Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Asylums are to __________ as a mental hospital is to __________.

Shelby is teaching her child to tie his shoes. Instead of rewarding him only when he completes the task, she rewards him for small successes along the way, such as crossing the laces, then making a loop, then tying the bow. What is this technique called?

In social skills training, therapists use free association to help clients decrease social anxiety and build social skills.

According to Freud, unconscious impulses tend to be expressed in dreams as a form of

ECT is currently used mainly for people diagnosed with

What do both client-centered and Gestalt therapies focus on?

What are the cognitive errors that people with depression often make?

A client tells Beck that he feels nobody cares about him or understands how he feels even though his wife is waiting for him and wants to take him out to lunch after his session. According to Beck, what is the client exhibiting?

Therapies that influence physiological processes are called __________ approaches.

Rational-emotive behavior therapy is to __________ as client-centered therapy is to __________.

You are a modern psychoanalytic therapist. You will be more directive than a traditional psychoanalyst, and you will focus on the __________ more than the id.

What are the differences between traditional psychoanalysis and newer short-term dynamic therapies?

A client is sharing personal experiences with a facilitator and several others who have demonstrated similar problems as the client. The client is most likely participating in

Psychotherapy is used to affect the client's

According to psychoanalytic therapies, what is the origin of psychological disorders?

Token economy is a behavioral treatment approach based upon __________ conditioning principles.

__________ is the traditional form of psychoanalytic therapy as pioneered by Sigmund Freud.

Steve has started responding to his therapist as if she was his mother. He often asks her for advice on different issues and seeks her approval for his behaviors. This is called

A form of group therapy that employs the systems approach is called __________.

Carrie wants to increase her self-esteem and become the best spouse she can be. Which approach is likely to help Carrie be successful?