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Lionel has been in therapy for 4 weeks now.At the first meeting with his therapist,the therapist waited for Lionel to begin discussing why he was there and what he hoped to gain from the session.The therapist also reminded Lionel that he is responsible for solving his own problems.Lionel's therapist is making use of


A) Frankl's logotherapy.
B) Jung's analytic therapy.
C) Rogers's person-centered therapy.
D) Beck's cognitive therapy.

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Cognitive-behavioral therapists would argue that anxiety and mood disorders are largely the result of


A) conditional positive regard.
B) maladaptive behaviors.
C) maladaptive cognitions.
D) unresolved childhood issues.

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__________ uses punishment to decrease the frequency of undesirable behaviors.


A) Participant modeling
B) Behavioral reversal
C) Token economy
D) Aversion therapy

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The behavioral technique of __________ exposes the patient to the most intense anxiety-provoking stimuli for a prolonged period of time.

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__________ is the name given to the use of medications to treat or control psychological problems.

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Someone who is conducting a strategic family intervention would be most likely to attempt to understand


A) family communication patterns.
B) an individual's thoughts and feelings about her or his family.
C) parental impacts on children's adaptive or maladaptive functioning.
D) why family history makes some people more or less vulnerable to psychological problems.

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Humanistic psychotherapists would be most likely to work with their clients to focus their attention to the __________ rather than to the __________.


A) future; past
B) present; future
C) present; past
D) past; present

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Benzodiazepines include all of the following EXCEPT


A) Valium.
B) Xanax.
C) Thorazine.
D) Klonopin.

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The use of medications to treat psychological problems is called


A) pharmacotherapy.
B) psychotherapy.
C) physiotherapy.
D) biomedical therapy.

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Mrs.Castillo is a kindergarten teacher.Every time she observes one of her students sharing with or helping out another student,she gives them a behavioral coupon.At the end of the week,the students can exchange their coupons for pencils,crayons,and candy.What system is Mrs.Castillo w using?


A) Observational rewards
B) Token economy
C) Social reinforcement
D) The behavioral exchange procedure

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Sally pinches Sam's arm every time he lights up a cigarette.She is engaging in a rudimentary form of __________ therapy.

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Self-help materials sometimes backfire when users fail to see the kinds of changes touted by the programs.This often leads the users of self-help materials to


A) be less likely to seek professional help for their problems.
B) be more likely to seek professional help for their problems.
C) demand more rigorous evidence of self-help program effectiveness in the future.
D) warn their friends about the downside of anecdotal evidence.

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Who is likely to report a benefit from psychotherapy?


A) Darla,who schedules an appointment to see a counselor at the university clinic
B) Charles,who has seen his psychologist four times in a month
C) Tim,who is still deciding whether or not to see a therapist
D) Both A and B are correct.

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What category of therapy is most concerned with improving a client's awareness of the underlying causes of his or her difficulties?


A) Behavioral
B) Biological
C) Cognitive
D) Insight

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Sally is in therapy because she gets anxious when meeting new people.Her therapist suggests that they reverse roles,and practice introductions.Sally is engaging in


A) Thought Field Therapy.
B) paradoxical therapy.
C) participant modeling.
D) transference.

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Dr.Pelk is a psychologist.Who is most likely to pay her a visit?


A) Alice,a Caucasian female
B) Chou,an Asian male
C) Selena,a Hispanic female
D) George,a Caucasian male

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Harry is an aspiring psychiatrist.He just sat in on his first patient interview.After listening to the patient's history and description of his symptoms,he believes the patient is suffering from bipolar disorder.What type of treatment will Harry likely recommend?


A) Cognitive-behavioral
B) Pharmacotherapy
C) Rational emotive behavioral therapy
D) Psychoanalytic

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The __________ perspective disagrees with the AA model of total abstinence from alcohol.

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During systematic desensitization,the patient uses a(n) __________,or a "ladder" of situations to control the build-up of anxiety.


A) reciprocal inhibition
B) anxiety hierarchy
C) sensitization scaffold
D) anxiety scaffold

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__________ is a technique in which the therapist first models a problematic situation and then guides the patient through steps to comp with it unassisted.


A) Response prevention
B) Systematic desensitization
C) Participant modeling
D) Flooding

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