Question 1

_____ therapists use whatever methods best fit a particular problem and often seek to combine the best elements of various therapies into more general systems.

Accepted Answer

A) Existential 
B) Convergent 
C) Eclectic 
D) Divergent 
A) Existential 
B) Convergent 
C) Eclectic 
D) Divergent

Question 2

Attempting to control a habit by associating it with something disturbing in one's imagination is a behavioral technique called

Accepted Answer

A) covert association. 
B) negative association. 
C) covert sensitization. 
D) negative reinforcement. 
A) covert association. 
B) negative association. 
C) covert sensitization. 
D) negative reinforcement.

Question 3

Deinstitutionalization can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) the dependency, isolation, and continued emotional disturbance that results from commitment to a mental hospital. 
B) a trend toward reduced use of full-time commitment to mental institutions. 
C) the combined use of medication and hospitalization to treat mental illness. 
D) the complete abandonment of hospitalization as a form of treatment for mental illness. 
A) the dependency, isolation, and continued emotional disturbance that results from commitment to a mental hospital. 
B) a trend toward reduced use of full-time commitment to mental institutions. 
C) the combined use of medication and hospitalization to treat mental illness. 
D) the complete abandonment of hospitalization as a form of treatment for mental illness.

Question 4

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalyst. 
B) Gestalt therapist. 
C) behavior therapist. 
D) cognitive therapist. 
A) psychoanalyst. 
B) Gestalt therapist. 
C) behavior therapist. 
D) cognitive therapist.

Question 5

Covert reinforcement is

Accepted Answer

A) effective only with children and not adults. 
B) a procedure that involves imagining a pleasant, reinforcing scene. 
C) a procedure that involves imagining disgusting images. 
D) not an effective method. 
A) effective only with children and not adults. 
B) a procedure that involves imagining a pleasant, reinforcing scene. 
C) a procedure that involves imagining disgusting images. 
D) not an effective method.

Question 6

One of the drawbacks of using pharmacotherapy with psychotic disorders is that it

Accepted Answer

A) does not relieve the symptoms of mental illness. 
B) may cause adverse neurological side effects, such as rhythmic facial and mouth movements. 
C) results in longer, more expensive hospital stays. 
D) does not work as well as long-term psychotherapy for psychotic disorders. 
A) does not relieve the symptoms of mental illness. 
B) may cause adverse neurological side effects, such as rhythmic facial and mouth movements. 
C) results in longer, more expensive hospital stays. 
D) does not work as well as long-term psychotherapy for psychotic disorders.

Question 7

Regarding deep lesioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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) Like the lobotomy, deep lesioning is irreversible. 
D) Patients suffering from a severe type of obsessive-compulsive disorder may be helped by a deep lesioning procedure. 
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) Like the lobotomy, deep lesioning is irreversible. 
D) Patients suffering from a severe type of obsessive-compulsive disorder may be helped by a deep lesioning procedure.

Question 8

Joseph is a retired carpenter and the father of one of the counselors in the mental health program.Joseph volunteers his time at the mental health center to teach crafts during the day programs.The clients find him very warm and understanding.Joseph would be considered a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) social work intern. 
B) paraprofessional. 
C) psychiatric orderly. 
D) occupational therapist. 
A) social work intern. 
B) paraprofessional. 
C) psychiatric orderly. 
D) occupational therapist.

Question 9

According to your textbook, one of the two goals of community mental health centers is an emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) psychotherapy as opposed to somatic therapy. 
B) prevention of psychological problems. 
C) improved training for psychiatric workers. 
D) revolving-door policies. 
A) psychotherapy as opposed to somatic therapy. 
B) prevention of psychological problems. 
C) improved training for psychiatric workers. 
D) revolving-door policies.

Question 10

_____ requires surgery but allows for electrical stimulation of targeted brain regions.

Accepted Answer

A) Implanted electrodes 
B) ECT 
C) EMDR 
D) Cybertherapy 
A) Implanted electrodes 
B) ECT 
C) EMDR 
D) Cybertherapy

Question 11

According to your textbook, the future of psychotherapy will include an increase in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the use of computer-guided sessions that identify and help solve problems. 
B) the use of psychiatrists and psychoanalysts. 
C) telephone and Internet counseling. 
D) more therapy being provided by master's level practitioners. 
A) the use of computer-guided sessions that identify and help solve problems. 
B) the use of psychiatrists and psychoanalysts. 
C) telephone and Internet counseling. 
D) more therapy being provided by master's level practitioners.

Question 12

A group of experts predicted that there would be an increase in therapy provided by master's-level practitioners, paraprofessionals, Internet services, telephone counseling, and self-help groups and a decrease in the use of psychiatrists and psychoanalysis.These future trends were predicted based on

Accepted Answer

A) pressures to reduce the cost of mental health services. 
B) research that shows that paraprofessionals, self-help groups, and Internet counseling provide better care for clients than do psychiatrists. 
C) the decreased attention span and motivational level of today's clients to participate in long-term therapy. 
D) Internet and telephone services now being able to create the therapeutic alliance as well as long-term therapies did in the past. 
A) pressures to reduce the cost of mental health services. 
B) research that shows that paraprofessionals, self-help groups, and Internet counseling provide better care for clients than do psychiatrists. 
C) the decreased attention span and motivational level of today's clients to participate in long-term therapy. 
D) Internet and telephone services now being able to create the therapeutic alliance as well as long-term therapies did in the past.

Question 13

The advantages of using services like a college counseling service with peer counselors include

Accepted Answer

A) low cost. 
B) the professional supervision of peer counselors. 
C) both low cost and professional supervision of the peer counselors. 
D) none of these 
A) low cost. 
B) the professional supervision of peer counselors. 
C) both low cost and professional supervision of the peer counselors. 
D) none of these

Question 14

Which is NOT a characteristic of all psychotherapies?

Accepted Answer

A) Therapy provides a caring relationship between the client and therapist. 
B) The emphasis is placed on past experiences. 
C) A protected setting is offered for working out problems. 
D) A rationale for the client's suffering and a proposed line of action to end the suffering is offered. 
A) Therapy provides a caring relationship between the client and therapist. 
B) The emphasis is placed on past experiences. 
C) A protected setting is offered for working out problems. 
D) A rationale for the client's suffering and a proposed line of action to end the suffering is offered.

Question 15

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) would most likely be used as a last resort treatment for _____, when it does not respond to any other treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) hyperactivity and generalized anxiety disorders 
B) conversion reactions 
C) paranoia 
D) severe depression 
A) hyperactivity and generalized anxiety disorders 
B) conversion reactions 
C) paranoia 
D) severe depression

Question 16

The oldest and most radical psychosurgery is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In practice, community mental health centers have

Accepted Answer

A) concentrated more on providing clinical services than on prevention. 
B) been unable to make mental health services accessible to the community. 
C) not been able to use paraprofessionals because of community distrust. 
D) been more highly funded than hospital services offered by the community. 
A) concentrated more on providing clinical services than on prevention. 
B) been unable to make mental health services accessible to the community. 
C) not been able to use paraprofessionals because of community distrust. 
D) been more highly funded than hospital services offered by the community.

Question 18

Tabitha is a college student who is receiving supportive therapy by attending a group made up of other women suffering from anorexia and bulimia.Tabitha finds that by helping others in the group, she is helping herself.Tabitha is participating in a(n) _____ group.

Accepted Answer

A) peer counseling 
B) sensitivity 
C) self-help 
D) encounter 
A) peer counseling 
B) sensitivity 
C) self-help 
D) encounter

Question 19

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Accepted Answer

A) cost states large amounts of money for added care in half-way houses. 
B) discharge many chronic patients into hostile communities. 
C) move patients into situations involving treatment by paraprofessionals. 
D) allow the less severe patients better access to mental health care. 
A) cost states large amounts of money for added care in half-way houses. 
B) discharge many chronic patients into hostile communities. 
C) move patients into situations involving treatment by paraprofessionals. 
D) allow the less severe patients better access to mental health care.

Question 20

Which statement about psychotherapy is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most therapists are equally successful. 
B) Most techniques are equally successful. 
C) Therapists and clients need not agree about the goals of therapy. 
D) Effective therapists instruct their clients not to discuss their therapy with anyone else. 
A) Most therapists are equally successful. 
B) Most techniques are equally successful. 
C) Therapists and clients need not agree about the goals of therapy. 
D) Effective therapists instruct their clients not to discuss their therapy with anyone else.

Exam 15: Extension C: Therapies

_____ therapists use whatever methods best fit a particular problem and often seek to combine the best elements of various therapies into more general systems.

Attempting to control a habit by associating it with something disturbing in one's imagination is a behavioral technique called

Deinstitutionalization can best be described as

Jan's therapist uses an insight therapy in helping Jan to deal with her fears and anxieties.Her therapist is intent on having Jan focus on her immediate awareness and not indulge in the past.Jan's therapist is most likely a

Covert reinforcement is

One of the drawbacks of using pharmacotherapy with psychotic disorders is that it

Regarding deep lesioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Joseph is a retired carpenter and the father of one of the counselors in the mental health program.Joseph volunteers his time at the mental health center to teach crafts during the day programs.The clients find him very warm and understanding.Joseph would be considered a(n)

According to your textbook, one of the two goals of community mental health centers is an emphasis on

_____ requires surgery but allows for electrical stimulation of targeted brain regions.

According to your textbook, the future of psychotherapy will include an increase in all of the following EXCEPT

The advantages of using services like a college counseling service with peer counselors include

Which is NOT a characteristic of all psychotherapies?

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) would most likely be used as a last resort treatment for _____, when it does not respond to any other treatment.

The oldest and most radical psychosurgery is

In practice, community mental health centers have

Tabitha is a college student who is receiving supportive therapy by attending a group made up of other women suffering from anorexia and bulimia.Tabitha finds that by helping others in the group, she is helping herself.Tabitha is participating in a(n) _____ group.

The negative impact of shortening psychiatric hospitalization has been to

Which statement about psychotherapy is TRUE?

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