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The first psychological therapy was introduced by
Sigmund Freud.
An important feature of client-centered therapy is
active listening.
Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her. Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by ________ drugs.
antipsychotic
Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of
behavior therapy.
The treatment of serious psychological disorders with prescribed medications or medical procedures that directly influence the nervous system is called
biomedical therapy.
According to psychoanalysts, resistance refers to the
blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material during therapy.
Empathic understanding of the patient's subjective experiences is a major goal of a
client-centered therapist.
Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?
cognitive therapy
Light exposure therapy was developed to relieve symptoms of
depression.
Psychopharmacology involves the study of how
drugs affect mind and behavior.
A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is
free association.
Unlike psychodynamic therapists, humanistic therapists tend to focus on the ________ more than the ________.
present; past
Helping people gain insight into the unconscious origins of their disorder is a central aim of
psychoanalysis.
Psychological disorders that researchers believe are learned, such as phobias, are most likely to be treated with
psychotherapy.
Psychosurgery involves
removing or destroying brain tissue.
A token economy is to operant conditioning as ________ is to classical conditioning.
systematic desensitization
Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to
take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions.
The placebo effect refers to
the beneficial consequences of merely expecting that a treatment will be effective
Regression toward the mean refers to the tendency for
unusual events to be followed by more ordinary events.
A therapist who takes an eclectic approach is one who
uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic approaches.