Question 1

In the context of psychoanalysis, catharsis provides relief by assaulting the ego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

__________is associated with client-centered therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aversive conditioning 
B)  Unconditional positive regard 
C)  Classical conditioning 
D)  Exorcism 
A)  Aversive conditioning 
B)  Unconditional positive regard 
C)  Classical conditioning 
D)  Exorcism B

Question 3

Asylums were intended primarily for:

Accepted Answer

A)  housing new slaves in America. 
B)  housing people with psychological disorders. 
C)  ensuring that people with psychological disorders reentered society after being treated. 
D)  treating individuals with psychological disorders through therapies that did not involve violence. 
A)  housing new slaves in America. 
B)  housing people with psychological disorders. 
C)  ensuring that people with psychological disorders reentered society after being treated. 
D)  treating individuals with psychological disorders through therapies that did not involve violence. B

Question 4

Identify a true statement about behavior therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  It fails to aid clients in the acquisition of adaptive behavior patterns such as the social skills required to start social relationships. 
B)  It tends to focus on past events that lead to psychological disorders rather than on present behavior. 
C)  It tends to focus on what people think and feel rather than on what people do. 
D)  It helps clients discontinue overeating, smoking, and phobic avoidance of harmless stimuli. 
A)  It fails to aid clients in the acquisition of adaptive behavior patterns such as the social skills required to start social relationships. 
B)  It tends to focus on past events that lead to psychological disorders rather than on present behavior. 
C)  It tends to focus on what people think and feel rather than on what people do. 
D)  It helps clients discontinue overeating, smoking, and phobic avoidance of harmless stimuli.

Question 5

Behavior therapists rely heavily on__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  principles of conditioning and observational learning 
B)  practices that reject adaptive behavior patterns 
C)  methods that recover repressed childhood memories 
D)  the subjective analysis of the mind rather than on measurable behavior 
A)  principles of conditioning and observational learning 
B)  practices that reject adaptive behavior patterns 
C)  methods that recover repressed childhood memories 
D)  the subjective analysis of the mind rather than on measurable behavior

Question 6

Like psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Electroconvulsive therapy has no side effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Aaron Beck, clients may engage in__________, which means looking at the world in black and white rather than in shades of gray.

Accepted Answer

A)  magnification 
B)  generosity 
C)  conditioning 
D)  absolutist thinking 
A)  magnification 
B)  generosity 
C)  conditioning 
D)  absolutist thinking

Question 9

Raul goes to a psychotherapist because he is suffering from insomnia. The therapist asks him to relax by lying on a couch and encourages him to talk about anything that comes to his mind. The therapist does not use hypnosis. Through this process, the therapist hopes to gain an insight into the unconscious processes in Raul's mind. The therapist is using the technique of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement 
B)  free association 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  dream analysis 
A)  reinforcement 
B)  free association 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  dream analysis

Question 10

Modern psychodynamic therapies differ from traditional psychoanalysis in that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  therapist suggests focusing on the superego alone. 
B)  therapist focusses on breaking through psychological defenses. 
C)  client is hypnotized by the therapist. 
D)  client and the therapist usually sit face to face. 
A)  therapist suggests focusing on the superego alone. 
B)  therapist focusses on breaking through psychological defenses. 
C)  client is hypnotized by the therapist. 
D)  client and the therapist usually sit face to face.

Question 11

Inmates residing in asylums were safe and were never chained or beaten.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the method of free association?

Accepted Answer

A)  In this method, clients are made comfortable and asked to talk about any topic that comes to mind. 
B)  In this method, clients are requested not to disclose any personal information. 
C)  In this method, clients are asked to restrict themselves to expressing one topic at a time. 
D)  In this method, clients are encouraged to develop a strong wall of defense that blocks their insight into unconscious processes. 
A)  In this method, clients are made comfortable and asked to talk about any topic that comes to mind. 
B)  In this method, clients are requested not to disclose any personal information. 
C)  In this method, clients are asked to restrict themselves to expressing one topic at a time. 
D)  In this method, clients are encouraged to develop a strong wall of defense that blocks their insight into unconscious processes.

Question 13

Which of the following is an advantage of group therapy used by psychotherapists?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows the therapist to work with several clients at once. 
B)  It guarantees that people reveal their personal problems to group members. 
C)  It ensures that people from the same family are not included in the same group. 
D)  It allows the therapist to facilitate one-to-one therapy without making the client feel lonely. 
A)  It allows the therapist to work with several clients at once. 
B)  It guarantees that people reveal their personal problems to group members. 
C)  It ensures that people from the same family are not included in the same group. 
D)  It allows the therapist to facilitate one-to-one therapy without making the client feel lonely.

Question 14

Steve's physician has prescribed him valium for his anxiety attacks. This drug will _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  stop the production of norepinephrine 
B)  stop the production of dopamine 
C)  increase sympathetic activity 
D)  depress the activity of the central nervous system 
A)  stop the production of norepinephrine 
B)  stop the production of dopamine 
C)  increase sympathetic activity 
D)  depress the activity of the central nervous system

Question 15

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  ego enhancer 
B)  ego analyst 
C)  humanistic therapist 
D)  Gestalt therapist 
A)  ego enhancer 
B)  ego analyst 
C)  humanistic therapist 
D)  Gestalt therapist

Question 16

__________are best described as controlled environments in which people are reinforced for desired behaviors with keepsakes, such as poker chips, that may be exchanged for privileges.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asylums 
B)  Token economies 
C)  Retail clinics 
D)  Hospices 
A)  Asylums 
B)  Token economies 
C)  Retail clinics 
D)  Hospices

Question 17

In modern psychodynamic therapies, there is more focus on the id and less emphasis on the ego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jessie, who suffers from episodes of depression, shares her personal experiences with a few people with similar problems. They meet every week under the supervision of a therapist to discuss their problems. In which of the following therapies is Jessie most likely participating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dream analysis 
B)  Group therapy 
C)  Traditional hypnotherapy 
D)  Classical conditioning 
A)  Dream analysis 
B)  Group therapy 
C)  Traditional hypnotherapy 
D)  Classical conditioning

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of catharsis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps alleviate some of the forces assaulting the ego. 
B)  It magnifies the forces that assault the superego. 
C)  It supports defensive behavior in a person. 
D)  It helps a person repress his or her sadness. 
A)  It helps alleviate some of the forces assaulting the ego. 
B)  It magnifies the forces that assault the superego. 
C)  It supports defensive behavior in a person. 
D)  It helps a person repress his or her sadness.

Question 20

__________is a behavior-therapy method used for reducing fears.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensitization 
B)  Flooding 
C)  Exorcism 
D)  Dream analysis 
A)  Sensitization 
B)  Flooding 
C)  Exorcism 
D)  Dream analysis

In the context of psychoanalysis, catharsis provides relief by assaulting the ego.

__________is associated with client-centered therapy.

Asylums were intended primarily for:

Identify a true statement about behavior therapy.

Behavior therapists rely heavily on__________.

Like psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now.

Electroconvulsive therapy has no side effects.

According to Aaron Beck, clients may engage in__________, which means looking at the world in black and white rather than in shades of gray.

Modern psychodynamic therapies differ from traditional psychoanalysis in that the:

Inmates residing in asylums were safe and were never chained or beaten.

Which of the following is true of the method of free association?

Which of the following is an advantage of group therapy used by psychotherapists?

Steve's physician has prescribed him valium for his anxiety attacks. This drug will _____.

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.

__________are best described as controlled environments in which people are reinforced for desired behaviors with keepsakes, such as poker chips, that may be exchanged for privileges.

In modern psychodynamic therapies, there is more focus on the id and less emphasis on the ego.

Jessie, who suffers from episodes of depression, shares her personal experiences with a few people with similar problems. They meet every week under the supervision of a therapist to discuss their problems. In which of the following therapies is Jessie most likely participating?

Which of the following statements is true of catharsis?

__________is a behavior-therapy method used for reducing fears.

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In the context of psychoanalysis, catharsis provides relief by assaulting the ego.

__________is associated with client-centered therapy.

Asylums were intended primarily for:

Identify a true statement about behavior therapy.

Behavior therapists rely heavily on__________.

Like psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now.

Electroconvulsive therapy has no side effects.

According to Aaron Beck, clients may engage in__________, which means looking at the world in black and white rather than in shades of gray.

Modern psychodynamic therapies differ from traditional psychoanalysis in that the:

Inmates residing in asylums were safe and were never chained or beaten.

Which of the following is true of the method of free association?

Which of the following is an advantage of group therapy used by psychotherapists?

Steve's physician has prescribed him valium for his anxiety attacks. This drug will _____.

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.

__________are best described as controlled environments in which people are reinforced for desired behaviors with keepsakes, such as poker chips, that may be exchanged for privileges.

In modern psychodynamic therapies, there is more focus on the id and less emphasis on the ego.

Jessie, who suffers from episodes of depression, shares her personal experiences with a few people with similar problems. They meet every week under the supervision of a therapist to discuss their problems. In which of the following therapies is Jessie most likely participating?

Which of the following statements is true of catharsis?

__________is a behavior-therapy method used for reducing fears.

What Is Psychology

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Pastand Future

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

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