Question 1

Although Clozaril has relieved the symptoms of schizophrenia in some previously "hopeless" cases, 2 out of 100 patients taking Clozaril will suffer from

Accepted Answer

A) Alzheimer's Disease. 
B) paralysis of the lower extremities. 
C) a potentially fatal blood disease. 
D) a non-remitting relapse within two years. 
A) Alzheimer's Disease. 
B) paralysis of the lower extremities. 
C) a potentially fatal blood disease. 
D) a non-remitting relapse within two years.

Question 2

Which of the following is a skill required of culturally skilled counselors?

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A) being able to recognize and participate in cultural stereotypes 
B) understanding the value system of a client's culture 
C) treating members of diverse cultures differently, depending on one's stereotypes 
D) encouraging the client's acculturation to the majority society's ideals 
A) being able to recognize and participate in cultural stereotypes 
B) understanding the value system of a client's culture 
C) treating members of diverse cultures differently, depending on one's stereotypes 
D) encouraging the client's acculturation to the majority society's ideals

Question 3

The three major types of drugs are

Accepted Answer

A) antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics. 
B) anxiolytics, antianxiety, and psychotropics. 
C) detoxifying, antidepressants, antipsychotics. 
D) minor tranquilizers, major tranquilizers, and anti-anxiety. 
A) antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics. 
B) anxiolytics, antianxiety, and psychotropics. 
C) detoxifying, antidepressants, antipsychotics. 
D) minor tranquilizers, major tranquilizers, and anti-anxiety.

Question 4

Those who are effective therapists show they have

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A) more cognitive and less social skills. 
B) the ability to create a working alliance. 
C) dealt with their own mental health problems. 
D) one or two specific types of treatment they use. 
A) more cognitive and less social skills. 
B) the ability to create a working alliance. 
C) dealt with their own mental health problems. 
D) one or two specific types of treatment they use.

Question 5

Your friend, Kiki, comes to you with a personal problem.The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

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A) give her advice on what she should do. 
B) ask a lot of questions to get her talking. 
C) tell her what you would do in her situation. 
D) actively listen to try to clarify the problem. 
A) give her advice on what she should do. 
B) ask a lot of questions to get her talking. 
C) tell her what you would do in her situation. 
D) actively listen to try to clarify the problem.

Question 6

Ashley is counseling her best friend who says she is depressed.Ashley asks her friend if she feels depressed just at school or if she feels this way in other situations.Ashley is using which basic counseling skill?

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A) giving advice 
B) clarifying the problem 
C) imposing her view of reality on the problem 
D) keeping the conversation going with absolutely no silence 
A) giving advice 
B) clarifying the problem 
C) imposing her view of reality on the problem 
D) keeping the conversation going with absolutely no silence

Question 7

In Lars-Goran Ost's brief exposure therapy, the initial 45-minute interview is used to determine the

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A) cause of the client's phobia, which is maintaining his or her avoidance response. 
B) best method for the client to achieve relaxation. 
C) client's catastrophic belief, which is maintaining his or her avoidance response. 
D) extent of the client's ability to cope with other fearful situation besides this phobic object. 
A) cause of the client's phobia, which is maintaining his or her avoidance response. 
B) best method for the client to achieve relaxation. 
C) client's catastrophic belief, which is maintaining his or her avoidance response. 
D) extent of the client's ability to cope with other fearful situation besides this phobic object.

Question 8

Which of the following procedures would be the best to use if you wanted to reduce the fear or anxiety associated with public speaking, entering darkened rooms, asking questions in large classes, heights, talking to members of the opposite sex, and taking tests?

Accepted Answer

A) covert sensitization. 
B) covert reinforcement. 
C) self-directed desensitization. 
D) thought-stopping. 
A) covert sensitization. 
B) covert reinforcement. 
C) self-directed desensitization. 
D) thought-stopping.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a danger signal in psychotherapy?

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A) sexual advances by the therapist 
B) consistent attempts by the therapist to establish rapport 
C) the therapist talks repeatedly about his or her own problems 
D) the therapist requiring that the client not discuss therapy with anyone else 
A) sexual advances by the therapist 
B) consistent attempts by the therapist to establish rapport 
C) the therapist talks repeatedly about his or her own problems 
D) the therapist requiring that the client not discuss therapy with anyone else

Question 10

Aster works as a secretary for a large corporation.Since her divorce, she has been suffering from depression but does not think she can afford counseling.Which of the following statements would be INCORRECT information to give Aster regarding the cost and availability of counseling services?

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A) Most health insurance do not cover psychological services, so the corporation's health plan would not pay for Aster's counseling. 
B) Community mental health centers almost always charge on a sliding scale. 
C) Some communities have free or low cost counseling services staffed by sympathetic paraprofessionals or peer counselors. 
D) She should check to see if there is a self-help group for those recovering from divorce meeting in the community. 
A) Most health insurance do not cover psychological services, so the corporation's health plan would not pay for Aster's counseling. 
B) Community mental health centers almost always charge on a sliding scale. 
C) Some communities have free or low cost counseling services staffed by sympathetic paraprofessionals or peer counselors. 
D) She should check to see if there is a self-help group for those recovering from divorce meeting in the community.

Question 11

Jan likes her psychotherapist and believes that they both agree on the goals for her therapy.Often Jan wants to just engage her therapist in "small talk," but the therapist tends to insist that they stick with the therapy plan.Jan was also surprised that the therapist told her that it was up to her whether she wanted to talk with her friends about what was taking place in therapy.According to your textbook, this therapist

Accepted Answer

A) should demand that Jan not discuss her therapy with anyone. 
B) should allow some sessions just to be "small talk" in order to facilitate rapport. 
C) needs to exert more control over Jan and encourage her to be more dependent on his counsel. 
D) appears to be a professional psychotherapist. 
A) should demand that Jan not discuss her therapy with anyone. 
B) should allow some sessions just to be "small talk" in order to facilitate rapport. 
C) needs to exert more control over Jan and encourage her to be more dependent on his counsel. 
D) appears to be a professional psychotherapist.

Question 12

Anxiolytics are generally used to

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A) improve the mood of depressed patients. 
B) calm agitated patients. 
C) prevent hallucinations. 
D) mimic the effects of psychosis for research purposes. 
A) improve the mood of depressed patients. 
B) calm agitated patients. 
C) prevent hallucinations. 
D) mimic the effects of psychosis for research purposes.

Question 13

Regarding mental hospitalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) The confinement may leave some people less prepared to face the world when they are released. 
B) It is preferable to have the hospitalization occur in a large state mental hospital. 
C) In most cases of mental illness, hospitalization is a last resort in treatment. 
D) The average length of stay in psychiatric hospitals has decreased over the past several decades. 
A) The confinement may leave some people less prepared to face the world when they are released. 
B) It is preferable to have the hospitalization occur in a large state mental hospital. 
C) In most cases of mental illness, hospitalization is a last resort in treatment. 
D) The average length of stay in psychiatric hospitals has decreased over the past several decades.

Question 14

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

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A) agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B) initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C) the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D) whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist. 
A) agreement on the goals of therapy. 
B) initial agreement on the fee structure for therapy. 
C) the joint decision between client and therapist whether drugs will be prescribed as part of therapy. 
D) whether the client accepts the explanation of the problems proposed by the therapist.

Question 15

You have quit smoking and now want to keep from "falling back" into this old habit.To maintain the "new non-smoking you," you imagine someone offering you a cigarette, and you politely turning them down.This image is followed by imagining a pleasant, rewarding scene of yourself being told by the doctor that you are now so healthy that you should live to a ripe old age.You have just used the technique known as

Accepted Answer

A) thought-stopping. 
B) covert sensitization. 
C) desensitization. 
D) covert reinforcement. 
A) thought-stopping. 
B) covert sensitization. 
C) desensitization. 
D) covert reinforcement.

Question 16

GABA is inactivated by being taken back into the axon terminal through a process known as

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A) resolution. 
B) reuptake. 
C) implosion. 
D) desensitization. 
A) resolution. 
B) reuptake. 
C) implosion. 
D) desensitization.

Question 17

_____ is the reduced use of full-time commitment to mental institutions for the treatment of mental disorders.

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A) The therapeutic alliance 
B) The crisis intervention alternative 
C) Somatic out-patient therapy 
D) Deinstitutionalization 
A) The therapeutic alliance 
B) The crisis intervention alternative 
C) Somatic out-patient therapy 
D) Deinstitutionalization

Question 18

In a recent study, clients worked through ten computer-guided sessions to treat relatively minor problems.Most of the

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A) clients were satisfied with the help they received. 
B) clients were very dissatisfied with the help they received. 
C) clients were shocked that the computer-guided sessions cost more than regular therapy sessions. 
D) clients' problems worsened during these waiting period sessions with the computer. 
A) clients were satisfied with the help they received. 
B) clients were very dissatisfied with the help they received. 
C) clients were shocked that the computer-guided sessions cost more than regular therapy sessions. 
D) clients' problems worsened during these waiting period sessions with the computer.

Question 19

The drugs used in pharmacotherapy

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A) generally cure mental illness. 
B) also help patients benefit from psychotherapy. 
C) chemically remove a patient's underlying problems. 
D) tend to be under-utilized in most treatment settings. 
A) generally cure mental illness. 
B) also help patients benefit from psychotherapy. 
C) chemically remove a patient's underlying problems. 
D) tend to be under-utilized in most treatment settings.

Question 20

A Swedish researcher, Lars-Goran Ost, has been conducting research with a new method for treating specific phobias, which involves

Accepted Answer

A) a three-hour intense exposure to the phobic object. 
B) eye-movement desensitization. 
C) gradual exposure to the phobic object through virtual reality. 
D) aversion therapy. 
A) a three-hour intense exposure to the phobic object. 
B) eye-movement desensitization. 
C) gradual exposure to the phobic object through virtual reality. 
D) aversion therapy.

Exam 15: Extension C: Therapies

Although Clozaril has relieved the symptoms of schizophrenia in some previously "hopeless" cases, 2 out of 100 patients taking Clozaril will suffer from

Which of the following is a skill required of culturally skilled counselors?

The three major types of drugs are

Those who are effective therapists show they have

Your friend, Kiki, comes to you with a personal problem.The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

Ashley is counseling her best friend who says she is depressed.Ashley asks her friend if she feels depressed just at school or if she feels this way in other situations.Ashley is using which basic counseling skill?

In Lars-Goran Ost's brief exposure therapy, the initial 45-minute interview is used to determine the

Which of the following procedures would be the best to use if you wanted to reduce the fear or anxiety associated with public speaking, entering darkened rooms, asking questions in large classes, heights, talking to members of the opposite sex, and taking tests?

Which of the following is NOT a danger signal in psychotherapy?

Aster works as a secretary for a large corporation.Since her divorce, she has been suffering from depression but does not think she can afford counseling.Which of the following statements would be INCORRECT information to give Aster regarding the cost and availability of counseling services?

Anxiolytics are generally used to

Regarding mental hospitalization, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An especially important part of the therapeutic alliance is

GABA is inactivated by being taken back into the axon terminal through a process known as

_____ is the reduced use of full-time commitment to mental institutions for the treatment of mental disorders.

In a recent study, clients worked through ten computer-guided sessions to treat relatively minor problems.Most of the

The drugs used in pharmacotherapy

A Swedish researcher, Lars-Goran Ost, has been conducting research with a new method for treating specific phobias, which involves

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

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics