Question 1

Describe using concrete examples how a behavior therapist might use systematic desensitization and flooding treatments to treat a specific phobia or source of anxiety.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

How do flooding treatments differ from systematic desensitization?

Accepted Answer

A) Flooding treatments use a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking stimuli; systematic desensitization does not. 
B) Flooding treatment gauges neurotic symptoms; systematic desensitization does not. 
C) Flooding treatment does not use learned relaxation techniques; systematic desensitization does. 
D) Flooding treatment is a very complicated form of therapy; systematic desensitization is not.

Question 3

Community psychology came of age in the _____; its aim was to minimize psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) 1960s 
B) 1970s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s

Question 4

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following statements is most TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Different forms of therapy work best in different situations. 
B) People who don't attend therapy do just as well as people who do. 
C) The effectiveness of the different treatments is the same in all cases. 
D) Psychotherapy can safely be said to be beneficial for everyone.

Question 6

The effectiveness of various approaches to therapy found that although success rates vary somewhat by treatment form,most treatments show that success rates range from about _____% greater success for treated compared with untreated individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) 15-20 
B) 25-30 
C) 70-85 
D) 90-95

Question 7

Cathy visits a behavior therapist for help with her alcohol abuse.To treat Cathy's problem,the therapist will most likely use _____ conditioning.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding behavior therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is especially effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders. 
B) It can produce actual changes in the functioning of the brain. 
C) It is actually based mainly on psychoanalytic ideas. 
D) It has no problem other than the maladaptive behavior itself.

Question 9

In person-centered therapy,the therapist:

Accepted Answer

A) challenges the client's irrational statements. 
B) teaches the client cognitive appraisal techniques. 
C) uses the token system to monitor behavior. 
D) provides unconditional positive regard.

Question 10

_____ treatment approaches teach people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional notions about the world and themselves.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following therapies emphasizes the challenging of irrational,unrealistic beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A) Multi-modal therapy 
B) Rational-emotive behavior therapy 
C) Dialectical-behavior therapy 
D) Prolonged-exposure therapy

Question 12

Describe the aim of person-centered therapy.Identify several ways that therapists try to achieve this goal.How does contemporary person-centered therapy differ from the therapy as it might have been practiced in Rogers' day?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)is used to treat:

Accepted Answer

A) depression. 
B) bipolar disorder. 
C) schizophrenia. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 14

_____ is treatment in which a trained professional-a therapist-uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders,resolve problems in living,or bring about personal growth.

Accepted Answer

A) Phototherapy 
B) Psychotherapy 
C) Biomedical therapy 
D) Physiotherapy

Question 15

In _____ appraisal,clients are asked to evaluate situations,themselves,and others in terms of their memories,values,beliefs,thoughts,and expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) psychodynamic 
C) behavioral 
D) humanistic

Question 16

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)was introduced in the _____; it is used to treat severe _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1930s; depression 
B) 1930s; anxiety 
C) 1950s; depression 
D) 1950s; anxiety

Question 17

_____is a branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

_____ is an inability or unwillingness to discuss or reveal particular memories,thoughts,or motivations.

Accepted Answer

A) Resistance 
B) Transference 
C) Dissociation 
D) Projection

Question 19

Noah dreams that he suddenly becomes paralyzed as he tries to cross a busy intersection.In Freudian terms,this is the _____ content of Noah's dream.The underlying meaning of the dream is the _____ content.

Accepted Answer

A) manifest; repressed 
B) manifest; latent 
C) repressed; manifest 
D) repressed; latent

Question 20

How is cognitive therapy different from rational-emotive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) It entails a more confrontational therapist. 
B) It entails a less confrontational therapist. 
C) It is relatively long term and loosely structured. 
D) It aims to change people's behavior,rather than their thought pattern.

Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Describe using concrete examples how a behavior therapist might use systematic desensitization and flooding treatments to treat a specific phobia or source of anxiety.

How do flooding treatments differ from systematic desensitization?

Community psychology came of age in the _____; its aim was to minimize psychological disorders.

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

Which of the following statements is most TRUE?

The effectiveness of various approaches to therapy found that although success rates vary somewhat by treatment form,most treatments show that success rates range from about _____% greater success for treated compared with untreated individuals.

Cathy visits a behavior therapist for help with her alcohol abuse.To treat Cathy's problem,the therapist will most likely use _____ conditioning.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding behavior therapy?

In person-centered therapy,the therapist:

_____ treatment approaches teach people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional notions about the world and themselves.

Which of the following therapies emphasizes the challenging of irrational,unrealistic beliefs?

Describe the aim of person-centered therapy.Identify several ways that therapists try to achieve this goal.How does contemporary person-centered therapy differ from the therapy as it might have been practiced in Rogers' day?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used to treat:

_____ is treatment in which a trained professional-a therapist-uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders,resolve problems in living,or bring about personal growth.

In _____ appraisal,clients are asked to evaluate situations,themselves,and others in terms of their memories,values,beliefs,thoughts,and expectations.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced in the _; it is used to treat severe _.

_____is a branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community.

_____ is an inability or unwillingness to discuss or reveal particular memories,thoughts,or motivations.

Noah dreams that he suddenly becomes paralyzed as he tries to cross a busy intersection.In Freudian terms,this is the _ content of Noah's dream.The underlying meaning of the dream is the _ content.

How is cognitive therapy different from rational-emotive therapy?

Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Describe using concrete examples how a behavior therapist might use systematic desensitization and flooding treatments to treat a specific phobia or source of anxiety.

How do flooding treatments differ from systematic desensitization?

Community psychology came of age in the _____; its aim was to minimize psychological disorders.

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

Which of the following statements is most TRUE?

The effectiveness of various approaches to therapy found that although success rates vary somewhat by treatment form,most treatments show that success rates range from about _____% greater success for treated compared with untreated individuals.

Cathy visits a behavior therapist for help with her alcohol abuse.To treat Cathy's problem,the therapist will most likely use _____ conditioning.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding behavior therapy?

In person-centered therapy,the therapist:

_____ treatment approaches teach people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional notions about the world and themselves.

Which of the following therapies emphasizes the challenging of irrational,unrealistic beliefs?

Describe the aim of person-centered therapy.Identify several ways that therapists try to achieve this goal.How does contemporary person-centered therapy differ from the therapy as it might have been practiced in Rogers' day?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used to treat:

_____ is treatment in which a trained professional-a therapist-uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders,resolve problems in living,or bring about personal growth.

In _____ appraisal,clients are asked to evaluate situations,themselves,and others in terms of their memories,values,beliefs,thoughts,and expectations.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced in the _____; it is used to treat severe _____.

_____is a branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community.

_____ is an inability or unwillingness to discuss or reveal particular memories,thoughts,or motivations.

Noah dreams that he suddenly becomes paralyzed as he tries to cross a busy intersection.In Freudian terms,this is the _____ content of Noah's dream.The underlying meaning of the dream is the _____ content.

How is cognitive therapy different from rational-emotive therapy?

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced in the _; it is used to treat severe _.

Noah dreams that he suddenly becomes paralyzed as he tries to cross a busy intersection.In Freudian terms,this is the _ content of Noah's dream.The underlying meaning of the dream is the _ content.