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Mr.Gotanda mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress.His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates


A) a randomized clinical trial.
B) evidence-based practice.
C) meta-analysis.
D) the placebo effect.

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Athletic instruction that teaches swimmers to think "high elbow" during swimming competitions best illustrates the application of ________ therapy techniques to sports training programs.


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

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Clients' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are often misleading because clients


A) typically underestimate how much they have improved as a result of therapy.
B) tend to focus on their behavioral changes rather than on changes in their attitudes and emotions.
C) often need to convince themselves that they didn't waste their money on therapy.
D) are often angry about the time-consuming nature of therapy.

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Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy?


A) Mark,who feels so depressed that he recently tried to commit suicide
B) Mary,who suffers from amnesia and has lost her sense of identity
C) Jim,who experiences visual hallucinations and suffers from a delusion that enemy spies are following him
D) Luke,who suffers from a compulsion to wash his hands at least once every 15 minutes

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Which of the following is NOT a lifestyle change that can have a positive effect on mental health?


A) exercise
B) nutrition
C) recreation
D) personal control

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Jill would like to improve communication in her marriage.Which of the following would NOT be a recommendation of Carl Rogers?


A) Paraphrase what her partner says to her
B) Learn new conversation skills
C) Invite clarification on a topic being discussed
D) Reflect her partners' feelings when communicating

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To help Adam reduce his fear of dogs,a therapist encourages him to physically relax and then simply imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog.The therapist's technique best illustrates


A) psychodynamic therapy.
B) operant conditioning.
C) free association.
D) systematic desensitization.

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________ therapists listen actively and reflect clients' feelings,whereas ________ therapists train people to dispute negative thoughts and attributions.


A) Client-centered;cognitive
B) Psychodynamic;behavior
C) Cognitive;group and family
D) Group and family;psychodynamic

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Which form of therapy has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder?


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

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In client-centered therapy,therapist's sense and reflect their clients' feelings.The therapists are demonstrating


A) transference.
B) empathy.
C) genuineness.
D) acceptance.

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Which form of psychotherapy has had especially good results in treating phobias and compulsions?


A) cognitive-behavioral therapy
B) psychoanalysis
C) client-centered therapy
D) behavioral conditioning therapies

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Behavioral conditioning therapies have achieved especially favorable results in the treatment of


A) bipolar disorders.
B) personality disorders.
C) phobias.
D) depression.

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Depakote,a drug originally used to treat epilepsy,has been found to be effective in the control of


A) tardive dyskinesia.
B) auditory hallucinations.
C) manic episodes.
D) phobias.

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Dr.Vaughn's client feels as though she can tell her anything without being judged or criticized.Dr.Vaughn appears to have done well at expressing


A) genuineness.
B) acceptance.
C) empathy.
D) interpretation.

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About a dozen young women with eating disorders meet on a weekly basis to share their experiences and encourage one another in their efforts to cope effectively.The benefits they receive from this interaction best illustrate the value of


A) free association.
B) a token economy.
C) self-help groups.
D) virtual reality exposure therapy.

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Biomedical therapists assume that the mind and body are a unit.This means that


A) they can easily be separated.
B) therapeutic lifestyle change would be ineffective.
C) they are interchangeable.
D) if you affect one you affect the other.

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Dr.Stott is listening to her client describe a negative event she remembers from her childhood.By understanding her client's unhappy feelings about the incident and reflecting them,Dr.Stott is demonstrating


A) genuineness.
B) acceptance.
C) empathy.
D) interpretation.

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Teaching people to stop blaming themselves for failures and negative circumstances beyond their control is of most direct concern to ________ therapy.


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

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Klaus is a psychology graduate student who wants to determine whether psychodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for depression.To combine the results of numerous published studies on this issue,Klaus should use a technique called


A) the placebo effect.
B) comorbidity assessment.
C) evidence-based practice.
D) meta-analysis.

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Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house,her mother immediately spanks her.The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as


A) systematic desensitization.
B) free association.
C) aversive conditioning.
D) dialectical behavior therapy.

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