Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

The relentless rehearsal of overgeneralized,self-blaming thoughts by depressed clients is called

Therapists practice ________ by using positive reinforcers to reward closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.

Freud is to ________ as Rogers is to ________.

Freud believed that there are threatening things we _____,meaning that we do not want to know them,so we deny them.

In treating alcohol use disorder,therapists have clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug.This technique is known as

Progressive relaxation is a technique used in

Emma is trying to get her 3-year-old daughter to stop crying when it is time for bed.She wants to reinforce her for not crying.Which of the following would best serve as a successful reinforcer for Emma's daughter?

A therapist may encourage a client to change from thinking "I totally failed my exercise training program" to "I fell short of some training goals but I can make some specific changes in my schedule to succeed next time." This technique is used in

Empathic understanding of the patient's subjective experiences is a major goal of

Systematic desensitization involves replacing a negative response with a positive response,whereas ________ involves replacing a positive response with a negative response.

To help Mr.Eberstadt overcome alcohol use disorder,his therapist first attempted to discover whether his misuse of alcohol was somehow a reaction to his wife's behavior.The therapist's concern is most likely to be characteristic of a

A token economy is to operant conditioning as ________ is to classical conditioning.

Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of

An eclectic approach to psychotherapy is one that

By examining the actual consequences associated with anxiety-provoking situations,cognitive therapy clients usually find that the consequences are not as bad as they had imagined.This most directly helps to

Psychoanalytic techniques are designed to help patients become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses.In other words,the therapist is helping them to gain ________ into the origins of their disorders.

Brandon is going through exposure therapy to try to treat his spider phobia.His therapist is using systematic desensitization.His therapist is teaching him how to release tension in one muscle group after another,until he is completely relaxed.What technique is being used?

Gabriel is terrified of flying.Which form of therapy may be used to create a flying experience in a cost-effective and easy-to-implement way?

Most self-help and support groups focus on ________ or hard-to-discuss illnesses.

In classical conditioning therapies,maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be