PSYC-101 Quiz 7 (Chapters 12 and 13)

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True or False Psychodynamic and client-centered therapies appear to be most effective with well-educated, verbal, strongly motivated clients who report problems with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

True

True or False Psychological disorders are behaviors or mental processes that are connected with various kinds of distress or significant impairment in functioning.

True

True or False Psychotherapy is a systematic interaction between a therapist and a client that applies psychological principles to affect the client's thoughts, feelings, or behavior in an effort to help the client overcome psychological disorders, adjust to problems in living, or develop as an individual.

False

True or False Research shows that cultural issues do not play a significant role in an individual's psychology.

False

True or False The loss of memory in a person with dissociative amnesia can be attributed to organic problems such as a blow to the head or alcoholic intoxication.

False

True or False When a client avoids talking about a difficult topic in therapy, such as an abusive relationship with a parent, saying, "I don't want to discuss it," this is known as transference.

specific phobias

What are excessive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as spiders, snakes, or heights. a) Delusions b) Specific phobias c) Hallucinations d) Psychomotor retardations

post-traumatic

What is a disorder that follows an upsetting event outside the range of normal human experience and that is characterized by features such as intense fear and avoidance. a) Post-traumatic stress disorder b) Dissociative identity disorder c) Somatoform disorder d) Bipolar disorder

demonological model

According to the __________, the ancient Greeks believed that the gods punished humans by causing madness. a) medical model b) diathesis stress model c) biopsychosocial model d) demonological model

social anxiety disorder

Excessive fear of public speaking is a common __________. a) social anxiety disorder b) hoarding disorder c) panic disorder d) generalized anxiety disorder

live in the community

Since the 1960's, most people suffering from extreme psychological disorders ___________. a) live in asylums b) live in mental hospitals c) live in the community d) are in inpatient facilities

True

True or False Anxiety is an appropriate response to a real threat, but it can be abnormal when it is excessive.

True

True or False Behavior therapists see the effectiveness of behavior therapy as deriving from specific, learning-based procedures.

True

True or False Client-centered therapists believe in viewing the world through a client's frame of reference.

False

True or False People with body dysmorphic disorder have dual personalities.

aversive conditioning

In order for Tonya to stop smoking, her therapist laced her cigarettes with incense that smelled horrifically. What is the name of the technique that Tonya's therapist is using? a) aversive conditioning b) virtual therapy c) modeling d) biofeedback training

behavior therapy

In the context of evidence-based practices, which of the following treatments would be most effective in treating depression, developmental disabilities, and bed-wetting? a) exorcism b) behavior therapy c) exposure treatment d) modeling

defenses are established

In the context of psychodynamic therapies, when the superego floods an individual with excessive guilt, __________. a) distress is eliminated b) defenses are established c) internal conflicts are resolved d) loss of memory becomes inevitable

disturbances in thought and language, perception and attention, motor activity, and mood

Schizophrenia is characterized by ___________. a) an inability to be alone b) negative symptoms such as flat, emotionless voices but not by positive symptoms c) disturbances in thought and language, perception and attention, motor activity, and mood d) positive symptoms but not negative symptoms

biopsychosocial perspective

The _________ of conversion disorders holds that people with conversion disorder are susceptible to being hypnotized. a) learning perspective b) demonologic model c) biopsychosocial perspective d) diathesis-stress model

client-centered therapy

Jason meets a psychotherapist for the first time. During their session, the therapist tells him that she believes that humans have a natural tendency toward health and growth and that they are free to make choices and control their destinies. She also tells him that therapy is intended to help people get in touch with their genuine feelings. In this case, Jason's therapist is using __________. a) family therapy b) behavioral therapy c) client-centered therapy d) virtual therapy

negative or positive

Seligman (1996) suggested that when things go wrong, we sometimes develop inappropriate attributional styles towards the causes of failure. Which of the following was not proposed by him? a) internal or external b) stable or unstable c) global or specific d) negative or positive

pervasive worrying about numerous stressors

The core of generalized anxiety disorder appears to be _________. a) pervasive worrying about numerous stressors b) indifference to physical symptoms of anxiety c) specific phobias during childhood d) irrational fears of specific objects or situations

False

True or False There is no scientific evidence that psychotherapy helps people with psychological disorders.

generalized dissociative

Flora had met with an accident a few day ago. She has forgotten everything about her life before the accident. Flora is suffering from ____________. a) illness anxiety disorder b) generalized dissociative amnesia c) psychomotor retardation d) generalized anxiety disorders