Question 1

Aaron Beck developed a ________ therapy for depression.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which drugs appear to produce therapeutic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hans Eysenck
B)   Aaron Beck
C)   Carl Rogers
D)   Sigmund Freud

Question 4

Which approach would attempt to minimize psychological disorders by working to alleviate the conditions that cause child abuse and illiteracy in society?

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapy
B)   psychopharmacology
C)   preventive mental health
D)   psychosurgery

Question 5

Tom tells his therapist that his girlfriend undermines his ability to make his own decisions.The therapist acknowledges Tom's apparent frustration and irritation and asks him to clarify how his girlfriend's actions trigger such strong feelings in him.The therapist's technique best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   active listening.
C)   interpretation.
D)   free association.

Question 6

One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is

Accepted Answer

A)   aerobic exercise.
B)   a lobotomy.
C)   exposure therapy.
D)   Thorazine.

Question 7

Reuben's psychotherapist is nonjudgmental and supportive of him even when Reuben reveals some of his questionable motives and less-than-admirable personality traits.The psychotherapist most clearly is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)   an eclectic approach.
B)   free association.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   unconditional positive regard.

Question 8

Which therapeutic approach relies most heavily on patients' discovering their own ways of effectively dealing with their difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis
B)   cognitive therapy
C)   systematic desensitization
D)   client-centered therapy

Question 9

Benny's mother tries to reduce his fear of sailing by giving the 3-year-old his favorite candy as soon as they board the boat.The mother's strategy best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   counterconditioning.
B)   cognitive therapy.
C)   transference.
D)   dialectical behavior therapy.

Question 10

The treatment of depression with ECT best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapy.
B)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 11

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)   dialectical behavior therapy.
B)   aversive conditioning.
C)   exposure therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 12

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 13

Treating our mind and body as independent entities seems especially inappropriate to those who take a ________ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   biopsychosocial
B)   behavioral
C)   psychoanalytic
D)   client-centered

Question 14

A therapist who nonjudgmentally accepts and values a client even when aware of the client's personal failings most clearly demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)   progressive relaxation.
B)   free association.
C)   unconditional positive regard.
D)   transference.

Question 15

Counteracting self-blame by reattributing responsibility for past negative outcomes is a cognitive therapy technique designed to

Accepted Answer

A)   reveal beliefs.
B)   test beliefs.
C)   change beliefs.
D)   rank beliefs.

Question 16

The therapeutic alliance refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   the transference of feelings from earlier relationships to client-therapist interactions.
B)   a form of therapy conducted with groups rather than individuals.
C)   a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and a client.
D)   a program developed by the American Psychological Association to advance evidence-based practice.

Question 17

Carl Rogers encouraged client-centered therapists to ________ during the process of therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   clearly communicate their diagnosis of a client's disorder
B)   genuinely express their own true feelings
C)   explain the immediate causes of a client's difficulties
D)   make a list of situations that trigger the client's anxiety

Question 18

Research has shown that clients' level of satisfaction with psychotherapy

Accepted Answer

A)   is unrelated to the level of training and experience of their therapists.
B)   depends on whether they received individual treatment or group therapy.
C)   depends on whether they were treated with cognitive therapy or behavior therapy.
D)   depends on whether they were treated by a psychiatrist,psychologist,or social worker.

Question 19

During a marriage counseling session,the therapist suggests to Mr.and Mrs.Gallo that they each restate their spouse's comments before making their own.The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis.
B)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 20

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.

Exam 15: Therapy

During a marriage counseling session,the therapist suggests to Mr.and Mrs.Gallo that they each restate their spouse's comments before making their own.The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with

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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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Benny's mother tries to reduce his fear of sailing by giving the 3-year-old his favorite candy as soon as they board the boat.The mother's strategy best illustrates

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

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Counteracting self-blame by reattributing responsibility for past negative outcomes is a cognitive therapy technique designed to

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Which drugs appear to produce therapeutic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine?

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A therapist who nonjudgmentally accepts and values a client even when aware of the client's personal failings most clearly demonstrates

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One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is

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Reuben's psychotherapist is nonjudgmental and supportive of him even when Reuben reveals some of his questionable motives and less-than-admirable personality traits.The psychotherapist most clearly is demonstrating

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Which therapeutic approach relies most heavily on patients' discovering their own ways of effectively dealing with their difficulties?

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

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The treatment of depression with ECT best illustrates

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Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

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Which approach would attempt to minimize psychological disorders by working to alleviate the conditions that cause child abuse and illiteracy in society?

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Treating our mind and body as independent entities seems especially inappropriate to those who take a ________ approach to therapy.

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Tom tells his therapist that his girlfriend undermines his ability to make his own decisions.The therapist acknowledges Tom's apparent frustration and irritation and asks him to clarify how his girlfriend's actions trigger such strong feelings in him.The therapist's technique best illustrates

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Research has shown that clients' level of satisfaction with psychotherapy

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Aaron Beck developed a ________ therapy for depression.

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