Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy is to _______ as humanistic-existential is to _______.

Reformers, who attempted to change the manner in which patients with abnormal behavior were treated, include

Humanistic-existential therapy is to _______ as behavior therapy is to _______.

Psychoanalysis is a short form of treatment intervention that involves free association.

One advantage to group therapy is that it is

Which quote would best reflect the goal of humanistic therapy?

Your therapist teaches you progressive muscle relaxation and then works with you to make a list of circumstances that disturb you, from the minor ones up through the worst you can imagine. She is using the behavioral technique called

Biofeedback training (BFT) is a behavioral technique that helps patients gain control over

Cognitive therapy relies on changing _____, _____, and _____ to help clients solve problems and change behavior.

One of Beck's clients was laid off from her job as an airline pilot. The client assumes she must be a terrible pilot because she was one of the first to go. The client is exhibiting

Pairing drug-induced nausea/vomiting or electric shock with unwanted behaviors or impulses is called

Family therapists usually see the "identified patient" as the

Systematic desensitization procedures assume that fear is a(n) __________ response.

A behavioral technique for reducing fear that incorporates relaxation training is called _______ _____________.

Your therapist has you focus on your tendency to magnify problems and catastrophic thinking. You are seeing a __________ therapist.

A functional analysis can serve to

A would-be quitter's therapist has him sit in front of a machine that blows smoke in his face while he smokes one cigarette after another. This technique is called

Research regarding the effectiveness of biological therapies would agree with which of the following?

When a psychotherapist has several clients with similar problems treated simultaneously in the same session, this is called _______.

If a client shares that he feels like he has no choice but to stay in an abusive relationship and the therapist challenges this idea to show the client that his thinking is unfounded, the therapist is most likely using ______ therapy.