Question 1

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

Accepted Answer

A) resistance 
B) reactance 
C) countertransference 
D) transference 
A) resistance 
B) reactance 
C) countertransference 
D) transference

Question 2

Systematic desensitization is especially useful as a treatment for

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorders. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) depression. 
D) phobias. 
A) panic disorders. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) depression. 
D) phobias.

Question 3

Which of the following techniques would behaviour therapists most likely use to help people overcome a fear of flying?

Accepted Answer

A) aversive conditioning 
B) eclectic therapy 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) transference 
A) aversive conditioning 
B) eclectic therapy 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) transference

Question 4

Prefrontal lobotomy is one form of

Accepted Answer

A) shock treatment. 
B) EST. 
C) drug therapy. 
D) psychosurgery. 
A) shock treatment. 
B) EST. 
C) drug therapy. 
D) psychosurgery.

Question 5

In the psychoanalytic technique of _______,the patient is encouraged to say whatever thoughts come to mind,regardless of their order or appropriateness.

Accepted Answer

A) abreaction 
B) cathexis 
C) free association 
D) transference 
A) abreaction 
B) cathexis 
C) free association 
D) transference

Question 6

An essential element of client-centred therapy is

Accepted Answer

A) a nonthreatening atmosphere 
B) free-association 
C) detailed exploration of the client's childhood 
D) properly timed and worded interpretations 
A) a nonthreatening atmosphere 
B) free-association 
C) detailed exploration of the client's childhood 
D) properly timed and worded interpretations

Question 7

Stephanie has been displaying a range of new neurotic behaviours over the past few months.Her therapist,who is a supporter of the psychodynamic perspective,suspects that these odd behaviours are due to repressed traumatic memories from Stephanie's childhood.What approachto treatment would the therapist most likely take?

Accepted Answer

A) analyze Stephanie's dreams 
B) administer the MMPI 
C) nurture unconditional positive regard 
D) recommend psychotherapeutic medications 
A) analyze Stephanie's dreams 
B) administer the MMPI 
C) nurture unconditional positive regard 
D) recommend psychotherapeutic medications

Question 8

Which of the following has been fairly effective in treating bipolar disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) cingulotomy 
B) valium 
C) lithium 
D) ECT 
A) cingulotomy 
B) valium 
C) lithium 
D) ECT

Question 9

The term "free association" is associated with which of the following therapeutic endeavors?

Accepted Answer

A) applied behaviour analysis 
B) analytical analysis 
C) specific therapies 
D) psychoanalysis 
A) applied behaviour analysis 
B) analytical analysis 
C) specific therapies 
D) psychoanalysis

Question 10

According to Rogers,all people have a need for

Accepted Answer

A) superiority. 
B) sex and aggression. 
C) positive regard. 
D) anxiety reduction. 
A) superiority. 
B) sex and aggression. 
C) positive regard. 
D) anxiety reduction.

Question 11

Dr.Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as physical disorders.He was most likely trained under the _______ model.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic 
B) rational emotive 
C) Freudian 
D) medical 
A) psychoanalytic 
B) rational emotive 
C) Freudian 
D) medical

Question 12

John dreamed that he was in a train that entered a tunnel.If a psychologist believed that the dream expressed John's unconscious sexual desires,the psychologist would likely be a

Accepted Answer

A) humanist 
B) learning theorist 
C) personologist 
D) psychoanalyst 
A) humanist 
B) learning theorist 
C) personologist 
D) psychoanalyst

Question 13

Making someone who is afraid of snakes handle dozens of snakes in an effort to get him to overcome his fear is called

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization. 
B) aversive conditioning. 
C) flooding. 
D) paradoxical intent. 
A) systematic desensitization. 
B) aversive conditioning. 
C) flooding. 
D) paradoxical intent.

Question 14

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behaviour are called

Accepted Answer

A) behaviour therapy. 
B) client-centred therapy. 
C) cognitive therapy. 
D) Gestalt therapy. 
A) behaviour therapy. 
B) client-centred therapy. 
C) cognitive therapy. 
D) Gestalt therapy.

Question 15

For client-centered therapy to be effective,the client must perceive the therapist as showing

Accepted Answer

A) unconditional positive regard. 
B) empathy. 
C) genuineness. 
D) all of the above. 
A) unconditional positive regard. 
B) empathy. 
C) genuineness. 
D) all of the above.

Question 16

Billie is using an anxiety hierarchy to help eliminate her fear of cats.What type of treatment approach is Billie most likely implementing?

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization 
B) dismantling 
C) experiential therapy 
D) aversion therapy 
A) systematic desensitization 
B) dismantling 
C) experiential therapy 
D) aversion therapy

Question 17

According to Rogers,people brought up with conditional positive regard

Accepted Answer

A) tend to be vain and narcissistic 
B) tend to act as if they were orally fixated 
C) feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviours 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value 
A) tend to be vain and narcissistic 
B) tend to act as if they were orally fixated 
C) feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviours 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a biomedical therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) ECT 
B) psychosurgery 
C) tertiary prevention 
D) chemotherapy 
A) ECT 
B) psychosurgery 
C) tertiary prevention 
D) chemotherapy

Question 19

Arranging anxiety-provoking situations in a hierarchy would be characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural contracting. 
B) operant conditioning. 
C) systematic desensitization. 
A) behavioural contracting. 
B) operant conditioning. 
C) systematic desensitization.

Question 20

What treatment approach for schizophrenia is most questionable from a scientific standpoint?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioural therapy 
B) biological therapy 
C) psychodynamic therapy 
D) humanistic therapy 
A) cognitive-behavioural therapy 
B) biological therapy 
C) psychodynamic therapy 
D) humanistic therapy

Exam 16: D: Therapies

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

Systematic desensitization is especially useful as a treatment for

Which of the following techniques would behaviour therapists most likely use to help people overcome a fear of flying?

Prefrontal lobotomy is one form of

In the psychoanalytic technique of _______,the patient is encouraged to say whatever thoughts come to mind,regardless of their order or appropriateness.

An essential element of client-centred therapy is

Which of the following has been fairly effective in treating bipolar disorders?

The term "free association" is associated with which of the following therapeutic endeavors?

According to Rogers,all people have a need for

Dr.Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as physical disorders.He was most likely trained under the _______ model.

John dreamed that he was in a train that entered a tunnel.If a psychologist believed that the dream expressed John's unconscious sexual desires,the psychologist would likely be a

Making someone who is afraid of snakes handle dozens of snakes in an effort to get him to overcome his fear is called

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behaviour are called

For client-centered therapy to be effective,the client must perceive the therapist as showing

Billie is using an anxiety hierarchy to help eliminate her fear of cats.What type of treatment approach is Billie most likely implementing?

According to Rogers,people brought up with conditional positive regard

Which of the following is NOT a biomedical therapy?

Arranging anxiety-provoking situations in a hierarchy would be characteristic of

What treatment approach for schizophrenia is most questionable from a scientific standpoint?

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality