quiz Flashcards
Question ID:26513 A Freudian psychoanalyst is most likely to describe \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ as explicitly connecting current behavior to unconscious processes. Select one: a. interpretation b. clarification c. confrontation d. working through
A
Question ID:26511 As described by Jung, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are universal, generationally transmitted images that structure how people perceive their experiences. Select one: a. psychic schemata b. basic mistakes c. polarities d. archetypes
D
Question ID:26509 In Freudian psychoanalysis, turning an undesirable impulse into its opposite is referred to as: Select one: a. projection. b. reaction formation. c. secondary process. d. catharsis.
B
Question ID:26319 A Gestalt therapist would interpret a client's transference as: Select one: a. a sign of progress. b. a manifestation of resistance. c. the client's fantasy. d. the result of "splitting."
C
Question ID:26316 As described by Alfred Adler, a healthy style of life is characterized by:
Select one:
a. congruence between self and experience.
b. awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings, and actions in the here-and-now.
c. confidence, optimism, and concern about the welfare of others.
d. integration of conscious and unconscious elements of the psyche.
C
Question ID:26317 George Kelly’s (1955) personal construct theory focuses on the role of “personal constructs,” which Kelly describes as:
Select one:
a. bipolar dimensions of meaning.
b. “primordial images.”
c. misinterpretations of reality.
d. manifestations of the person’s “style of life.”
A
Question ID:26318 The goals of Gestalt therapy include helping the client recognize and satisfy needs and accept polarities that exist within his or her personality. A psychologist using a Gestalt approach would consider the key to achieving these goals to be which of the following? Select one: a. congruence b. awareness c. unconditional positive regard d. cognitive restructuring
B
Question ID:26163 A cigarette smoker says that she has decided to quit smoking in the next two weeks and that she plans to use nicotine gum to help her "kick the habit." According to the transtheoretical model, this person is in which of the following stages? Select one: a. preparation b. contemplation c. precontemplation d. action
A
Question ID:26162 A solution-focused therapist is working with a husband and wife whose conversations frequently escalate to bitter fights. The therapist will most likely:
Select one:
a. reduce tension during therapy sessions by having the husband and wife talk directly to her rather than to each other.
b. instruct the couple to take a ten-minute “time-out” whenever they begin to argue at home.
c. ask the couple if they can remember a time when they were able to talk for an extended period without arguing.
d. instruct the couple to argue with each other for at least one hour each evening.
C
Question ID:26162 A solution-focused therapist is working with a husband and wife whose conversations frequently escalate to bitter fights. The therapist will most likely:
Select one:
a. reduce tension during therapy sessions by having the husband and wife talk directly to her rather than to each other.
b. instruct the couple to take a ten-minute “time-out” whenever they begin to argue at home.
c. ask the couple if they can remember a time when they were able to talk for an extended period without arguing.
d. instruct the couple to argue with each other for at least one hour each evening.
D
Question ID:26159 Motivational interviewing combines the transtheoretical model of change with: Select one: a. psychoanalytic concepts. b. reality therapy. c. a behavioral approach. d. a client-centered approach.
D
Question ID:26160 The techniques of consciousness raising, social liberation, dramatic relief, self-reevaluation, and reinforcement management are most associated with which of the following? Select one: a. interpersonal therapy b. reality therapy c. transtheoretical model d. personal construct theory
C
Question ID:26284 A structural family therapist would most likely use which of the following techniques when working with a family consisting of a mother and father who constantly argue, a teenage son who is overly dependent on his mother, and a 9-year-old daughter who has asthma and other physical symptoms?
Select one:
a. pointing out and discussing the origins of dysfunctional transactions between family members when they occur
b. helping the parents understand how unresolved family-of-origin issues are impacting their relationships with each other and their children
c. becoming therapeutically “triangled” into the spousal dyad to reduce tension and increase stability
d. blending with the family by adopting its language, behaviors, and style
D
Question ID:26287 Bateson and his colleagues (1956) described double-bind communication as a cause of which of the following? Select one: a. suicide b. divorce c. Schizophrenia d. Anorexia Nervosa
C
Question ID:26283 During an argument, a husband and wife keep trying to outdo one another in terms of insults. This is one of the possible outcomes of: Select one: a. high-context communication. b. low-context communication. c. complementary communication. d. symmetrical communication.
D
Question ID:26302 After a therapy group has been together for several months, its members start criticizing the group leader for not disclosing any information about herself. Yalom, a well-known authority on group therapy, would most likely recommend to the therapist that she:
Select one:
a. explain to group members that self-disclosure on her part would be counterproductive.
b. ask the members why they want her to disclose information about herself.
c. begin to self-disclose information about herself in a responsible manner.
d. recognize that this is a normal stage in group therapy and ignore the criticisms.
C
Question ID:26305 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is based on the premise that illness is due to a blockage of vital life energy. Select one: a. Acupuncture b. Reflexology c. Curanderismo d. Hypnosis
A
Question ID:26239 As described by Gerald Caplan, “theme interference” is:
Select one:
a. a barrier to primary prevention.
b. a type of transference.
c. a contributor to family dysfunction.
d. a hindrance to positive health behavior.
B
Question ID:26235 The Health Belief Model (Becker, 1974) emphasizes which of the following?
Select one:
a. the individual’s locus of control.
b. the individual’s level of “hardiness.”
c. the individual’s tendency toward optimistic thinking.
d. the individual’s readiness to take action.
D
Question ID:26238 Which of the following is an example of consultee-centered case consultation?
Select one:
a. helping a teacher recognize the early signs of drug abuse in high school students.
b. helping a therapist develop a treatment plan for a client with a disorder the therapist is unfamiliar with.
c. helping company managers identify methods for improving their ability to design effective employee training programs.
d. helping a school administrator identify ways to improve the effectiveness of a current teacher training program.
A
Question ID:26521 An advantage of using treatment manuals in clinical practice is that they:
Select one:
a. ensure that the clinician incorporates effective nonspecific factors into an intervention.
b. reduce the need for training and supervision in the selection and application of empirically supported treatments.
c. make it easier for a clinician to adapt a treatment to the individual needs of a client.
d. provide the clinician with concrete examples that illustrate the appropriate application of an intervention.
D
Question ID:26523 Based on his review of the psychotherapy outcome studies, Hans Eysenck (1952) concluded that:
Select one:
a. treated and untreated patients show very little improvement in symptoms.
b. treated and untreated patients both show improvement but are indistinguishable in terms of amount of improvement.
c. treated patients are consistently “better off” than untreated patients in terms of symptom improvement.
d. untreated patients are often “better off” than treated patients in terms of symptom improvement.
D
Question ID:26524 Research investigating the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy as a treatment for depression for older adults suggests that:
Select one:
a. older adults benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy when its duration is brief (less than 12 sessions).
b. older adults benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy, especially when it is conducted at a slower pace.
c. older adults benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy only when their therapist is the same gender and similar in terms of age.
d. older adults are not likely to benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy.
B
Question ID:26522 Which of the following groups has the highest rate of admission as inpatients to state and county psychiatric hospitals? Select one: a. married men b. never married men c. married women d. never married women
B