Question 1

Which of the following is one of the top four complaints that students bring to college or university counseling centers?

Accepted Answer

A) symptoms of an eating disorder 
B) symptoms of drug abuse or dependence 
C) difficulties deciding on a career path 
D) symptoms of anxiety disorders

Question 2

William is interested in helping his client change his disordered behavior.He is most likely to be a/an ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

A client lies on a couch with the therapist sitting out of sight behind her.The therapist gets to know the client's problems through free association and positive and negative transference.This is an example of ______ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic 
B) behavior 
C) person-centered 
D) rational-emotive

Question 4

A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions.This therapist is most likely to be a/an ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Rational-emotive behavior therapy presumes that the ultimate cause for distressing feelings or symptoms is due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) an unhappy childhood 
B) dysfunctional behavioral patterns 
C) faulty or illogical thoughts 
D) one's negative feelings about life

Question 6

Therapies directed at changing the disordered behavior are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) action therapies 
B) insight therapies 
C) biomedical therapies 
D) relationship therapies

Question 7

________ is credited with developing client-centered therapy.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Medication,electroconvulsive shock therapy,and psychosurgery are all types of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive therapy 
B) behavioral therapy 
C) biomedical therapy 
D) psychoanalytic therapy

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the criticisms of cognitive and cognitive-behavioral therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) They are too expensive. 
B) Therapy typically lasts for several years. 
C) They focus too much on the past. 
D) They treat the symptom not the cause of the problem.

Question 11

ECT (Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy)is used to treat ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) severe depression 
B) bipolar disorder 
C) schizophrenia 
D) phobic disorders

Question 12

Language can be a barrier to effective psychotherapy,particularly when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Aaron Beck,________ are irrational thoughts that arise from a systematic bias in the way a person thinks about reality.

Accepted Answer

A) catastrophic beliefs 
B) cognitive errors 
C) cognitive distortions 
D) self-monitoring tendencies

Question 14

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called_______.

Accepted Answer

A) behavior modification 
B) empty chair technique 
C) reflection 
D) selective thinking

Question 15

Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat symptoms such as hopelessness,sadness,and thoughts of suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is the appropriate definition of psychosurgery?

Accepted Answer

A) information given to a patient about a surgical procedure before the surgery in order to prevent anxiety 
B) surgery that is performed on brain tissue to relieve or control severe psychological disorders 
C) surgery that severs the spinal cord of the patient 
D) a procedure in which a brief current of electricity is used to trigger a seizure that typically lasts one minute,causing the body to convulse.

Question 17

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat ________that has not responded to other treatments.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The person-centered therapist must show a genuine,open,and honest response to the client.This is called_____________.

Accepted Answer

A) empathy 
B) resistance 
C) authenticity 
D) unconditional positive regard

Question 19

Which type of therapy is based on well-researched learning principles?

Accepted Answer

A) behavior 
B) cognitive-behavior 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) client-centered

Question 20

Describe the role of the therapeutic alliance in successful therapy.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 15: Psychological Therapies