Question 1

Which therapy believes the therapeutic relationship is necessary and sufficient for constructive personality change?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavior therapy 
B) Existential therapy 
C) Person-centered therapy 
D) Psychoanalytic therapy

Question 2

Which of the following theories talks primarily about the content of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral 
B) Integrative 
C) Existential 
D) Systemic

Question 3

Thomas,an exceptionally qualified student,interviewed at a number of competitive doctoral programs this year but was not accepted.He decided to never apply again because he believed he would continue to be rejected.After speaking with knowledgeable professors he realized that he did not know the rationale for being rejected by these programs (e.g.,they could have been looking for someone with different research interests),and he decided to apply again next year.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) contingency management. 
B) education. 
C) feedback. 
D) reevaluation.

Question 4

Specific factors refer to:

Accepted Answer

A) changes in client behavior that are related to the quality of therapy relationship. 
B) the acquisition and practice of new behaviors. 
C) those client behavioral changes related to emotional expression or interpretation. 
D) specific procedures advanced by different therapies to promote change.

Question 5

Carole was very worried about the C grade she was to receive in her Research Methodology course.After reviewing published material from the university,she was very relieved when she learned that such a grade was average for most students. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) consciousness raising. 
B) education. 
C) feedback. 
D) reinforcement.

Question 6

A conflict for an individual who wants to live a homosexual life but is afraid of the ostracism that may occur because of society's lack of acceptance of homosexual individuals would be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) intrapersonal. 
B) interpersonal. 
C) individuo-social. 
D) beyond growth to fulfillment.

Question 7

When the information given clients is contained in the stimulation generated by the individual's own actions and experiences,we call that:

Accepted Answer

A) contingency management. 
B) counterconditioning. 
C) education. 
D) feedback.

Question 8

Changing our responses to stimuli is referred to as _______,whereas changing the environment involves _________.

Accepted Answer

A) contingency management; counterconditioning 
B) counterconditioning; stimulus control 
C) counterconditioning; contingency management 
D) stimulus control; contingency management

Question 9

According to the textbook's authors,which of the following is FALSE regarding expectations:

Accepted Answer

A) a positive expectation is a critical precondition for therapy to continue. 
B) expectation is a central process of change. 
C) expectation is an important variable for all systems of therapy. 
D) it refers to a patient's expectation about procedures in therapy.

Question 10

The processes of change are:

Accepted Answer

A) components of specific therapy systems. 
B) concrete and specific interventions suggested by therapy systems. 
C) generic change strategies that cut across many therapy systems. 
D) alternative names for therapy systems.

Question 11

The text authors suggest that of the common factors that have been proposed,two appear to have the most consensual support.They are:

Accepted Answer

A) the Hawthorne effect and the therapeutic relationship. 
B) improved self-esteem and mastery. 
C) the therapeutic relationship and positive expectations. 
D) the Hawthorne effect and exposure to previously avoided stimuli or situations.

Exam 1: Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies