Question 1

Atypical antipsychotics reduce schizophrenic symptoms in approximately _____ of patients.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 to 45% 
B) 45 to 60% 
C) 60 to 85% 
D) 85 to 95%

Question 2

Briefly describe the important developments in the history of psychological treatment associated with each of these time periods: a) the Stone Age; b) the Renaissance; c) the French Revolution; d) Early America; and e) the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe the important developments in the...

Question 3

During the second half of the 19th century, _____ promoted the mental hygiene movement to reform American asylums.

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothea Dix 
B) Philippe Pinel 
C) David Rosenhan 
D) Albert Ellis

Question 4

Michaela's therapist is an active listener who often paraphrases what she says. He does not judge her and is quite open to her exploration of her weaknesses. He gives her appropriate validation and encourages her to reflect on her feelings. He wants to deepen her self-understanding. Her therapy is MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

A) behavior therapy. 
B) cognitive therapy. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) person-centered therapy.

Question 5

The text cites a Los Angeles county study in which Mexican and Asian-Americans were more likely to stick with and benefit from therapy when matched with a therapist of the same ethnicity and native language. The length of time the clients persisted in therapy was a(n) _____ variable in this study.

Accepted Answer

A) control 
B) dependent 
C) experimental 
D) independent

Question 6

_____ therapy is a type of insight therapy that emphasizes the positive aspects of people's nature.

Accepted Answer

A) Humanistic 
B) Psychodynamic 
C) Behavioral 
D) Psychoanalytic

Question 7

Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a residential treatment facility for troubled youth, adolescent children receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The children return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch television. This BEST illustrates an application of:

Accepted Answer

A) insight therapy. 
B) observational learning. 
C) operant conditioning. 
D) classical conditioning.

Question 9

Improving conflict management and communication skills is one of the main objectives of:

Accepted Answer

A) couples therapy. 
B) group therapy. 
C) self-help groups. 
D) family therapy.

Question 10

Person-centered therapists are _____; that is, they follow the client's lead during the session.

Accepted Answer

A) nondirective 
B) reactive 
C) directive 
D) transactional

Question 11

Electroconvulsive therapy was most prevalent in the _____ century.

Accepted Answer

A) 19th 
B) early 20th 
C) mid-20th 
D) late 20th

Question 12

In the late 1700s, _____ began reforming the conditions in asylums to make them more humane.

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothea Dix 
B) Philippe Pinel 
C) Jean-Paul Broca 
D) Pierre Flourens

Question 13

Psychodynamic therapists reject most of Freud's ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One example of a benzodiazepine is:

Accepted Answer

A) Risperdal. 
B) Valium. 
C) lithium. 
D) Prozac.

Question 15

_____ emphasized the importance of active listening during psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A) Aaron Beck 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) Albert Ellis

Question 16

Which is NOT one of the three classes of antidepressants?

Accepted Answer

A) monoamine oxidase inhibitors 
B) tricyclics 
C) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
D) beta blockers

Question 17

Kelley is currently being treated for severe major depression. She is MOST likely to be prescribed a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) monoamine oxidase inhibitor. 
B) tricyclic. 
C) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. 
D) atypical antipsychotic.

Question 18

Outcome research is used to evaluate the effectiveness of therapies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

People with bipolar disorder are ____ times as likely to take their own lives as are members of the general population.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 20

Question 20

Behavior therapy has proven successful in treating schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Atypical antipsychotics reduce schizophrenic symptoms in approximately _____ of patients.

Briefly describe the important developments in the history of psychological treatment associated with each of these time periods: a) the Stone Age; b) the Renaissance; c) the French Revolution; d) Early America; and e) the 20th century.

During the second half of the 19th century, _____ promoted the mental hygiene movement to reform American asylums.

The text cites a Los Angeles county study in which Mexican and Asian-Americans were more likely to stick with and benefit from therapy when matched with a therapist of the same ethnicity and native language. The length of time the clients persisted in therapy was a(n) _____ variable in this study.

_____ therapy is a type of insight therapy that emphasizes the positive aspects of people's nature.

Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Improving conflict management and communication skills is one of the main objectives of:

Person-centered therapists are _____; that is, they follow the client's lead during the session.

Electroconvulsive therapy was most prevalent in the _____ century.

In the late 1700s, _____ began reforming the conditions in asylums to make them more humane.

Psychodynamic therapists reject most of Freud's ideas.

One example of a benzodiazepine is:

_____ emphasized the importance of active listening during psychotherapy.

Which is NOT one of the three classes of antidepressants?

Kelley is currently being treated for severe major depression. She is MOST likely to be prescribed a(n) :

Outcome research is used to evaluate the effectiveness of therapies.

People with bipolar disorder are ____ times as likely to take their own lives as are members of the general population.

Behavior therapy has proven successful in treating schizophrenia.