Question 1

A psychotherapist who urges a client to freely express thoughts and feelings and to verbalize whatever comes to mind without editing or censoring, is using the technique of

Accepted Answer

A)  free association. 
B)  abreaction. 
C)  interpretation. 
D)  transference.

Question 2

In the psychoanalytic technique known as free association, a patient is instructed to say whatever comes to mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The basic techniques of psychoanalysis include all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  analysis of transference. 
B)  analysis of cognition. 
C)  dream analysis. 
D)  free association.

Question 4

Which of the following is not true of group therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows people to get feedback from other members. 
B)  It is not conducted by trained therapists. 
C)  It is less expensive than individual therapy. 
D)  It allows individuals to receive help and support from other members.

Question 5

The effect of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs is to

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the distribution of oxygen in some cortical areas. 
B)  regulate electrical activity in the brain. 
C)  restore balance among hormones that affect behaviour. 
D)  alter levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Question 6

Which of the following is a question that a psychoanalytic therapist would be likely to ask a patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Will you keep a record of when you engage in this behaviour so we can determine the rewards that maintain it?" 
B)  "Don't you think that your beliefs in this matter are quite irrational?" 
C)  "Would you please tell me more about the events that took place in your dream?" 
D)  "Aren't you failing to take credit for your successes and blaming yourself for your failure?"

Question 7

How does aversion therapy rid people of a harmful or undesirable behaviour?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does aversion therapy rid people of...

Question 8

Cultural values, social class, and non-verbal communication that differ across cultures can

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitate the therapeutic process. 
B)  lead to greater insights within therapy. 
C)  be blended together to create just the right mix of cultural identity. 
D)  all influence the effectiveness of counselling.

Question 9

According to the behavioural therapists, many of our distressing psychological problems result from

Accepted Answer

A)  learning experiences which taught us a maladaptive behaviour. 
B)  faulty logic and simple needs to be reconditioned. 
C)  interactions with our parents, causing intra-psychic wounding. 
D)  genetic or biochemical processes which are not normative.

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of what Albert Ellis believes lies at the heart of abnormal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I'll be fine if it doesn't work." 
B)  "Everybody must love me." 
C)  "If she says no, it will be the worst thing in the world." 
D)  "I cannot lose this race."

Question 11

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Accepted Answer

A)  they seek to fulfill their potential as human beings. 
B)  they never learned the appropriate behaviour in the first place. 
C)  they had acquired faulty thinking processes. 
D)  they want to understand their inner drives more completely.

Question 12

Participant modelling works by having the client show others how to engage in a particular behaviour. The client then does not experience fear because he or she is focusing on demonstrating the behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When Klaus visits his psychoanalyst, he relaxes on a couch and talks about anything that comes to mind, whether it seems to make sense or not. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance. 
B)  free association. 
C)  transference. 
D)  empathy.

Question 14

Afzal is presented with scenes that arouse inappropriate positive feelings in him. Each scene is followed by a painful electric shock in an effort to change his response to one of negative feelings. The procedure being used with Afzal is

Accepted Answer

A)  operant therapy. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  Gestalt therapy. 
D)  aversion therapy.

Question 15

Person-centred therapy is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  non-directive. 
B)  objective. 
C)  structured. 
D)  confrontational.

Question 16

Which of the following do psychoanalysts think are an especially good source of clues about unconscious desires and motives?

Accepted Answer

A)  dreams 
B)  preferences in art, music, and literature 
C)  spontaneous gestures 
D)  habitually used defence mechanisms

Question 17

The main problem with antidepressants is that they are

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively slow to take effect. 
B)  heavily addicting. 
C)  only effective on 15 percent of depressed people. 
D)  effective for a short time.

Question 18

Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure and response prevention, and aversion therapy are all based on classical conditioning principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following describes systematic desensitization?

Accepted Answer

A)  A model demonstrates appropriate action toward a previously feared stimulus. 
B)  An event causing inappropriate positive response is paired with electric shock. 
C)  An event causing inappropriate fear is paired with relaxation. 
D)  Positive reinforcers are provided to encourage the performance of desired behaviour.

Question 20

Explain the theory behind EMDR.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 14: Therapies

A psychotherapist who urges a client to freely express thoughts and feelings and to verbalize whatever comes to mind without editing or censoring, is using the technique of

In the psychoanalytic technique known as free association, a patient is instructed to say whatever comes to mind.

The basic techniques of psychoanalysis include all of the following, except

Which of the following is not true of group therapy?

The effect of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs is to

Which of the following is a question that a psychoanalytic therapist would be likely to ask a patient?

How does aversion therapy rid people of a harmful or undesirable behaviour?

Cultural values, social class, and non-verbal communication that differ across cultures can

According to the behavioural therapists, many of our distressing psychological problems result from

Which of the following is not an example of what Albert Ellis believes lies at the heart of abnormal behaviour?

According to behaviour therapists, people seek therapy for two reasons, one of which is

Participant modelling works by having the client show others how to engage in a particular behaviour. The client then does not experience fear because he or she is focusing on demonstrating the behaviour.

When Klaus visits his psychoanalyst, he relaxes on a couch and talks about anything that comes to mind, whether it seems to make sense or not. This is an example of

Afzal is presented with scenes that arouse inappropriate positive feelings in him. Each scene is followed by a painful electric shock in an effort to change his response to one of negative feelings. The procedure being used with Afzal is

Person-centred therapy is best described as

Which of the following do psychoanalysts think are an especially good source of clues about unconscious desires and motives?

The main problem with antidepressants is that they are

Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure and response prevention, and aversion therapy are all based on classical conditioning principles.

Which of the following describes systematic desensitization?

Explain the theory behind EMDR.