Question 1

A young man dreams of pulling a pistol from his waistband and aiming at a target, while his wife watches.The pistol repeatedly fails to discharge, and the man's wife laughs at him.According to Freud, these aspects of the dream that the patient tells the therapist constitute which type of dream content?

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  lucid 
C)  manifest 
D)  latent

Question 2

Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats and kittens, so her therapist has her watch videos of people having fun playing with cats and kittens, which would be an example of the type of therapy known as __________ desensitization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Seven-year-old Katie has a phobia of cats...

Question 3

Trepanning, as a primitive procedure, involved boring a hole into the skull to

Accepted Answer

A)  relieve pressure or release "evil spirits." 
B)  shock patients into a remission of symptoms. 
C)  coerce and control disruptive patients. 
D)  punish those who had committed crimes.

Question 4

Tommy has been an emergency room doctor for six years.After the horrible injuries he has seen from car accidents, Tommy does not drive without using a seat belt.This situation with Tommy illustrates the effectiveness of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization 
B)  aversion therapy 
C)  covert reinforcement 
D)  the mirror technique

Question 5

Snapping a rubber band around your wrist every time you have a negative thought would be similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  logotherapy. 
B)  rational-emotive behavior therapy. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  Gestalt therapy.

Question 6

Which of the following therapists believe that negative, self-defeating thoughts underlie depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysts 
B)  behavioral therapists 
C)  cognitive therapists 
D)  existential therapists

Question 7

Saying whatever comes to mind, even if it seems senseless, painful, or embarrassing, is part of the Freudian technique known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

You have quit smoking and now want to keep from "falling back" into this old habit.To maintain the "new non-smoking you," you imagine someone offering you a cigarette, and you politely turning them down.This image is followed by imagining a pleasant, rewarding scene of yourself being told by the doctor that you are now so healthy that you should live to a ripe old age.You have just used the technique known as

Accepted Answer

A)  thought stopping. 
B)  covert sensitization. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  covert reinforcement.

Question 9

Which of the following psychological approaches has been found to be as effective as drug therapy for treating many cases of depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  aversion therapy 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  EMDR

Question 10

Thomas is a nonprofessional person who has learned basic counseling skills and works at the campus counseling center.Thomas would be considered a(n)__________ counselor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thomas is a nonprofessional person who has...

Question 11

Regarding peer counselors and self-help groups, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In self-help groups, helping others also serves as therapy for those who give help. 
B)  Many studies have shown that peer counselors are often as effective as professionals. 
C)  A self-help group is usually made up of all of a psychologist's clients having the same problem. 
D)  Services provided by peer counselors in some communities and on college campuses are free or very low cost.

Question 12

Studies indicate that the most consistently successful therapists are those who use

Accepted Answer

A)  only one psychological approach throughout the therapy. 
B)  insight therapies rather than action-oriented therapies. 
C)  behavioral therapies rather than cognitive or insight therapies. 
D)  whatever method seems most helpful for the client.

Question 13

Groups of people who share a particular type of problem and provide mutual support to one another are called __________ groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer counseling 
B)  self-help 
C)  sensitivity 
D)  encounter

Question 14

Which of the following is an element of positive mental health?

Accepted Answer

A)  insensitivity to the demands of others 
B)  achievement motivation 
C)  capacity to forgive others and oneself 
D)  extroversion

Question 15

Although Jesse would not be considered an alcoholic, he wishes to reduce the number of beers he drinks to a couple a week.So, Jesse makes out a set of cards that will help him to vividly imagine himself becoming an alcoholic.He will take out these cards and picture this disturbing scene several times a day.To break his drinking habit, Jesse is using

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus substitution. 
B)  thought control. 
C)  covert sensitization. 
D)  thought stopping.

Question 16

Severely depressed patients have been helped by all of the following techniques EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  EMDR. 
B)  DBS. 
C)  pharmacotherapy. 
D)  ECT.

Question 17

Rather than treating Curtis' acrophobia by forcing him to stand on the balcony of a tall building, a therapist would probably be better off to gradually expose Curtis to increasing levels of heights, a technique called​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​aversion therapy. 
B)  ​flooding. 
C)  ​transference. 
D)  ​systematic desensitization.

Question 18

Paul, an 18-year-old college student, is playing online blackjack and credits his skill for the wins and blames his losses on bad luck.Paul is exhibiting which of the cognitive distortions that lead to gambling addictions?

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution error 
B)  the gambler's fallacy 
C)  overinterpretation of cues 
D)  selective memory

Question 19

Psychotherapy is not equally effective for all problems.However, chances of improvement through therapy alone would be most likely to occur for all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  phobias. 
B)  low self-esteem. 
C)  marital problems. 
D)  bipolar disorder.

Question 20

Patti throws a temper tantrum in order to gain her mother's attention.However, her mother does not pay any attention and leaves the room.Patti stops her tantrum and follows her mother into the next room.To eliminate Patti's tantrums, her mother has used

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  shaping. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  time out.

Exam 15: Therapies.