Question 1

An advantage of group therapy is that it can:

Accepted Answer

A) provide help to individuals who may be unable to afford individual psychotherapy. 
B) be helpful to individuals who are uncomfortable in social situations. 
C) only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy. 
D) be helpful to those who have difficulty speaking in public.

Question 2

A therapist is interested in helping his client change his disordered behaviour.This therapist is most likely to be a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) action therapist. 
B) insight therapist. 
C) biomedical therapist. 
D) relationship therapist.

Question 3

Which of the following is a key component of Rogers's person-centred therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) cognition 
B) resistance 
C) dream interpretation 
D) unconditional positive regard

Question 4

Which of these clients is the most likely candidate for Aaron Beck's form of cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Albert,who suffers from mania 
B) Barbara,who suffers from depression 
C) Robert,who suffers from schizophrenia 
D) Virginia,who has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder

Question 5

____________therapies have had considerable success in treating bedwetting,overeating,drug addictions,and phobic reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) Behaviour 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Biomedical 
D) Humanistic

Question 6

According to Albert Ellis,we become unhappy and depressed about events because of:

Accepted Answer

A) our behaviours. 
B) our irrational beliefs. 
C) the events that happen to us. 
D) other people's irrational beliefs.

Question 7

Of the following,all are potential barriers to effective therapy listed by Sue and Sue (2003)when culture or ethnic backgrounds of therapist and client are different EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) language. 
B) cultural values. 
C) social class. 
D) gender.

Question 8

Gestalt therapy emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A) the "here and now." 
B) early childhood influences on adult behaviour. 
C) the role of unsatisfactory relationships in the development of maladaptive behaviours. 
D) finding the initial causes of current problems.

Question 9

A goal of family therapy is to:

Accepted Answer

A) change the needs of individual family members. 
B) improve family communication and interaction. 
C) identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family's problems. 
D) teach family members to remain neutral on sensitive issues.

Question 10

Imagine if Sigmund Freud were to go to Carl Rogers for therapy.Freud's major complaint is depression due to distress over the lack of positive response to his theories.What is Rogers most likely to say during their session?

Accepted Answer

A) "You seem troubled by the reaction to your work." 
B) "Let's focus on your relationship with your father." 
C) "Why do you think that everyone must appreciate your work?" 
D) "Say the first thing that comes to your mind; don't censor anything because I want to know what is truly on your mind."

Question 11

The psychoanalytic patient who lets her thoughts flow without interruption or fear of negative criticism from her therapist is using:

Accepted Answer

A) dream interpretation. 
B) positive transference. 
C) regression. 
D) free association.

Question 12

Which person might benefit the MOST from a group therapy environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Suzanne,who has schizophrenia 
B) Richard,who is withdrawn 
C) Jasmine,who is uncomfortable in social settings 
D) Elena,who is very sociable

Question 13

What is the primary goal of the therapist in person-centred therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) to facilitate transference 
B) to eliminate the client's undesirable behaviours 
C) to provide unconditional positive regard 
D) to help the client become more aware of his or her own feelings

Question 14

Which of the following types of therapy makes the greatest use of body language?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) person-centred therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) Rogerian therapy

Question 15

Jeremy is trying to stop biting his fingernails.He wears a rubber band around each of his wrists,and whenever he finds himself biting his nails he snaps the band.Jeremy is using a form of __________ to modify his nail-biting behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization 
B) aversion therapy 
C) flooding 
D) extinction

Question 16

Which of the following is false regarding exposure therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) EMDR is a type of exposure therapy. 
B) Flooding is a type of exposure therapy. 
C) Exposure must be gradual. 
D) Exposure can be real or imagined.

Question 17

A disadvantage of group therapy is that it can only be used alone and not in combination with any other form of therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Deep brain stimulation (DBS)has shown some success in treating which disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia 
B) depression 
C) somatoform disorders 
D) dissociative disorders

Question 19

Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date.His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist.The therapist tells Steve to lie down on the couch and relax.The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head.Steve eventually talks about his fear of women,which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother,her friends,his teachers,and so on.Steve is using:

Accepted Answer

A) counterconditioning. 
B) pole-shifting. 
C) free association. 
D) the empty chair technique.

Question 20

Which of the following individuals would be least likely to benefit from psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary,who has a somatoform disorder 
B) Kaleem,who suffers from a severe psychotic disorder 
C) Pasha,who has panic attacks 
D) Lou,who suffers from anxiety

Exam 14: Psychological Therapies