Chapter 16: Therapy

Question 1

Which type of therapy involves prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on a person’s physiology?

Answer 1

Biomedical therapy

Question 2

The blocking of anxiety-laden material from consciousness is called:

Answer 2

resistance.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a technique used in client-centered therapy?
A. Genuiness
B. Interpretation 
C. Acceptance 
D. Empathy

Answer 3

B. Interpretation

Question 4

Which type of behavior therapy involves the association of an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior?

Answer 4

aversive conditioning

Question 5

Which type of therapy involves changing self-defeating thinking and the way people act?

Answer 5

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 6

The procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies is called (a/an):
A. evidence-based practice. B. meta-analysis.
C. therapeutic alliance.
D. recovered memory therapy.

Answer 6

B. meta-analysis.

Question 7

Which type of drug is used to treat bipolar disorder?

Answer 7

Mood-stabilizing drugs

Question 8

Which technique may be used with an individual who suffers from severe depression, when drug therapies don’t work?

Answer 8

Electroconvulsive therapy

Question 9

Which is a newer, promising treatment that helps improve mood by possibly energizing the left frontal lobe?

Answer 9

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Question 10

The therapy that focuses on restoring a healthy way of life in reducing stress (such as through exercise and sleep) is called:

Answer 10

Therapeutic lifestyle change

Question 11

Hillary has a phobia of spiders. Through therapy she is taught to relax while looking at a picture of a spider, then being in the same room with a spider, then handling a spider. This type of therapy is called:
A. virtual reality exposure therapy. B. systematic desensitization.
C. aversive conditioning.
D. counterconditioning.

Answer 11

systematic desensitization.

Question 12

Shaniqua has an addiction. She continues to relapse because certain family members are enabling her. Which type of therapy might help her best?
A. Self-help group 
B. Psychoanalysis 
C. Family therapy 
D. Exposure therapy

Answer 12

Family therapy

Question 13

Norris is a physician by training who specializes in treating psychological disorders. He can prescribe medicine, so he is a:
A. psychiatrist. 
B. psychologist. 
C. social worker. 
D. counselor.

Answer 13

A. psychiatrist.

Question 14

Herbert is having delusions and hallucinations. Which type of drug may he be prescribed?
A. Mood-stabilizing 
B. Antipsychotic
C. Antidepressant 
D. Antianxiety

Answer 14

B. Antipsychotic

Question 15

Isla wants to reduce stress and live a healthier, more fulfilling life. She decides to begin a new nutritional and exercise program, as well as spend more time outdoors. What type of therapy is she adopting?
A. Self-help group
B. Therapeutic alliance
C. Therapeutic lifestyle change 
D. Psychopharmacology

Answer 15

C. Therapeutic lifestyle change

Question 16

Presumed problem for Client-Centered Therapy?

Answer 16

Barriers to self-understanding and self-acceptance

Question 17

Aim of Client-Centered Therapy?

Answer 17

Enable growth via unconditional positive regard, genuineness, acceptance, and empathy

Question 18

Therapy technique of Client-Centered Therapy?

Answer 18

Listen actively and reflect clients’ feelings.

(1) Paraphrasing
(2) Invite Clarification
(3) Reflect feelings

Question 19

Presumed problem from (Cognitive Behavioural) CBT viewpoint?

Answer 19

Self-harmful thoughts and behaviours

Question 20

Therapy Aim of CBT?

Answer 20

Promote healthier thinking and adaptive behaviours

Question 21

Therapy technique of CBT?

Answer 21

Train people to counter self-harmful thoughts and to act out their new ways of thinking