Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Behavior-therapy methods for reducing fears include _____.

In the context of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is true?

Ryan, a psychiatrist, has recommended that his patient, who suffers from generalized anxiety, stop the use of antianxiety drugs. After two weeks, the patient complains that her anxiety symptoms have become worse. Ryan tells the patient that her feelings are an expected response to stopping antianxiety medication. What is the patient experiencing?

In operant conditioning, the method of__________involves a series of behaviors that gradually become more similar to a target behavior.

According to psychodynamic therapy, psychological problems:

A form of group therapy that may be undertaken from the systems approach is called__________.

Tom is a World War II war hero who suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression. In 1954, he was sent to an institution for treatment. He was successfully cured and he reentered society to lead a normal life. He was most likely admitted to a(n) _____.

Client-centered therapists believe in viewing the world through a client's frame of reference.

Which of the following is true of cognitive therapy?

Unlike client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy__________.

__________is best described as the systematic application of the principles of learning to the direct modification of a client's problem behaviors.

Perls's ideas about conflicting personality elements owe much to__________.

According to Gestalt therapy, which of the following statements is true?

Psychotherapy is based on research in areas such as personality, learning, motivation, and emotion.

__________is the tendency to block the free expression of impulses and primitive ideas-a reflection of the defense mechanism of repression.

In the context of Native Americans, loss of cultural identity and social disorganization have set the stage for problems such as alcoholism.

Jason meets a psychotherapist for the first time. During their session, the therapist tells him that she believes that humans have a natural tendency toward health and growth and that they are free to make choices and control their destinies. She also tells him that therapy is intended to help people get in touch with their genuine feelings. In this case, Jason's therapist is using _____.

In the context of evidence-based practices, which of the following treatments would be most effective in treating depression, developmental disabilities, and bed-wetting?

Mary and Ted, who are in a relationship, are working with a therapist to strengthen the communication between them and to express their insecurities about the relationship. Mary and Ted are most likely participating in _____.

Salma angrily tells her therapist, John, "I should have won the beauty contest. It is not fair." John confronts Salma's belief by asking, "Wasn't the winner more talented and articulate than you?" John is most likely using _____.