Exam 13: Extension: Therapies

Jean seeks psychological help for her intense feelings of worthlessness. Her therapist confronts and challenges her feelings, arguing that it is a self-defeating way to think and is based on erroneous information about herself. Her therapist is probably a ________.

Which technique uses reinforcement to change behavior?

The best description of the current status of deinstitutionalization is that ________.

Halfway houses and other places where ex-patients can find help and support in their efforts to return to normal lives after release from institutions are forms of ________ prevention.

Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She goes to a therapist who first has her stand outside an elevator with him, and he talks to her until she is calm. Then, the two of them stand outside the elevator with the doors open. Then, they stand in it but do not ride in it. Finally, they ride in the elevator. At each stage, the therapist waits until Julie is completely relaxed before moving on to the next stage. This is an example of ________.

Most couple therapists concentrate on ________.

Until the end of the 1980s, there were only two main types of antidepressant drugs: ________.

Most present-day insight-oriented therapists are more ________ and emotionally ________ their clients than traditional orthodox psychoanalysts thought fit.

Free association is a technique used in ________ therapy.

Allen is troubled by some aspects of his personality and would like to explore his entire personal development in an effort to gain deeper self-understanding. He would be best served by ________ therapy.