Exam 3: Models of Abnormality

Which of the following dreams is the MOST common?

According to psychoanalytic theory, which of the following is true about dreams?

The first step in using the treatment called "systematic desensitization" is to:

Explain the biopsychosocial approach to understanding the causes of abnormality. Provide an example of how this approach might be applied to the causes of depression.

"The force that operates on the 'reality principle' is an independent, powerful force in human functioning." What kind of therapist is the theorist who would agree MOST strongly with this statement?

Discuss the reasons that culture-sensitive therapy arose and the challenges it seeks to address.

In explaining why women are diagnosed with anxiety disorders and depression twice as often as men, multicultural therapists would focus on:

Which phrase would one be MOST likely to hear in a self-help group?

If a patient chose a dynamic focus for therapy, the patient would MOST likely be receiving:

What are some advantages and disadvantages of using drugs in psychotherapy?

That many people with severe disturbances are not being treated appropriately is MOST often a problem with which level of prevention?

Which model is MOST likely to emphasize the importance of one's history of conditioning as the source of depression?

The role of values and free choice is the central focus of the _____ model.

A man has cheated on his wife and he feels very guilty, but soon he begins to make excuses, saying how his wife has nagged him for years. The defense mechanism that BEST explains his behavior is:

According to Rogers' humanistic approach, children need _____ to later self-actualize.

"That's all right. You are doing your best, don't worry. I am here for you." A therapist who would say this as a primary part of the therapy process would MOST probably be following the _____ tradition.

Determinists assume that abnormal behaviors:

In the 1960s and 1970s, the social upheaval and soul searching in Western society gave rise to which of the following approaches to therapy?

With its emphasis on abstract human values and responsibility, the humanistic-existential model does all of the following EXCEPT:

_____ theorists believe that people are motivated mainly by a need to have relationships with others and that severe problems in the relationships between children and their caregivers may lead to abnormal development.