Chapter 16: Therapy and Treatment

Which kind of therapy involves a therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors?

behavior

Which group is play therapy often used to treat?

children

In order to overcome an eating disorder, Sevilla's therapist works to change her cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors by helping her learn to identify such behaviors. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Which treatment modality involves 5-10 people with the same issue or concern meeting together with a trained clinician?

group therapy

In medieval times, abnormal behaviors were viewed as a sign that a person was ________.

possessed by demons

Elena is attending mandatory therapy sessions. Her doctor just wants her to talk about her childhood. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

psychodynamic psychotherapy

Cultural competence is a therapist's understanding of, and attention to, ________.

race, culture, and ethnicity in providing treatment

Who led the reform efforts for mental health care in the United States?

Dorothea Dix

Humanistic therapy is also called ________ therapy.

client-centered

Renzo's therapist helps him learn to overcome his fear of dogs through several stages of relaxation techniques. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

behavior therapy