Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Which of the following is true of client-centered therapists?

Albert Ellis's form of therapy confronts clients with the ways in which irrational beliefs contribute to anxiety and depression.

Behavior therapy _________ to directly promote desired behavioral changes.

Loya, who is suffering from depression after her boyfriend left her, consults a therapist. During their sessions, she often talks to her therapist in a manner similar to how she spoke to her ex-boyfriend. This best exemplifies _____________.

Tom was suffering from severe anxiety. However, with the help of his therapist, he noticed that his cheek would start to "twitch" prior to an anxiety attack. This technique is most similar to ___________.

Aversive conditioning is a gradual process in which the clients learn to handle increasingly disturbing stimuli while anxiety to each one is being counter conditioned.

Modern psychodynamic therapies differ from traditional psychoanalysis in that the ___________.

In the context of the humanitarian reform movements during the 18^th century, which of the following happened when Philippe Pinel, a physician, unchained the patients at La Salpêtrière in Paris?

Psychodynamic and client-centered therapies appear to be most effective with well-educated, verbal, strongly motivated clients who report problems with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

Psychotherapy is used to exclusively treat people with severe psychological disorders.

In psychoanalysis, what is the name of the term for a client spilling forth their psychic energy that had been repressed by conflicts?

A(n) __________ is best described as a psychodynamically oriented therapist who focuses on the conscious, coping behavior of the ego instead of the hypothesized, unconscious functioning of the id.

There is no scientific evidence that psychotherapy helps people with psychological disorders.

Sean's client, Jacob, had quickly become unusually close to him, almost as if they were brothers. The term for this according to psychoanalytic therapy is what?

John's therapist really helped him understand how his expectations of the party were actually unrealistic. His therapist helped him reframe the events at the party and he felt better about it. What therapeutic approach is John's therapist using?

Psychotherapy is a systematic interaction between a therapist and a client that applies psychological principles to affect the client's thoughts, feelings, or behavior in an effort to help the client overcome psychological disorders, adjust to problems in living, or develop as an individual.

Most antianxiety drugs belong to the chemical class known as ______________.

When effective, Alcoholics Anonymous is characterized by all of the following except for which statement?

In the context of psychological problems arising from roadblocks placed in the path of self-actualization, if, when we are young, other people approve of us only when we are doing what they want us to do, we _____.

In the context of humanistic therapies, __________ encourages self-exploration and self-expression, and aims to provide insight into the parts of us that we have disowned so that we can feel whole.