Question 1

_____ is a strategy utilized by gestalt therapists to help clients work through unfinished business with parents, siblings, and others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is a strategy utilized by gestalt...

Question 2

Zin's therapist notices that Zin changes the topic whenever her mother is brought up. Additionally, when her mother is brought up, Zin is always late to her next therapy session. Zin is demonstrating the phenomenon Freud labeled _____

Accepted Answer

A) transference. 
B) free association. 
C) aversion therapy. 
D) resistance.

Question 3

Which of the following therapies utilizes homework assignments in which the client must record and keep track of automatic thoughts and his/her emotional response to them?

Accepted Answer

A) rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) 
B) interpersonal therapy (IPT) 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) Beck's cognitive therapy (CT)

Question 4

Although Caitlynn is already in cognitive therapy for her eating disorder, her psychologist believes that she would also benefit from talking to others with eating disorders. Her psychologist wants Caitlynn to meet others struggling to beat an eating disorder and also someone who has already recovered. What type of treatment will Caitlynn's psychologist likely suggest to her?

Accepted Answer

A) gestalt therapy 
B) exposure and response prevention 
C) a self-help group 
D) family therapy

Question 5

Which of the following statements is FALSE of gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) The goal is to become more self-accepting and authentic. 
B) It encourages people to take responsibility for their behaviors. 
C) It utilizes the empty chair technique. 
D) It is nondirective therapy.

Question 6

Sharif has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. His therapist purposely asks him to think about the unwanted, intrusive, unpleasant thought. These thoughts typically trigger Sharif to feel the need to engage in a particular behavior. However, his therapist does not allow him to engage in that behavior for periods of time. The goal is to decrease and eventually eliminate the need for the compulsion. This technique is called _____

Accepted Answer

A) flooding. 
B) aversion therapy. 
C) exposure and response prevention. 
D) overexposure.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage as discussed in your text regarding e-therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) There exists possibility of violating one's confidentiality or other ethical standards. 
B) This type of treatment is not appropriate for diagnosing and treating serious psychological disorders that require immediate or face-to-face interaction. 
C) The therapist cannot see the client and thus may miss the nonverbal cues that assist in providing appropriate therapy. 
D) There are no studies that have tracked and studied the effectiveness of this type of therapy thus far.

Question 8

_____ and _____ are two proven behavioral modification techniques that are based on operant conditioning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ and _____ are two proven behavioral...

Question 9

Aaron Beck states that _____ occurs when clients believe that they are at fault for others' behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) mind reading 
B) labeling 
C) all-or-nothing thinking 
D) personalization

Question 10

The psychoanalytic technique of _____ is used to explore the unconscious by having patients reveal whatever thoughts, feelings, or images come to mind.

Accepted Answer

A) dream analysis 
B) exposure and response prevention 
C) free association 
D) resistance

Question 11

Jacquez is a psychodynamic therapist who instructs those he sees in therapy to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how ridiculous or insignificant it might seem. Jacquez is encouraging _____, a technique used in some psychodynamic therapies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jacquez is a psychodynamic therapist who instructs...

Question 12

_____ aims at helping individuals overcome cognitive errors.

Accepted Answer

A) Exposure and response prevention therapy 
B) Beck's cognitive therapy (CT) 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

Question 13

Nardil, Parnate, and Marplan are examples of _____

Accepted Answer

A) benzodiazepines. 
B) tricyclic antidepressants. 
C) monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). 
D) antipsychotic medications.

Question 14

Tanisha, a therapist, works with individuals who display poor social s. In treatment, she uses reinforcements and other operant conditioning principles to bring about more adaptive responses in her clients. Tanisha is a _____ therapist using _____ in her therapy sessions to help treat the individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic; resistance 
B) humanistic; reflection 
C) cognitive; rational emotive behavior therapy 
D) behavior; behavior modification

Question 15

_____ exposes patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder to stimuli that trigger obsessions and compulsive rituals, while patients must resist performing the compulsive rituals for progressively longer periods of time.

Accepted Answer

A) Aversion therapy 
B) Systematic desensitization 
C) Exposure and response prevention 
D) Flooding

Question 16

The antidepressants that serve to block the reuptake of serotonin are referred to as _____

Accepted Answer

A) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). 
B) monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). 
C) neuroleptics. 
D) benzodiazepines.

Question 17

_____ is/are a naturally occurring salt used to bring an individual out of a manic state.

Accepted Answer

A) Benzodiazepines 
B) Lithium 
C) Xanax 
D) Valium

Question 18

When appropriate and desirable behaviors earn points or tokens that can later be exchanged for rewards, which of the following techniques is being used?

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization 
B) a token economy 
C) the empty chair technique 
D) participant modeling

Question 19

When utilizing systematic desensitization, clients are trained in _____, which becomes a vital component to the treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) aversion therapy 
B) progressive muscle relaxation 
C) dream analysis 
D) flooding

Question 20

Using medications or surgeries to treat psychological disorders, based on the assumption that psychological disorders are symptoms of underlying physical problems, is the focus of _____

Accepted Answer

A) neuronal therapy. 
B) gestalt therapy. 
C) biomedical therapies. 
D) insight therapies.

Exam 13: Therapies