Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Rational emotive behavior therapy is described as

According to Rogers, the basis for psychological problems stems from

Your mother wants to know what you have learned about the usefulness of psychotherapy. Which of the following would you most likely tell her?

Systematic desensitization is to __________ as modeling is to __________.

According to Freud, the content of dreams is determined by unconscious processes as well as __________.

Lois, who has a fear of elevators, watches as Carole gets on an elevator, goes up a floor, then comes back down and exits the elevator. Lois then imitates the actions performed by Carole. What is this type of therapy called?

Which of the following, according to Carl Rogers, is NOT a quality of a client-centered therapist?

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

The first mental institutions were located within

Joan's therapist acknowledges her pain regarding the loss of her home and explains how he might feel the same way if confronted with a similar situation. Joan's therapist is demonstrating

Frank applied the principles of learning to directly promote desired behavioral changes in his clients. What is Frank practicing?

Rapid smoking is a(n) __________ conditioning procedure involving overexposure to smoking.

Matt believes that because he did not make an "A" on his thermodynamics exam, he will never get into a good graduate school. What would Beck call this cognitive error?

Freud considered dreams the __________.

__________ must have reasoned that fears can be unlearned by the process of counterconditioning.

Which myth does family therapy seek to dispel?

While psychoanalytic approaches focus on the unconscious level of experience, the humanistic perspective focuses on the __________ level of experience.

You are about to discontinue your therapy because your therapist simply sits and does nothing while you do all the talking. When you complain, the therapist assures you that this is typical in

A new patient tells you that she is taking antipsychotic medication. You conclude that she is most likely being treated for which of the following?

Minor tranquilizers are to __________ as major tranquilizers are to __________.