Question 1

The fatality rate for ECT is ________ for people taking antidepressant drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  slightly higher than 
B)  markedly higher than 
C)  about the same as 
D)  markedly lower than

Question 2

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wolpe 
B)  Rogers 
C)  Perls 
D)  Lazarus

Question 3

Antidepressant drugs have a number of unwanted and undesirable side effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Brain surgery performed to change a person's behavior and emotional state is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organic intervention therapy 
B)  neurosurgery 
C)  psychoneuropendectomy 
D)  biomedical intervention

Question 5

Client-centered therapy was founded by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jung 
B)  Wolpe 
C)  Rogers 
D)  Adler

Question 6

Ritalin is a drug technically classified as a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant 
B)  psychostimulant 
C)  antianxiety drug 
D)  sedative

Question 7

Medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  reality therapy 
C)  emotive therapy 
D)  biological treatment

Question 8

Gestalt therapy is designed to help people ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  become fully functioning 
B)  work through repressed conflicts 
C)  become more genuine in their daily interactions 
D)  achieve self-actualization

Question 9

Summarize the research regarding gender differences in treatments. Also, summarize the issues involved in cultural differences in treatments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize the research regarding gender differences in...

Question 10

In 1988, the new drug ________ was put on the market as the first of a new class of antidepressant drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecstasy 
B)  Prozac 
C)  Halcion 
D)  Thorazine

Question 11

Therapeutic approaches that are based on the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned, and that the objective of therapy is to teach people new, more satisfying ways of behaving are ________ therapies.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term psychodynamic 
B)  cognitive 
C)  behavior 
D)  traditional psychodynamic

Question 12

A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating beliefs. She uses persuasion, confrontation, challenge, commands, and theoretical arguments to challenge those beliefs. She is probably a ________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  client-centered 
C)  rational-emotive 
D)  cognitive behavior

Question 13

People seeking extensive scrutiny of themselves or profound self-understanding are best served by ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  group 
B)  aversive 
C)  behavior 
D)  insight

Question 14

No one knows exactly how ECT works.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A therapist combines relaxation training with a hierarchy of fears in aversive conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rogers felt that it was most important for clients to gain insight about ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  current feelings 
B)  the effects of environmental stimuli on their behavior 
C)  repressed memories from early childhood 
D)  unconscious conflicts and wishes

Question 17

Identify and describe three types of major approaches to preventing mental disorders in terms of the goals and methods of each type.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and describe three types of major...

Question 18

Summarize the research on the effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, and on the effectiveness of psychotherapy in general.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize the research on the effectiveness of...

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the three current forms of prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary 
B)  secondary 
C)  primary 
D)  basic

Question 20

Psychostimulants are often used to treat severe depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Therapies

The fatality rate for ECT is ________ for people taking antidepressant drugs.

Gestalt therapy is an outgrowth of the work of ________.

Antidepressant drugs have a number of unwanted and undesirable side effects.

Brain surgery performed to change a person's behavior and emotional state is known as ________.

Client-centered therapy was founded by ________.

Ritalin is a drug technically classified as a(n) ________.

Medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of ________.

Gestalt therapy is designed to help people ________.

Summarize the research regarding gender differences in treatments. Also, summarize the issues involved in cultural differences in treatments.

In 1988, the new drug ________ was put on the market as the first of a new class of antidepressant drugs.

Therapeutic approaches that are based on the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned, and that the objective of therapy is to teach people new, more satisfying ways of behaving are ________ therapies.

A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating beliefs. She uses persuasion, confrontation, challenge, commands, and theoretical arguments to challenge those beliefs. She is probably a ________ therapist.

People seeking extensive scrutiny of themselves or profound self-understanding are best served by ________ therapy.

No one knows exactly how ECT works.

A therapist combines relaxation training with a hierarchy of fears in aversive conditioning.

Rogers felt that it was most important for clients to gain insight about ________.

Identify and describe three types of major approaches to preventing mental disorders in terms of the goals and methods of each type.

Summarize the research on the effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, and on the effectiveness of psychotherapy in general.

Which of the following is not one of the three current forms of prevention?

Psychostimulants are often used to treat severe depression.