Question 1

In psychoanalysis the technique whereby a patient reveals every thought, idea, or image that comes to mind is called ________; the patient's attempt to avoid revealing certain thoughts is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free association; resistance 
B)  transference; resistance 
C)  revelation; transference 
D)  free association; transference

Question 2

How does participant modelling help people overcome fears?

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Question 3

How do traditional and integrated behavioural couple therapies differ?

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Question 4

Which of the following is a true statement about behaviour therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on the origin of the problem behaviour. 
B)  It is a non-directive therapy. 
C)  It views the problem behaviour as the disorder. 
D)  It strives for change in the total personality structure.

Question 5

Jeff's parents have set up a system that awards him points when he performs certain behaviours around the house. The points can then be exchanged for privileges such as watching television or going to a movie. This arrangement is similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  a token economy. 
B)  a time out. 
C)  rational-emotive therapy. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 6

Which of the following therapies has a history of being effective in treating highly disturbed individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  person-centred therapy 
C)  token economies 
D)  Gestalt therapy

Question 7

The hierarchy of fear, used by therapists working with clients who are undergoing systematic desensitization, consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of bodily reactions, ranging from simple uneasiness to full-blown panic. 
B)  a list of clients, ranging from those suffering mild fears to those suffering full-blown phobias. 
C)  a list of therapies, ranging from the least to the most frightening procedure. 
D)  a series of scenes that make the patient fearful, ranging from least to most feared.

Question 8

What are some advantages of group therapy?

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Question 9

Which of the following is not a reason why psychosurgery is used so sparingly?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can do more harm than good. 
B)  Drug therapy is more effective. 
C)  The disorder for which it was used has become rare. 
D)  Its effects are unpredictable.

Question 10

Thorazine, Risperdal, and Clozaril are antipsychotics that are primarily used to treat the symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  major depression.

Question 11

In systematic desensitization, clients are exposed to the things they fear all at once so that their fear response becomes extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Behaviour therapists are more interested than psychodynamic therapists in

Accepted Answer

A)  the underlying meaning of symptoms. 
B)  patterns of reward and punishment. 
C)  unresolved conflicts. 
D)  past experiences.

Question 13

The client-centred therapy of Carl Rogers and the Gestalt therapy of Fritz Perls are described as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapies. 
B)  cognitive therapies. 
C)  humanistic therapies. 
D)  behaviouristic therapies.

Question 14

What would Freud say is occurring when a patient behaves toward the therapist the way he or she had behaved toward a significant person from the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  object substitution 
B)  projection 
C)  transference 
D)  resistance

Question 15

Which combination is most effective for dealing with agoraphobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centred therapy and rational-emotive therapy 
B)  behavioural therapy and cognitive therapy 
C)  psychoanalysis and behaviour therapy 
D)  systematic desensitization and ECT

Question 16

Psychotherapy usually involves a conversation between a therapist and a client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sidney is terribly afraid of riding in elevators. His therapist has him ride the elevator in an office building continuously until his fear subsides. The therapist used which therapeutic technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  flooding 
B)  participant modelling 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  aversion therapy

Question 18

Discuss the use and present status of electroconvulsive therapy.

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Question 19

Which of the following is not a behaviour therapy based primarily on classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  aversion therapy 
B)  time out 
C)  flooding 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 20

Psychotherapy involves the use of ________ to treat emotional and behavioural disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosurgery 
B)  psychological rather than biological methods 
C)  only Freud's classic psychoanalysis 
D)  untested theories

Exam 14: Therapies

In psychoanalysis the technique whereby a patient reveals every thought, idea, or image that comes to mind is called ; the patient's attempt to avoid revealing certain thoughts is called .