Question 1

_______________________ selectively block the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin, in contrast to the tricyclic drugs which act on several neurotransmitter systems at once.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Observation that led to the development of Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy was that people with emotional disturbances tend to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious motives
B)   habitual tendencies
C)   automatic thoughts
D)   conditioned emotions

Question 3

In this type of behavior therapy, one learns to substitute negative responses for positive ones when one wishes to stop engaging in a truly harmful behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure therapy
B)   aversion therapy
C)   operant therapy
D)   flooding

Question 4

All of the following are findings from research that investigated how therapies could be deemed efficacious, but not effective, EXCEPT:

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A)   Some clients are better than other clients at bringing about their own healing in therapy.
B)   The type of person who volunteers for a therapeutic efficacy study may be different from those who typically seek therapy.
C)   The therapeutic treatment may offer improvement compared to no treatment, but that improvement may not alleviate symptoms.
D)   The type of drug treatment often utilized in psychotherapy cannot be subject to the same randomized control trials as biomedical treatment.

Question 5

According to these therapists, all the insight in the world is useless if it does not help to reshape behavior by substituting adaptive behaviors and associations for those that are maladaptive.

Accepted Answer

A)   rational-emotive therapists
B)   behavior therapists
C)   psychodynamic therapists
D)   aversion therapists

Question 6

All behavior therapy techniques that are based on Wolpe's original insight that exposing a person to a feared stimulus under controlled conditions can reduce or eliminate the fear are called

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic therapies
B)   behavior modification
C)   exposure therapies
D)   fear ablation

Question 7

In family therapy, the family unit is viewed as

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of individuals with independent needs
B)  a dynamically interacting system of individuals
C)   a group polarized by a "faulty" group member
D)   a collection of traits similar to an individual B

Question 8

These drugs are mildly sedating and may reduce anxiety symptoms, at least in the short term.

Accepted Answer

A)   barbiturates
B)   benzodiazepines
C)   GABA antagonists
D)   muscle relaxers

Question 9

Smith and Glass analyzed the results of several studies of the effectiveness of psychotherapy and concluded that those participants in psychotherapy outcome research who were actually given therapy did

Accepted Answer

A)   worse than those in control groups who received drug treatment
B)  better than those in control groups who received no treatment
C)   better than those in drug groups who received placebo
D)   worse than those in placebo groups given psychoanalysis B

Question 10

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)  is controversial mainly because early versions of the therapy

Accepted Answer

A)   were painful and caused physical and cognitive damage
B)  were conducted with strong anesthetics
C)   were only given to willing patients
D)   were not known as shock treatments

Question 11

All of the following therapeutic techniques distinguish psychodynamic therapy from other modern therapeutic approaches, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  in-depth discussion of childhood experiences
B)   exploring the client's fantasy life and dreams
C)   focus on the relationship between client and therapist
D)   focusing on the client's current conscious thoughts

Question 12

Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the success of psychotherapy is not dependent on the level of degree training a therapist receives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, which of the following populations is most at risk for increased suicidality while using antidepressants?

Accepted Answer

A)  women over 65
B)   men between the ages of 35 and 75
C)   children and adolescents
D)   men between the ages of 25 and 45

Question 14

Cognitive therapy is the most effective of all psychotherapies for treating depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

Aside from integrative therapy, this type of therapy accounts for the largest percentage of clinical and counseling psychologists surveyed by Bechtholdt and colleagues in 2001.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive
B)   psychodynamic
C)   behaviorist
D)   family systems

Question 16

First-generation antipsychotics work primarily by restricting the availability of the neurotransmitter ________________________, either by blocking receptors entirely or by inhibiting the neurotransmitter's release.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Typically, these kinds of therapists see themselves as something closer to a teacher and the client as a student whose task it is to substitute adaptive patterns of behavior for maladaptive patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysts
B)   behavior therapists
C)   marriage and family therapists
D)   cognitive therapists

Question 18

In this behavior modification technique, a person is rewarded with tangible, desirable goods, prizes, or privileges for engaging in desired behaviors and avoiding undesirable behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)   operant conditioning
B)   contingency management
C)   reward therapy
D)   token reinforcement

Question 19

In this new biological treatment, electrodes are implanted in various regions of the brain, and the electrodes are coupled to an external device that sends out stimulating electrical pulses.

Accepted Answer

A)   repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
B)   vagus nerve stimulation
C)   deep brain stimulation
D)   cranial nerve stimulation

Question 20

These drugs, used to treat bipolar disorder, have the advantage of being much less toxic than lithium, and patients do not seem to resist taking them as much as they do lithium.

Accepted Answer

A)   anticonvulsants
B)   second-generation antipsychotics
C)   third-generation antidepressants
D)   tricyclic mood stabilizers

Exam 14: Treatment

_______________________ selectively block the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin, in contrast to the tricyclic drugs which act on several neurotransmitter systems at once.

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Observation that led to the development of Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy was that people with emotional disturbances tend to experience

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In this type of behavior therapy, one learns to substitute negative responses for positive ones when one wishes to stop engaging in a truly harmful behavior.

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All of the following are findings from research that investigated how therapies could be deemed efficacious, but not effective, EXCEPT:

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According to these therapists, all the insight in the world is useless if it does not help to reshape behavior by substituting adaptive behaviors and associations for those that are maladaptive.

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All behavior therapy techniques that are based on Wolpe's original insight that exposing a person to a feared stimulus under controlled conditions can reduce or eliminate the fear are called

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In family therapy, the family unit is viewed as

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These drugs are mildly sedating and may reduce anxiety symptoms, at least in the short term.

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Smith and Glass analyzed the results of several studies of the effectiveness of psychotherapy and concluded that those participants in psychotherapy outcome research who were actually given therapy did

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is controversial mainly because early versions of the therapy

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All of the following therapeutic techniques distinguish psychodynamic therapy from other modern therapeutic approaches, EXCEPT:

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Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the success of psychotherapy is not dependent on the level of degree training a therapist receives.

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According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, which of the following populations is most at risk for increased suicidality while using antidepressants?

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Cognitive therapy is the most effective of all psychotherapies for treating depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.

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Aside from integrative therapy, this type of therapy accounts for the largest percentage of clinical and counseling psychologists surveyed by Bechtholdt and colleagues in 2001.

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First-generation antipsychotics work primarily by restricting the availability of the neurotransmitter ________________________, either by blocking receptors entirely or by inhibiting the neurotransmitter's release.

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Typically, these kinds of therapists see themselves as something closer to a teacher and the client as a student whose task it is to substitute adaptive patterns of behavior for maladaptive patterns.

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In this behavior modification technique, a person is rewarded with tangible, desirable goods, prizes, or privileges for engaging in desired behaviors and avoiding undesirable behaviors.

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In this new biological treatment, electrodes are implanted in various regions of the brain, and the electrodes are coupled to an external device that sends out stimulating electrical pulses.

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These drugs, used to treat bipolar disorder, have the advantage of being much less toxic than lithium, and patients do not seem to resist taking them as much as they do lithium.

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