Question 1

Many specific therapies have turned out to be irrelevant or counterproductive when used with different cultural groups.This finding illustrates that

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A)   psychology is theoretically diverse.
B)   our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
C)   psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
D)   our experience of the world is highly subjective.

Question 2

Bryson was surprised by his first psychotherapy session.When the session was over the therapist gave Bryson a homework assignment.She asked Bryson to record any thoughts that came to his mind when he experienced a setback at home or in his job.In this case,it appears that Bryson is seeing a therapist who uses

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A)   client-centered therapy.
B)   a psychoanalytic approach to therapy.
C)   social skills training.
D)   cognitive therapy.

Question 3

Most experts believe that for certain types of psychological problems,some treatment approaches are more effective than others.Martin Seligman asserts that obsessive-compulsive disorder responds best to

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A)   cognitive therapy.
B)   group therapy.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   behavior therapy or medication.

Question 4

Freud's approach for the treatment of psychological disorders is

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

Question 5

With regard to psychological disorders,spontaneous remission refers to a

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A)   recovery from a disorder that occurs without formal treatment.
B)   recovery from a disorder that occurs as a result of formal treatment.
C)   sudden recurrence of a disorder in a client who had apparently been cured.
D)   failure to recover despite extensive treatment.

Question 6

Systematic desensitization involves

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A)   training to relax when confronted with anxiety-arousing stimuli.
B)   interpreting anxiety-arousing stimuli so they are less anxiety-arousing.
C)   changing misconceptions regarding anxiety-arousing stimuli.
D)   uncovering repressed feelings regarding anxiety-arousing stimuli.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT among the advantages of group therapy?

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A)   Participants often come to realize that their misery is not unique.
B)   It produces a significantly higher recovery rate than individual therapy.
C)   It provides an opportunity for participants to work on social skills in a safe environment.
D)   Certain kinds of problems are especially well suited to group treatment.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is false? ____ are more likely than ____ to receive psychotherapy.

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A)   Women; men
B)   People with medical insurance; people without medical insurance
C)   People with less education; people with more education
D)   Divorced and separated people; married people

Question 9

The "behavior" that is incompatible with anxiety,and that systematic desensitization tries to recondition to phobic cues is

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A)   an imagined fear.
B)   an imagined pleasant experience.
C)   deep muscle relaxation.
D)   vigorous exercise.

Question 10

The goal of ____________________ is to weaken the association between the conditioned stimulus and the conditioned response of anxiety.

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Question 11

Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of

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A)   major depression.
B)   antisocial personality disorder.
C)   phobias.
D)   multiple-personality disorders.

Question 12

Suggestions for improving mental health services for American minority groups have included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   recruitment and training of more ethnic minority therapists.
B)   some modifications in traditional approaches to therapy.
C)   the provision of free therapeutic services for all ethnic clients.
D)   work harder to build a therapeutic alliance.

Question 13

Which of the following psychologists is MOST likely to deal with the most severe mental health problems?

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A)   counseling psychologist
B)   clinical psychologist
C)   school psychologist
D)   research psychologist

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of drug therapy?

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A)   The side effects may be worse than the illnesses they are supposed to cure.
B)   The therapy is typically expensive.
C)   Drugs temporarily relieve symptoms without addressing the real problem.
D)   Many drugs are overprescribed, and many patients are overmedicated.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of drug therapy for psychological disorders?

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A)   their side effects are underestimated
B)   they are not as effective as advertised
C)   they are overprescribed
D)   they can cause significant and sometimes permanent cognitive deficits

Question 16

In client-centered therapy,the therapist's key task is

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A)   clarification.
B)   interpretation.
C)   behavior modification.
D)   cognitive evaluation.

Question 17

A psychotherapist who participates in complex verbal interactions with clients in order to enhance clients' understanding of themselves and their problems would be classified as

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A)   an insight therapist.
B)   a behavior therapist.
C)   a biomedical therapist.
D)   a homeopathic therapist.

Question 18

____________________ psychologists,who emphasize the treatment of full-fledged disorder and ____________________ psychologists whose training is slanted toward the treatment of everyday adjustment problems both specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

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Clinical; ...

Question 19

Aversion therapy would be MOST appropriate for a client wanting to

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A)   decrease negative thoughts.
B)   overcome an elevator phobia.
C)   overcome social anxiety.
D)   quit smoking.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

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A)   Psychotherapy is for people with an identified psychological disorder.
B)   About half of the people who used mental health services in a given year do not meet the criteria for a full-fledged mental disorder.
C)   Men are more likely to seek professional psychological help.
D)   The most common problem for which people will seek mental health treatment is for unsatisfactory interpersonal relations.

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