Exam 15: Therapies

Don is undergoing therapy in which the psychologist will help Don to develop an intense awareness of present experiences and will help him break through emotional impasses. Don's therapy is most likely __________ therapy.

An elementary school teacher practically ends classroom discipline problems by giving students "chances" in a lottery to be held at the end of the week for some small toy. The students have chances taken away if they break various rules. The students are participating in an operant conditioning system known as a(n)__________.

An important step in overcoming a phobia is to construct a hierarchy which involves

Treatments for mental illness in Europe focused on the study of demons and persons plagued by them, which was called __________.

Tim tries to argue with his therapist like he used to argue with his late father, who rejected and ridiculed him. Tim even tells the therapist, "You are just like him." According to psychoanalytical theory, Tim is exhibiting

Aster works as a secretary for a large corporation. Since her divorce, she has been suffering from depression but does not think she can afford counseling. Which of the following statements would be INCORRECT information to give Aster regarding the cost and availability of counseling services?

Regarding the lobotomy and deep lesioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Hospitalization can be considered a form of therapy because it

To treat her fear of heights, Marla's therapist is having Marla wear a head-mounted video display that will allow her to enter a computer-generated, three-dimensional "world" that will simulate the sights, sounds, and other sensations of standing on a balcony and looking out over the city during the day and at night or down to the sidewalk below. This use of virtual reality in treating phobias is considered a type of

Free association, dream analysis, analysis of resistance, and analysis of transference are aspects of which psychotherapy?

Most patients who have undergone electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)feel that the treatment did not help them and would not have these treatments again.

Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychotherapy?

In 1952, which psychologist published the first systematic attempt to empirically determine the effectiveness of psychotherapy, particularly psychoanalysis?

In 1793, a French doctor changed the Bicêtre Asylum in Paris from a squalid "madhouse" into a mental hospital by unchaining the inmates and treating them humanely and compassionately. This French doctor was

After the initial consultation, a psychotherapist agrees to conduct marriage counseling with a couple. The psychotherapist tells the couple that the number of sessions will be determined by how much progress the couple makes each week toward the goals they have set and the homework exercises they complete. This type of therapy would be considered

Dr. Hendon is a psychologist, who believes that his clients can solve their own problems if they can become aware and understand their emotions and behaviors. In order to reach this goal, Dr. Hendon assists her clients, but she does not give advice or strong guidance. Dr. Hendon would best be described as a(n)__________ therapist.

People with drug addictions may find it nearly impossible to resist the temptations for drug abuse in their daily lives without the use of

Which of the following involves using one emotional state to block another, such as it being impossible to be anxious and relaxed at the same time?

A therapeutic technique for psychological disorders that was supposed to calm persons who did not respond to any other treatment, but often produced a high rate of undesirable side effects, such as seizures, blunted emotions, major personality changes, and stupor was

Although George has lost his business and his wife has left him, he still believes that he is an excellent gambler, who is just having "a run of bad luck" that will soon change. Regarding George's situation, he is exhibiting the cognitive distortions known as