Question 1

David feels that no one likes him and that he is deliberately ignored at work.His therapist asks David to keep track of the number of times in a week that people at work actually say something to him.David discovers that people pay more attention to him than he thought.What cognitive-behavior modification technique did David use?

Accepted Answer

A)   graded task assignments
B)   self-monitoring
C)   behavioral rehearsal
D)   free associationE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Chris is in counseling with a therapist who never gives advice or directions to him,but who often restates what Chris has said so that he can reflect on his feelings.What type of therapist is Chris seeing?

Accepted Answer

A)   client-centered
B)   psychoanalytic
C)   cognitive
D)   behavioralE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Many former mental patients have ended up in the street as America's homeless.Which of the following is probably at least partially responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)   the failures of psychoanalysis
B)   moral treatment movement
C)   community mental health centers
D)   deinstitutionalizationE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The process of projecting onto one's therapist conflict-ridden emotions that one felt toward important people during childhood is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   free association
B)   resistance
C)   transference
D)   insightE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

In resistance,the client forms strong emotions toward the therapist that substitute for someone important in the client's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

Accepted Answer

A)   improve the training of mental health professionals
B)   test a new form of psychotherapy
C)   get patients back into the community
D)   reduce the amount of money spent on mental patientsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Why is it that people who undergo lithium therapy must have regular blood tests?

Accepted Answer

A)   To make sure that there are no chromosomal mutations that occur as a result of the lithium being in the blood.
B)   To test for the development of a white blood cell disease called agranulocytosis that can develop in people taking lithium.
C)   Because lithium can be toxic to the body, so it is necessary to make sure it is not too present in one's blood.
D)   To make sure that the patient is not taking other drugs that can have a lethal interaction with the lithium.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

In practice,most therapists:

Accepted Answer

A)   adopt one technique early in their careers and rarely change
B)   use a combination of approaches, rather than a single one
C)   use one approach at a time, but shift between methods according to what is currently popular
D)   have an approach of their own that does not resemble any of the classic approachesE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Describe how the treatment of mental disorders has changed from the 1700s to the present day.

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Question 10

The effectiveness of EMDR in treating traumatic memories is comparable to:

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis
B)   exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy
C)   client-centered therapy
D)   electroconvulsive therapyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Most therapists are eclectic,meaning that they pick and choose aspects of several therapies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Dr.Dodson uses a variety of insight therapy techniques,along with some directive techniques from the cognitive-behavioral approach.Dr.Dodson sounds like he has a(n) ____ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   moral movement
B)   medical
C)   meta-analytical
D)   eclecticE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which psychologist conditioned Little Albert to fear a rat?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aaron Beck
B)   Sigmund Freud
C)   Carl Rogers
D)   John WatsonE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Who might have written,"These patients are humans.Thus we must treat them humanely.Let their stay with us be pleasant and relaxing?"

Accepted Answer

A)   Benjamin Rush
B)   Aaron Beck
C)   Sigmund Freud
D)   Dorothea DixE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

When using meta-analysis to evaluate psychotherapy's effectiveness,the most improvement occurs in:

Accepted Answer

A)   1 to 12 sessions
B)   13 to 18 sessions
C)   19 to 24 sessions
D)   25 to 30 sessionsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The term deinstitutionalization refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   moving mental patients from the prisons into mental hospitals
B)   the dramatic increase in the number of mental patients during the 1950s
C)   offering low-cost mental health care to a community
D)   releasing mental patients from mental hospitals and returning them to the communityE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

You are watching a TV talk show.The guest is an advocate of Freudian psychoanalysis and correctly claims that the concept of _____ has been supported by research.

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization
B)   the Oedipus complex
C)   id
D)   unconscious forcesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The early support for EMDR's effectiveness came from:

Accepted Answer

A)   case studies and testimonials
B)   longitudinal studies
C)   experiments
D)   cross-sectional studiesE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Psychoanalysis was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)   John Watson
B)   Carl Rogers
C)   Sigmund Freud
D)   Albert EllisE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

If Dr.Crane views psychological disorders as diseases to be treated with drugs,it is likely that Dr.Crane is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a social worker
B)   a psychiatrist
C)   a clinical psychologist
D)   a psychoanalystE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 24: Therapies

The process of projecting onto one's therapist conflict-ridden emotions that one felt toward important people during childhood is called:

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The early support for EMDR's effectiveness came from:

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Most therapists are eclectic,meaning that they pick and choose aspects of several therapies.

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You are watching a TV talk show.The guest is an advocate of Freudian psychoanalysis and correctly claims that the concept of _____ has been supported by research.

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Dr.Dodson uses a variety of insight therapy techniques,along with some directive techniques from the cognitive-behavioral approach.Dr.Dodson sounds like he has a(n) ____ approach to therapy.

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If Dr.Crane views psychological disorders as diseases to be treated with drugs,it is likely that Dr.Crane is:

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When using meta-analysis to evaluate psychotherapy's effectiveness,the most improvement occurs in:

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The goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

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Who might have written,"These patients are humans.Thus we must treat them humanely.Let their stay with us be pleasant and relaxing?"

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In resistance,the client forms strong emotions toward the therapist that substitute for someone important in the client's life.

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In practice,most therapists:

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The effectiveness of EMDR in treating traumatic memories is comparable to:

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Why is it that people who undergo lithium therapy must have regular blood tests?

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Many former mental patients have ended up in the street as America's homeless.Which of the following is probably at least partially responsible?

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The term deinstitutionalization refers to:

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Psychoanalysis was developed by:

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Which psychologist conditioned Little Albert to fear a rat?

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When using meta-analysis to evaluate psychotherapy's effectiveness,the most improvement occurs in:

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In resistance,the client forms strong emotions toward the therapist that substitute for someone important in the client's life.

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The effectiveness of EMDR in treating traumatic memories is comparable to:

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