Psych Quiz 18

Question 1

Who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy?
  Mary Cover Jones 
  Carl Rogers 
  Joseph Wolpe 
  Sigmund Freud 
  Hans Eysenck 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 1

Carl rogers

Question 2

Which of the following is least likely to be effective in the treatment of depression?
None of the listed answers are correct
rTMS
ECT
EMDR
SSRIs

Answer 2

EMDR

Question 3

Recognizing that depressed people do not exhibit the self-serving bias common in nondepressed people is most helpful for appreciating which therapeutic approach?
family therapy
psychodynamic therapy
behavior therapy
None of the listed answers are correct
cognitive therapy
client-centered therapy

Answer 3

Cognitive therapy

Question 4

Which of the following drugs is most likely to provide schizophrenia patients with some relief from their auditory hallucinations and paranoia?
Valium
Thorazine
Prozac
None of the listed answers are correct
Lithium
Xanax

Answer 4

Thorazine

Question 5

Cognitive therapists are most likely to:
focus special attention on clients’ positive and negative feelings about their therapists.
systematically associate clients’ undesirable behaviors with unpleasant experiences.
employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients’ difficulties.
prescribe antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of phobias.
None of the listed answers are correct
emphasize the importance of clients’ personal interpretations of life events.

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Which form of therapy is most likely to serve as a preventive mental health strategy?
psychosurgery
systematic desensitization
None of the listed answers are correct
family therapy
psychoanalysis
virtual reality exposure therapy

Answer 6

Family therapy

Question 7

While focusing on several intrusive thoughts that had been bothering her recently, Teri was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Teri’s therapist was making use of a technique known as:
aversive conditioning.
free association.
transference.
active listening.
None of the listed answers are correct
systematic desensitization.

Answer 7

Free association

Question 8

For which of the following disorders is psychotherapy most likely to be effective in the long run?
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct
phobias
generalized anxiety disorder
major depressive disorder
chronic schizophrenia

Answer 8

Phobias

Question 9

In a residential treatment facility for troubled youth, adolescent children receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The children return the buttons to staff members in order to receive bedtime snacks or watch TV. This best illustrates an application of:
  operant conditioning. 
  humanistic therapy. 
  systematic desensitization. 
  stress inoculation training. 
  virtual reality exposure therapy. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 9

operant conditioning

Question 10

Unlike psychoanalytic therapists, humanistic therapists tend to focus on the ________ more than the ________.
None of the listed answers are correct
present; future
past; present
present; past
future; present
past; future

Answer 10

Present; pass

Question 11

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?
B. F. Sinner
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
None of the listed answers are correct
Hans Eysenck
Joseph Wolpe

Answer 11

Sigmund Freud

Question 12

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from lithium?
Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement
Olivia, who experiences delusions and auditory hallucinations
Juan, who experiences a persistently depressed mood and low energy level
None of the listed answers are correct
Landon, who experiences a generalized sense of apprehension and anxiety
Ivan, who experiences sudden brief episodes of intense dread and panic

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Because she mistakenly believes that a new herbal remedy will help her lose weight, Mrs. Loring has begun feeling a considerable reduction in her appetite. This best illustrates:
  the placebo effect. 
  systematic desensitization. 
  stress inoculation training. 
  virtual reality exposure therapy. 
  meta-analysis. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 13

the placebo effect.

Question 14

The goal of stress inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people to say positive things to themselves during anxiety-producing situations. This best illustrates a form of:
humanistic therapy.
psychodynamic therapy.
aversive conditioning.
light exposure therapy.
None of the listed answers are correct
cognitive-behavior therapy.

Answer 14

Cognitive behavior therapy

Question 15

In order to help Byron 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:
None of the listed answers are correct
operant conditioning.
stress inoculation training.
client-centered therapy.
psychodynamic therapy.
systematic desensitization.

Answer 15

systematic desensitization

Question 16

A therapist helps Gail 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 Gail best illustrates:
free association.
stress inoculation training.
humanistic therapy.
None of the listed answers are correct
exposure therapy.
aversive conditioning.

Answer 16

Exposure therapy

Question 17

Systematic desensitization is a form of:
  exposure therapy. 
  eclectic therapy. 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  psychosurgery. 
  electroconvulsive therapy. 
  aversive conditioning.

Answer 17

Exposure therapy

Question 18

Which of the following is a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor?
Thorazine
Valium
None of the listed answers are correct
Xanax
Clozaril
Prozac

Answer 18

Prozac

Question 19

The effectiveness of psychotherapy shows little if any connection to:
the length of time a client has experienced symptoms of disorder prior to therapy.
the level of training and experience of the therapist.
None of the listed answers are correct
the extent to which the process depends on changing clients’ personalities.
the particular disorder experienced by a client.

Answer 19

the level of training and experience of the therapist.

Question 20

In order to help Irene overcome her nearly irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist provides her with a supply of chocolate candies that contain solidified droplets of a harmless but very bitter-tasting substance. This approach to treatment best illustrates:
aversive conditioning.
systematic desensitization.
stress inoculation training.
None of the listed answers are correct
eclectic therapy.
light exposure therapy.

Answer 20

Adversive conditioning