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Mental health therapies that involve prescribed drugs or other procedures that act directly on a patient's nervous system are
B) behavior therapies. C) biomedical therapies. D) psychodynamic therapies. |
C) biomedical therapies. |
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A therapist who takes an eclectic approach is one who
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D) uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic approaches. |
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The first psychological therapy was introduced by
B) Sigmund Freud. C) Aaron Beck. D) Carl Rogers. |
B) Sigmund Freud |
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Which of the following therapists would most likely try to understand an adult's psychological disorder by exploring that person's childhood experiences?
B) a behavior therapist C) a humanistic therapist D) a cognitive therapist |
A) a psychoanalyst |
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A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is
B) systematic desensitization. C) active listening. D) free association. |
D) free association. |
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An important component of psychoanalysis is
B) dream analysis. C) spontaneous recovery. D) systematic desensitization. |
B) dream analysis. |
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Transference refers to a client's
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B) expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier life relationships. |
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In the United States, managed health care has severely limited the length of mental health services that may be covered by insurance. This is particularly likely to discourage the widespread practice of
B) behavior modification. C) cognitive therapies. D) psychoanalysis. |
D) psychoanalysis. |
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Insight therapies aim to improve psychological functioning by
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C) increasing patients' awareness of their own motives and defenses. |
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Unlike psychoanalytic therapists, humanistic therapists tend to focus on the ________ more than the ________.
B) past; present C) present; past D) past; future |
C) present; past |
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Instead of focusing on the cure of psychological disorders, ________ therapies seek to promote personal growth and self-fulfillment.
B) biomedical C) behavior D) humanistic |
D) humanistic |
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An important feature of client-centered therapy is
B) transference. C) free association. D) active listening. |
D) active listening. |
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Carl Rogers referred to a caring, nonjudgmental attitude as
B) free association. C) unconditional positive regard. D) positive reinforcement. |
C) unconditional positive regard. |
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Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________relaxation.
B) systematic C) progressive D) unconditional |
C) progressive |
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Virtual reality exposure therapy is a form of
B) aversive conditioning. C) systematic desensitization. D) transference. |
C) systematic desensitization |
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In treating alcohol dependency, therapists have clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug. This technique is known as
B) systematic desensitization. C) aversive conditioning. D) transference. |
C) aversive conditioning. |
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Reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors is most central to the process of
C) behavior modification. D) progressive relaxation. |
C) behavior modification. |
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Praising socially withdrawn children when they have eye contact with others and ignoring them after a temper tantrum best illustrates an application of
C) operant conditioning. D) unconditional positive regard. |
C) operant conditioning. |
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A procedure that trains people to make new responses to stimuli that currently trigger unwanted responses is called
B) transference. C) counterconditioning. D) unconditional positive regard. |
C) counterconditioning. |
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A token economy represents an application of the principles of
C) humanistic therapy. D) classical conditioning. |
A) operant conditioning. |
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Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?
B) systematic desensitization C) cognitive therapy D) light exposure therapy |
C) cognitive therapy |
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An integrated therapy that aims to modify both self-defeating thinking and maladaptive actions is known as
B) meta-analysis. C) psychopharmacology. D) cognitive-behavior therapy. |
D) cognitive-behavior therapy. |
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Which form of therapy is most likely to emphasize the importance of examining a person's role within a social system?
B) psychoanalysis C) family therapy D) client-centered therapy |
C) family therapy |
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People often enter psychotherapy during a period of crisis in their lives. This helps us understand why they
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C) tend to overestimate the effectiveness of their psychotherapy |
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The placebo effect refers to
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D) the beneficial consequences of merely expecting that a treatment will be effective. |
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The placebo effect typically leads us to ________ the effectiveness of therapy, and regression toward the mean typically leads us to ________ the effectiveness of therapy.
C) overestimate; overestimate D) underestimate; underestimate |
C) overestimate; overestimate |
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Unusual ESP subjects who defy chance when first tested nearly always lose their “psychic powers” when retested. This decline effect is best explained in terms of
B) progression relaxation. C) regression toward the mean. D) the placebo effect. |
C) regression toward the mean. |
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Meta-analysis refers to
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A) a procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies. |
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Which form of psychotherapy is especially effective in coping with depression and reducing suicide risk?
B) behavior therapy C) psychoanalysis D) cognitive therapy |
D) cognitive therapy |
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Which of the following scientifically unsupported treatment approaches should be avoided?
C) facilitated communication D) aversive conditioning |
C) facilitated communication |
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Dr. Miller prescribes drugs for the treatment of chronic depression, and she encourages rest and relaxation training for clients suffering from excessive anxiety. It is most likely that Dr. Miller is a
B) cognitive therapist. C) psychiatrist. D) client-centered therapist. |
C) psychiatrist. |
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One group of ocean voyagers is given a new but untested pill for seasickness and a second group is given an inactive pill. Neither the voyagers nor the experimental researchers know which group has received the new pill. In this experiment, the investigators are making use of
B) meta-analysis. C) counterconditioning. D) the double-blind technique. |
D) the double-blind technique. |
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Tardive dyskinesia is often associated with long-term use of drugs that occupy certain ________ receptor sites.
B) norepinephrine C) acetylcholine D) dopamine |
D) dopamine |
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After discontinuing heavy use of an antianxiety drug, Angela experienced increased anxiety and difficulty sleeping. Angela was experiencing symptoms of
B) transference. C) tardive dyskinesia. D) serotonin reuptake inhibition. |
A) withdrawal. |
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One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is
B) psychosurgery. C) virtual reality exposure therapy. D) EMDR. |
A) aerobic exercise. |
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Which of the following procedures is most likely to result in a loss of memory?
C) systematic desensitization D) electroconvulsive therapy |
D) electroconvulsive therapy |
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Deep-brain stimulation has been reported to provide relief from
B) phobias. C) schizophrenia. D) depression. |
D) depression. |
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Psychosurgery involves
C) removing or destroying brain tissue. D) all of these procedures. |
C) removing or destroying brain tissue. |
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The least used biomedical intervention for changing behavior is
B) electroconvulsive therapy. C) psychosurgery. D) drug therapy. |
C) psychosurgery. |
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Professor Bensfield emphasizes that recovery from bipolar disorder involves a continuous interplay among patients' physical reactions to mood-stabilizing drugs, their positive expectations that their lives will improve, and the supportive responses of patients' families and friends. The professor's emphasis best illustrates a(n) ________ approach to therapy.
B) client-centered C) biopsychosocial D) operant conditioning |
C) biopsychosocial |