Module 15 Practice Quiz on Modules 44, 45 and 46

Many self-help groups have emulated the use of ________ by Alcoholics Anonymous. progressive relaxation free association a 12-step program systematic desensitization

a 12-step program systematic desensitization

By earning a client's trust, empathic and caring therapists promote evidence-based practice. a therapeutic alliance. meta-analysis. an eclectic approach.

a therapeutic alliance.

Amanda suffers from mild depression. Considering some of the negative effects of antidepressant medications, which treatment method would most likely be suggested as an alternative treatment? aerobic exercise and CBT humanistic therapy antianxiety medications group therapy

aerobic exercise and CBT

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 antianxiety mood-stabilizing antidepressant

antipsychotic

Which drug dampens responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli in schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms? Ativan chlorpromazine Zoloft lithium

chlorpromazine

Training people to actively dispute their own self-defeating ideas best illustrates behavior therapy. client-centered therapy. cognitive therapy. psychoanalysis.

cognitive therapy.

Cognitive therapies have achieved especially favorable results in the treatment of compulsions. phobias. bed-wetting. depression.

depression.

As a therapist, Dr. Cioffi often uses systematic desensitization. She also considers active listening to be an invaluable therapeutic tool, and she frequently makes use of free association. Dr. Cioffi's therapeutic approach would best be described as psychoanalytic. behavioral. client-centered. eclectic.

eclectic.

The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of family therapy. systematic desensitization. client-centered therapy. cognitive therapy.

family therapy.

Evidence that placebos can reduce some of the distressing symptoms of psychological disorders best illustrates the therapeutic value of individualism. meta-analysis. hope. empathy.

hope.

Dual-action antidepressant drugs work by increasing the availability of acetylcholine and norepinephrine. serotonin and dopamine. dopamine and acetylcholine. norepinephrine and serotonin.

norepinephrine and serotonin.

The approach that has helped children with ASD learn to interact successfully involves operant conditioning. stress inoculation training. aversive conditioning. the double-blind procedure.

operant conditioning.

Cognitive therapy for the treatment of depression is most likely to focus on helping people to replace negative self-talk with more positive comments. associate unwanted behaviors with unpleasant experiences. use free association to extinguish distressing emotions. associate a pleasant relaxed state with anxiety-arousing stimuli.

positive comments.

Boosting parents' and teachers' skills at nurturing children's achievements and resulting self-esteem best illustrates preventive mental health. neurogenesis. psychopharmacology. biomedical therapy.

preventive mental health.

Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________ relaxation. unconditional systematic simulated progressive

progressive

There is little or no scientific support for the therapeutic effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy. systematic desensitization. aversive conditioning. rebirthing therapies.

rebirthing therapies.

People often enter psychotherapy during a period of crisis in their lives. This helps us understand why they prefer behavior therapies over other forms of treatment. seldom block anxiety-laden thoughts from consciousness. tend to overestimate the effectiveness of their psychotherapy. claim to receive the most effective treatment from highly experienced clinicians.

tend to overestimate the effectiveness of their psychotherapy.

The placebo effect refers to the alleviation of depression and anxiety by means of aerobic exercise. the use of drugs in the treatment of psychological disorders. relief from symptoms without psychotherapy. the healing power of positive expectations.

the healing power of positive expectations.

Comorbidity of disorders means that therapy is not able to treat the disorder. more than one family member has the disorder. there is an overlapping of disorders. a disorder is not able to be diagnosed.

there is an overlapping of disorders.

Lynn has begun to buy small gifts for her therapist, and she feels extremely jealous of the time he spends with his other patients. To a psychoanalyst, this is most indicative of transference. free association. resistance. unconditional positive regard.

transference.