Question 1

In a technique called role reversal,a husband who complained of an uncommunicative wife would

Accepted Answer

A)  act out the role of his wife in a therapeutic setting. 
B)  play his typical role in the therapeutic setting. 
C)  take the role of the therapist treating someone like himself. 
D)  study the actions of his wife after he has failed to communicate with her. 
A)  act out the role of his wife in a therapeutic setting. 
B)  play his typical role in the therapeutic setting. 
C)  take the role of the therapist treating someone like himself. 
D)  study the actions of his wife after he has failed to communicate with her.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most health insurance plans do not cover psychological services, so the corporation's health plan would not pay for Aster's counseling. 
B)  Community mental health centers almost always charge on a sliding scale. 
C)  Some communities have free or low cost counseling services staffed by sympathetic paraprofessionals or peer counselors. 
D)  Aster should check to see if there is a self-help group for those recovering from divorce meeting in the community. 
A)  Most health insurance plans do not cover psychological services, so the corporation's health plan would not pay for Aster's counseling. 
B)  Community mental health centers almost always charge on a sliding scale. 
C)  Some communities have free or low cost counseling services staffed by sympathetic paraprofessionals or peer counselors. 
D)  Aster should check to see if there is a self-help group for those recovering from divorce meeting in the community.

Question 3

Group awareness training that helps people to seek personal growth experiences occurs most often in

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic alliance and family therapy groups. 
B)  sensitivity and encounter groups. 
C)  REBT and EMDR groups. 
D)  existential and psychodynamic groups. 
A)  therapeutic alliance and family therapy groups. 
B)  sensitivity and encounter groups. 
C)  REBT and EMDR groups. 
D)  existential and psychodynamic groups.

Question 4

When well-run,which of the following can be a humane and cost-effective way to ease former mental patients back into the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  deinstitutionalizations 
B)  half-way houses 
C)  encounter groups 
D)  somatic therapy groups 
A)  deinstitutionalizations 
B)  half-way houses 
C)  encounter groups 
D)  somatic therapy groups

Question 5

Which of the following therapies is considered a nondirective therapy whose strength involves acceptance and empathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior therapy 
B)  client-centered therapy 
C)  family therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy 
A)  behavior therapy 
B)  client-centered therapy 
C)  family therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy

Question 6

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

Accepted Answer

A)  agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B)  initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C)  the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D)  whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist. 
A)  agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B)  initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C)  the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D)  whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist.

Question 7

The goal of sensitivity groups is to

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforce appropriate behavior in other group members. 
B)  have group members act out current life problems. 
C)  take part in exercises designed to increase awareness of oneself and others. 
D)  engage in brutally honest discussions to tear down defenses and false fronts. 
A)  reinforce appropriate behavior in other group members. 
B)  have group members act out current life problems. 
C)  take part in exercises designed to increase awareness of oneself and others. 
D)  engage in brutally honest discussions to tear down defenses and false fronts.

Question 8

The most effective technique you can use to overcome common fears is

Accepted Answer

A)  covert sensitization. 
B)  covert reinforcement. 
C)  self-directed desensitization. 
D)  aversive conditioning. 
A)  covert sensitization. 
B)  covert reinforcement. 
C)  self-directed desensitization. 
D)  aversive conditioning.

Question 9

Dr.Guerillmo uses whatever methods best fit a client's particular problem and often seeks to combine the best elements of various therapies in all aspects of his therapy.Dr.Guerillmo would be considered a(n)__________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  existential 
B)  convergent 
C)  eclectic 
D)  divergent 
A)  existential 
B)  convergent 
C)  eclectic 
D)  divergent

Question 10

The procedure known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)has been used successfully to treat

Accepted Answer

A)  the delusions that accompany schizophrenia and delusional disorders. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder and compulsive gambling. 
C)  bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. 
D)  dissociative disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. 
A)  the delusions that accompany schizophrenia and delusional disorders. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder and compulsive gambling. 
C)  bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. 
D)  dissociative disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Question 11

In a recent survey,what percent of all Americans received mental health treatment during the preceding year?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.8 percent 
B)  7.6 percent 
C)  13.4 percent 
D)  20.2 percent 
A)  2.8 percent 
B)  7.6 percent 
C)  13.4 percent 
D)  20.2 percent

Question 12

Regarding the effectiveness of therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In a national survey, it was found that only five out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment. 
B)  Someone who feels better after six months of therapy may have experienced a spontaneous remission. 
C)  Studies have shown that some therapies are more effective for specific disorders. 
D)  When experiments are used to determine the effectiveness of therapies, a waiting-list control group is often used. 
A)  In a national survey, it was found that only five out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment. 
B)  Someone who feels better after six months of therapy may have experienced a spontaneous remission. 
C)  Studies have shown that some therapies are more effective for specific disorders. 
D)  When experiments are used to determine the effectiveness of therapies, a waiting-list control group is often used.

Question 13

Which of the following arose from the human potential movement of the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic alliances 
B)  EMDR groups 
C)  transference groups 
D)  group awareness training 
A)  therapeutic alliances 
B)  EMDR groups 
C)  transference groups 
D)  group awareness training

Question 14

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group therapy allows individuals to act out or directly experience problems. 
B)  Group therapy can produce insights that might not occur from merely talking about an issue. 
C)  Group therapy requires supervision by several therapists at once. 
D)  Psychologists first tried working with groups because there was a shortage of therapists. 
A)  Group therapy allows individuals to act out or directly experience problems. 
B)  Group therapy can produce insights that might not occur from merely talking about an issue. 
C)  Group therapy requires supervision by several therapists at once. 
D)  Psychologists first tried working with groups because there was a shortage of therapists.

Question 15

Media psychologists are most likely to view their programs as

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic. 
B)  educational. 
C)  client-centered. 
D)  psychoanalytic. 
A)  therapeutic. 
B)  educational. 
C)  client-centered. 
D)  psychoanalytic.

Question 16

Because therapies have much in common,a majority of psychologists have begun to use whatever methods best fit a particular problem.Thus,regarding their work,a majority of psychologists have become more

Accepted Answer

A)  existential. 
B)  humanistic. 
C)  eclectic. 
D)  cognitive. 
A)  existential. 
B)  humanistic. 
C)  eclectic. 
D)  cognitive.

Question 17

Which of the following has been shown by research to have the greatest impact on whether therapy succeeds?

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of emotional catharsis that takes place 
B)  the strength of the therapeutic alliance 
C)  whether an explanation or rationale is found for the client's suffering 
D)  whether the client is given a chance to practice new behaviors in a real-life setting 
A)  the amount of emotional catharsis that takes place 
B)  the strength of the therapeutic alliance 
C)  whether an explanation or rationale is found for the client's suffering 
D)  whether the client is given a chance to practice new behaviors in a real-life setting

Question 18

Tabitha is a college student who is receiving supportive therapy by attending a group made up of other women suffering from anorexia and bulimia.Tabitha finds that by helping others in the group,she is helping herself.Tabitha is participating in a(n)__________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer counseling 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  self-help 
D)  encounter 
A)  peer counseling 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  self-help 
D)  encounter

Question 19

A telephone service staffed by community volunteers who provide information concerning a wide range of mental health problems is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  Skype. 
B)  a crisis hotline. 
C)  EMDR. 
D)  videoconferencing. 
A)  Skype. 
B)  a crisis hotline. 
C)  EMDR. 
D)  videoconferencing.

Question 20

Regarding the confrontational nature of various groups,

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitivity groups tend to be more confrontational than encounter groups. 
B)  encounter groups tend to be more confrontational than sensitivity groups. 
C)  psychodrama tends to be less confrontational than sensitivity groups. 
D)  encounter groups tend to less confrontational than psychodrama. 
A)  sensitivity groups tend to be more confrontational than encounter groups. 
B)  encounter groups tend to be more confrontational than sensitivity groups. 
C)  psychodrama tends to be less confrontational than sensitivity groups. 
D)  encounter groups tend to less confrontational than psychodrama.

Exam 15: C: Therapies

In a technique called role reversal,a husband who complained of an uncommunicative wife would

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?

Group awareness training that helps people to seek personal growth experiences occurs most often in

When well-run,which of the following can be a humane and cost-effective way to ease former mental patients back into the community?

Which of the following therapies is considered a nondirective therapy whose strength involves acceptance and empathy?

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

The goal of sensitivity groups is to

The most effective technique you can use to overcome common fears is

Dr.Guerillmo uses whatever methods best fit a client's particular problem and often seeks to combine the best elements of various therapies in all aspects of his therapy.Dr.Guerillmo would be considered a(n)__________ therapist.

The procedure known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)has been used successfully to treat

In a recent survey,what percent of all Americans received mental health treatment during the preceding year?

Regarding the effectiveness of therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following arose from the human potential movement of the 1960s and 1970s?

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Media psychologists are most likely to view their programs as

Because therapies have much in common,a majority of psychologists have begun to use whatever methods best fit a particular problem.Thus,regarding their work,a majority of psychologists have become more

Which of the following has been shown by research to have the greatest impact on whether therapy succeeds?

Tabitha is a college student who is receiving supportive therapy by attending a group made up of other women suffering from anorexia and bulimia.Tabitha finds that by helping others in the group,she is helping herself.Tabitha is participating in a(n)__________ group.

A telephone service staffed by community volunteers who provide information concerning a wide range of mental health problems is referred to as

Regarding the confrontational nature of various groups,

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology