Question 1

Thought-stopping procedures involve ALL of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) writing disgusting and disturbing scenes involving the thoughts you wish to eliminate. 
B) using mild punishment to suppress upsetting mental images and negative internal "talk." 
C) setting aside time each day to practice shouting "Stop" aloud each time you think an unwanted thought. 
D) shouting "Stop" covertly rather than aloud whenever upsetting thoughts occur. 
A) writing disgusting and disturbing scenes involving the thoughts you wish to eliminate. 
B) using mild punishment to suppress upsetting mental images and negative internal "talk." 
C) setting aside time each day to practice shouting "Stop" aloud each time you think an unwanted thought. 
D) shouting "Stop" covertly rather than aloud whenever upsetting thoughts occur.

Question 2

When it comes to treating chronic schizophrenia,

Accepted Answer

A) Risperdal is significantly less effective than Clozaril. 
B) both Clozaril and Risperdal have possibly lethal side effects. 
C) Risperdal seems to have a more favorable risk-benefit ratio. 
D) Clozaril has milder side effects than Risperdal. 
A) Risperdal is significantly less effective than Clozaril. 
B) both Clozaril and Risperdal have possibly lethal side effects. 
C) Risperdal seems to have a more favorable risk-benefit ratio. 
D) Clozaril has milder side effects than Risperdal.

Question 3

Eclectic therapists

Accepted Answer

A) tend to use an insight, non-directive approach. 
B) tend to use an action-oriented, confrontive approach. 
C) use whatever methods best fit a particular problem. 
D) evaluate individuals before they take part in an encounter group. 
A) tend to use an insight, non-directive approach. 
B) tend to use an action-oriented, confrontive approach. 
C) use whatever methods best fit a particular problem. 
D) evaluate individuals before they take part in an encounter group.

Question 4

Regarding half-way houses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They offer supervision and support to people with mental illness without being as restrictive or medically-oriented as hospitals. 
B) They can reduce a person's chances of being readmitted to a hospital. 
C) They help patients with mental illness stay near their families. 
D) They are long-term group living facilities for patients with mental illness. 
A) They offer supervision and support to people with mental illness without being as restrictive or medically-oriented as hospitals. 
B) They can reduce a person's chances of being readmitted to a hospital. 
C) They help patients with mental illness stay near their families. 
D) They are long-term group living facilities for patients with mental illness.

Question 5

Regarding the drugs Clozaril and Risperdal, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They have both been successful in treating schizophrenia. 
B) They both have potentially lethal side effects. 
C) They are not cure-alls for psychotic disorders. 
D) They both need to be prescribed carefully due to possible medical complications. 
A) They have both been successful in treating schizophrenia. 
B) They both have potentially lethal side effects. 
C) They are not cure-alls for psychotic disorders. 
D) They both need to be prescribed carefully due to possible medical complications.

Question 6

The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of depression

Accepted Answer

A) produces only temporary improvement and must be combined with other treatments. 
B) can cause memory losses in some patients. 
C) should be used only after other treatments have failed. 
D) involves all of these considerations. 
A) produces only temporary improvement and must be combined with other treatments. 
B) can cause memory losses in some patients. 
C) should be used only after other treatments have failed. 
D) involves all of these considerations.

Question 7

The use of drugs to alleviate the symptoms of emotional disturbance is known as

Accepted Answer

A) ECT. 
B) psychotherapy. 
C) pharmacotherapy. 
D) lithiotherapy. 
A) ECT. 
B) psychotherapy. 
C) pharmacotherapy. 
D) lithiotherapy.

Question 8

Regarding the use of psychosurgery in the past several decades, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Some critics argue that psychosurgery should be banned altogether. 
B) Psychosurgery would most accurately be described as an experimental procedure. 
C) Psychosurgery has shown value as a remedy for some very specific disorders, such as severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Some critics argue that psychosurgery should be banned altogether. 
B) Psychosurgery would most accurately be described as an experimental procedure. 
C) Psychosurgery has shown value as a remedy for some very specific disorders, such as severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 9

Pharmacotherapy can best be described as the use of

Accepted Answer

A) drugs to change a client's personality. 
B) drugs to alleviate the symptoms of emotional disturbances. 
C) electroconvulsive treatment and psychosurgeries. 
D) medicine and other techniques to treat bodily symptoms. 
A) drugs to change a client's personality. 
B) drugs to alleviate the symptoms of emotional disturbances. 
C) electroconvulsive treatment and psychosurgeries. 
D) medicine and other techniques to treat bodily symptoms.

Question 10

Severely depressed patients have been helped by all of the following techniques EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) EMDR. 
B) using implanted electrodes to stimulate specific brain regions. 
C) stimulating pleasure centers in the brain. 
D) ECT. 
A) EMDR. 
B) using implanted electrodes to stimulate specific brain regions. 
C) stimulating pleasure centers in the brain. 
D) ECT.

Question 11

When constructing a hierarchy for desensitization, situations should be ordered

Accepted Answer

A) so that mildly disturbing and very disturbing situations are balanced and intermixed. 
B) from the least disturbing to the most disturbing. 
C) differently each time the hierarchy is reviewed. 
D) so that the first five situations cause no noticeable increase in muscular tension. 
A) so that mildly disturbing and very disturbing situations are balanced and intermixed. 
B) from the least disturbing to the most disturbing. 
C) differently each time the hierarchy is reviewed. 
D) so that the first five situations cause no noticeable increase in muscular tension.

Question 12

Goals of psychotherapy include

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A) the resolution of conflicts. 
B) changing unacceptable patterns of behavior. 
C) restoring a sense of hope and optimism to clients. 
D) all of these. 
A) the resolution of conflicts. 
B) changing unacceptable patterns of behavior. 
C) restoring a sense of hope and optimism to clients. 
D) all of these.

Question 13

To apply covert reinforcement procedures to increase desirable behavior, you would use

Accepted Answer

A) relaxation procedures that reduce muscle tension. 
B) a visual image of a pleasant event. 
C) tokens that can be exchanged for privileges. 
D) only tangible objects that reduce basic drives. 
A) relaxation procedures that reduce muscle tension. 
B) a visual image of a pleasant event. 
C) tokens that can be exchanged for privileges. 
D) only tangible objects that reduce basic drives.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the major advantages of antipsychotic drugs?

Accepted Answer

A) They are known to reduce or eliminate delusions in many patients. 
B) They have been helpful in treating some cases of schizophrenia that were considered hopeless. 
C) They typically cause only minor side effects. 
D) They have shortened hospital stays. 
A) They are known to reduce or eliminate delusions in many patients. 
B) They have been helpful in treating some cases of schizophrenia that were considered hopeless. 
C) They typically cause only minor side effects. 
D) They have shortened hospital stays.

Question 15

Therapists at community mental health centers charge

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A) $115 an hour, on the average. 
B) $40 an hour, on the average. 
C) on a sliding scale based on the client's ability to pay. 
D) nothing since the therapists are government employees. 
A) $115 an hour, on the average. 
B) $40 an hour, on the average. 
C) on a sliding scale based on the client's ability to pay. 
D) nothing since the therapists are government employees.

Question 16

According to various psychological experts, electroconvulsive therapy helps patients by

Accepted Answer

A) inducing seizure activity. 
B) altering the biochemical and hormonal balance in the brain and body. 
C) confusing them so they cannot remember why they were depressed. 
D) all of these. 
A) inducing seizure activity. 
B) altering the biochemical and hormonal balance in the brain and body. 
C) confusing them so they cannot remember why they were depressed. 
D) all of these.

Question 17

In a recent study, clients worked through ten computer-guided sessions to treat relatively minor problems.Regarding this technique, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The computer-guided sessions helped the clients to identify a problem. 
B) The computer-guided sessions helped the clients to form a plan of action and work through carrying out the plan. 
C) Most of the clients were satisfied with the help they received. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The computer-guided sessions helped the clients to identify a problem. 
B) The computer-guided sessions helped the clients to form a plan of action and work through carrying out the plan. 
C) Most of the clients were satisfied with the help they received. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 18

In and of itself, hospitalization is considered a form of therapy because it

Accepted Answer

A) motivates clients to work harder to solve their problems. 
B) makes the use of chemotherapy and immunotherapy possible. 
C) removes the individual from situations maintaining the problem. 
D) allows the troubled individual to see that others are likewise troubled. 
A) motivates clients to work harder to solve their problems. 
B) makes the use of chemotherapy and immunotherapy possible. 
C) removes the individual from situations maintaining the problem. 
D) allows the troubled individual to see that others are likewise troubled.

Question 19

Deinstitutionalization has resulted in former patients

Accepted Answer

A) receiving adequate care through community mental health centers. 
B) receiving adequate care through local hospitals. 
C) becoming homeless or repeatedly jailed. 
D) staying on their medications and not being readmitted to the hospitals. 
A) receiving adequate care through community mental health centers. 
B) receiving adequate care through local hospitals. 
C) becoming homeless or repeatedly jailed. 
D) staying on their medications and not being readmitted to the hospitals.

Question 20

One way to alleviate the severe shortage of people working in mental health occupations is to

Accepted Answer

A) encourage people to enter the field as paraprofessionals. 
B) encourage psychiatrists to take on bigger case loads. 
C) remove the emphasis on preventative mental health services so the seriously disturbed can be attended to. 
D) simply pay these professionals what they are worth. 
A) encourage people to enter the field as paraprofessionals. 
B) encourage psychiatrists to take on bigger case loads. 
C) remove the emphasis on preventative mental health services so the seriously disturbed can be attended to. 
D) simply pay these professionals what they are worth.

Exam 15: Extension C: Therapies

Thought-stopping procedures involve ALL of the following EXCEPT

When it comes to treating chronic schizophrenia,

Eclectic therapists

Regarding half-way houses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the drugs Clozaril and Risperdal, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of depression

The use of drugs to alleviate the symptoms of emotional disturbance is known as

Regarding the use of psychosurgery in the past several decades, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Pharmacotherapy can best be described as the use of

Severely depressed patients have been helped by all of the following techniques EXCEPT for

When constructing a hierarchy for desensitization, situations should be ordered

Goals of psychotherapy include

To apply covert reinforcement procedures to increase desirable behavior, you would use

Which of the following is NOT one of the major advantages of antipsychotic drugs?

Therapists at community mental health centers charge

According to various psychological experts, electroconvulsive therapy helps patients by

In a recent study, clients worked through ten computer-guided sessions to treat relatively minor problems.Regarding this technique, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

In and of itself, hospitalization is considered a form of therapy because it

Deinstitutionalization has resulted in former patients

One way to alleviate the severe shortage of people working in mental health occupations is to

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

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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

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Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension A: Applied Psychology

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