Exam 14: Therapies

Which of the following is a key difference between clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists?

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object (either actual or imagined)?

Rhona's therapist is attempting to treat her agoraphobia by riding the subway with her during rush hour on the first day of treatment.The therapist is most likely doing this as part of a treatment known as ______________.

Jenny was been bitten by several dogs when she was younger.As an adult,Jenny has an extreme phobia for dogs,and begins to shake if she even sees a dog.Using the language of classical conditioning,dogs have become a ____________.

Cognitive-behavioral therapists would argue that anxiety and mood disorders are largely the result of _______________.

Treatments that have been tested using sound research designs,and have been found to be both safe and effective are called ______________.

Rita is a mental health professional who has a master's degree.She generally works with people who are having difficulty dealing with mild depression or anxiety,or are generally having trouble with stress or coping; she does not work with individuals who have more severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia or major depression.Rita is most likely a _____.

Cherise finds out that she is being transferred to an office located on the tenth floor of a building.The problem is that she fears heights so much that she never goes above the third floor in any building.Her therapist teaches her how to relax deeply while imagining looking out over a balcony.As her therapy progresses,Cherise imagines herself on higher and higher floors.This technique is called ______________.

The psychologist Carl Rogers developed a type of therapy called _____,which focuses on individuals' abilities to solve their own problems and reach their full potential with the encouragement of the therapist.

An essential element of client-centered therapy is _______.

Which type of therapy is based on using learning principles,such as classical conditioning?

In the 1950s Terence had a procedure done to him where the doctor used an instrument to cut the nerve fibers connecting his prefrontal cortex to the rest of the brain.This procedure,called _____________,left him withdrawn and unable to care for himself.

In client-centered therapy,the therapist provides empathy and unconditional positive regard to the client.

For client-centered therapy to be effective,the client must perceive the therapist as showing _______.

Interpersonal therapy has demonstrated success in all but which of the following conditions?

Estella is afraid of cats.To help her overcome her fear,her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Estella is watching.Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior.Estella's mother is using ________________.