Question 1

Unilateral ECT produces ________ side effects and is ________ effective than traditional ECT.

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer; much more 
B)  more; much less 
C)  more; slightly more 
D)  fewer; slightly less

Question 2

Penny goes to a therapist who tells her that her problems derive from external controls, male-dominated cultural norms, and inappropriate sex roles. Her therapist is probably a ________ therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  feminist 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  behavioral

Question 3

Transference is a major goal of client-centered therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the most recent research, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior therapy is more effective than insight therapy in treating anxiety and personality disorders. 
B)  Individual psychotherapy is no more effective against neurotic disorders than no therapy at all. 
C)  Psychotherapy is more effective than receiving no therapy at all. 
D)  Group therapy is more effective than individual therapy in treating a wide range of disorders.

Question 5

Most couple therapists concentrate on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  improving the couple's patterns of communications and mutual expectations 
B)  changing the behavior of the person in the marriage who is the source of the couple's problems 
C)  desensitization techniques to help the marital partners become more tolerant of each other 
D)  exploring the marital partners' childhoods to understand the source of the current conflicts

Question 6

Insight therapy that is time-limited and focused on trying to help clients correct the immediate problems in their lives is ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term psychodynamic therapy 
B)  client-centered 
C)  Gestalt 
D)  psychoanalysis

Question 7

A general trend in psychotherapy is toward short-term dynamic therapy for most people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Electroconvulsive therapy is most often used to alleviate ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatoform disorders 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  severe depression 
D)  anxiety

Question 9

The effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs supports the notion that schizophrenia is linked to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  insufficient blood flow to the frontal lobes of the brain 
B)  structural abnormalities in the motor areas of the brain 
C)  an excess of dopamine in the brain 
D)  a deficit of dopamine in the brain

Question 10

Describe the role of the therapist in psychoanalysis. What events should occur as a normal result of therapy and how does the therapist help or hinder this process? Finally, summarize current criticisms of traditional psychoanalysis.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Recent trends in therapy have been toward ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term dynamic therapy 
B)  more traditional psychoanalytic approaches 
C)  longer-term humanistic approaches 
D)  metaphysical spiritual approaches

Question 12

Beck's cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatoform disorders 
B)  anxiety disorders 
C)  depression 
D)  schizophrenia

Question 13

According to Rogers, the goal of client-centered therapy is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  resolve emotional conflicts from the past 
B)  help clients accept their psychological and biological limitations 
C)  eliminate clients' unconditional positive regard 
D)  help clients become more fully functioning

Question 14

Rational-emotive therapists are confrontational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A technique in which each member of a couple is taught to share inner feelings and to listen and understand the partner's feelings before responding to them is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotive therapy 
B)  pole shifting 
C)  cognitive marital therapy 
D)  empathy training

Question 16

Medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapy 
B)  reality therapy 
C)  emotive therapy 
D)  biological treatment

Question 17

The cardinal rule in client-centered therapy is for the therapist to express ________ for the patient.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional positive regard 
B)  positive transference 
C)  conditional positive regard 
D)  psychological congruence

Question 18

When problems exist between parents and children, their problems are usually best handled by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual therapy 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  family therapy

Question 19

Every time Jeanie opens her cigarette case or uses her lighter, she gets a painful electric shock. Jeanie's friends and family have been asked not to give her any matches or light any cigarettes for her, so she must use her own lighter if she wants to smoke. Eventually, Jeanie loses her desire to smoke, thanks to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral contracting 
B)  desensitization 
C)  negative transference 
D)  aversive conditioning

Question 20

Martha and Stan are newlyweds. They see a therapist because Stan is afraid of sexual intercourse. The therapist asks Stan exactly which acts make him anxious, constructs a hierarchy of those threatening acts, teaches him to relax, and asks him to imagine each threatening scene in the hierarchy and use the relaxation technique to reduce his anxiety. The therapist is using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcement 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  stepwise regression 
D)  aversive conditioning

Exam 13: Therapies

Unilateral ECT produces side effects and is effective than traditional ECT.

Penny goes to a therapist who tells her that her problems derive from external controls, male-dominated cultural norms, and inappropriate sex roles. Her therapist is probably a ________ therapist.

Transference is a major goal of client-centered therapy.

According to the most recent research, which of the following is true?

Most couple therapists concentrate on ________.

Insight therapy that is time-limited and focused on trying to help clients correct the immediate problems in their lives is ________ therapy.

A general trend in psychotherapy is toward short-term dynamic therapy for most people.

Electroconvulsive therapy is most often used to alleviate ________.

The effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs supports the notion that schizophrenia is linked to ________.

Describe the role of the therapist in psychoanalysis. What events should occur as a normal result of therapy and how does the therapist help or hinder this process? Finally, summarize current criticisms of traditional psychoanalysis.

Recent trends in therapy have been toward ________.

Beck's cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of ________.

According to Rogers, the goal of client-centered therapy is to ________.

Rational-emotive therapists are confrontational.

A technique in which each member of a couple is taught to share inner feelings and to listen and understand the partner's feelings before responding to them is called ________.

Medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery are all types of ________.

The cardinal rule in client-centered therapy is for the therapist to express ________ for the patient.

When problems exist between parents and children, their problems are usually best handled by ________.