Question 1

Which of the following is a difference between humanistic forms of therapy and behavior therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanistic forms of therapy tend to focus on what people think and feel, whereas behavior therapists tend to focus on what people do.
B)  Humanistic forms of therapy tend to focus on habits, whereas behavior therapists tend to focus on insights.
C)  Humanistic forms of therapy tend to focus on the past events in clients' lives, whereas behavior therapy tends to focus on the present.
D)  Humanistic forms of therapy tend to focus on maladaptive behaviors, whereas behavior therapy tends to focus on observational learning. A

Question 2

Historically speaking, "treatments" of psychological disorders tended to involve cruel practices such as exorcism and execution. This reflected the assumption that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people were biologically programmed to do evil
B)  people who behaved in strange ways were possessed by demons
C)  only those patients who have chances of recovery should be provided treatment
D)  patients who are released from mental hospitals could face a relapse B

Question 3

In the context of the different behavior-therapy methods, which of the following is true of modeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relies on observational learning.
B)  It tends to focus on past events that lead to psychological disorders rather than on present behavior.
C)  It tends to focus on what people think and feel rather than on what people do.
D)  It is included under Gestalt therapy. A

Question 4

Like psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When compared to hypnosis, Sigmund Freud found __________ to be a more gradual method of breaking through the walls of defense that block a client's insight into unconscious processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias
B)  modeling
C)  free association
D)  aversive conditioning

Question 6

Prefrontal lobotomy was pioneered by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Antonio Egas Moniz
B)  Fritz Perls
C)  Sigmund Freud
D)  Carl Rogers

Question 7

According to Aaron Beck, clients may engage in __________, which means looking at the world in black and white rather than in shades of gray.

Accepted Answer

A)  magnification
B)  generosity
C)  conditioning
D)  absolutist thinking

Question 8

Salma angrily tells her therapist, John, "I should have won the beauty contest. It is not fair." John confronts Salma's belief by asking, "Wasn't the winner more talented and articulate than you?" John is most likely using __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional hypnotherapy
B)  group therapy
C)  rational emotive behavior therapy
D)  electroconvulsive therapy

Question 9

The systems approach to family therapy studies and modifies a family's communication to enhance the growth of individual family members and of the family unit as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Jenny's Behavioral Therapist believes her anxiety is the result of unconscious impulses breaking through to the conscious level. He will use principles of conditioning and observational learning in her treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Couple therapy and family therapy are conducted only with groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the context of psychoanalysis, catharsis provides relief by assaulting the ego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jessie, who suffers from episodes of depression, shares her personal experiences with a few people with similar problems. They meet every week under the supervision of a therapist to discuss their problems. In which of the following therapies is Jessie most likely participating?

Accepted Answer

A)  dream analysis
B)  group therapy
C)  traditional hypnotherapy
D)  classical conditioning

Question 14

During Bobbi's therapy session, she noticed that her therapist was frequently mentioning rewards and consequences. Her therapist most likely practices what type of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior therapy
B)  gestalt therapy
C)  psychodynamic therapy
D)  cognitive therapy

Question 15

Which of the following aggravated the psychological problems that inmates of asylums were already facing?

Accepted Answer

A)  overcrowding
B)  humanitarian reform movements
C)  silence
D)  early release of inmates

Question 16

Perls's ideas about conflicting personality elements owe much to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drive-reduction theory
B)  behavior therapy
C)  operant conditioning procedures
D)  psychodynamic theory

Question 17

Identify a true statement about behavior therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  It fails to aid clients in the acquisition of adaptive behavior patterns such as the social skills required to start social relationships.
B)  It tends to focus on past events that lead to psychological disorders rather than on present behavior.
C)  It tends to focus on what people think and feel rather than on what people do.
D)  It helps clients discontinue overeating, smoking, and phobic avoidance of harmless stimuli.

Question 18

According to Carl Rogers, psychological problems arise __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  when the ego fights against the torrents of energy loosed by the id
B)  because people can never make their own decisions
C)  from roadblocks placed in the path of self-actualization
D)  when the ego fights against the torrents of energy loosed by the superego

Question 19

Which of the following is an advantage of group therapy used by psychotherapists?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows the therapist to work with several clients at once.
B)  It guarantees that people reveal their personal problems to group members.
C)  It ensures that people from the same family are not included in the same group.
D)  It allows the therapist to facilitate one-to-one therapy without making the client feel lonely.

Question 20

Joan avoids talking about her troubled marriage with her psychoanalyst. When she is asked to talk about the relationship, she becomes restless and claims, "There is nothing to tell." Which of the following is indicated by Joan's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transference.
B)  Catharsis.
C)  Free association.
D)  Resistance.

Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Which of the following is a difference between humanistic forms of therapy and behavior therapy?

Historically speaking, "treatments" of psychological disorders tended to involve cruel practices such as exorcism and execution. This reflected the assumption that __________.

In the context of the different behavior-therapy methods, which of the following is true of modeling?

Like psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now.

When compared to hypnosis, Sigmund Freud found __________ to be a more gradual method of breaking through the walls of defense that block a client's insight into unconscious processes.

Prefrontal lobotomy was pioneered by __________.

According to Aaron Beck, clients may engage in __________, which means looking at the world in black and white rather than in shades of gray.

Salma angrily tells her therapist, John, "I should have won the beauty contest. It is not fair." John confronts Salma's belief by asking, "Wasn't the winner more talented and articulate than you?" John is most likely using __________.

The systems approach to family therapy studies and modifies a family's communication to enhance the growth of individual family members and of the family unit as a whole.

Jenny's Behavioral Therapist believes her anxiety is the result of unconscious impulses breaking through to the conscious level. He will use principles of conditioning and observational learning in her treatment.

Couple therapy and family therapy are conducted only with groups.

In the context of psychoanalysis, catharsis provides relief by assaulting the ego.

Jessie, who suffers from episodes of depression, shares her personal experiences with a few people with similar problems. They meet every week under the supervision of a therapist to discuss their problems. In which of the following therapies is Jessie most likely participating?

During Bobbi's therapy session, she noticed that her therapist was frequently mentioning rewards and consequences. Her therapist most likely practices what type of therapy?

Which of the following aggravated the psychological problems that inmates of asylums were already facing?

Perls's ideas about conflicting personality elements owe much to __________.

Identify a true statement about behavior therapy.

According to Carl Rogers, psychological problems arise __________.

Which of the following is an advantage of group therapy used by psychotherapists?

Joan avoids talking about her troubled marriage with her psychoanalyst. When she is asked to talk about the relationship, she becomes restless and claims, "There is nothing to tell." Which of the following is indicated by Joan's behavior?