Question 1

Although the drug clozapine (Clozaril) can relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia, two out of 100 patients taking the drug suffer from a potentially fatal blood disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client  as they work together to solve the client's problems is referred to as the __________.

Accepted Answer

therapeutic alliance

Question 3

Lana has lost most of her life's savings at the casino. Describe the seven cognitive distortions related to gambling, and explain how these beliefs could have led to Lana's addiction and how cognitive therapists could help her.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include the following seven cognitive distortions related to gambling: 
(1) Magnified gambling skill : Lana's self-confidence is exaggerated, despite the fact that she loses persistently; 
(2) Attribution errors : She ascribes her wins to skill but blames losses on bad luck; 
(3) Gambler's fallacy : She believes that a string of losses soon must be followed by wins; 
(4) Selective memory : Lana remembers her wins but forgets her losses; 
(5) Overinterpretation of cues : She puts too much faith in irrelevant cues such as bodily sensations or a feeling that her next bet will be a winner; 
(6) Luck as a trait : She believes that she is a lucky person in general; and 
(7) Probability biases : Lana has incorrect beliefs about randomness and chance events. Taken together, these cognitive distortions create an illusion of control. That is, Lana believes that if she works hard enough, she can figure out how to win. A cognitive therapist would help to cognitively restructure her beliefs, so that she will no longer believe that she can control chance events.

Question 4

Since cognitive and behavioral therapies directly change troublesome thoughts and actions, these therapies would be considered insight therapies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In client-centered therapy, clients determine what will be discussed during each session and must actively seek to solve their own problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the Middle Ages, the treatment for abnormal behavior was exorcism, which often involved physical torture in order to make the body an inhospitable place for the devil to reside.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What alternative option is available if one cannot afford counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)   government voucher
B)   peer counselor
C)   medication
D)   legal action

Question 8

The key to systematic desensitization is

Accepted Answer

A)   relaxation.
B)   reflection.
C)   transference.
D)   rational confrontation.

Question 9

In the A-B-C analysis of rational-emotive behavior therapy, the letters stand for

Accepted Answer

A)   anomalous stimuli, maladaptive beliefs, congruent experiences.
B)   activating experience, irrational beliefs, emotional consequences.
C)   action, behavior, catharsis.
D)   anticipated rewards, maladaptive behavior, inappropriate conduct.

Question 10

Gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation describes the therapy technique known as

Accepted Answer

A)   aversive conditioning.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   confrontation.
D)   transference.

Question 11

Dr. Francine Shapiro's technique for treating traumatic memories and post-traumatic stress is called

Accepted Answer

A)   vicarious desensitization.
B)   eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
C)   reciprocal inhibition.
D)   shaping.

Question 12

A new medical technique that uses magnetic pulses to temporarily block activity in specific parts of the brain and has been shown to be effective in the treatment of compulsive gambling and obsessive-compulsive disorder is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A new medical technique that uses magnetic...

Question 13

When a neutral stimulus is followed by an unconditioned stimulus that consistently produces an unlearned reaction, called the unconditioned response, the previously neutral stimulus begins to produce this response directly. This process is called

Accepted Answer

A)   classical conditioning.
B)   operant conditioning.
C)   social learning.
D)   observational learning.

Question 14

Gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation describes the therapy technique known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining...

Question 15

The most effective token economies are those that gradually switch from tokens to social rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most widely used aversion therapy for smoking is

Accepted Answer

A)   a nauseating drug called Antabuse.
B)   response-contingent shocks.
C)   rapid smoking.
D)   systematic desensitization.

Question 17

The atmosphere in psychiatric wards and mental hospitals changed radically in the mid-1950s with the widespread adoption of which of the following to treat psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)   ECT
B)   psychosurgery
C)   transcranial magnetic stimulation
D)   pharmacotherapy

Question 18

Your friend is going through a break-up with her boyfriend. Describe how you can best counsel your friend by discussing the nine guidelines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your friend is going through a break-up...

Question 19

Maggie's fear of flying is treated by exposing her through a headset to a three-dimensional, computer-generated "world" in which she can experience walking onto a plane, being seated, and taking off. This computerized environment that responds to Maggie's head movements is part of a behavioral therapy known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Maggie's fear of flying is treated by...

Question 20

In client-centered therapy, the process of rephrasing or repeating thoughts and feelings expressed by clients so they can become aware of what they are saying is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In client-centered therapy, the process of rephrasing...

Exam 14: Herapies

Although the drug clozapine (Clozaril) can relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia, two out of 100 patients taking the drug suffer from a potentially fatal blood disease.

A caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client as they work together to solve the client's problems is referred to as the __________.

Lana has lost most of her life's savings at the casino. Describe the seven cognitive distortions related to gambling, and explain how these beliefs could have led to Lana's addiction and how cognitive therapists could help her.

Since cognitive and behavioral therapies directly change troublesome thoughts and actions, these therapies would be considered insight therapies.

In client-centered therapy, clients determine what will be discussed during each session and must actively seek to solve their own problems.

During the Middle Ages, the treatment for abnormal behavior was exorcism, which often involved physical torture in order to make the body an inhospitable place for the devil to reside.

What alternative option is available if one cannot afford counseling?

The key to systematic desensitization is

In the A-B-C analysis of rational-emotive behavior therapy, the letters stand for

Gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation describes the therapy technique known as

Dr. Francine Shapiro's technique for treating traumatic memories and post-traumatic stress is called

A new medical technique that uses magnetic pulses to temporarily block activity in specific parts of the brain and has been shown to be effective in the treatment of compulsive gambling and obsessive-compulsive disorder is called __________.

When a neutral stimulus is followed by an unconditioned stimulus that consistently produces an unlearned reaction, called the unconditioned response, the previously neutral stimulus begins to produce this response directly. This process is called

Gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation describes the therapy technique known as __________.

The most effective token economies are those that gradually switch from tokens to social rewards.

The most widely used aversion therapy for smoking is

The atmosphere in psychiatric wards and mental hospitals changed radically in the mid-1950s with the widespread adoption of which of the following to treat psychopathology?

Your friend is going through a break-up with her boyfriend. Describe how you can best counsel your friend by discussing the nine guidelines.

In client-centered therapy, the process of rephrasing or repeating thoughts and feelings expressed by clients so they can become aware of what they are saying is known as __________.