Question 1

Ellis associates emotional disturbance with

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A)  a compulsion to fulfill one's potential. 
B)  a lack of social interest. 
C)  caring too much about what others think. 
D)  seeing oneself as better than everyone else. 
A)  a compulsion to fulfill one's potential. 
B)  a lack of social interest. 
C)  caring too much about what others think. 
D)  seeing oneself as better than everyone else. C

Question 2

Before taking on the job of a zoo guide,Miranda goes to see an REBT therapist to address a snake phobia.The therapist suggests using an implosive technique,which is most likely to involve

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A)  actually going into a cage filled with harmless snakes at the zoo. 
B)  hypnosis. 
C)  discussions about childhood experiences or traumas that may have contributed to the snake phobia. 
D)  a role-playing exercise in which the therapist voices the scary thoughts and Miranda talks back to them. 
A)  actually going into a cage filled with harmless snakes at the zoo. 
B)  hypnosis. 
C)  discussions about childhood experiences or traumas that may have contributed to the snake phobia. 
D)  a role-playing exercise in which the therapist voices the scary thoughts and Miranda talks back to them. A

Question 3

The D in Lazarus's BASIC-ID has come to stand for

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A)  all aspects of physical well-being. 
B)  intuition, ideology, concepts, and judgments. 
C)  our entire emotional repertoire. 
D)  the entire realm of the senses. 
A)  all aspects of physical well-being. 
B)  intuition, ideology, concepts, and judgments. 
C)  our entire emotional repertoire. 
D)  the entire realm of the senses. A

Question 4

One characteristic of Beck's concept of schemas is that they

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A)  develop late in life. 
B)  shape the personality. 
C)  are always maladaptive. 
D)  are less stable than cognitions. 
A)  develop late in life. 
B)  shape the personality. 
C)  are always maladaptive. 
D)  are less stable than cognitions.

Question 5

Max is very fearful of airplanes.If he does fly,he feels overwhelming anxiety when he approaches the gate at the airport.With his therapist,Max is focusing on the D component of Ellis's A-B-C theory.Which of the following best exemplifies the type of work Max and his therapist might do while working on the D component?

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A)  Identifying more specifically the trigger for Max's anxiety 
B)  Discovering the event(s) in Max's personal history that may have contributed to his fear of airplanes 
C)  Challenging Max's beliefs about the dangers of airplanes 
D)  Designing exposures to the emotional consequence to make Max more accustomed to high levels of anxiety 
A)  Identifying more specifically the trigger for Max's anxiety 
B)  Discovering the event(s) in Max's personal history that may have contributed to his fear of airplanes 
C)  Challenging Max's beliefs about the dangers of airplanes 
D)  Designing exposures to the emotional consequence to make Max more accustomed to high levels of anxiety

Question 6

Although Mallory has won a full scholarship to a prestigious art school,various art awards,and the admiration of everyone who has seen her artwork,she has decided not to study art because she has convinced herself that she is just not good enough to compete with "really talented" people.Mallory's thinking best exemplifies which cognitive distortion?

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A)  Minimization 
B)  Overgeneralization 
C)  Personalization 
D)  Selective abstraction 
A)  Minimization 
B)  Overgeneralization 
C)  Personalization 
D)  Selective abstraction

Question 7

Discuss the development of Lazarus's theory and the BASIC-ID.

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Lazarus's theory of emotion, also known

Question 8

Cognitive therapy is showing significant promise in appears to be effective

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A)  Cognitive therapy is showing significant promise in patients for whom medication is insufficient. 
B)  Cognitive therapy has not been shown to be effective in anxiety or depressive disorders. 
C)  Cognitive therapy has not been linked with biological or neurochemical correlates as of yet 
D)  Cognitive therapy is useful for face-to-face interventions, but considered too risky for e-mental health programs of self-management. 
A)  Cognitive therapy is showing significant promise in patients for whom medication is insufficient. 
B)  Cognitive therapy has not been shown to be effective in anxiety or depressive disorders. 
C)  Cognitive therapy has not been linked with biological or neurochemical correlates as of yet 
D)  Cognitive therapy is useful for face-to-face interventions, but considered too risky for e-mental health programs of self-management.

Question 9

Which of the following would be characterized as an irrational belief?

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A)  I failed an exam, so I'm stupid. 
B)  I failed an exam, so I might fail the course. 
C)  I failed an exam, so others may have failed, too. 
D)  I failed an exam, so I should have studied harder. 
A)  I failed an exam, so I'm stupid. 
B)  I failed an exam, so I might fail the course. 
C)  I failed an exam, so others may have failed, too. 
D)  I failed an exam, so I should have studied harder.

Question 10

Explain the theory behind Ellis's rational emotive behavior therapy.

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Ellis's rational emotive behavior therap

Question 11

Unlike controlled thoughts,automatic thoughts are

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A)  conscious. 
B)  easily regulated. 
C)  intentional. 
D)  involuntary. 
A)  conscious. 
B)  easily regulated. 
C)  intentional. 
D)  involuntary.

Question 12

Multimodal therapy methods are considered to be performance-based due to which of the following assumptions?

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A)  Everyone can benefit from the same advice. 
B)  One can progress forward in therapy only by acknowledging one's past. 
C)  The role you play is the one you come to believe in. 
D)  Without new experiences, there can be no change. 
A)  Everyone can benefit from the same advice. 
B)  One can progress forward in therapy only by acknowledging one's past. 
C)  The role you play is the one you come to believe in. 
D)  Without new experiences, there can be no change.

Question 13

A therapist who is using the technique of decatastrophizing might ask which of the following questions?

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A)  Can you get in touch with that sad feeling? 
B)  What's the worst thing that can possibly happen? 
C)  Who's the most successful person you ever met? 
D)  Why do you feel that you have to do everything perfectly? 
A)  Can you get in touch with that sad feeling? 
B)  What's the worst thing that can possibly happen? 
C)  Who's the most successful person you ever met? 
D)  Why do you feel that you have to do everything perfectly?

Question 14

In Ellis's theory,cognitions,emotions,and behavior

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A)  are entirely distinct and separate. 
B)  are consistently interactional and transactional. 
C)  have little effect on one another. 
D)  are usually rational, appropriate, and constructive. 
A)  are entirely distinct and separate. 
B)  are consistently interactional and transactional. 
C)  have little effect on one another. 
D)  are usually rational, appropriate, and constructive.

Question 15

To what extent do you believe that increased mindfulness should be a goal of psychotherapy? For which psychological problems would that goal be most appropriate?

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Increased mindfulness can be a valuable

Question 16

Coming back to his apartment building one evening,Pete saw that firefighters were rushing in to put out a fire.Even though there were seventy-four other apartments in the building,he immediately assumed that the fire must have started in his apartment through his negligence.Pete's thinking is characterized by which cognitive distortion?

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A)  Dichotomous thinking 
B)  Magnification 
C)  Overgeneralization 
D)  Personalization 
A)  Dichotomous thinking 
B)  Magnification 
C)  Overgeneralization 
D)  Personalization

Question 17

Cognitive therapy can be characterized as

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A)  a vehicle for personal growth. 
B)  future-centered. 
C)  nondirective. 
D)  problem-oriented. 
A)  a vehicle for personal growth. 
B)  future-centered. 
C)  nondirective. 
D)  problem-oriented.

Question 18

What does depression have to do with irrational thoughts? If you had a friend with depressive symptoms,how helpful do you think a cognitive or cognitive-behavioral therapist could be?

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Depression is often associated with irra

Question 19

Max is very fearful of airplanes.If he does fly,he feels overwhelming anxiety when he approaches the gate at the airport.Within Ellis's A-B-C theory of personality,the behavior of approaching the gate at the airport represents

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A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D

Question 20

The ultimate goal of ___________ is to deactivate the more automatic modes of thinking and strengthen the more constructive and reflective modes of thinking.

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A)  person-centered therapy 
B)  cognitive therapy 
C)  desensitization 
D)  implosion 
A)  person-centered therapy 
B)  cognitive therapy 
C)  desensitization 
D)  implosion

Ellis associates emotional disturbance with

Before taking on the job of a zoo guide,Miranda goes to see an REBT therapist to address a snake phobia.The therapist suggests using an implosive technique,which is most likely to involve

The D in Lazarus's BASIC-ID has come to stand for

One characteristic of Beck's concept of schemas is that they

Discuss the development of Lazarus's theory and the BASIC-ID.

Cognitive therapy is showing significant promise in appears to be effective

Which of the following would be characterized as an irrational belief?

Explain the theory behind Ellis's rational emotive behavior therapy.

Unlike controlled thoughts,automatic thoughts are

Multimodal therapy methods are considered to be performance-based due to which of the following assumptions?

A therapist who is using the technique of decatastrophizing might ask which of the following questions?

In Ellis's theory,cognitions,emotions,and behavior

To what extent do you believe that increased mindfulness should be a goal of psychotherapy? For which psychological problems would that goal be most appropriate?

Cognitive therapy can be characterized as

What does depression have to do with irrational thoughts? If you had a friend with depressive symptoms,how helpful do you think a cognitive or cognitive-behavioral therapist could be?

Max is very fearful of airplanes.If he does fly,he feels overwhelming anxiety when he approaches the gate at the airport.Within Ellis's A-B-C theory of personality,the behavior of approaching the gate at the airport represents

The ultimate goal of ___________ is to deactivate the more automatic modes of thinking and strengthen the more constructive and reflective modes of thinking.

Introduction Evaluating Personality Theories

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud

Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

Inter-psychic Theories Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan

Psychoanalytic Social Psychology Karen Horney Erich Fromm

Ego Analytic Psychology Anna Freud Erik Erikson Dan McAdams

Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Traits and Personology Gordon Allport Henry Murray

Factor Analytic, Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Raymond Cattell, The Big Five Personality Traits, Genetic and Evolutionary Developments

Biological Traits Hans Eysenck

Humanism Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Existential Psychoanalysis Rollo May

Personal Constructs George Kelly

Zen Buddhism

Conclusion personality Theory in Perspective

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Exam 16: Cognitive-Behavioral Theories Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Arnold Lazarus

Ellis associates emotional disturbance with

Before taking on the job of a zoo guide,Miranda goes to see an REBT therapist to address a snake phobia.The therapist suggests using an implosive technique,which is most likely to involve

The D in Lazarus's BASIC-ID has come to stand for

One characteristic of Beck's concept of schemas is that they

Discuss the development of Lazarus's theory and the BASIC-ID.

Cognitive therapy is showing significant promise in appears to be effective

Which of the following would be characterized as an irrational belief?

Explain the theory behind Ellis's rational emotive behavior therapy.

Unlike controlled thoughts,automatic thoughts are

Multimodal therapy methods are considered to be performance-based due to which of the following assumptions?

A therapist who is using the technique of decatastrophizing might ask which of the following questions?

In Ellis's theory,cognitions,emotions,and behavior

To what extent do you believe that increased mindfulness should be a goal of psychotherapy? For which psychological problems would that goal be most appropriate?

Cognitive therapy can be characterized as

What does depression have to do with irrational thoughts? If you had a friend with depressive symptoms,how helpful do you think a cognitive or cognitive-behavioral therapist could be?

Max is very fearful of airplanes.If he does fly,he feels overwhelming anxiety when he approaches the gate at the airport.Within Ellis's A-B-C theory of personality,the behavior of approaching the gate at the airport represents

The ultimate goal of ___________ is to deactivate the more automatic modes of thinking and strengthen the more constructive and reflective modes of thinking.

Introduction Evaluating Personality Theories

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud

Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

Inter-psychic Theories Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan

Psychoanalytic Social Psychology Karen Horney Erich Fromm

Ego Analytic Psychology Anna Freud Erik Erikson Dan McAdams

Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Traits and Personology Gordon Allport Henry Murray

Factor Analytic, Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Raymond Cattell, The Big Five Personality Traits, Genetic and Evolutionary Developments

Biological Traits Hans Eysenck

Humanism Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Existential Psychoanalysis Rollo May

Personal Constructs George Kelly

Zen Buddhism

Conclusion personality Theory in Perspective

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