Question 1

Depressed persons see themselves in negative terms due to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) selective perception. 
B) overgeneralization. 
C) all-or-nothing thinking. 
D) a loss of meaningfulness. 
A) selective perception. 
B) overgeneralization. 
C) all-or-nothing thinking. 
D) a loss of meaningfulness. D

Question 2

A client-centered therapist avoids hiding behind his or her professional role and strives to be honest and genuine. This condition essential to therapy is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) authenticity. 
B) unconditional positive regard. 
C) empathy. 
D) reflection. 
A) authenticity. 
B) unconditional positive regard. 
C) empathy. 
D) reflection. A

Question 3

Frank considers himself to be a total failure in every aspect of his life because he failed one class.Frank's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking that cognitive therapists call

Accepted Answer

A) selective perception. 
B) incongruence. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) all-or-nothing thinking. 
A) selective perception. 
B) incongruence. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) all-or-nothing thinking. C

Question 4

Compulsive hoarders respond well to therapy when it both corrects distorted thinking about hoarding and actively modifies hoarding behavior in a therapy approach called _______.

Accepted Answer

cognitive

Question 5

Jack considers himself to be a total failure in every aspect of his life because he failed one college class,a distortion of thinking that cognitive therapists call overgeneralization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dana made an A on a test,was asked on a date by a guy in class,and was complimented by several people on her class presentation,but then she lost her psychology notes and searched the library and the cafeteria before she remembered that she left them at home.When her mother asked how her day went,Dana wailed that it was just awful and related only the part of her day when her psychology notes were lost.According to Aaron Beck,Dana exhibited

Accepted Answer

A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) selective perception. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) personification. 
A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) selective perception. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) personification.

Question 7

Logotherapy is a form of _______ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) existential 
B) reality 
C) action 
D) cognitive 
A) existential 
B) reality 
C) action 
D) cognitive

Question 8

Aaron is asked by his therapist to relax and talk about any thoughts that come into his head,letting his thoughts move freely from one idea to the next.Aaron's therapist is using which psychoanalytic technique?

Accepted Answer

A) analysis of transference 
B) reciprocal inhibition 
C) reflection 
D) free association 
A) analysis of transference 
B) reciprocal inhibition 
C) reflection 
D) free association

Question 9

Carla believes that anyone who belongs to "her" political party is a "good,trustworthy" person,while anyone who belongs to the other party is "bad and untrustworthy." When her best friend tells Carla that she is voting for the other party,Carla becomes very upset and cannot believe that her best friend would be so disloyal to her. According to Aaron Beck,Carla is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) overgeneralization. 
B) selective perception. 
C) all-or-nothing thinking. 
D) incomplete rationalization. 
A) overgeneralization. 
B) selective perception. 
C) all-or-nothing thinking. 
D) incomplete rationalization.

Question 10

Client-centered therapy is based on the work of

Accepted Answer

A) Albert Ellis. 
B) Carl Rogers. 
C) Sigmund Freud. 
D) B.F.Skinner. 
A) Albert Ellis. 
B) Carl Rogers. 
C) Sigmund Freud. 
D) B.F.Skinner.

Question 11

Cheryl has been responding to her therapist with hostility during her sessions.Upon further investigation her therapist realized that she was unconsciously projecting her anger and frustration associated with her father onto her therapist.Cheryl is experiencing _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cheryl has been responding to her therapist...

Question 12

Regarding client-centered therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The client is encouraged to actively seek to solve his or her own problems. 
B) The client determines what will be discussed during each session. 
C) The therapist uses a directive approach to delve into the client's unconscious conflicts. 
D) The therapist's job is to create an "atmosphere of growth" and not to "fix" the client. 
A) The client is encouraged to actively seek to solve his or her own problems. 
B) The client determines what will be discussed during each session. 
C) The therapist uses a directive approach to delve into the client's unconscious conflicts. 
D) The therapist's job is to create an "atmosphere of growth" and not to "fix" the client.

Question 13

Humanistic therapies generally emphasize

Accepted Answer

A) making full use of one's potential. 
B) an in-depth analysis of unconscious forces within the personality. 
C) alteration of long-established habits. 
D) the value of spontaneous remissions. 
A) making full use of one's potential. 
B) an in-depth analysis of unconscious forces within the personality. 
C) alteration of long-established habits. 
D) the value of spontaneous remissions.

Question 14

Freud's method of psychotherapy involved

Accepted Answer

A) bringing to an end the patient's irrational and self­defeating internal dialogue. 
B) unconditional positive regard,empathy,and reflection. 
C) free association,dream analysis,and transference. 
D) drugs and psychosurgery. 
A) bringing to an end the patient's irrational and self­defeating internal dialogue. 
B) unconditional positive regard,empathy,and reflection. 
C) free association,dream analysis,and transference. 
D) drugs and psychosurgery.

Question 15

Which of the following would a rational-emotive behavior therapist consider an irrational belief that could lead to emotional upset and conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) I must be loved and approved of by almost every significant person in my life. 
B) Certain people that I must deal with are thoroughly bad,and they should be severely blamed and punished for it. 
C) I should be completely competent and achieving in all ways to be a worthwhile person. 
D) All of these are irrational assumptions. 
A) I must be loved and approved of by almost every significant person in my life. 
B) Certain people that I must deal with are thoroughly bad,and they should be severely blamed and punished for it. 
C) I should be completely competent and achieving in all ways to be a worthwhile person. 
D) All of these are irrational assumptions.

Question 16

Which types of therapy tend to be more concerned with their clients gaining insight and less concerned with changing harmful thinking patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic and humanistic therapies 
B) cognitive and behavior therapies 
C) somatic therapy and logotherapy 
D) all of these 
A) psychodynamic and humanistic therapies 
B) cognitive and behavior therapies 
C) somatic therapy and logotherapy 
D) all of these

Question 17

Charles was rejected by his long-time girlfriend.He has decided that no other woman will love him,that his co- workers and the people who say they are his friends must also dislike him,too.Charles has let his rejection by his girlfriend "color" his perceptions of other areas in his life.Beck referred to this as

Accepted Answer

A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) overgeneralization. 
C) selective perception. 
D) personification. 
A) all-or-nothing thinking. 
B) overgeneralization. 
C) selective perception. 
D) personification.

Question 18

John has a lot of resentment and anger toward his father who "ran out" on him and his mother when John was 13.John's therapist follows the Gestalt approach.This therapist is likely to emphasize all of the following EXCEPT having John

Accepted Answer

A) take responsibility for his own feelings and actions. 
B) discuss how his childhood experiences caused his feelings. 
C) focus on what he wants to do rather than what he should do. 
D) become aware of his distorted perceptions. 
A) take responsibility for his own feelings and actions. 
B) discuss how his childhood experiences caused his feelings. 
C) focus on what he wants to do rather than what he should do. 
D) become aware of his distorted perceptions.

Question 19

Which of the following group of techniques would be utilized in client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) confrontation,giving interpretations,and providing advice 
B) developing conditions of worth,analysis of unconscious conflicts,and use of directive approaches 
C) dream analysis,free association,and analysis of transference 
D) reflection,unconditional positive regard,and empathy 
A) confrontation,giving interpretations,and providing advice 
B) developing conditions of worth,analysis of unconscious conflicts,and use of directive approaches 
C) dream analysis,free association,and analysis of transference 
D) reflection,unconditional positive regard,and empathy

Question 20

According to Freud,repressed memories,motives,and conflicts remain active in the personality and cause some people to develop rigid ego defenses and compulsive,self-defeating behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 66: Therapies: Humanistic and Cognitive Therapies

Depressed persons see themselves in negative terms due to all of the following EXCEPT

A client-centered therapist avoids hiding behind his or her professional role and strives to be honest and genuine. This condition essential to therapy is referred to as

Frank considers himself to be a total failure in every aspect of his life because he failed one class.Frank's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking that cognitive therapists call

Compulsive hoarders respond well to therapy when it both corrects distorted thinking about hoarding and actively modifies hoarding behavior in a therapy approach called _______.

Jack considers himself to be a total failure in every aspect of his life because he failed one college class,a distortion of thinking that cognitive therapists call overgeneralization.

Logotherapy is a form of _______ therapy.

Aaron is asked by his therapist to relax and talk about any thoughts that come into his head,letting his thoughts move freely from one idea to the next.Aaron's therapist is using which psychoanalytic technique?

Client-centered therapy is based on the work of

Cheryl has been responding to her therapist with hostility during her sessions.Upon further investigation her therapist realized that she was unconsciously projecting her anger and frustration associated with her father onto her therapist.Cheryl is experiencing _______.

Regarding client-centered therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Humanistic therapies generally emphasize

Freud's method of psychotherapy involved

Which of the following would a rational-emotive behavior therapist consider an irrational belief that could lead to emotional upset and conflict?

Which types of therapy tend to be more concerned with their clients gaining insight and less concerned with changing harmful thinking patterns?

John has a lot of resentment and anger toward his father who "ran out" on him and his mother when John was 13.John's therapist follows the Gestalt approach.This therapist is likely to emphasize all of the following EXCEPT having John

Which of the following group of techniques would be utilized in client-centered therapy?

According to Freud,repressed memories,motives,and conflicts remain active in the personality and cause some people to develop rigid ego defenses and compulsive,self-defeating behavior.

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

Psychological Disorders: Mood Disorders