Question 1

Jill would like to improve communication in her marriage.Which of the following would NOT be a recommendation of Carl Rogers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paraphrase what her partner says to her. 
B)  Learn new conversation skills. 
C)  Invite clarification on a topic being discussed. 
D)  Reflect her partners' feelings when communicating. 
A)  Paraphrase what her partner says to her. 
B)  Learn new conversation skills. 
C)  Invite clarification on a topic being discussed. 
D)  Reflect her partners' feelings when communicating.

Question 2

Carl Rogers encouraged client-centered therapists to ________ during the process of therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  clearly communicate their diagnosis of a client's disorder 
B)  genuinely express their own true feelings 
C)  explain the immediate causes of a client's difficulties 
D)  identify a hierarchy of the client's anxiety-arousing experiences 
A)  clearly communicate their diagnosis of a client's disorder 
B)  genuinely express their own true feelings 
C)  explain the immediate causes of a client's difficulties 
D)  identify a hierarchy of the client's anxiety-arousing experiences

Question 3

Dr.Zander applies psychological techniques to treat various psychological disorders.Dr.Zander is using

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  insight therapy. 
C)  psychotherapy. 
D)  psychodynamic therapy. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  insight therapy. 
C)  psychotherapy. 
D)  psychodynamic therapy.

Question 4

Which form of therapy is most likely to emphasize the importance of examining a person's role within a social system?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  family therapy 
D)  client-centered therapy 
A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  family therapy 
D)  client-centered therapy

Question 5

Dr.Smith has prescribed an antianxiety drug to help his client reduce her fear of crowds.Dr.Smith is using

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical therapy. 
B)  insight therapy. 
C)  psychotherapy. 
D)  psychodynamic therapy. 
A)  biomedical therapy. 
B)  insight therapy. 
C)  psychotherapy. 
D)  psychodynamic therapy.

Question 6

Client-centered therapy is most likely to involve

Accepted Answer

A)  helping clients associate anxiety-arousing stimuli with a pleasant state of relaxation. 
B)  encouraging clients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors. 
C)  restating and clarifying what clients say during the course of therapy. 
D)  vigorously challenging clients' self-defeating thoughts. 
A)  helping clients associate anxiety-arousing stimuli with a pleasant state of relaxation. 
B)  encouraging clients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors. 
C)  restating and clarifying what clients say during the course of therapy. 
D)  vigorously challenging clients' self-defeating thoughts.

Question 7

Influencing patients by therapeutically controlling the consequences of their actions illustrates an application of

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic therapy. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
A)  humanistic therapy. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  operant conditioning.

Question 8

During a marriage counseling session,the therapist suggests to Mr.and Mrs.Gallo that they each restate their spouse's comments before making their own.The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  cognitive-behavioral therapy. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  client-centered therapy. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  cognitive-behavioral therapy. 
C)  systematic desensitization. 
D)  client-centered therapy.

Question 9

An analyst who points out a patient's resistance to continuing the process of free association and provides the patient with insight into the reason for this resistance is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  stress inoculation training. 
C)  interpretation. 
D)  transference. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  stress inoculation training. 
C)  interpretation. 
D)  transference.

Question 10

Mason's therapist teaches him to change his habit of total self-blame and negative thinking,while noting behaviors for which he may be truly responsible.With these techniques,the therapist is aiming to get Mason to

Accepted Answer

A)  test his beliefs. 
B)  experience unconditional positive regard. 
C)  reveal his beliefs. 
D)  change his beliefs. 
A)  test his beliefs. 
B)  experience unconditional positive regard. 
C)  reveal his beliefs. 
D)  change his beliefs.

Question 11

Carl Rogers is known for the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  the token economy. 
B)  stress inoculation training. 
C)  client-centered therapy. 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  the token economy. 
B)  stress inoculation training. 
C)  client-centered therapy. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 12

Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to

Accepted Answer

A)  focus more on other people's feelings than on their own. 
B)  adapt more readily to social norms and expectations. 
C)  imitate the behavior of others who are happy and successful. 
D)  take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions. 
A)  focus more on other people's feelings than on their own. 
B)  adapt more readily to social norms and expectations. 
C)  imitate the behavior of others who are happy and successful. 
D)  take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions.

Question 13

Beck believed that challenging people's automatic negative thoughts could be therapeutic.This view formed the basis of his _____,which assumes that changing people's thinking can change their functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  biomedical therapy 
C)  humanistic therapy 
D)  insight therapy 
A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  biomedical therapy 
C)  humanistic therapy 
D)  insight therapy

Question 14

Both psychodynamic therapy and client-centered therapy stress

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of insight and increased self-understanding. 
B)  learning new conditioned responses that are incompatible with previously learned responses. 
C)  the importance of determining an accurate baseline measurement for the incidence of problem behaviors. 
D)  the importance of focusing on past relationships and social interactions rather than on present experiences. 
A)  the importance of insight and increased self-understanding. 
B)  learning new conditioned responses that are incompatible with previously learned responses. 
C)  the importance of determining an accurate baseline measurement for the incidence of problem behaviors. 
D)  the importance of focusing on past relationships and social interactions rather than on present experiences.

Question 15

Sheldon's therapist uses free association,resistances,dream analysis,and transference in an effort to get Sheldon to gain insight into the unconscious causes of his depression.Sheldon's therapist is applying

Accepted Answer

A)  client-centered therapy. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  cognitive therapy. 
D)  behavior therapy. 
A)  client-centered therapy. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  cognitive therapy. 
D)  behavior therapy.

Question 16

The use of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical therapy. 
B)  behavior therapy. 
C)  psychodynamic therapy. 
D)  cognitive therapy. 
A)  biomedical therapy. 
B)  behavior therapy. 
C)  psychodynamic therapy. 
D)  cognitive therapy.

Question 17

Helping patients gain perspective on feelings they seem to be defending against is a major goal of

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  psychodynamic therapy. 
C)  a token economy. 
D)  cognitive therapy. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  psychodynamic therapy. 
C)  a token economy. 
D)  cognitive therapy.

Question 18

Echoing,restating,and clarifying what a client expresses is most central to the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  counterconditioning. 
C)  free association. 
D)  active listening. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  counterconditioning. 
C)  free association. 
D)  active listening.

Question 19

Which counterconditioning technique is especially helpful when it would be too expensive or too embarrassing for a person to directly confront an anxiety-arousing situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  virtual reality exposure therapy 
B)  a token economy 
C)  free association 
D)  aversive conditioning 
A)  virtual reality exposure therapy 
B)  a token economy 
C)  free association 
D)  aversive conditioning

Question 20

Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house,her mother immediately spanks her.The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  free association. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  stress inoculation training. 
A)  systematic desensitization. 
B)  free association. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  stress inoculation training.

Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

Jill would like to improve communication in her marriage.Which of the following would NOT be a recommendation of Carl Rogers?

Carl Rogers encouraged client-centered therapists to ________ during the process of therapy.

Dr.Zander applies psychological techniques to treat various psychological disorders.Dr.Zander is using

Which form of therapy is most likely to emphasize the importance of examining a person's role within a social system?

Dr.Smith has prescribed an antianxiety drug to help his client reduce her fear of crowds.Dr.Smith is using

Client-centered therapy is most likely to involve

Influencing patients by therapeutically controlling the consequences of their actions illustrates an application of

During a marriage counseling session,the therapist suggests to Mr.and Mrs.Gallo that they each restate their spouse's comments before making their own.The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with

An analyst who points out a patient's resistance to continuing the process of free association and provides the patient with insight into the reason for this resistance is engaging in

Mason's therapist teaches him to change his habit of total self-blame and negative thinking,while noting behaviors for which he may be truly responsible.With these techniques,the therapist is aiming to get Mason to

Carl Rogers is known for the development of

Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to

Beck believed that challenging people's automatic negative thoughts could be therapeutic.This view formed the basis of his _____,which assumes that changing people's thinking can change their functioning.

Both psychodynamic therapy and client-centered therapy stress

Sheldon's therapist uses free association,resistances,dream analysis,and transference in an effort to get Sheldon to gain insight into the unconscious causes of his depression.Sheldon's therapist is applying

The use of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia best illustrates

Helping patients gain perspective on feelings they seem to be defending against is a major goal of

Echoing,restating,and clarifying what a client expresses is most central to the process of

Which counterconditioning technique is especially helpful when it would be too expensive or too embarrassing for a person to directly confront an anxiety-arousing situation?

Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house,her mother immediately spanks her.The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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