Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Jackie's therapist wants her to adjust her appraisal of a recent event so she will be able to cope more effectively. Her therapist most likely uses the __________ approach.

You go to your therapist for the first time and he tells you to lie on a couch in a slightly darkened room. He then asks you to talk about anything that comes to your mind, no matter how trivial it may seem. The technique being used by your therapist is known as

A therapist is helping a client ascertain what rewards are maintaining the client's drinking habit so a modification plan can be devised. This is an example of _______ therapy.

Your therapist is accepting and warm and shows unconditional positive regard for clients. You are encouraged to feel good about yourself and to make choices that develop your potential. Your therapist uses a(n) __________ approach to treatment.

What is the best method to use to establish the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors are often prescribed to reduce the agitation, delusions, and hallucinations that often accompany schizophrenia.

Freud used _____ _____, a gradual method of breaking through the walls of defense that block a client's insight into unconscious processes.

In a classroom with emotionally challenged students, the teacher gives out coupons for appropriate behavior and takes away coupons for inappropriate behavior. At the end of the day, coupons can be traded for different rewards. The teacher is employing the __________ method.

_____ is a systematic interaction between a therapist and client that applies psychological principles to affect the client's well-being.

Client-centered therapy and _____ have been shown to be equally successful with well-educated, verbal, strongly motivated clients.