Question 1

A(n) _____ therapist is one who has the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to treat clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

A) existential 
B) eclectic 
C) positive psychology 
D) culturally-skilled 
A) existential 
B) eclectic 
C) positive psychology 
D) culturally-skilled D

Question 2

Your friend has just confided in you that she has failed a test.Which of the following statements would be the most helpful?

Accepted Answer

A) "If you study a little more, I'm sure you will do better." 
B) "That teacher gives the hardest tests and is so unfair." 
C) "I failed a test my first year, too.You'll get over it." 
D) "You must be feeling very frustrated." 
A) "If you study a little more, I'm sure you will do better." 
B) "That teacher gives the hardest tests and is so unfair." 
C) "I failed a test my first year, too.You'll get over it." 
D) "You must be feeling very frustrated." D

Question 3

The strength of rational-emotive behavior therapy involves

Accepted Answer

A) acceptance and empathy. 
B) shared responsibility for problems. 
C) a clarity of thinking and goals. 
D) its emphasis on the resolution of "unfinished business." 
A) acceptance and empathy. 
B) shared responsibility for problems. 
C) a clarity of thinking and goals. 
D) its emphasis on the resolution of "unfinished business." C

Question 4

In order to be maximally effective, covert sensitization should be done

Accepted Answer

A) several times a day. 
B) once a day. 
C) only when the person is completely relaxed. 
D) in the presence of a therapist. 
A) several times a day. 
B) once a day. 
C) only when the person is completely relaxed. 
D) in the presence of a therapist.

Question 5

A therapeutic technique for psychological disorders that was supposed to calm persons who did not respond to any other treatment, but often produced a high rate of undesirable side effects, such as seizures, blunted emotions, major personality changes, and stupor was

Accepted Answer

A) the lobotomy. 
B) REBT. 
C) EMDR. 
D) deep lesioning. 
A) the lobotomy. 
B) REBT. 
C) EMDR. 
D) deep lesioning.

Question 6

According to your text, which of the following is usually a good way to find a therapist?

Accepted Answer

A) calling a crisis hotline 
B) going to your local community mental health center 
C) going to a university counseling center 
D) all of these 
A) calling a crisis hotline 
B) going to your local community mental health center 
C) going to a university counseling center 
D) all of these

Question 7

During self-directed desensitization, when one reaches a card that cannot be visualized without becoming tense in three attempts, one

Accepted Answer

A) begins the relaxation procedures. 
B) proceeds to the next card. 
C) stops the procedure for the day. 
D) reorders the cards. 
A) begins the relaxation procedures. 
B) proceeds to the next card. 
C) stops the procedure for the day. 
D) reorders the cards.

Question 8

When looking in the yellow pages, counselors are usually found under the heading _____; psychiatrists are generally listed under _____.

Accepted Answer

A) "Mental Health Associations"; "Mental Health Centers" 
B) "Marriage and Family Counselors"; "Physicians" 
C) "County Mental Health"; "Physicians" 
D) "Marriage and Family Counselors"; "Mental Health Associations" 
A) "Mental Health Associations"; "Mental Health Centers" 
B) "Marriage and Family Counselors"; "Physicians" 
C) "County Mental Health"; "Physicians" 
D) "Marriage and Family Counselors"; "Mental Health Associations"

Question 9

Which is NOT a preparation for using desensitization?

Accepted Answer

A) learning to relax 
B) learning to visualize the reinforcement you are going to give yourself 
C) constructing a hierarchy of fearful situations 
D) setting aside times to practice relaxation as you vividly visualize scenes from the hierarchy 
A) learning to relax 
B) learning to visualize the reinforcement you are going to give yourself 
C) constructing a hierarchy of fearful situations 
D) setting aside times to practice relaxation as you vividly visualize scenes from the hierarchy

Question 10

To achieve its eight goals, psychotherapies offer

Accepted Answer

A) the therapeutic alliance. 
B) a protected setting in which emotional catharsis can take place. 
C) a rationale for the client's suffering. 
D) all of these. 
A) the therapeutic alliance. 
B) a protected setting in which emotional catharsis can take place. 
C) a rationale for the client's suffering. 
D) all of these.

Question 11

Another major development has been that psychologists are making progress in identifying _____ therapies that rely on guidelines developed through clinical practice and from research experiments.

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive 
B) evidence-based 
C) psychodynamic 
D) existentially-supported 
A) intuitive 
B) evidence-based 
C) psychodynamic 
D) existentially-supported

Question 12

Valium is used to produce relaxation or reduce anxiety and would be classified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) antipsychotic. 
B) major tranquilizer. 
C) antidepressant. 
D) anxiolytic. 
A) antipsychotic. 
B) major tranquilizer. 
C) antidepressant. 
D) anxiolytic.

Question 13

_____ provides constructive reenactments, while _____ encourages a shared responsibility for dealing with problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Psychodrama; family therapy 
B) Gestalt therapy; existential therapy 
C) Cognitive therapy; client-centered therapy 
D) Behavior therapy; brief psychodynamic therapy 
A) Psychodrama; family therapy 
B) Gestalt therapy; existential therapy 
C) Cognitive therapy; client-centered therapy 
D) Behavior therapy; brief psychodynamic therapy

Question 14

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Successful therapists are willing to use whatever method seems helpful to the client. 
B) Client must develop a dependence on the therapist. 
C) Effective therapists often talk about their own problems to build rapport with their clients. 
D) Clients who dislike their therapists make more progress during therapy. 
A) Successful therapists are willing to use whatever method seems helpful to the client. 
B) Client must develop a dependence on the therapist. 
C) Effective therapists often talk about their own problems to build rapport with their clients. 
D) Clients who dislike their therapists make more progress during therapy.

Question 15

Regarding deep lesioning, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves small target areas within the brain's interior. 
B) It involves disconnecting the occipital lobes from the rest of the brain. 
C) It is reversible, whereas lobotomies are not. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) It involves small target areas within the brain's interior. 
B) It involves disconnecting the occipital lobes from the rest of the brain. 
C) It is reversible, whereas lobotomies are not. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 16

The most appropriate use of electroconvulsive therapy is as a

Accepted Answer

A) preferred means of treatment for anxiety disorders, particularly PTSD. 
B) preferred means of treatment for organic psychoses in which brain pathology exists. 
C) last resort means of treatment for antisocial disorders. 
D) last resort means of treatment for selected cases of depression that involves self- destructive or suicidal behavior. 
A) preferred means of treatment for anxiety disorders, particularly PTSD. 
B) preferred means of treatment for organic psychoses in which brain pathology exists. 
C) last resort means of treatment for antisocial disorders. 
D) last resort means of treatment for selected cases of depression that involves self- destructive or suicidal behavior.

Question 17

The covert sensitization technique described in the text requires

Accepted Answer

A) self-imposed periods of time-out. 
B) one to associate disgusting or disturbing thoughts with an undesirable habit. 
C) one to construct a personal hierarchy of aversive situations and then vividly picture relaxing images. 
D) the listing of rewards that maintain an undesirable habit and then eliminating them. 
A) self-imposed periods of time-out. 
B) one to associate disgusting or disturbing thoughts with an undesirable habit. 
C) one to construct a personal hierarchy of aversive situations and then vividly picture relaxing images. 
D) the listing of rewards that maintain an undesirable habit and then eliminating them.

Question 18

Studies indicate that therapy is more successful if clients _____ their therapists.

Accepted Answer

A) maintain a distance from 
B) are impersonal with 
C) trust and easily relate to 
D) transfer their feelings to 
A) maintain a distance from 
B) are impersonal with 
C) trust and easily relate to 
D) transfer their feelings to

Question 19

In the example in the textbook regarding the Xhosa culture of South Africa, the young man, who was said to have "ifufunyane," was later diagnosed with schizophrenia by a psychiatrist.The young man

Accepted Answer

A) got much better when he took the antipsychotic drugs. 
B) got much better when he was treated with traditional herbs. 
C) got much better when he was treated with a combination of antipsychotic drugs and traditional herbs. 
D) never got better since he was shunned by his family. 
A) got much better when he took the antipsychotic drugs. 
B) got much better when he was treated with traditional herbs. 
C) got much better when he was treated with a combination of antipsychotic drugs and traditional herbs. 
D) never got better since he was shunned by his family.

Question 20

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

Accepted Answer

A) counseling 
B) prevention of mental illness 
C) crisis intervention 
D) partial hospitalization 
A) counseling 
B) prevention of mental illness 
C) crisis intervention 
D) partial hospitalization

Exam 15: Extension C: Therapies

A(n) _____ therapist is one who has the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to treat clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Your friend has just confided in you that she has failed a test.Which of the following statements would be the most helpful?

The strength of rational-emotive behavior therapy involves

In order to be maximally effective, covert sensitization should be done

A therapeutic technique for psychological disorders that was supposed to calm persons who did not respond to any other treatment, but often produced a high rate of undesirable side effects, such as seizures, blunted emotions, major personality changes, and stupor was

According to your text, which of the following is usually a good way to find a therapist?

During self-directed desensitization, when one reaches a card that cannot be visualized without becoming tense in three attempts, one

When looking in the yellow pages, counselors are usually found under the heading _____; psychiatrists are generally listed under _____.

Which is NOT a preparation for using desensitization?

To achieve its eight goals, psychotherapies offer

Another major development has been that psychologists are making progress in identifying _____ therapies that rely on guidelines developed through clinical practice and from research experiments.

Valium is used to produce relaxation or reduce anxiety and would be classified as a(n)

_____ provides constructive reenactments, while _____ encourages a shared responsibility for dealing with problems.

Regarding therapy and the therapist, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding deep lesioning, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

The most appropriate use of electroconvulsive therapy is as a

The covert sensitization technique described in the text requires

Studies indicate that therapy is more successful if clients _____ their therapists.

In the example in the textbook regarding the Xhosa culture of South Africa, the young man, who was said to have "ifufunyane," was later diagnosed with schizophrenia by a psychiatrist.The young man

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the typical services provided by community mental health centers?

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

When looking in the yellow pages, counselors are usually found under the heading _; psychiatrists are generally listed under _.

_ provides constructive reenactments, while _ encourages a shared responsibility for dealing with problems.