Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

Psychodynamic therapy is ________ than traditional psychoanalysis.

Madison has a fear of spiders.Her therapist has designed a therapy to replace fear with calm when Madison sees a spider.Madison's therapist is applying ________ therapy.

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

Praising socially withdrawn children when they make eye contact with others and ignoring them after a temper tantrum best illustrates an application of

"The technique reduces people to puppets controlled by therapists! It doesn't respect human freedom." This criticism is most likely to be directed at

A famous 12-step program is associated with

Several years after his wife's death,Mr.Stattler remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and sadness.To reduce Mr.Stattler's depression,a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop blaming himself for not being able to prevent his wife's death.The therapist's approach is most representative of

Which form of treatment is especially likely to focus on the goal of healing social relationships?

Who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy?

Which of the following is a form of cognitive therapy?

Aaron Beck has used gentle questioning intended to reveal depressed clients' irrational thinking.His therapeutic approach best illustrates

Which therapeutic approach relies most heavily on patients' discovering their own ways of effectively dealing with their difficulties?

Dr.Byrne is a clinical psychologist who often uses operant conditioning techniques to treat her clients.She also encourages them to modify their thought patterns,and on occasion she interprets their transference behaviors.Dr.Byrne's therapeutic approach would best be described as

According to Freud,when early experiences result in unresolved conflicts and frustrated urges,these emotionally charged memories are ________ but can continue to influence a person's thoughts and behavior.

Treatment involving psychological techniques designed to assist someone to overcome a psychological disorder such as a phobia would generally be best described as

Psychoanalysis is most likely to view patient transference as

Systematic desensitization is based on the idea that ________ in fear-provoking situations can gradually eliminate anxiety.

________ therapy is a therapeutic approach derived from the psychoanalytic tradition,which views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences and which seeks to enhance self-insight.

Mrs.Coleman is a withdrawn schizophrenia patient.To help her become more socially active,institutional staff members give her small plastic cards whenever she talks to someone.She is allowed to exchange these cards for candy and cigarettes.Staff members are making use of

Which of the following therapists introduced the use of free association?