Psychology Module 52

Cognitive-behavioral therapy aims to

alter the way people think and act

Which of the following is NOT necessarily an advantage of group therapies over individual therapies? a) They allow the client to test new behaviors in a social context. b) They are more effective. c) They tend to take less time for the therapist. d) They tend to cost less money for the client.

b) they are more effective

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

cognitive; themselves

The most effective psychotherapists are those who

establish an empathetic, caring relationship with their clients

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates

exposure therapy

Unlike traditional psychoanalytic therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy

focuses on current relationships

The technique in which a person is asked to report everything that comes to his or her mind is called ________; it is favored by ________ therapists.

free association; psychoanalytic

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

humanist; client-centered therapy

Of the categories of psychotherapy, which is known for its nondirective nature?

humanistic therapy

In a home for troubled youth, adolescents receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The adolescents return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch TV. This best illustrates an application of

operant conditioning