Question 1

Behavioral therapists note that some psychological disorders result from clients lacking the ability to form and maintain relationships.Thus, they often include _________________as part of treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  social skills training 
B)  exposure therapy 
C)  functional analysis 
D)  unconditional positive regard

Question 2

A key assumption underlying behavior therapy is that

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological problems develop in a unique manner that must be addressed by specific techniques. 
B)  behavior problems are related to deep, underlying psychic conflicts. 
C)  psychological problems develop according to the same principles as do other behaviors. 
D)  behavioral problems are much more easily addressed than real psychological problems.

Question 3

According to Aaron Beck, depressed individuals show a characteristic pattern of negative perceptions about themselves, their world, and their future.He called this

Accepted Answer

A)  a maladaptive schema. 
B)  the cognitive triad. 
C)  an underdeveloped ego. 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Schemas act as filters for perceptions of the self and of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following would NOT be considered an exposure treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction 
B)  flooding 
C)  response prevention 
D)  all of the above are exposure treatments

Question 6

Although problem assessment is considered important, DSM-5 diagnosis is generally not the focus of this assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following techniques are likely to be included in rational-emotive behavior therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  role-playing 
B)  sensory-awareness exercises 
C)  desensitization 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

John has been given homework by his therapist that entails writing down events of emotional significance as they occur, along with his automatic cognitions and their intensity.This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a two-column thought record. 
B)  a three-column thought record. 
C)  clarification questioning record. 
D)  decatastrophizing record.

Question 9

Which of the following behaviors would an REBT therapist be least likely to engage in?

Accepted Answer

A)  abrasive confrontation of the client's distortions 
B)  unconditional positive regard 
C)  strong, direct communication 
D)  role-playing, sensory-awareness activities, and homework

Question 10

Cognitive and behavioral approaches have maintained their individuality in spite of attempts to link the two psychotherapeutic approaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cognitions may include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs, causal explanations 
B)  schemas and self-statements 
C)  free-floating anxiety 
D)  problem-solving strategies

Question 12

Relapse prevention treatment is based on the cognitive-behavior principles of

Accepted Answer

A)  replacing risky cognitions with more adaptive ones. 
B)  reframing relapse episode as a setback, not as an excuse to resume maladaptive behavior. 
C)  developing better self-control strategies. 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

The antianxiety treatment known as systematic desensitization utilizes the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal inhibition. 
B)  consequence modification. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

What could be the advantages and disadvantages of Ellis's proposal that therapists stay very active in the process, even to the point of being challenging and abrasive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What could be the advantages and disadvantages...

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a component of functional analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus 
B)  organism 
C)  consequences 
D)  observations

Question 16

If a client with social phobia is encouraged to discuss the most humiliating experience that could occur to her in public, this would be called

Accepted Answer

A)  in vivo exposure treatment. 
B)  behavioral activation. 
C)  catastrophizing. 
D)  reciprocal inhibition.

Question 17

Elaborate on the statement in the text that "behaviors seen in psychological problems develop through the same laws of learning that influence the development of other behaviors."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Elaborate on the statement in the text...

Question 18

According to cognitive theorists, if a person perceives a situation as dangerous, he will react to it as if it is dangerous, regardless of the reality of the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The primary goal of behavior therapists is

Accepted Answer

A)  to complete a thorough functional analysis. 
B)  to assign an accurate DSM-5 diagnosis. 
C)  to help the client modify maladaptive overt behaviors. 
D)  to help the client modify maladaptive cognitions that affect behavior.

Question 20

Organized knowledge structures that influence how we process information are called

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitions. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  constellations of belief. 
D)  attributions.

Exam 8: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies

Behavioral therapists note that some psychological disorders result from clients lacking the ability to form and maintain relationships.Thus, they often include _________________as part of treatment.

A key assumption underlying behavior therapy is that

According to Aaron Beck, depressed individuals show a characteristic pattern of negative perceptions about themselves, their world, and their future.He called this

Schemas act as filters for perceptions of the self and of the world.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an exposure treatment?

Although problem assessment is considered important, DSM-5 diagnosis is generally not the focus of this assessment.

Which of the following techniques are likely to be included in rational-emotive behavior therapy?

John has been given homework by his therapist that entails writing down events of emotional significance as they occur, along with his automatic cognitions and their intensity.This is called

Which of the following behaviors would an REBT therapist be least likely to engage in?

Cognitive and behavioral approaches have maintained their individuality in spite of attempts to link the two psychotherapeutic approaches.

Cognitions may include all but which of the following?

Relapse prevention treatment is based on the cognitive-behavior principles of

The antianxiety treatment known as systematic desensitization utilizes the principle of

What could be the advantages and disadvantages of Ellis's proposal that therapists stay very active in the process, even to the point of being challenging and abrasive.

Which of the following is NOT a component of functional analysis?

If a client with social phobia is encouraged to discuss the most humiliating experience that could occur to her in public, this would be called

Elaborate on the statement in the text that "behaviors seen in psychological problems develop through the same laws of learning that influence the development of other behaviors."

According to cognitive theorists, if a person perceives a situation as dangerous, he will react to it as if it is dangerous, regardless of the reality of the situation.

The primary goal of behavior therapists is

Organized knowledge structures that influence how we process information are called