychotherapeutic benefits from treatment relative to males due to their ability to engage in more expressed emotion. 
C) Therapeutic interventions are more effective for children and youth as their behavioural patterns and cognitions are still flexible. 
D) Socioeconomic status,gender,race,ethnicity,and age typically have little or no bearing on the outcome of therapy. 
A) Ethnicity of both the client and therapist can have a large impact on treatment success,with culturally-sensitive therapists attaining the best results. 
B) Females gain more psychotherapeutic benefits from treatment relative to males due to their ability to engage in more expressed emotion. 
C) Therapeutic interventions are more effective for children and youth as their behavioural patterns and cognitions are still flexible. 
D) Socioeconomic status,gender,race,ethnicity,and age typically have little or no bearing on the outcome of therapy.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

A frequently prescribed drug therapy for managing one's depression is

Accepted Answer

A) Adderall. 
B) Lithium. 
C) Thorazine. 
D) Prozac. 
A) Adderall. 
B) Lithium. 
C) Thorazine. 
D) Prozac.

Question 11

According to relapse prevention (RP)treatment,when an alcoholic experiences a lapse,it may become a relapse (resumed drinking)if they feel ashamed,guilty,or discouraged.This is known as the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) third step in the "12-Step" program 
B) abstinence violation effect 
C) thought suppression and rebound effect 
D) dialectical behaviour effect 
A) third step in the "12-Step" program 
B) abstinence violation effect 
C) thought suppression and rebound effect 
D) dialectical behaviour effect

Question 12

In order to protect patient interests,____________________ must approve each psychosurgical operation to ensure the rationale for the operation,patient consent,preoperative and postoperative evaluations,and the competency of the surgeon.

Accepted Answer

A) the American Psychological Association (AP
A)  
B) the Canadian Psychological Association (CP
A)  
C) a Research Ethics Board (RE
B)  
D) an Institutional Review Board (IR
B)  
A) the American Psychological Association (AP
A)  
B) the Canadian Psychological Association (CP
A)  
C) a Research Ethics Board (RE
B)  
D) an Institutional Review Board (IR
B)

Question 13

Proponents of empirically supported treatments believe that

Accepted Answer

A) clinicians should make treatment decisions without regard to scientific evidence. 
B) science should inform a clinician's decision making about the most appropriate therapeutic practices. 
C) too little research has been done to appropriately inform clinicians about the best treatments for specific disorders. 
D) only cognitive-behavioural techniques should be used to treat psychological problems. 
A) clinicians should make treatment decisions without regard to scientific evidence. 
B) science should inform a clinician's decision making about the most appropriate therapeutic practices. 
C) too little research has been done to appropriately inform clinicians about the best treatments for specific disorders. 
D) only cognitive-behavioural techniques should be used to treat psychological problems.

Question 14

Empirically supported treatments refer to

Accepted Answer

A) treatments that are effective for all psychological disorders,and this effectiveness has been established through rigorous scientific testing. 
B) treatments that are effective for specific disorders,and this effectiveness has been established through rigorous scientific testing. 
C) treatments for which only anecdotal evidence of effectiveness are available. 
D) a method for differentiating between effective and ineffective forms of psychotherapy treatments. 
A) treatments that are effective for all psychological disorders,and this effectiveness has been established through rigorous scientific testing. 
B) treatments that are effective for specific disorders,and this effectiveness has been established through rigorous scientific testing. 
C) treatments for which only anecdotal evidence of effectiveness are available. 
D) a method for differentiating between effective and ineffective forms of psychotherapy treatments.

Question 15

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centred therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) To provide unconditional positive regard 
B) To facilitate transference 
C) To eliminate undesirable behaviours 
D) To help the client become more aware of his or her own feelings 
A) To provide unconditional positive regard 
B) To facilitate transference 
C) To eliminate undesirable behaviours 
D) To help the client become more aware of his or her own feelings

Question 16

Herman begins his systematic desensitization treatment for his claustrophobia by first

Accepted Answer

A) learning how to relax. 
B) being exposed to tight spaces with no means of escape. 
C) trying to recall how he developed this fear as a child. 
D) constructing an anxiety hierarchy. 
A) learning how to relax. 
B) being exposed to tight spaces with no means of escape. 
C) trying to recall how he developed this fear as a child. 
D) constructing an anxiety hierarchy.

Question 17

According to the authors,the claims of Alcoholics Anonymous's success

Accepted Answer

A) have largely gone unrecognized by the scientific community. 
B) can be applied to other problems of impulse control. 
C) is supported by the available data. 
D) is not supported by the available data. 
A) have largely gone unrecognized by the scientific community. 
B) can be applied to other problems of impulse control. 
C) is supported by the available data. 
D) is not supported by the available data.

Question 18

Cognitive-behavioural therapists would argue that anxiety and mood disorders are largely the result of

Accepted Answer

A) conditional positive regard. 
B) maladaptive cognitions. 
C) maladaptive behaviours. 
D) unresolved childhood issues. 
A) conditional positive regard. 
B) maladaptive cognitions. 
C) maladaptive behaviours. 
D) unresolved childhood issues.

Question 19

Family counselling is a form of ______ therapy

Accepted Answer

A) informal 
B) insight 
C) group 
D) organic 
A) informal 
B) insight 
C) group 
D) organic

Question 20

The two-chair technique is to __________ as individuation is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt therapy;Jungian analytic therapy 
B) person-centred therapy;implosive therapy 
C) logotherapy;the phenomenological approach 
D) behavioural therapy;psychodynamic therapy 
A) Gestalt therapy;Jungian analytic therapy 
B) person-centred therapy;implosive therapy 
C) logotherapy;the phenomenological approach 
D) behavioural therapy;psychodynamic therapy

Exam 16: D: Psychological and Biological Treatments

What category of therapy is most concerned with improving a client's awareness of the underlying causes of his or her difficulties?

According to Ellis,our vulnerability to psychological disturbance is a product of

Cognitive-behavioural therapies have been found to be especially helpful in the treatment of ________ disorders.

The process of learning through the observation and imitation of others is called

Interpersonal therapy was originally designed by Sullivan as a treatment for

In the treatment of alcoholism,research has demonstrated that _____________________ can be an effective approach for some addicts,and that the success of ____________________ is not supported by empirical evidence.

Behavioural therapists use assessment techniques to pinpoint _______________ causes of a person's problem,establish treatment goals,and then devise therapeutic procedures necessary to reach those goals.

Which of the following statements is accurate with respect to how different groups of people respond to psychotherapy?

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

A frequently prescribed drug therapy for managing one's depression is

According to relapse prevention (RP)treatment,when an alcoholic experiences a lapse,it may become a relapse (resumed drinking)if they feel ashamed,guilty,or discouraged.This is known as the _______________.

In order to protect patient interests,____________________ must approve each psychosurgical operation to ensure the rationale for the operation,patient consent,preoperative and postoperative evaluations,and the competency of the surgeon.

Proponents of empirically supported treatments believe that

Empirically supported treatments refer to

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centred therapy?

Herman begins his systematic desensitization treatment for his claustrophobia by first

According to the authors,the claims of Alcoholics Anonymous's success

Cognitive-behavioural therapists would argue that anxiety and mood disorders are largely the result of

Family counselling is a form of ______ therapy

The two-chair technique is to __________ as individuation is to _________.

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

In the treatment of alcoholism,research has demonstrated that _ can be an effective approach for some addicts,and that the success of is not supported by empirical evidence.

The two-chair technique is to __ as individuation is to _.