Question 1

Mr.Phillips has recently begun to express feelings of hostility and resentment toward his therapist,who is consistently friendly,caring,and helpful.A therapist using psychoanalysis would most likely consider Mr.Phillips's hostility to be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   transference.
B)   free association.
C)   counterconditioning.
D)   systematic desensitization.

Question 2

Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her.Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)   antidepressant
B)   antianxiety
C)   mood-stabilizing
D)   antipsychotic

Question 3

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks.The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   stress inoculation training.
B)   aversive conditioning.
C)   exposure therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 4

Clients have been found to benefit from participating in ________ over the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A)   virtual reality exposure therapy
B)   psychoanalysis
C)   aversive conditioning
D)   cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 5

Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________ relaxation.

Accepted Answer

A)   simulated
B)   systematic
C)   progressive
D)   unconditional

Question 6

Selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitors are prescribed to

Accepted Answer

A)   reduce involuntary muscle movements.
B)   reduce hallucinations and paranoia.
C)   elevate arousal and mood.
D)   decrease the availability of norepinephrine.

Question 7

Which of the following techniques is derived from classical conditioning principles?

Accepted Answer

A)   the token economy
B)   systematic desensitization
C)   stress inoculation training
D)   interpersonal psychotherapy

Question 8

Influencing patients by therapeutically controlling the consequences of their actions illustrates an application of

Accepted Answer

A)   humanistic therapy.
B)   classical conditioning.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   operant conditioning.

Question 9

The double-blind technique is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive therapies.
B)   behavior therapies.
C)   humanistic therapies.
D)   drug therapies.

Question 10

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation shows greatest promise for the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia.
B)   phobias.
C)   depression.
D)   PTSD.

Question 11

Preventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from

Accepted Answer

A)   repressed impulses and conflicts.
B)   stressful social situations.
C)   abnormal personality traits.
D)   long-term potentiation.

Question 12

Psychological disorders that can be overcome with techniques such as counterconditioning are most likely to be treated with

Accepted Answer

A)   free association.
B)   psychotherapy.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   psychoanalysis.

Question 13

One group of ocean voyagers is given a new but untested pill for seasickness and a second group is given an inactive pill.Neither the voyagers nor the experimental researchers know which group has received the new pill.In this experiment,the investigators are making use of

Accepted Answer

A)   deep-brain stimulation.
B)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.
C)   SSRIs.
D)   the double-blind procedure.

Question 14

Dr.Miller prescribes drugs for the treatment of chronic depression,and she encourages rest and relaxation training for clients suffering from excessive anxiety.It is most likely that Dr.Miller is a

Accepted Answer

A)   clinical social worker.
B)   cognitive therapist.
C)   psychiatrist.
D)   client-centered therapist.

Question 15

Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used only with severely depressed patients who have not responded to drug therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   a lobotomy
B)   electroconvulsive therapy
C)   therapeutic lifestyle change
D)   the double-blind procedure

Question 16

Athletic instruction that teaches swimmers to think "high elbow" during swimming competitions best illustrates the application of ________ therapy techniques to sports training programs.

Accepted Answer

A)   exposure
B)   cognitive
C)   client-centered
D)   biomedical

Question 17

Cognitive therapies are most likely to focus on the extent to which emotional disturbances result from

Accepted Answer

A)   self-blaming and overgeneralized explanations of bad events.
B)   chemical abnormalities within the brain.
C)   overly permissive child-raising practices.
D)   poverty,unemployment,racism,and sexism.

Question 18

Psychotherapy is MOST likely to be effective in freeing

Accepted Answer

A)   Sharon from the feeling that her life is meaningless and worthless.
B)   Portia from her delusions of persecution and auditory hallucinations.
C)   Jim from an excessive fear of giving speeches in public.
D)   Luther from his antisocial personality disorder.

Question 19

Which form of therapy most directly encourages clients to question their reasoning,decatastrophize their thinking,and reattribute responsibility for past outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)   humanistic therapy
B)   behavior therapy
C)   cognitive therapy
D)   psychodynamic therapy

Question 20

Which of the following biomedical treatments provides some of the benefits of ECT without triggering seizures or memory loss?

Accepted Answer

A)   the lobotomy
B)   repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
C)   antipsychotic medication
D)   psychosurgery

Exam 17: Therapy

Selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitors are prescribed to

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Athletic instruction that teaches swimmers to think "high elbow" during swimming competitions best illustrates the application of ________ therapy techniques to sports training programs.

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Preventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from

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Which of the following techniques is derived from classical conditioning principles?

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Mr.Phillips has recently begun to express feelings of hostility and resentment toward his therapist,who is consistently friendly,caring,and helpful.A therapist using psychoanalysis would most likely consider Mr.Phillips's hostility to be an example of

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Psychotherapy is MOST likely to be effective in freeing

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Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her.Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by ________ drugs.

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Influencing patients by therapeutically controlling the consequences of their actions illustrates an application of

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Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used only with severely depressed patients who have not responded to drug therapy?

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The double-blind technique is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of

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Cognitive therapies are most likely to focus on the extent to which emotional disturbances result from

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Psychological disorders that can be overcome with techniques such as counterconditioning are most likely to be treated with

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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation shows greatest promise for the treatment of

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Clients have been found to benefit from participating in ________ over the Internet.

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Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________ relaxation.

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A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks.The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates

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One group of ocean voyagers is given a new but untested pill for seasickness and a second group is given an inactive pill.Neither the voyagers nor the experimental researchers know which group has received the new pill.In this experiment,the investigators are making use of

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Which of the following biomedical treatments provides some of the benefits of ECT without triggering seizures or memory loss?

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Which form of therapy most directly encourages clients to question their reasoning,decatastrophize their thinking,and reattribute responsibility for past outcomes?

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Dr.Miller prescribes drugs for the treatment of chronic depression,and she encourages rest and relaxation training for clients suffering from excessive anxiety.It is most likely that Dr.Miller is a

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