Exam 15: Therapies

Using cognitive-behavior therapy,a therapist may help a depressed client by helping the client resume activities that are meaningful and enjoyable.This approach to minimizing the negative effects of depression is known as

After her poem was not selected for the school literary magazine,Kate concluded that she must not be a good writer.Which type of maladaptive cognition best fits Kate's thinking?

Which of the following would be an example of catharsis occurring during a therapy session? The patient

Psychotherapy is a specialized process in which a trained professional uses psychological methods to help a person with physical problems.

Most medications are used to treat persons with psychological disorders by

If a psychotherapist is working hard to create a condition where the censorship of the ego is relaxed,then this person is most likely using a ______ approach to psychotherapy.

When a client-centered therapist is using ______,the therapist helps the client clarify feelings expressed by mirroring back the emotions of the client.

A therapist using ______ therapy strives to create a safe atmosphere so that clients will feel free to express themselves.

When a therapist helps a person overcome a phobia by gradually accompanying the patient from mildly fearful event to more fearful events,the therapist is using the ______ technique.

Which of the following is a contemporary neo-Freudian form of psychotherapy that ignores unconscious motivation?

If a therapist encounters a problem with a patient that the therapist has not been trained to treat,what should the ethical therapist do?

Jennifer canceled her next appointment with her analyst after a particularly disturbing session.The analyst would probably suggest Jennifer's behavior is an example of

Patients often believe their problems are unique and not shared by others.Which therapy particularly helps patients see that others have problems too?

When Jane said,"I just feel like my father never listened to me;he just blocked me out like I wasn't significant enough to be considered," her counselor said,"You sound hurt and angry that your father didn't pay more attention to you." The therapist was using the client-centered technique of

A specific goal of feminist psychotherapy is to encourage women to

The goal of ________ is to reduce depression by inducing seizure activity in the brains of severely depressed people.

Making more efficient use of a therapist's time is an advantage of ________ psychotherapy.

Interpersonal psychotherapy is a brief form of psychotherapy that usually lasts

What is the relationship between the ethical use of a treatment and its evaluation?

In the treatment of ______,transcranial stimulation has been found to be more effective that placebo trials.