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Mike has acrophobia, an extreme fear of heights. His therapist is going to attempt to help him resolve his fear by using flooding. Which of the following is the therapist most likely planning for Mike?

A) The therapist is going to show him movies of people high up on rooftops, having fun.
B) The therapist is going to take him to the top of a 40-story building and make him look down.
C) The therapist is going to pair relaxation with gradual exposure to high places.
D) The therapist is going to find him a job in a building where he doesn't need to be on a high floor.

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In the context of emerging therapies, ________ was chosen as "Breakthrough of the Decade" by Science magazine in 2010.

A) nucleonics
B) acoustics
C) thermodynamics
D) optogenetics

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Which of the following drugs is prescribed for anxiety?

________ is an extreme form of in vivo exposure in which the client experiences extreme exposure to the phobic object.

Tara has been suffering from severe depression for several years. She has not responded to any therapy. Her therapist recommends a treatment as a last resort to help Tara. However, he warns her family that Tara will experience relief only as long as the treatments are maintained. He also asks her family to be prepared for the side effects of the treatment, which include memory loss and confusion. Which of the following does the therapist recommend?

________ is defined as a behavioral technique in which desirable behaviors are reinforced with an item, such as a small chip or fake coin, which can be exchanged for privileges.

________ is a defense mechanism that involves forcing threatening feelings, ideas, or motives into the unconscious.

Dr. Barbara combines techniques from humanistic, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) , and psychoanalytic therapies in the treatment of her phobia patients. Dr. Barbara's approach is called ________.

Which of the following is true about cognitive therapy?

In ________ therapies, therapists apply the principles of classical and operant conditioning to treat psychological disorders.

Alan is in psychotherapy. The therapist asks Alan to recall the recurring dream he's been having and to say whatever comes to his mind, regardless of how threatening or troubling it may seem. The aim of this process is to unlock the meaning of Alan's dream. The technique being used by the therapist in this scenario is called ________.

Which of the following is true about behavior therapies?

________ therapy appears to improve the basic life skills of schizophrenics.

A treatment that uses a combination of light stimulation and genetics to manipulate the activity of individual neurons is known as ________.

Under which of the following circumstances is electroconvulsive therapy used?

The ________ are used to treat certain anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , as well as disorders of impulse control, such as compulsive gambling or skin picking.

Which of the following is true about group therapies?

Client-centered therapy holds that people have mental health problems because ________.

Leo is in psychotherapy. The therapist tells Leo to recall the recurring dream he's been having and to say whatever comes to his mind, regardless of how threatening or troubling it may seem. The aim of this process is to unlock the meaning of Leo's dream. Leo's therapist is most likely to be employing ________ therapy.

Which of the following is a behavioral therapy technique, often used for phobias, in which a therapist pairs relaxation with gradual exposure to a phobic object, generating a hierarchy of increasing contact with the feared object?