Question 1

Programs designed to focus on the early detection of emotional problems in order to keep them from becoming more serious are forms of

Accepted Answer

A) primary prevention. 
B) secondary prevention. 
C) tertiary prevention. 
D) holistic prevention. 
A) primary prevention. 
B) secondary prevention. 
C) tertiary prevention. 
D) holistic prevention. B

Question 2

The most promising form of biological treatment in use today is __________,the use of medications to treat mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

psychopharmacology

Question 3

What is a cognitive-behavior therapist likely to do in treating Frances,whose battle with depression was described in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) be very directive in getting her to look at her distorted thinking 
B) reward her each time she gets through the day without feeling depressed 
C) teach her a relaxation technique and slow breathing to help her deal with stress 
D) use role-playing to demonstrate healthy and unhealthy interactions 
A) be very directive in getting her to look at her distorted thinking 
B) reward her each time she gets through the day without feeling depressed 
C) teach her a relaxation technique and slow breathing to help her deal with stress 
D) use role-playing to demonstrate healthy and unhealthy interactions A

Question 4

If Harry Stack Sullivan could comment on the case of Frances presented in your text,he would probably focus on

Accepted Answer

A) both her relationship with her mother and her feelings about her mother. 
B) her relationship with her mother,but not her feelings about her mother. 
C) her feelings about her mother,but not her relationship with her mother. 
D) her sexual feelings for her father. 
A) both her relationship with her mother and her feelings about her mother. 
B) her relationship with her mother,but not her feelings about her mother. 
C) her feelings about her mother,but not her relationship with her mother. 
D) her sexual feelings for her father.

Question 5

Which of these is an example of a placebo in medicine?

Accepted Answer

A) a test to diagnose a disorder 
B) a pill with inactive ingredients 
C) the beneficial effects of treatment 
D) a medication designed to treat a disease 
A) a test to diagnose a disorder 
B) a pill with inactive ingredients 
C) the beneficial effects of treatment 
D) a medication designed to treat a disease

Question 6

Your friend told you that she was a member of the placebo group in a recently completed study of a new drug.What is your friend likely to have experienced?

Accepted Answer

A) She showed no improvement. 
B) She received no treatment or was put on a waiting list. 
C) She received a treatment specifically designed for her disorder. 
D) She received a treatment not thought to be specifically effective in treating her disorder. 
A) She showed no improvement. 
B) She received no treatment or was put on a waiting list. 
C) She received a treatment specifically designed for her disorder. 
D) She received a treatment not thought to be specifically effective in treating her disorder.

Question 7

Which of the following describes allegiance effects in psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychotherapists tend to use the form of therapy they encountered first in training. 
B) Psychotherapists tend to use the form of therapy for which they are reimbursed by insurance companies. 
C) Patients tend to seek out those therapists who will give them "a break" when they bill for their time. 
D) Psychotherapy researchers tend to find evidence that their preferred form of therapy is more effective than other forms. 
A) Psychotherapists tend to use the form of therapy they encountered first in training. 
B) Psychotherapists tend to use the form of therapy for which they are reimbursed by insurance companies. 
C) Patients tend to seek out those therapists who will give them "a break" when they bill for their time. 
D) Psychotherapy researchers tend to find evidence that their preferred form of therapy is more effective than other forms.

Question 8

What occurs in a double-blind study of medication?

Accepted Answer

A) Any placebo effect can be seen as a hoax. 
B) There is a higher risk of expectation effects. 
C) The doctor,but not the patient,knows if the medication is a placebo. 
D) Neither the patient nor the doctor knows if the medication is a placebo. 
A) Any placebo effect can be seen as a hoax. 
B) There is a higher risk of expectation effects. 
C) The doctor,but not the patient,knows if the medication is a placebo. 
D) Neither the patient nor the doctor knows if the medication is a placebo.

Question 9

What erroneous assumption led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia prevented epileptic seizures. 
B) Epileptic seizures prevented schizophrenia. 
C) Schizophrenia resulted from failure to use both hemispheres. 
D) ECT would result in memory loss that would cure schizophrenia. 
A) Schizophrenia prevented epileptic seizures. 
B) Epileptic seizures prevented schizophrenia. 
C) Schizophrenia resulted from failure to use both hemispheres. 
D) ECT would result in memory loss that would cure schizophrenia.

Question 10

Ted wants to learn about the effects of the drug Prozac.Under what category of medications would he find the drug listed?

Accepted Answer

A) antimanic 
B) antianxiety 
C) antipsychotic 
D) antidepressant 
A) antimanic 
B) antianxiety 
C) antipsychotic 
D) antidepressant

Question 11

Under which of the following circumstances would a study of the effectiveness of different forms of psychotherapy have high internal validity?

Accepted Answer

A) The results are statistically significant. 
B) The independent variable is confounded with other factors. 
C) The findings can be generalized to other types of patients. 
D) Patient improvement can be attributed to the psychotherapy and not to other factors. 
A) The results are statistically significant. 
B) The independent variable is confounded with other factors. 
C) The findings can be generalized to other types of patients. 
D) Patient improvement can be attributed to the psychotherapy and not to other factors.

Question 12

A reporter for the local newspaper is deciding on a headline for an article describing the Consumer Reports study of psychotherapy.Which of the following titles would most effectively capture the findings?

Accepted Answer

A) "Psychotherapy: Consumer Rip-off" 
B) "Psychotherapy: Consumers Generally Satisfied" 
C) "The Success of Psychotherapy: It Takes Years" 
D) "Consumers Pay for Friendship in Psychotherapy" 
A) "Psychotherapy: Consumer Rip-off" 
B) "Psychotherapy: Consumers Generally Satisfied" 
C) "The Success of Psychotherapy: It Takes Years" 
D) "Consumers Pay for Friendship in Psychotherapy"

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the evidence for how many people receive psychological help out of all those who need it?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people will receive help. 
B) Only people with severe disturbances will receive help. 
C) Most people will not receive help. 
D) Only people with the most common disturbances will receive help. 
A) Most people will receive help. 
B) Only people with severe disturbances will receive help. 
C) Most people will not receive help. 
D) Only people with the most common disturbances will receive help.

Question 14

Therapeutic neutrality is viewed as a key component of

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis. 
B) client-centered therapy. 
C) in vivo desensitization. 
D) rational-emotive therapy. 
A) psychoanalysis. 
B) client-centered therapy. 
C) in vivo desensitization. 
D) rational-emotive therapy.

Question 15

For an assignment you are asked to look up a group of drugs known as major tranquilizers.You consult a drug handbook and find that another term for these drugs is

Accepted Answer

A) antianxiety. 
B) antipsychotic. 
C) antidepressant. 
D) sedative hypnotic. 
A) antianxiety. 
B) antipsychotic. 
C) antidepressant. 
D) sedative hypnotic.

Question 16

Mental health professionals who strive to meet the mental health needs of members of various ethnic minority groups need to be sensitive to the challenge of acculturation,which refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the preservation of each group's unique customs and values. 
B) how members of each group understand themselves in terms of their own culture. 
C) the process of learning and adopting the cultural patterns of the majority group. 
D) depreciating of the customs and values of the majority group. 
A) the preservation of each group's unique customs and values. 
B) how members of each group understand themselves in terms of their own culture. 
C) the process of learning and adopting the cultural patterns of the majority group. 
D) depreciating of the customs and values of the majority group.

Question 17

Which therapy emphasizes empirical evaluation and the application of psychological science to treating clinical problems?

Accepted Answer

A) ego analysis 
B) cognitive-behavior therapy 
C) humanistic therapy 
D) psychoanalytic therapy 
A) ego analysis 
B) cognitive-behavior therapy 
C) humanistic therapy 
D) psychoanalytic therapy

Question 18

A unique technique that Carl Rogers suggested for humanistic psychotherapists was

Accepted Answer

A) therapist self-disclosure. 
B) client self-disclosure. 
C) the use of positive reinforcement. 
D) the use of thought analysis. 
A) therapist self-disclosure. 
B) client self-disclosure. 
C) the use of positive reinforcement. 
D) the use of thought analysis.

Question 19

Rogers viewed three qualities as essential in a therapist.Which of the following is one of those qualities?

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge about different therapies 
B) empathy 
C) intelligence 
D) sympathy 
A) knowledge about different therapies 
B) empathy 
C) intelligence 
D) sympathy

Question 20

The innovation in Freudian theory that emphasizes the person's way of dealing with reality is known as

Accepted Answer

A) ego analysis. 
B) transference therapy. 
C) countertransference therapy. 
D) behavior therapy. 
A) ego analysis. 
B) transference therapy. 
C) countertransference therapy. 
D) behavior therapy.

Programs designed to focus on the early detection of emotional problems in order to keep them from becoming more serious are forms of

The most promising form of biological treatment in use today is __________,the use of medications to treat mental disorders.

What is a cognitive-behavior therapist likely to do in treating Frances,whose battle with depression was described in the text?

If Harry Stack Sullivan could comment on the case of Frances presented in your text,he would probably focus on

Which of these is an example of a placebo in medicine?

Your friend told you that she was a member of the placebo group in a recently completed study of a new drug.What is your friend likely to have experienced?

Which of the following describes allegiance effects in psychotherapy?

What occurs in a double-blind study of medication?

What erroneous assumption led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

Ted wants to learn about the effects of the drug Prozac.Under what category of medications would he find the drug listed?

Under which of the following circumstances would a study of the effectiveness of different forms of psychotherapy have high internal validity?

A reporter for the local newspaper is deciding on a headline for an article describing the Consumer Reports study of psychotherapy.Which of the following titles would most effectively capture the findings?

Which of the following best describes the evidence for how many people receive psychological help out of all those who need it?

Therapeutic neutrality is viewed as a key component of

For an assignment you are asked to look up a group of drugs known as major tranquilizers.You consult a drug handbook and find that another term for these drugs is

Mental health professionals who strive to meet the mental health needs of members of various ethnic minority groups need to be sensitive to the challenge of acculturation,which refers to

Which therapy emphasizes empirical evaluation and the application of psychological science to treating clinical problems?

A unique technique that Carl Rogers suggested for humanistic psychotherapists was

Rogers viewed three qualities as essential in a therapist.Which of the following is one of those qualities?

The innovation in Freudian theory that emphasizes the person's way of dealing with reality is known as

Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

Causes of Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Anxiety Disorders

Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Stress and Physical Health

Personality Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Psychological Disorders of Childhood

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Exam 3: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Programs designed to focus on the early detection of emotional problems in order to keep them from becoming more serious are forms of

The most promising form of biological treatment in use today is __________,the use of medications to treat mental disorders.

What is a cognitive-behavior therapist likely to do in treating Frances,whose battle with depression was described in the text?

If Harry Stack Sullivan could comment on the case of Frances presented in your text,he would probably focus on

Which of these is an example of a placebo in medicine?

Your friend told you that she was a member of the placebo group in a recently completed study of a new drug.What is your friend likely to have experienced?

Which of the following describes allegiance effects in psychotherapy?

What occurs in a double-blind study of medication?

What erroneous assumption led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

Ted wants to learn about the effects of the drug Prozac.Under what category of medications would he find the drug listed?

Under which of the following circumstances would a study of the effectiveness of different forms of psychotherapy have high internal validity?

A reporter for the local newspaper is deciding on a headline for an article describing the Consumer Reports study of psychotherapy.Which of the following titles would most effectively capture the findings?

Which of the following best describes the evidence for how many people receive psychological help out of all those who need it?

Therapeutic neutrality is viewed as a key component of

For an assignment you are asked to look up a group of drugs known as major tranquilizers.You consult a drug handbook and find that another term for these drugs is

Mental health professionals who strive to meet the mental health needs of members of various ethnic minority groups need to be sensitive to the challenge of acculturation,which refers to

Which therapy emphasizes empirical evaluation and the application of psychological science to treating clinical problems?

A unique technique that Carl Rogers suggested for humanistic psychotherapists was

Rogers viewed three qualities as essential in a therapist.Which of the following is one of those qualities?

The innovation in Freudian theory that emphasizes the person's way of dealing with reality is known as

Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

Causes of Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Anxiety Disorders

Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Stress and Physical Health

Personality Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Psychological Disorders of Childhood

Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions

Mental Health and the Law

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