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In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream’s__________. A) manifest content |
B. Latent content |
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Family counseling is a form of ______ therapy. A) organic |
C. Group |
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A parent wishes to stop her young son from throwing temper tantrums. You suggest she use extinction and advise her to___________. A) spank her son whenever he throws a tantrum |
C. Ignore the tantrums and pay attention to her son only when he is calm |
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According to Carl Rogers, the __________is how people think they should be. A) id |
C. Ideal self |
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What did Carl Rogers view as a cause of most personal problems and unhappiness? A) unresolved unconscious conflicts occurring between the id and superego |
D. Mismatch between an individual’s ideal self and real self |
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Eileen goes to a therapist for help in losing weight. She and her therapist develop a written agreement spelling out weekly step-by-step methods for Eileen to use in order to reach her weight goal. The plan specifies rewards for reaching weekly goals and penalties for not achieving them. Eileen’s therapist is using which of the following methods? A) a token economy |
D. A contingency contract |
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A client lies on a couch with the therapist sitting out of sight behind her. The therapist gets to know the client’s problems through free association and positive and negative transference. This is an example of ______ therapy. A) psychoanalytic |
A. Psychoanalytic |
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Which of the following is a therapy based on the principles of operant conditioning? A) flooding |
C. Token economy |
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John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another. Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems? A) family |
A. Family |
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Bob has been under a physician’s care for bipolar disorder. Bob’s doctor is most likely to prescribe which of the following to treat Bob’s disorder? A) tricyclics |
B. Lithium |
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Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder. Alice is most likely suffering from A) generalized anxiety disorder |
D. Bipolar disorder |
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Which of the following is one of the criticisms of behavior therapy? A) It focuses too much on the past. |
B. It only relieves some symptoms of schizophrenia but does not treat the overall disorder |
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Free association is a technique used in ______ therapy. A) rational-emotive |
D. Psychoanalytic |
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Every time Alice cleans her room properly and makes the bed she receives a marble. When she accumulates 100 marbles, she can get the new video game she wants. What type of behavioral program are Alice’s parents using? A) systematic desensitization |
D. Token economy |
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A physician prescribes a benzodiazepine drug to help alleviate your anxiety. Which drug might you be taking? A) Thorazine |
D. Xanax |
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Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object? A) punishment |
D. Systematic desensitization |
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Which of the following is a therapy based on the principles of classical conditioning? A) reinforcement |
B. Systematic desensitization |
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Craig is currently in therapy to help him stop smoking. His therapist is using learning techniques to help him modify his smoking habit and develop more desirable behaviors. Craig’s therapist is using________. A) reflection |
B. Behavior modification |
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Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy? A) to help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts |
A. To help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts |
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Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for treating overeating or smoking? A) systematic desensitization |
D. Aversion therapy |
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Therapies that focus on the present and assume that people observe the world and the people around them, make assumptions and inferences based on these observations, and then decide how to respond is called___________. A) person-centered therapy |
C. Cognitive-behavioral therapy |
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The most important aspect of successful psychotherapy is the __________ between client and therapist. A) therapeutic alliance |
A. Therapeutic alliance |
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What is a major goal of the Gestalt therapist? A) to eliminate the client’s undesirable behaviors |
C. To help clients become more aware of their own feelings |
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Which person might benefit the MOST from a group therapy environment? A) Richard, who is withdrawn |
D. Elena, who is very sociable |
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____________ therapies have had considerable success in treating many types of disorders, including depression, stress disorders, anxiety disorders, and even some of the behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia. A) Humanistic |
D. Cognitive and cognitive-behavioral |
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Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy. A) behavior |
D. Insight |
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According to Freud, the ___________ of the dream refers to the hidden, symbolic meaning of the dream, which, if correctly interpreted, reveals the unconscious conflicts that created the nervous disorder. A) resistance |
D. Latent content |
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A type of therapy in which clients meet regularly in a group setting and discuss problems under the guidance of a single therapist is called ______ therapy. A) group |
A. Group |
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Therapeutic approaches that are based on the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned are ______ therapies. A) traditional psychodynamic |
C. Behavior |
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In general, antipsychotic drugs work by ______. A) blocking dopamine receptors in the brain |
A. Blocking dopamine receptors in the brain |
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______ are specifically trained to use biomedical therapies. A) Psychiatrists |
A. Psychiatrists |
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Allen, who has a drug abuse problem, is MOST likely to be successfully treated by ______. A) behavior therapy |
A. Behavior therapy |
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An advantage to group therapy is that groups ______. A) bestow unconditional approval on group members |
C. Are a source of social support |
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What do behavior therapists see as the cause of abnormal or undesirable behaviors? A) discrepancy between the real self and ideal self |
C. Learning |
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A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to be a/an ____________. A) biomedical therapist |
B. Insight therapist |
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Saleem has been seeing a therapist because she cannot adjust to her new husband’s children from a previous marriage. Although she dearly loves her husband, she feels awkward and embarrassed in front of the children. The therapist suggests that she bring her husband and his children with her to the next session so she can see them interact. Saleem is probably seeing a ______. |
C) family therapist |
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The use of antianxiety drugs to treat anxiety disorders is gradually being phased out in favor of treatment with _______________ drugs. |
A) antidepressant |
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Lulu sees a professional once a month to manage the medication she is taking to help alleviate the symptoms of her anxiety disorder. The type of therapy Lulu is undergoing is called ______________. A) electroconvulsive shock therapy |
D. Biomedical therapy |
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Beck’s cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of ______. A) somatoform disorders |
C. Depression |
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Every time Jarrad opens his cigarette case or uses his lighter, he gets a painful electric shock. Jarrad’s friends and family have been asked not to give him any cigarettes or light any cigarettes for him, so he must use his own lighter if he wants to smoke. Eventually, Jarrad loses his desire to smoke, thanks to ______. A) behavioral contracting |
C. Aversion conditioning |
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A goal of family therapy is to ______. A) identify and treat the person in the family who is the source of the majority of the family’s problems |
C. Improve family communication and interaction |
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According to Carl Rogers, the __________is how people see their actual traits and abilities. A) ego |
B. Real self |
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According to the Consumer Reports survey, which of the following is accurate? A) Group therapy is more effective than individual therapy in treating a wide range of disorders. |
B. The longer a person stays in therapy, the greater the improvement. |
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____________ therapies have had considerable success in treating bedwetting, overeating, drug addictions, and phobic reactions. A) Behavior |
A. Behavior |
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A therapist challenges what she sees as her client’s irrational and self-defeating thoughts. Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts into more rational, helpful, positive thoughts. In addition, she wants to help her client develop strategies that can be used to cope with future problems. She is probably a ______________ therapist. A) cognitive-behavioral |
A. Cognitive-behavioral |
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Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ______. A) Sigmund Freud |
A. Sigmund Freud |
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A patient scheduled to have an operation called a bilateral cingulotomy may have which of the following diagnoses? A) antisocial personality disorder |
B. Bipolar disorder |
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Some drugs that combat depression work by____________. A) increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain |
B. Increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain |
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The behavior of patients with chronic schizophrenia living in mental institutions has been successfully modified through the use of ______. A) negative reinforcement |
B. Token economy |
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