Treatments

Most often, group therapy sessions involve _____ members.

3 to 10

Which client is correctly matched with a drug she might be prescribed?

Allanah, who has social phobia - Xanax

Which drug is correctly matched with the disorder for which it might be prescribed?

Ativan - generalized anxiety disorde

Psychoanalysts attempt to access a client's unconscious through each of these avenues EXCEPT: A) dream analysis. B) resistance and transference. C) aversion therapy. D) free association.

C) aversion therapy.

The therapist MOST closely associated with the humanistic movement is:

Carl Rogers.

_____ is used to treat phobias by presenting clients with the feared objects or situations in a no-risk context.

Exposure

_____ therapy is a type of insight therapy that emphasizes the positive aspects of people's nature.

Humanistic

_____ is the therapeutic technique developed by _____. The goal of this type of therapy is to help patients gain insight into repressed impulses and conflicts.

Psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud

______ is more colloquially known as "talk therapy."

Psychotherapy

_____ are the most popular antidepressants today.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibit

_____ sessions are often led by trained paraprofessionals rather than by mental health professionals.

Self-help group

According to a behavior therapist, how are psychological disorders treated MOST effectively?

The client must learn new responses.

How should a psychoanalyst handle a patient's transference?

The therapist should encourage transference.

Person-centered therapists use a type of empathetic listening called _____ listening.

active

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.

Jenny has just finished describing one of her dreams to her therapist. Her therapist tells her to say anything and everything that comes to her mind. Jenny's therapist is using the technique of:

free association.

Person-centered therapy is one type of _____ therapy.

humanistic

emphasizes positive growth

humanistic therapy

Group therapy is the preferred treatment approach for:

interpersonal problems.

Which drug is correctly matched with its category?

lithium - mood-stabilizer

Person-centered therapists are _____; that is, they follow the client's lead during the session.

nondirective

Chelsea's therapist uses active listening in an empathetic environment. Her therapist is MOST likely using _____ therapy.

person-centered

Freud proposed that the ego defends the individual against anxiety by pushing sexual and aggressive urges out of consciousness. This defense mechanism is called:

repression.

During her weekly therapy sessions, Sabrina will often abruptly shift the focus of her attention and lose her train of thought. A psychoanalyst would suggest that this illustrates:

resistance.

If a client becomes unwilling to cooperate at key points during therapy, she is demonstrating:

resistance.

To help Monica overcome her nearly irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist provides her with a supply of chocolate candies that contain solidified droplets of a harmless but very bitter-tasting substance. This approach to treatment BEST illustrates:

aversion therapy.

The token economy is a type of:

behavior modification.

Mood stabilizers are used to treat _____ disorder.

bipolar

In person-centered therapy, the therapist

clarifies and reflects back the client's statements

Exposure + anxiety hierarchy

systematic desensitization

Which behavior therapy technique is correctly matched with its description? aversion therapy - Adaptive behaviors are shaped through reinforcement and punishment.

systematic desensitization - Gradual exposure to an anxiety-provoking stimulus is paired with relaxation.

Behavior therapists often treat phobias by using:

systematic desensitization.

To help Alfredo reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and imagine that he is walking toward a friendly, harmless little dog. The therapist's technique BEST illustrates:

systematic desensitization.

To help Tom reduce his fear of flying, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and then simply imagine that he is taking off in an airplane. The therapist's technique BEST illustrates:

systematic desensitization.

What is transference?

the transfer of strong feelings about parents or authority figures to a therapist