Question 1

Approximately ___ of vagus nerve stimulation patients experience significant symptom relief.

Accepted Answer

A)  40% 
B)  55% 
C)  65% 
D)  80% 
A)  40% 
B)  55% 
C)  65% 
D)  80%

Question 2

What kind of questions should an individual ask when choosing a therapist?

Accepted Answer

Some potential questions could include:

Question 3

Quinn has started seeing a humanistic therapist to help her deal with her depression.What is likely to be the goal of their therapy sessions?

Accepted Answer

A)  to help Quinn to look at her situation more accurately and acceptingly 
B)  to uncover the unconscious conflicts that are leading to Quinn's symptoms 
C)  to help Quinn change her maladaptive behaviour 
D)  to make Quinn accountable and responsible for her own happiness 
A)  to help Quinn to look at her situation more accurately and acceptingly 
B)  to uncover the unconscious conflicts that are leading to Quinn's symptoms 
C)  to help Quinn change her maladaptive behaviour 
D)  to make Quinn accountable and responsible for her own happiness

Question 4

What is a problem with deinstitutionalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Longer hospital stays have been found to decrease chances for recovery. 
B)  The community treatment facilities can't handle the excess patients. 
C)  These patients would rather be homeless than stay in the hospital. 
D)  Most hospital patients are recovered in a matter of days, not weeks. 
A)  Longer hospital stays have been found to decrease chances for recovery. 
B)  The community treatment facilities can't handle the excess patients. 
C)  These patients would rather be homeless than stay in the hospital. 
D)  Most hospital patients are recovered in a matter of days, not weeks.

Question 5

Which of the following is an antidepressant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lithium 
B)  Fluoxetine 
C)  Benzodiazepine 
D)  Clozaril 
A)  Lithium 
B)  Fluoxetine 
C)  Benzodiazepine 
D)  Clozaril

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an important quality that Rogers believed therapists should display throughout therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  skillful frustration 
B)  genuineness 
C)  accurate empathy 
D)  unconditional positive regard 
A)  skillful frustration 
B)  genuineness 
C)  accurate empathy 
D)  unconditional positive regard

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of therapies is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who receive therapy are better off than 75% of people in the non-treatment control group. 
B)  Therapy is effective in the short term, but tends to wear off in about 6 months. 
C)  It is very difficult to study the effectiveness of therapeutic outcomes because of patient confidentiality. 
D)  People in therapy improve about one-third of the time. 
A)  People who receive therapy are better off than 75% of people in the non-treatment control group. 
B)  Therapy is effective in the short term, but tends to wear off in about 6 months. 
C)  It is very difficult to study the effectiveness of therapeutic outcomes because of patient confidentiality. 
D)  People in therapy improve about one-third of the time.

Question 8

Which of the following therapies is a second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  rational-emotive therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  Beck's cognitive therapy 
D)  mindfulness 
A)  rational-emotive therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  Beck's cognitive therapy 
D)  mindfulness

Question 9

Greg and his partner have been going through a rough patch lately and have decided to seek therapy.What kind of therapy will they be attending?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-help group 
B)  group therapy 
C)  family therapy 
D)  couple therapy 
A)  self-help group 
B)  group therapy 
C)  family therapy 
D)  couple therapy

Question 10

Carrina has suffered from major depression for ten years and has had little success with medications.Her psychiatrist has suggested he could implant a small pacemaker-like device in her chest that would send electrical signals through a nerve to the nerve centres of the brain.Which of the following treatments is her psychiatrist suggesting?

Accepted Answer

A)  ECT 
B)  transcranial magnetic stimulation 
C)  transmagnetic nerve stimulation 
D)  vagus nerve stimulation 
A)  ECT 
B)  transcranial magnetic stimulation 
C)  transmagnetic nerve stimulation 
D)  vagus nerve stimulation

Question 11

Bastian is discussing with his therapist how competitive hockey is,and how his dad has pushed him over the years.Suddenly,Bastian starts yelling at the therapist and pointing at him as if he was Bastian's dad,saying "You pushed me too far! I was just a little kid and I wanted to do other things!".What is Bastian's behaviour called?

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  projection 
C)  resistance 
D)  catharsis 
A)  transference 
B)  projection 
C)  resistance 
D)  catharsis

Question 12

Eloise is contemplating going for therapy,but doesn't know which kind of therapist to choose.She believes that her problem stems from her negative thinking patterns,and that she needs to work on changing those.What kind of therapy should Eloise choose?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  existential therapy 
C)  behavioural therapy 
D)  cognitive-behavioural therapy 
A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  existential therapy 
C)  behavioural therapy 
D)  cognitive-behavioural therapy

Question 13

Systematic desensitization works because of the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  modelling. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  modelling. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 14

What therapeutic approach focuses on the optimistic belief that people are born with a natural inclination for goodness and growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-behavioural 
B)  existentialism 
C)  behaviourism 
D)  humanism 
A)  cognitive-behavioural 
B)  existentialism 
C)  behaviourism 
D)  humanism

Question 15

The step-by-step process by which phobias are treated using classical conditioning is known as ___.

Accepted Answer

systematic

Question 16

Describe second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy and give an example of it.

Accepted Answer

These approaches help clients accept man

Question 17

According to psychodynamic therapy,what happens after a client reaches catharsis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapy ends. 
B)  The client requires a few sessions to help with relaxation. 
C)  The client begins a program of medications. 
D)  The client continues therapy to work through the issues underlying their problem. 
A)  Therapy ends. 
B)  The client requires a few sessions to help with relaxation. 
C)  The client begins a program of medications. 
D)  The client continues therapy to work through the issues underlying their problem.

Question 18

Explain who receives treatment for psychological problems today,how they enter treatment,and what general features characterize different types of treatment.

Accepted Answer

-More than 20 million North Americans re

Question 19

According to a meta-analysis of 375 separate controlled studies on the effectiveness of various therapies,results showed that the average therapy client was better off than ___ of untreated control clients.

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  65% 
C)  75% 
D)  90% 
A)  50% 
B)  65% 
C)  75% 
D)  90%

Question 20

Jerry's father died when Jerry was twelve years old.This psychotherapist has Jerry revisit that experience at that time in his life and encourages him to freely express the emotions he feels.Jerry's therapist is using a technique known as ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  resistance 
C)  catharsis 
D)  free association 
A)  transference 
B)  resistance 
C)  catharsis 
D)  free association

Approximately ___ of vagus nerve stimulation patients experience significant symptom relief.

What kind of questions should an individual ask when choosing a therapist?

Quinn has started seeing a humanistic therapist to help her deal with her depression.What is likely to be the goal of their therapy sessions?

What is a problem with deinstitutionalization?

Which of the following is an antidepressant?

Which of the following is NOT an important quality that Rogers believed therapists should display throughout therapy?

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of therapies is true?

Which of the following therapies is a second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy?

Greg and his partner have been going through a rough patch lately and have decided to seek therapy.What kind of therapy will they be attending?

Eloise is contemplating going for therapy,but doesn't know which kind of therapist to choose.She believes that her problem stems from her negative thinking patterns,and that she needs to work on changing those.What kind of therapy should Eloise choose?

Systematic desensitization works because of the principle of

What therapeutic approach focuses on the optimistic belief that people are born with a natural inclination for goodness and growth?

The step-by-step process by which phobias are treated using classical conditioning is known as ___.

Describe second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy and give an example of it.

According to psychodynamic therapy,what happens after a client reaches catharsis?

Explain who receives treatment for psychological problems today,how they enter treatment,and what general features characterize different types of treatment.

According to a meta-analysis of 375 separate controlled studies on the effectiveness of various therapies,results showed that the average therapy client was better off than ___ of untreated control clients.

Jerry's father died when Jerry was twelve years old.This psychotherapist has Jerry revisit that experience at that time in his life and encourages him to freely express the emotions he feels.Jerry's therapist is using a technique known as ___.

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Approximately ___ of vagus nerve stimulation patients experience significant symptom relief.

What kind of questions should an individual ask when choosing a therapist?

Quinn has started seeing a humanistic therapist to help her deal with her depression.What is likely to be the goal of their therapy sessions?

What is a problem with deinstitutionalization?

Which of the following is an antidepressant?

Which of the following is NOT an important quality that Rogers believed therapists should display throughout therapy?

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of therapies is true?

Which of the following therapies is a second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy?

Greg and his partner have been going through a rough patch lately and have decided to seek therapy.What kind of therapy will they be attending?

Eloise is contemplating going for therapy,but doesn't know which kind of therapist to choose.She believes that her problem stems from her negative thinking patterns,and that she needs to work on changing those.What kind of therapy should Eloise choose?

Systematic desensitization works because of the principle of

What therapeutic approach focuses on the optimistic belief that people are born with a natural inclination for goodness and growth?

The step-by-step process by which phobias are treated using classical conditioning is known as ___.

Describe second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy and give an example of it.

According to psychodynamic therapy,what happens after a client reaches catharsis?

Explain who receives treatment for psychological problems today,how they enter treatment,and what general features characterize different types of treatment.

According to a meta-analysis of 375 separate controlled studies on the effectiveness of various therapies,results showed that the average therapy client was better off than ___ of untreated control clients.

Jerry's father died when Jerry was twelve years old.This psychotherapist has Jerry revisit that experience at that time in his life and encourages him to freely express the emotions he feels.Jerry's therapist is using a technique known as ___.

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

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Stress,coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

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