Question 1

The process of learning through the observation and imitation of others is called __________

Accepted Answer

A)  modeling. 
B)  free association. 
C)  voyeurism. 
D)  flooding. 
A)  modeling. 
B)  free association. 
C)  voyeurism. 
D)  flooding.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT part of Wolpe's systematic desensitization procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning relaxation techniques 
B)  exploring why the client is afraid of an object or situation 
C)  developing a hierarchy of fears 
D)  gradually confronting the hierarchy of fears 
A)  learning relaxation techniques 
B)  exploring why the client is afraid of an object or situation 
C)  developing a hierarchy of fears 
D)  gradually confronting the hierarchy of fears

Question 3

Electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat severe depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing irrational thinking and unrealistic beliefs is __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavior 
D)  person-centered 
A)  cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavior 
D)  person-centered

Question 5

Brian says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. She wanted me to 'get in touch with my feelings' because she said I was 'carrying around a heavy load of unfinished business'." Mark's therapist is using the techniques of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapy. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  person-centered therapy. 
D)  psychoanalysis. 
A)  cognitive therapy. 
B)  Gestalt therapist. 
C)  person-centered therapy. 
D)  psychoanalysis.

Question 6

Define the behavior therapy technique called flooding.

Accepted Answer

Flooding is a behavior therapy technique

Question 7

Gestalt therapy was developed from the work of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Lazarus. 
B)  Wolpe. 
C)  Rogers. 
D)  Perls. 
A)  Lazarus. 
B)  Wolpe. 
C)  Rogers. 
D)  Perls.

Question 8

Mark says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. All she wanted me to do was say whatever thoughts and feelings came into my head, even if some of them were embarrassing." Mark's therapist is using the technique of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure. 
B)  free association. 
C)  resistance. 
D)  transference. 
A)  exposure. 
B)  free association. 
C)  resistance. 
D)  transference.

Question 9

Bob has been under a physician's care for bipolar disorder. Bob's doctor is most likely to prescribe which of the following to treat Bob's disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ritalin 
B)  tricyclics 
C)  lithium 
D)  Prozac 
A)  Ritalin 
B)  tricyclics 
C)  lithium 
D)  Prozac

Question 10

The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called __________

Accepted Answer

A)  token economy. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  participant modeling. 
A)  token economy. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  aversion therapy. 
D)  participant modeling.

Question 11

A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to be a/an __________

Accepted Answer

A)  action therapist. 
B)  insight therapist. 
C)  biomedical therapist. 
D)  relationship therapist . 
A)  action therapist. 
B)  insight therapist. 
C)  biomedical therapist. 
D)  relationship therapist .

Question 12

Patrick at times becomes very disruptive in his second grade classroom. Because the other children in the room sometimes laugh at Patrick and encourage him to act out, Patrick's teacher has started having Patrick sit in a chair in the hallway for about 5 minutes when he acts out in class. What best labels the technique being used by Patrick's teacher?

Accepted Answer

A)  escape conditioning 
B)  shaping 
C)  stimulus elimination 
D)  time-out 
A)  escape conditioning 
B)  shaping 
C)  stimulus elimination 
D)  time-out

Question 13

Because of the assumption that psychological well-being depends on self-understanding, some forms of psychotherapy are often referred to as __________

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotherapy. 
B)  insight therapies. 
C)  flooding. 
D)  self-actualization techniques. 
A)  psychotherapy. 
B)  insight therapies. 
C)  flooding. 
D)  self-actualization techniques.

Question 14

Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She is seeing a therapist who asks her to construct a hierarchy of her fears related to riding in elevators. In addition, her therapist is teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy. Julie's therapist is using __________

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centered therapy. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  cognitive consistency therapy. 
A)  person-centered therapy. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  cognitive consistency therapy.

Question 15

Which is NOT one of the three main biomedical therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug therapy 
B)  psychosurgery 
C)  vitamin therapy 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy 
A)  drug therapy 
B)  psychosurgery 
C)  vitamin therapy 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy

Question 16

Cassie is diagnosed with severe depression. Her psychiatrist has prescribed many medications and psychotherapy, all of which have not seemed to alleviate her depression. Her psychiatrist is now recommending __________

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal lobotomy. 
B)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
C)  trephining. 
D)  relaxation training and meditation. 
A)  prefrontal lobotomy. 
B)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
C)  trephining. 
D)  relaxation training and meditation.

Question 17

Person-centered therapy is a type of __________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  insight 
B)  behavior 
C)  cognitive 
D)  reality 
A)  insight 
B)  behavior 
C)  cognitive 
D)  reality

Question 18

How are self-help groups different than group therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-help groups are more expensive than group therapy. 
B)  Self-help groups are not led by professional therapists while group therapy is led by a trained therapist. 
C)  Self-help groups can focus on several different problems within in a group more effectively than group therapy. 
D)  Self-help groups are nondirective while group therapy is directive. 
A)  Self-help groups are more expensive than group therapy. 
B)  Self-help groups are not led by professional therapists while group therapy is led by a trained therapist. 
C)  Self-help groups can focus on several different problems within in a group more effectively than group therapy. 
D)  Self-help groups are nondirective while group therapy is directive.

Question 19

Depressed individuals who are not helped by standard antidepressants may take drugs that block the enzyme responsible for breaking down norepinephrine and serotonin. These drugs are called __________

Accepted Answer

A)  benzodiazepines. 
B)  monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors. 
C)  tricyclics. 
D)  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). 
A)  benzodiazepines. 
B)  monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors. 
C)  tricyclics. 
D)  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Question 20

The use of objects that can be traded for food, candy, treats, or special privileges with the purpose of reinforcing behavior is called __________

Accepted Answer

A)  participant modeling technique. 
B)  contingency contract. 
C)  group extinction procedure. 
D)  token economy. 
A)  participant modeling technique. 
B)  contingency contract. 
C)  group extinction procedure. 
D)  token economy.

The process of learning through the observation and imitation of others is called __________

Which of the following is NOT part of Wolpe's systematic desensitization procedure?

Electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat severe depression.

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing irrational thinking and unrealistic beliefs is __________ therapy.

Brian says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. She wanted me to 'get in touch with my feelings' because she said I was 'carrying around a heavy load of unfinished business'." Mark's therapist is using the techniques of __________

Define the behavior therapy technique called flooding.

Gestalt therapy was developed from the work of __________

Mark says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. All she wanted me to do was say whatever thoughts and feelings came into my head, even if some of them were embarrassing." Mark's therapist is using the technique of __________

Bob has been under a physician's care for bipolar disorder. Bob's doctor is most likely to prescribe which of the following to treat Bob's disorder?

The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called __________

A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to be a/an __________

Because of the assumption that psychological well-being depends on self-understanding, some forms of psychotherapy are often referred to as __________

Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She is seeing a therapist who asks her to construct a hierarchy of her fears related to riding in elevators. In addition, her therapist is teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy. Julie's therapist is using __________

Which is NOT one of the three main biomedical therapies?

Cassie is diagnosed with severe depression. Her psychiatrist has prescribed many medications and psychotherapy, all of which have not seemed to alleviate her depression. Her psychiatrist is now recommending __________

Person-centered therapy is a type of __________ therapy.

How are self-help groups different than group therapy?

Depressed individuals who are not helped by standard antidepressants may take drugs that block the enzyme responsible for breaking down norepinephrine and serotonin. These drugs are called __________

The use of objects that can be traded for food, candy, treats, or special privileges with the purpose of reinforcing behavior is called __________

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Exam 15: Therapies

The process of learning through the observation and imitation of others is called __________

Which of the following is NOT part of Wolpe's systematic desensitization procedure?

Electroconvulsive therapy is still used to treat severe depression.

Therapy that depends on identifying and changing irrational thinking and unrealistic beliefs is __________ therapy.

Brian says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. She wanted me to 'get in touch with my feelings' because she said I was 'carrying around a heavy load of unfinished business'." Mark's therapist is using the techniques of __________

Define the behavior therapy technique called flooding.

Gestalt therapy was developed from the work of __________

Mark says to a friend, "I saw my therapist today. All she wanted me to do was say whatever thoughts and feelings came into my head, even if some of them were embarrassing." Mark's therapist is using the technique of __________

Bob has been under a physician's care for bipolar disorder. Bob's doctor is most likely to prescribe which of the following to treat Bob's disorder?

The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called __________

A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to be a/an __________

Because of the assumption that psychological well-being depends on self-understanding, some forms of psychotherapy are often referred to as __________

Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She is seeing a therapist who asks her to construct a hierarchy of her fears related to riding in elevators. In addition, her therapist is teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy. Julie's therapist is using __________

Which is NOT one of the three main biomedical therapies?

Cassie is diagnosed with severe depression. Her psychiatrist has prescribed many medications and psychotherapy, all of which have not seemed to alleviate her depression. Her psychiatrist is now recommending __________

Person-centered therapy is a type of __________ therapy.

How are self-help groups different than group therapy?

Depressed individuals who are not helped by standard antidepressants may take drugs that block the enzyme responsible for breaking down norepinephrine and serotonin. These drugs are called __________

The use of objects that can be traded for food, candy, treats, or special privileges with the purpose of reinforcing behavior is called __________

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Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

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Psychological Disorders

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