Question 1

Which of the following is a disadvantage of behavioural therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They focus on behaviours that are difficult to measure. 
B)  The changes are not always maintained long term. 
C)  There is no empirical evidence for behavioural treatments. 
D)  They take a long time to work. 
A)  They focus on behaviours that are difficult to measure. 
B)  The changes are not always maintained long term. 
C)  There is no empirical evidence for behavioural treatments. 
D)  They take a long time to work.

Question 2

In systematic desensitization,

Accepted Answer

A)  clients are exposed to excessive amounts of whatever they are afraid of. 
B)  clients move through a fear hierarchy while practising relaxation. 
C)  clients are conditioned to replace previously pleasant responses with unpleasant responses from the same stimulus. 
D)  clients are given tokens that can later be exchanged for reinforcers. 
A)  clients are exposed to excessive amounts of whatever they are afraid of. 
B)  clients move through a fear hierarchy while practising relaxation. 
C)  clients are conditioned to replace previously pleasant responses with unpleasant responses from the same stimulus. 
D)  clients are given tokens that can later be exchanged for reinforcers.

Question 3

Couples involved in marital therapy must be married or at least living together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Zhu has been prescribed a medication to reduce the hallucinations,delusions,and confusion she experiences with her schizophrenia.Zhu has probably been prescribed a/an ___ drug.

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  mood stabilizer 
D)  antianxiety 
A)  antidepressant 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  mood stabilizer 
D)  antianxiety

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely something a cognitive therapist would say to a client who is suffering from depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Let's see if we can identify the irrational assumptions that make you feel depressed. 
B)  So, you think you are depressed because your mother withheld her love from you as a child? 
C)  Let's see if we can restructure your negative thoughts to become more positive. 
D)  Let me show you films of other people who are behaving as if they are happy. 
A)  Let's see if we can identify the irrational assumptions that make you feel depressed. 
B)  So, you think you are depressed because your mother withheld her love from you as a child? 
C)  Let's see if we can restructure your negative thoughts to become more positive. 
D)  Let me show you films of other people who are behaving as if they are happy.

Question 6

What are the greatest strengths of the behavioural model of treatment?

Accepted Answer

Behaviour can be observed and

Question 7

Compare the psychotherapy and biological therapy approach to treating psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

Psychotherapy is a treatment system in w

Question 8

Bastein is suffering from social anxiety disorder and has been recommended to attend therapy.If he is seeing a cognitive-behavioural therapist,what can he expect to work on during his therapy sessions?

Accepted Answer

A)  his unconscious aggressive impulses toward others 
B)  his dysfunctional thinking patterns 
C)  his ability to relax in social situations 
D)  his true potential as a human being 
A)  his unconscious aggressive impulses toward others 
B)  his dysfunctional thinking patterns 
C)  his ability to relax in social situations 
D)  his true potential as a human being

Question 9

How do cognitive-behavioural therapies differ from behavioural therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies are willing to accept unconscious influences on behaviour. 
B)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies focus on what is maintaining behaviour now, not what may have caused the behaviour originally. 
C)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies usually incorporate psychopharmacological treatments. 
D)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies focus more on changing maladaptive thought patterns and replacing them with constructive thoughts. 
A)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies are willing to accept unconscious influences on behaviour. 
B)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies focus on what is maintaining behaviour now, not what may have caused the behaviour originally. 
C)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies usually incorporate psychopharmacological treatments. 
D)  Cognitive-behavioural therapies focus more on changing maladaptive thought patterns and replacing them with constructive thoughts.

Question 10

Behavioural techniques fall into three categories.Which of the following behaviour technique is matched up with the WRONG category?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization - classical conditioning 
B)  token economy - operant conditioning 
C)  social skills training - operant conditioning 
D)  aversion therapy - classical conditioning 
A)  systematic desensitization - classical conditioning 
B)  token economy - operant conditioning 
C)  social skills training - operant conditioning 
D)  aversion therapy - classical conditioning

Question 11

In psychodynamic therapies,the therapist is responsible for starting and leading each discussion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What concept describes the situation in which a desirable behaviour is rewarded with the presentation of an object that can later be exchanged for food or other rewards?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What concept describes the situation in which...

Question 13

Just as negative experiences can interact with brain activity to produce abnormal functioning; positive experiences can interact with the brain to make our functioning more normal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is NOT a goal of the evidence-based treatment movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  to propose treatment guidelines for effective treatments 
B)  to communicate proven therapies to clinicians 
C)  to identify which therapies are proven effective for specific disorders 
D)  to simplify the integration and eclecticism among psychotherapists 
A)  to propose treatment guidelines for effective treatments 
B)  to communicate proven therapies to clinicians 
C)  to identify which therapies are proven effective for specific disorders 
D)  to simplify the integration and eclecticism among psychotherapists

Question 15

When the therapist works with two people who are in a long-term relationship,this is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-help group. 
B)  couple therapy. 
C)  community treatment groups. 
D)  group therapy. 
A)  a self-help group. 
B)  couple therapy. 
C)  community treatment groups. 
D)  group therapy.

Question 16

Describe short-term psychodynamic therapy and the concept of a dynamic focus.

Accepted Answer

In short-term psychodynamic therapy,clie

Question 17

Summarize research on the effectiveness of therapy.

Accepted Answer

-In general,receiving therapy is more li

Question 18

Which of the following statements about biologically-based disorders is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In most biologically-based disorders, a single gene has been identified as responsible for the disorder. 
B)  If someone has a genetic predisposition for a specific disorder, that person will develop the disorder. 
C)  More psychological disorders are caused by problems in neurotransmitter levels than by genetic problems. 
D)  Abnormal functioning is a complex interaction of a variety of biological processes. 
A)  In most biologically-based disorders, a single gene has been identified as responsible for the disorder. 
B)  If someone has a genetic predisposition for a specific disorder, that person will develop the disorder. 
C)  More psychological disorders are caused by problems in neurotransmitter levels than by genetic problems. 
D)  Abnormal functioning is a complex interaction of a variety of biological processes.

Question 19

What must be understood for cognitive therapy to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  speed of human thought 
B)  content of human thought 
C)  how transference occurs 
D)  how classical conditioning works 
A)  speed of human thought 
B)  content of human thought 
C)  how transference occurs 
D)  how classical conditioning works

Question 20

What is a reason that many people who need treatment for a mental illness don't get it,or wait on average 2 years to seek it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treatment doesn't work. 
B)  Treatment is too expensive. 
C)  The stigma associated with having a mental illness. 
D)  Treatment takes too long. 
A)  Treatment doesn't work. 
B)  Treatment is too expensive. 
C)  The stigma associated with having a mental illness. 
D)  Treatment takes too long.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of behavioural therapies?

In systematic desensitization,

Couples involved in marital therapy must be married or at least living together.

Zhu has been prescribed a medication to reduce the hallucinations,delusions,and confusion she experiences with her schizophrenia.Zhu has probably been prescribed a/an ___ drug.

Which of the following is most likely something a cognitive therapist would say to a client who is suffering from depression?

What are the greatest strengths of the behavioural model of treatment?

Compare the psychotherapy and biological therapy approach to treating psychological disorders.

Bastein is suffering from social anxiety disorder and has been recommended to attend therapy.If he is seeing a cognitive-behavioural therapist,what can he expect to work on during his therapy sessions?

How do cognitive-behavioural therapies differ from behavioural therapies?

Behavioural techniques fall into three categories.Which of the following behaviour technique is matched up with the WRONG category?

In psychodynamic therapies,the therapist is responsible for starting and leading each discussion.

What concept describes the situation in which a desirable behaviour is rewarded with the presentation of an object that can later be exchanged for food or other rewards?

Just as negative experiences can interact with brain activity to produce abnormal functioning; positive experiences can interact with the brain to make our functioning more normal.

What is NOT a goal of the evidence-based treatment movement?

When the therapist works with two people who are in a long-term relationship,this is called

Describe short-term psychodynamic therapy and the concept of a dynamic focus.

Summarize research on the effectiveness of therapy.

Which of the following statements about biologically-based disorders is true?

What must be understood for cognitive therapy to be effective?

What is a reason that many people who need treatment for a mental illness don't get it,or wait on average 2 years to seek it?

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Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is a disadvantage of behavioural therapies?

In systematic desensitization,

Couples involved in marital therapy must be married or at least living together.

Zhu has been prescribed a medication to reduce the hallucinations,delusions,and confusion she experiences with her schizophrenia.Zhu has probably been prescribed a/an ___ drug.

Which of the following is most likely something a cognitive therapist would say to a client who is suffering from depression?

What are the greatest strengths of the behavioural model of treatment?

Compare the psychotherapy and biological therapy approach to treating psychological disorders.

Bastein is suffering from social anxiety disorder and has been recommended to attend therapy.If he is seeing a cognitive-behavioural therapist,what can he expect to work on during his therapy sessions?

How do cognitive-behavioural therapies differ from behavioural therapies?

Behavioural techniques fall into three categories.Which of the following behaviour technique is matched up with the WRONG category?

In psychodynamic therapies,the therapist is responsible for starting and leading each discussion.

What concept describes the situation in which a desirable behaviour is rewarded with the presentation of an object that can later be exchanged for food or other rewards?

Just as negative experiences can interact with brain activity to produce abnormal functioning; positive experiences can interact with the brain to make our functioning more normal.

What is NOT a goal of the evidence-based treatment movement?

When the therapist works with two people who are in a long-term relationship,this is called

Describe short-term psychodynamic therapy and the concept of a dynamic focus.

Summarize research on the effectiveness of therapy.

Which of the following statements about biologically-based disorders is true?

What must be understood for cognitive therapy to be effective?

What is a reason that many people who need treatment for a mental illness don't get it,or wait on average 2 years to seek it?

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

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Stress,coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

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