Question 1

Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?

Accepted Answer

A)   client-centered therapy
B)   systematic desensitization
C)   cognitive therapy
D)   light exposure therapyE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Carl Rogers was a ________ therapist who was the creator of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior; systematic desensitization
B)   psychoanalytic; insight therapy
C)   humanistic; client-centered therapy
D)   cognitive; cognitive therapy for depressionE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

One variety of ________ therapy is based on the finding that depressed people often attribute their failures to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   humanistic; themselves
B)   behavior; external circumstances
C)   cognitive; external circumstances
D)   cognitive; themselvesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

An eclectic psychotherapist is one who

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A)   takes a nondirective approach in helping clients solve their problems.
B)   views psychological disorders as usually stemming from one cause, such as a biological abnormality.
C)   uses one particular technique, such as psychoanalysis or counterconditioning, in treating disorders.
D)   uses a variety of techniques, depending on the client and the problem.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Praising socially withdrawn children when they make eye contact with others and ignoring them after a temper tantrum best illustrates an application of

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive therapy.
B)   rational-emotive behavior therapy.
C)   operant conditioning.
D)   unconditional positive regard.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

In one treatment for bed-wetting, the child sleeps on a liquid-sensitive pad that when wet, triggers an alarm and awakens the child. This treatment is a form of

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapy.
B)   cognitive therapy.
C)   behavior therapy.
D)   humanistic therapy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Classical psychoanalysts were especially interested in

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A)   encouraging patients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors.
B)   minimizing the possibility that patients would experience anxiety during therapy.
C)   discouraging patients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs.
D)   interpreting the meaning of patients' resistance to therapeutic procedures.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapy.
B)   humanistic therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   cognitive therapy.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Several years after his wife's death, Mr. Stattler remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and sadness. To reduce Mr. Stattler's depression, a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop blaming himself for not being able to prevent his wife's death. The therapist's approach is most representative of

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   psychodynamic therapy.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

To help Janet overcome her nearly irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist provides her with a supply of chocolate candies that contain solidified droplets of a harmless but very bitter-tasting substance. This approach to treatment best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   light exposure therapy.
C)   aversive conditioning.
D)   stress inoculation training.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

A procedure that trains people to make new responses to stimuli that currently trigger unwanted responses is called

Accepted Answer

A)   light exposure therapy.
B)   transference.
C)   counterconditioning.
D)   unconditional positive regard.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Systematic desensitization involves replacing a negative response with a positive response, whereas ________ involves replacing a positive response with a negative response.

Accepted Answer

A)   transference
B)   operant conditioning
C)   aversive conditioning
D)   electroconvulsive therapyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A famous 12-step program is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   EMDR.
B)   ECT.
C)   rTMS.
D)   AA.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Systematic desensitization is a form of ________, which is a type of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   transference; interpersonal psychotherapy
B)   stress inoculation training; biomedical therapy
C)   free association; cognitive therapy
D)   counterconditioning; behavior therapyE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

While focusing on several intrusive thoughts that had been bothering her recently, Jenny was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny's therapist was making use of a technique known as

Accepted Answer

A)   active listening.
B)   free association.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   transference.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Therapists practice ________ by using positive reinforcers to reward closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   free association
B)   progressive relaxation
C)   behavior modification
D)   unconditional positive regardE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Therapist Jonathan Shedler helped a patient to become aware of his adversarial stance in his relationships and to recognize that this adversarial stance had roots in the attacks he once experienced from his alcohol-dependent father. The therapist's efforts best illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)   stress inoculation training.
B)   psychodynamic therapy.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   unconditional positive regard.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

An integrative therapy that aims to modify both self-defeating thinking and maladaptive actions is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   light exposure therapy.
B)   meta-analysis.
C)   psychopharmacology.
D)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Cognitive therapists are most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)   focus special attention on clients' positive and negative feelings about their therapists.
B)   employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients' difficulties.
C)   emphasize the importance of clients' personal interpretations of life events.
D)   systematically associate clients' undesirable behaviors with unpleasant experiences.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Training people to actively dispute their own self-defeating ideas best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis.
B)   behavior therapy.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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