Ch. 13 prac test

Question 1

which best illustrates a form of psychotherapy -

Answer 1

systematic desensitization

Question 2

Dr. Bryne is a clinical psychologist who often uses operant conditioning techniques to treat her clients. She also encourages them to modify their thought patterns, and on occassion she interprets their transference behaviors. Dr. Bryne’s therapeutic approach would best be described as …….

Answer 2

eclectic

Question 3

the first psychological therapy was introduced by

Answer 3

freud

Question 4

Freud’s techniques and assumptions are most evident in today’s -

Answer 4

psychodynamic therapies

Question 5

helping people gain insight into the unconscious origins of their disorder is a central aim of -

Answer 5

psychoanalysis

Question 6

an important component of psychoanalyis is …

Answer 6

dream analysis

Question 7

Nate’s past relationships with his mother, his former wife, and his previous employer have been characterized by common patterns of resentment and emotional detachment. Helping Nate gain insight into these recurring relationship patterns would be of greatest concern of a ……

Answer 7

psychodynamic therapist

Question 8

Helping patients gain awareness of their unconscious conflicts and defensive behaviors is a major goal of both psychoanalysis and ……

Answer 8

psychodynamic therapy

Question 9

the psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies are often referred to as …..

Answer 9

insight therapies

Question 10

Carl Rodgers encouraged client-centered therapists to ……during the process of therapy -

Answer 10

genuinely express their own true feelings

Question 11

Carl Rodgers referred to a caring, nonjudgemental attitude as -

Answer 11

unconditional positive regard

Question 12

counterconditioning techniques were derived from principles first developed by-

Answer 12

Ivan Palov

Question 13

a token economy is to operant conditioning as …… is to classical conditioning -

Answer 13

systematic desensitization

Question 14

in which form of therapy is unwanted behavior systematically associated with unpleasant experiences -

Answer 14

aversive conditioning

Question 15

therapists practice ……. by using positive reinforcers to reward closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior -

Answer 15

behavior modification

Question 16

reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcements for undesired behaviors is most central to the process of -

Answer 16

behavior modification

Question 17

what would be most helpful for encouraging adult w/ intellectual disability to make their beds every morning -

Answer 17

a token economy

Question 18

teaching people to stop blaming themselves for failures and negative circumstances beyond their control is of most direct concern to ….. therapists -

Answer 18

cognitive

Question 19

cognitive therapists are most likely to encourage depressed clients to ……

Answer 19

stop blaming themselves for negative circumstances beyond their control

Question 20

dylan is a second-year undergraduate who feels so incompetent that he believes his life is worthless and hopeless. Dylan would profit most from ……

Answer 20

Beck’s cognitive therapy

Question 21

a useful feature of group therapy is that it …..

Answer 21

encourages clients to improve their communication skills

Question 22

the belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of …..

Answer 22

family therapy

Question 23

many self-help groups have emulated the use of ….by Alcoholics Anonymous -

Answer 23

a 12step program

Question 24

the beneficial consequence of a person’s expecting that a treatment will be therapeutic is known as ….

Answer 24

the placebo effect

Question 25

although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he had completed therapy. It would be reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to ….

Answer 25

reggresion toward the mean

Question 26

which of the following is most likely to contribute to inflated perceptions of the effectiveness of psuychotherapy -

Answer 26

regression toward the mean

Question 27

Ron is a 22 year-old mechanic who suffers from claustrophobia. The most effective way to treat Ron’s problem would involve ……

Answer 27

behavior therapy

Question 28

statistical summaries of psychotherapy outcome studies indicate that ….

Answer 28

no single form of therapy proves consistently superior to the others

Question 29

psychotherapy is most likely to be effective in freeing ….

Answer 29

jim from an excessive fear of giving speeches in public

Question 30

kammy vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapists triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Kammy’s eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as …

Answer 30

EMDR

Question 31

EMDR was originally developed for the treatment of ….

Answer 31

anxiety

Question 32

Mr. Gotanda mistakenly belived 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 sessionbest illustrates -

Answer 32

the placebo effect

Question 33

By earning a clients trust, empathic and caring therapists promote -

Answer 33

a therapeutic alliance

Question 34

in one experiment, Asian-American clients were more likely to percieve counselor empathy if their counselor -

Answer 34

shared the clients cultural values

Question 35

the study of the effect of drugs on mind and behavior -

Answer 35

psychopharmacology

Question 36

Dr. Genscher believes that most psychological disorders result from chemical abnormalities. in her work as a therapist, Dr. Genscher is most likely to make use of -

Answer 36

drug therapies

Question 37

sluggishness, tremors, and twitches similar to those of Parkinson’s disease are most likely to be associated with the excessive use of certain ……… drugs

Answer 37

antipychotic

Question 38

one good alternative to antidepressant drugs is ….

Answer 38

aerobic exercise

Question 39

a natural return to a state of psychological health following an extended period of depression illustrates -

Answer 39

spontaneous recovery

Question 40

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of -

Answer 40

bipolar disorder

Question 41

a chest implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with …..

Answer 41

chronic depression

Question 42

a possible explanation for the effectiveness of …… is that it may reduce depression by triggering the long-term potentiation of frontal lobe nerve cells -

Answer 42

rTMS

Question 43

surgically cutting the nerves conntecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain is called a …..

Answer 43

lobotomy

Question 44

treating the mind and body as independent entities seems especially inappropriate to those who take a ….. approach to therapy -

Answer 44

biopsychosocial

Question 45

what do psychologits call personal strengths that help people cope with stress

Answer 45

resilience

Question 46

bolstering parents and teachers skills at nurturing childrens achievements and resulting self-esteem best illustrates -

Answer 46

preventive mental health