Question 1

According to a psychoanalyst, anxiety results from

Accepted Answer

A) unacceptable impulses that threaten to leak into consciousness. 
B) the id's desire to meet the demands of the ego. 
C) the id's desire to meet the demands of the superego. 
D) the superego's attempts to satisfy the ego. 
E) a failure of the superego to control the ego.

Question 2

Gestalt therapy frequently uses which of the following techniques?

Accepted Answer

A) empty chair 
B) free association 
C) dream analysis 
D) reflecting back 
E) behavior modification

Question 3

After Raymond described his dream to his therapist, efforts were made to figure out what the dream meant, or its

Accepted Answer

A) latent content. 
B) manifest content. 
C) repressed content. 
D) transfer content. 
E) subjective content.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a key idea from psychodynamic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychological problems are rooted in unconscious psychological conflicts. 
B) Restoring psychological health involves gaining insight into and working through unconscious conflicts. 
C) Childhood conflicts need to be understood in light of the individual's adult personality. 
D) Therapy will help people develop their unique potentials. 
E) Psychological problems are rooted in conflicts dating from childhood.

Question 5

Critics of deinstitutionalization complain that contemporary public mental hospitals are like

Accepted Answer

A) country clubs, high in cost and providing too many amenities. 
B) warehouses, storing patients away without helping them. 
C) maximum-security jails, taking inmates in for life sentences. 
D) revolving doors, repeatedly admitting patients and rapidly discharging them. 
E) "human snakepits," keeping patients in conditions that are deplorable.

Question 6

Anticonvulsant drugs used to treat epilepsy have also proved useful in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder. 
B) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 
C) phobias. 
D) schizophrenia. 
E) somatoform disorders.

Question 7

Puge has just graduated from college as a clinical social worker. Which degree has Puge earned?

Accepted Answer

A) R.N. 
B) M.D. 
C) Ed.D. 
D) Ph.D. 
E) M.S.W.

Question 8

Juan suffers from alcoholism and has not responded to other types of treatment. Juan's therapist suggests aversive conditioning in which Juan will take a nausea-inducing drug at the same time he sniffs beer. In this treatment strategy, the beer is the ______ during conditioning and the _____ after conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) unconditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus 
B) unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus 
C) conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus 
D) neutral stimulus; unconditioned stimulus 
E) neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus

Question 9

Which type of drug typically acts on the neurotransmitter GABA?

Accepted Answer

A) antianxiety 
B) antidepressant 
C) antipsychotic 
D) antisomatic 
E) mood stabilizing

Question 10

Explain the steps people can take to find qualified mental health professionals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the steps people can take to...

Question 11

The majority of community-based mental health centers today would best be described as

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A) well-staffed and well-funded. 
B) well-staffed, but underfunded. 
C) understaffed, but well-funded. 
D) understaffed and underfunded. 
E) adequately meeting the mental health needs of their respective communities.

Question 12

Which type of antidepressant has the lowest rate of severe side effects?

Accepted Answer

A) SSRIs 
B) Minor tranquilizers 
C) Tricyclics 
D) Phenothiazines 
E) They all have the same rate of severe side effects.

Question 13

Associating objects that elicit an undesirable response with unpleasant or negative stimuli describes the key principle of

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization. 
B) aversive conditioning. 
C) in vivo exposure. 
D) gradual exposure therapy. 
E) virtual therapy.

Question 14

Dr. Thornton specializes in psychotherapy with a particular ethnic group. Compared to people from other ethnic groups, Thornton's clients are more likely to keep their feelings to themselves. Thornton understands that this should not lead him to interpret his clients as being uncooperative or avoidant. In addition, Thornton recognizes that people with this cultural background are more likely to emphasize collective values than individualism. Dr. Thornton is most likely to be working with which ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

A) Latino Americans 
B) African Americans 
C) Asian Americans 
D) European Americans 
E) Native Americans

Question 15

Callie is participating in a behavior therapy method in which her therapist first teaches her relaxation techniques. Based on this description, what is most likely to be Callie's therapy of choice?

Accepted Answer

A) aversive conditioning 
B) dream analysis 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) token economy 
E) REBT

Question 16

Pauline goes to a rational-emotive behavior therapist. Pauline should expect that her therapist will do all but which of the following during the course of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) help her identify irrational beliefs 
B) help her rehearse adaptive behaviors 
C) give her homework assignments 
D) help her replace self-defeating beliefs with self-enhancing beliefs 
E) help her become more aware of long-buried feelings associated with troubling life events

Question 17

In research reported in your text, an analysis of 400 controlled studies evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapy found that the average person receiving therapy did better than approximately what percentage of people placed on waiting lists for therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 60% 
D) 80% 
E) 93%

Question 18

Tricyclic antidepressants raise brain levels of neurotransmitters by

Accepted Answer

A) increasing production of neurotransmitters. 
B) reducing breakdown of neurotransmitters. 
C) interfering with the reuptake process. 
D) increasing receptors for neurotransmitters. 
E) making receptors for neurotransmitters more sensitive.

Question 19

Aaron Beck is to ______ therapy as Albert Ellis is to ______ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) rational-emotive behavior; cognitive 
B) cognitive; Gestalt 
C) operant-based behavioral; classical-based behavioral 
D) Gestalt; cognitive 
E) cognitive; rational-emotive behavior

Question 20

Regarding clinical psychologists, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Clinical psychologists are graduates of medical school. 
B) In the majority of states in the U.S., clinical psychologists may prescribe medications. 
C) Clinical psychologists have passed a licensing exam. 
D) Clinical psychologists are specifically trained in psychoanalysis. 
E) Clinical psychologists mostly treat people with severe psychological disorders.

Exam 14: Methods of Therapy