Question 1

Cathartic reactions evoked by observing emotional scenes in the environment is called:

Accepted Answer

A) corrective emotional experiences. 
B) dramatic relief. 
C) environmental catharsis. 
D) reactionary catharsis. 
A) corrective emotional experiences. 
B) dramatic relief. 
C) environmental catharsis. 
D) reactionary catharsis. B

Question 2

A conflict between a woman who likes to save money and her husband who likes to spend money would be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) intrapersonal. 
B) interpersonal. 
C) individuo-social. 
D) beyond growth to fulfillment. 
A) intrapersonal. 
B) interpersonal. 
C) individuo-social. 
D) beyond growth to fulfillment. B

Question 3

The conceptual level of analysis of change processes is:

Accepted Answer

A) technical. 
B) theoretical. 
C) relational. 
D) intermediate between technique and theory. 
A) technical. 
B) theoretical. 
C) relational. 
D) intermediate between technique and theory. D

Question 4

Which of the following theories does NOT talk primarily about the content of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalysis 
B) Behavioral 
C) Existential 
D) Multicultural 
A) Psychoanalysis 
B) Behavioral 
C) Existential 
D) Multicultural

Question 5

Jean views the therapeutic relationship as a necessary but not sufficient precondition for therapy to proceed.Jean is likely to practice:

Accepted Answer

A) behavior therapy. 
B) existential therapy. 
C) person-centered therapy. 
D) psychoanalytic therapy. 
A) behavior therapy. 
B) existential therapy. 
C) person-centered therapy. 
D) psychoanalytic therapy.

Question 6

Theoretical orientations generally provide a consistent perspective on all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) human behavior. 
B) human development. 
C) mechanisms of therapeutic change. 
D) psychopathology. 
A) human behavior. 
B) human development. 
C) mechanisms of therapeutic change. 
D) psychopathology.

Question 7

The text authors cite an estimate that there are how many brands of psychotherapy in marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 150 
C) 320 
D) 500 
A) 50 
B) 150 
C) 320 
D) 500

Question 8

The transtheoretical model is able to identify meaningful points of convergence and contention among psychotherapy systems by employing:

Accepted Answer

A) a method for contrasting global theories of therapy. 
B) an intermediate level of analysis of change processes. 
C) a low level analysis of specific clinical interventions or techniques. 
D) a broad integration of both common and specific factors. 
A) a method for contrasting global theories of therapy. 
B) an intermediate level of analysis of change processes. 
C) a low level analysis of specific clinical interventions or techniques. 
D) a broad integration of both common and specific factors.

Question 9

The Hawthorne effect refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the expectations for success that a client brings to any therapy relationship. 
B) the added value of a good therapy relationship on therapy outcomes. 
C) improvements in behavior as a result of increased attention from others. 
D) research studies that show a significant difference between the treatment and placebo control group. 
A) the expectations for success that a client brings to any therapy relationship. 
B) the added value of a good therapy relationship on therapy outcomes. 
C) improvements in behavior as a result of increased attention from others. 
D) research studies that show a significant difference between the treatment and placebo control group.

Question 10

Maria and Salvatore are having marital difficulties.Their therapist recognizes that for treating marital conflict,psychotherapy research has generally demonstrated the differential effectiveness of:

Accepted Answer

A) behavior therapy. 
B) cognitive therapy. 
C) Rogerian therapy. 
D) systemic therapy. 
A) behavior therapy. 
B) cognitive therapy. 
C) Rogerian therapy. 
D) systemic therapy.

Question 11

According to Jerome Frank,therapeutic change is predominantly a function of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Free association 
B) Rationale or conceptual scheme 
C) Progressive relaxation 
D) None of the above 
A) Free association 
B) Rationale or conceptual scheme 
C) Progressive relaxation 
D) None of the above

Question 12

A conflict between a desire to be independent and fears about leaving home would be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) intrapersonal. 
B) interpersonal. 
C) individuo-social. 
D) beyond growth to fulfillment. 
A) intrapersonal. 
B) interpersonal. 
C) individuo-social. 
D) beyond growth to fulfillment.

Question 13

Common factors in psychotherapy refer to:

Accepted Answer

A) the unique change processes derived from each therapy system. 
B) nonspecific factors that are common to even disparate forms of therapy. 
C) the notion that all psychotherapies produce equivalent outcomes. 
D) the concept that psychotherapy is not that different from other helping professions. 
A) the unique change processes derived from each therapy system. 
B) nonspecific factors that are common to even disparate forms of therapy. 
C) the notion that all psychotherapies produce equivalent outcomes. 
D) the concept that psychotherapy is not that different from other helping professions.

Question 14

Prochaska and Norcross's definition of psychotherapy would include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) an informed and intentional application. 
B) clinical methods and interpersonal stances. 
C) a derivation of established psychological principles. 
D) assisting people to change in the direction the therapist deems desirable. 
A) an informed and intentional application. 
B) clinical methods and interpersonal stances. 
C) a derivation of established psychological principles. 
D) assisting people to change in the direction the therapist deems desirable.

Question 15

The information given a client in psychotherapy concerning environmental events is called:

Accepted Answer

A) consciousness raising. 
B) education. 
C) feedback. 
D) reinforcement. 
A) consciousness raising. 
B) education. 
C) feedback. 
D) reinforcement.

Question 16

In psychotherapy studies,an attention placebo control group is one in which comparable time or attention to the active treatment group is provided without:

Accepted Answer

A) a therapeutic relationship. 
B) any of psychotherapy's common factors. 
C) specific interventions. 
D) producing the Hawthorne effect. 
A) a therapeutic relationship. 
B) any of psychotherapy's common factors. 
C) specific interventions. 
D) producing the Hawthorne effect.

Question 17

__________would be considered a good emotional bowel movement.

Accepted Answer

A) Catharsis 
B) Self liberation 
C) Consciousness raising 
D) Social liberation 
A) Catharsis 
B) Self liberation 
C) Consciousness raising 
D) Social liberation

Question 18

When you asked a therapist to describe her approach,she responded that she is "eclectic." What did she mean by this?

Accepted Answer

A) She tries to tailor her approach to the client's specific style and problems. 
B) She is very committed to one system of psychotherapy. 
C) She relies on common factors to promote positive client outcomes. 
D) She uses only those techniques that have clearly been shown by research to help people change. 
A) She tries to tailor her approach to the client's specific style and problems. 
B) She is very committed to one system of psychotherapy. 
C) She relies on common factors to promote positive client outcomes. 
D) She uses only those techniques that have clearly been shown by research to help people change.

Question 19

The text authors assert that psychotherapy theories help clinicians do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) describe the clinical phenomena. 
B) understand how to adapt their therapeutic style to individual clients. 
C) delimit the amount of relevant information. 
D) prioritize their case conceptualization and guide their treatment. 
A) describe the clinical phenomena. 
B) understand how to adapt their therapeutic style to individual clients. 
C) delimit the amount of relevant information. 
D) prioritize their case conceptualization and guide their treatment.

Question 20

The text authors' integrative model supports comparative analysis of systems of psychotherapy by:

Accepted Answer

A) minimizing the focus on levels of personal functioning. 
B) assuming a limited number of change processes. 
C) categorizing therapy systems by their stage of change. 
D) linking systems of therapy to their implicit and explicit theory of psychopathology. 
A) minimizing the focus on levels of personal functioning. 
B) assuming a limited number of change processes. 
C) categorizing therapy systems by their stage of change. 
D) linking systems of therapy to their implicit and explicit theory of psychopathology.

Cathartic reactions evoked by observing emotional scenes in the environment is called:

A conflict between a woman who likes to save money and her husband who likes to spend money would be considered:

The conceptual level of analysis of change processes is:

Which of the following theories does NOT talk primarily about the content of therapy?

Jean views the therapeutic relationship as a necessary but not sufficient precondition for therapy to proceed.Jean is likely to practice:

Theoretical orientations generally provide a consistent perspective on all of the following EXCEPT:

The text authors cite an estimate that there are how many brands of psychotherapy in marketplace?

The transtheoretical model is able to identify meaningful points of convergence and contention among psychotherapy systems by employing:

The Hawthorne effect refers to:

Maria and Salvatore are having marital difficulties.Their therapist recognizes that for treating marital conflict,psychotherapy research has generally demonstrated the differential effectiveness of:

According to Jerome Frank,therapeutic change is predominantly a function of which of the following?

A conflict between a desire to be independent and fears about leaving home would be considered:

Common factors in psychotherapy refer to:

Prochaska and Norcross's definition of psychotherapy would include all of the following EXCEPT:

The information given a client in psychotherapy concerning environmental events is called:

In psychotherapy studies,an attention placebo control group is one in which comparable time or attention to the active treatment group is provided without:

__________would be considered a good emotional bowel movement.

When you asked a therapist to describe her approach,she responded that she is "eclectic." What did she mean by this?

The text authors assert that psychotherapy theories help clinicians do all of the following EXCEPT:

The text authors' integrative model supports comparative analysis of systems of psychotherapy by:

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 1: Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Cathartic reactions evoked by observing emotional scenes in the environment is called:

A conflict between a woman who likes to save money and her husband who likes to spend money would be considered:

The conceptual level of analysis of change processes is:

Which of the following theories does NOT talk primarily about the content of therapy?

Jean views the therapeutic relationship as a necessary but not sufficient precondition for therapy to proceed.Jean is likely to practice:

Theoretical orientations generally provide a consistent perspective on all of the following EXCEPT:

The text authors cite an estimate that there are how many brands of psychotherapy in marketplace?

The transtheoretical model is able to identify meaningful points of convergence and contention among psychotherapy systems by employing:

The Hawthorne effect refers to:

Maria and Salvatore are having marital difficulties.Their therapist recognizes that for treating marital conflict,psychotherapy research has generally demonstrated the differential effectiveness of:

According to Jerome Frank,therapeutic change is predominantly a function of which of the following?

A conflict between a desire to be independent and fears about leaving home would be considered:

Common factors in psychotherapy refer to:

Prochaska and Norcross's definition of psychotherapy would include all of the following EXCEPT:

The information given a client in psychotherapy concerning environmental events is called:

In psychotherapy studies,an attention placebo control group is one in which comparable time or attention to the active treatment group is provided without:

__________would be considered a good emotional bowel movement.

When you asked a therapist to describe her approach,she responded that she is "eclectic." What did she mean by this?

The text authors assert that psychotherapy theories help clinicians do all of the following EXCEPT:

The text authors' integrative model supports comparative analysis of systems of psychotherapy by:

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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