Question 1

According to this approach to therapy, people are innately good and will grow toward the realization of their inner potential.

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centered 
B)  insight therapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  interpersonal therapy 
A)  person-centered 
B)  insight therapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  interpersonal therapy

Question 2

This type of therapy requires that you, with the help of a therapist, create a hierarchy of your fears.

Accepted Answer

A)  time out 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  flooding 
D)  shaping 
A)  time out 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  flooding 
D)  shaping

Question 3

Approximately how many Americans participate in self-help groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  6 million 
D)  12 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  6 million 
D)  12 million

Question 4

Cognitive therapy is brief and is highly successful in treating __________

Accepted Answer

A)  phobias. 
B)  dissociative identity disorders. 
C)  moderately depressed clients. 
D)  tardive dyskinesia. 
A)  phobias. 
B)  dissociative identity disorders. 
C)  moderately depressed clients. 
D)  tardive dyskinesia.

Question 5

During Gestalt therapy, what is the goal of having the client use the "empty chair" technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  to deal with unfinished business 
B)  to make progress toward self-actualization 
C)  to learn more adaptive behaviors 
D)  to talk about problems face-to-face with another person 
A)  to deal with unfinished business 
B)  to make progress toward self-actualization 
C)  to learn more adaptive behaviors 
D)  to talk about problems face-to-face with another person

Question 6

The lobotomy is one form of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  shock treatment. 
B)  drug therapy. 
C)  psychosurgery. 
D)  EST. 
A)  shock treatment. 
B)  drug therapy. 
C)  psychosurgery. 
D)  EST.

Question 7

Your friend has applied to several medical schools. After receiving one rejection letter, she concludes that she will not be admitted to any school and feels depressed. Your friend is engaging in __________

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrary inference. 
B)  overgeneralization. 
C)  minimization. 
D)  selective thinking. 
A)  arbitrary inference. 
B)  overgeneralization. 
C)  minimization. 
D)  selective thinking.

Question 8

Gestalt therapy is more directive than person-centered therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Person-centered therapy is to __________ as Gestalt therapy is to __________

Accepted Answer

A)  nondirective; psychoanalytic. 
B)  directive; nondirective. 
C)  nondirective; directive. 
D)  individual; group. 
A)  nondirective; psychoanalytic. 
B)  directive; nondirective. 
C)  nondirective; directive. 
D)  individual; group.

Question 10

Psychodynamic therapies assume a person has psychological problems because __________

Accepted Answer

A)  of irrational beliefs. 
B)  of childhood experiences. 
C)  there is some type of biochemical imbalance. 
D)  there is some type of cultural conflict happening. 
A)  of irrational beliefs. 
B)  of childhood experiences. 
C)  there is some type of biochemical imbalance. 
D)  there is some type of cultural conflict happening.

Question 11

The humanistic perspective suggests that psychological disorders develop when __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a person has a weak ego. 
B)  a person is faced with unreasonable role expectations. 
C)  the natural tendency toward self-actualization is blocked. 
D)  there has been a failure to learn appropriate behaviors. 
A)  a person has a weak ego. 
B)  a person is faced with unreasonable role expectations. 
C)  the natural tendency toward self-actualization is blocked. 
D)  there has been a failure to learn appropriate behaviors.

Question 12

List the physical side effects associated with antidepressant drugs.

Accepted Answer

Antidepressant drugs can be effective in

Question 13

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat __________ that has not responded to other treatments.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  severe depression 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  severe depression 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 14

A major benefit of group therapy is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a person can vent and the fellow members of the group must accept whatever is said with unconditional support. 
B)  that it is relatively inexpensive since a trained therapist does not have to be in attendance. 
C)  a client does not have to share their feelings, but can learn from other's mistakes. 
D)  a person can reveal their fears and find that others share their problems, so that they do not feel so alone. 
A)  a person can vent and the fellow members of the group must accept whatever is said with unconditional support. 
B)  that it is relatively inexpensive since a trained therapist does not have to be in attendance. 
C)  a client does not have to share their feelings, but can learn from other's mistakes. 
D)  a person can reveal their fears and find that others share their problems, so that they do not feel so alone.

Question 15

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler. 
B)  Carl Rogers. 
C)  Fritz Perls. 
D)  Sigmund Freud. 
A)  Alfred Adler. 
B)  Carl Rogers. 
C)  Fritz Perls. 
D)  Sigmund Freud.

Question 16

Use of this benzodiazepine is associated with potentially intense withdrawal symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Librium 
B)  Valium 
C)  Xanax 
D)  Zantac 
A)  Librium 
B)  Valium 
C)  Xanax 
D)  Zantac

Question 17

Someone who practices psychotherapy on the internet is called an e-therapist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Every time Jarrad opens his cigarette case or uses his lighter, he gets a painful electric shock. Jarrad's friends and family have been asked not to give him any cigarettes or light any cigarettes for him, so he must use his own lighter if he wants to smoke. Eventually, Jarrad loses his desire to smoke, thanks to ______???____

Accepted Answer

A)  negative transference. 
B)  behavioral contracting. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  aversion conditioning. 
A)  negative transference. 
B)  behavioral contracting. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  aversion conditioning.

Question 19

A technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is suddenly exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object in an intense way and is prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response is called __________

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  flooding. 
C)  paradoxical intent. 
D)  aversive therapy. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  flooding. 
C)  paradoxical intent. 
D)  aversive therapy.

Question 20

Neuroleptics work primarily by inhibiting the activity of which neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  dopamine 
C)  epinephrine 
D)  norepinephrine 
A)  serotonin 
B)  dopamine 
C)  epinephrine 
D)  norepinephrine

According to this approach to therapy, people are innately good and will grow toward the realization of their inner potential.

This type of therapy requires that you, with the help of a therapist, create a hierarchy of your fears.

Approximately how many Americans participate in self-help groups?

Cognitive therapy is brief and is highly successful in treating __________

During Gestalt therapy, what is the goal of having the client use the "empty chair" technique?

The lobotomy is one form of __________

Your friend has applied to several medical schools. After receiving one rejection letter, she concludes that she will not be admitted to any school and feels depressed. Your friend is engaging in __________

Gestalt therapy is more directive than person-centered therapy.

Person-centered therapy is to as Gestalt therapy is to

Psychodynamic therapies assume a person has psychological problems because __________

The humanistic perspective suggests that psychological disorders develop when __________

List the physical side effects associated with antidepressant drugs.

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat __________ that has not responded to other treatments.

A major benefit of group therapy is __________

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________

Use of this benzodiazepine is associated with potentially intense withdrawal symptoms.

Someone who practices psychotherapy on the internet is called an e-therapist.

A technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is suddenly exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object in an intense way and is prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response is called __________

Neuroleptics work primarily by inhibiting the activity of which neurotransmitter?

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According to this approach to therapy, people are innately good and will grow toward the realization of their inner potential.

This type of therapy requires that you, with the help of a therapist, create a hierarchy of your fears.

Approximately how many Americans participate in self-help groups?

Cognitive therapy is brief and is highly successful in treating __________

During Gestalt therapy, what is the goal of having the client use the "empty chair" technique?

The lobotomy is one form of __________

Your friend has applied to several medical schools. After receiving one rejection letter, she concludes that she will not be admitted to any school and feels depressed. Your friend is engaging in __________

Gestalt therapy is more directive than person-centered therapy.

Person-centered therapy is to __________ as Gestalt therapy is to __________

Psychodynamic therapies assume a person has psychological problems because __________

The humanistic perspective suggests that psychological disorders develop when __________

List the physical side effects associated with antidepressant drugs.

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat __________ that has not responded to other treatments.

A major benefit of group therapy is __________

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________

Use of this benzodiazepine is associated with potentially intense withdrawal symptoms.

Someone who practices psychotherapy on the internet is called an e-therapist.

A technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is suddenly exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object in an intense way and is prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response is called __________

Neuroleptics work primarily by inhibiting the activity of which neurotransmitter?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Child Development

Adolescence and Adulthood

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality and Gender

Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Filters

Person-centered therapy is to as Gestalt therapy is to