Psy 201 Ch 15

A therapist who uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic methods is said to be
a. client centered
b. electic
c. humanistic
d. meta analytic

b. electic

While focusing on several intrusive thoughts that had been bothering her recently, Jenny was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny’s therapist was making use of a technique known as
a. active listening
b. free association
c. systematic desensitization
d. transference

b. free association

Classical psychoanalysts were especially interested in a. encouraging patients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors.
b.minimizing the possibility that patients would experience anxiety during therapy.
c. discouraging patients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs.
d. interpreting the meaning of patients’ resistance to therapeutic procedures.

d interpreting the meaning of patients’ resistance to therapeutic procedures

Who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy?
a. Mary Cover Jones
b. Carl Rogers
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Hans Eyesnck

b. Carl Rogers

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
a. psychodynamic therapy
b. aversive conditioning
c. exposure therapy
d. EMDR

c. exposure therapy

Systematic desensitization is a form of
a. aversive conditioning
b. exposure therapy
c. free association
d. electroconvulsive therapy

b. exposure therapy

In a home for troubled youth, adolescents receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The adolescents return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch TV. This best illustrates an application of
a. client centered therapy
b. systematic desensitization
c. operant conditioning
d. virtual reality exposure therapy

c. operant conditioning

Cognitive therapists are most likely to
a. focus special attention on clients’ positive and negative feelings about their therapists
b. employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients’ difficulties.
c. emphasize the importance of clients’ personal interpretations of life events.
d. systematically associate clients’ undesirable behaviors with unpleasant experiences.

c emphasize the importance of clients’ personal interpretations of life events

Nancy’s therapist encourages her to think about her strengths rather than her weaknesses and to develop a habit of thanking others when they compliment her or provide emotional support. The therapist’s approach best illustrates
a. psychoanalysis
b. client centered therapy
c. cognitive behavioral therapy
d. virtual reality exposure therapy

c. cognitive behavioral therapy

Psychotherapy is likely to be most effective when a client’s problem is
a. clear cut
b. the result of unconscious conflicts
c. a response to a stressful life situation
d. self inclicted

a. clear cut

Because she mistakenly believes that the herbal remedy she is using will help her lose weight, Mrs. Redding is feeling a considerable reduction in her appetite. This best illustrates
a. systematic desensitization
b. progressive relaxation
c. the placebo effect
d. taridve dyskinesai

c. the placebo effect

The double blind procedure is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of
a. cognitive therapies
b. behavior therapies
c. humanistic therapies
d. drug therapies

d. drug therapies

Tardive dykinesia is associated with the long term use of certain ___ drugs.
a. antianxiety
b. antipsychotic
c. antidepressant
d. mood stabilizing

b. antipsychotic

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from lithium?
a. Olivia, who experiences delusions and auditory hallucinations
b. Landon, who experiences a generalized sense of apprehension and anxiety
c. Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement
d. Ivan, who experiences sudden brief episodes of intense dread and panic

c. Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by
a. enabling more people to see professional psychotherapists.
b. encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems.
c. establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing situations.
d. emphasizing the importance of using an eclectic approach to therapy.

c. establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing situations