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The first psychological therapy was introduced by

Sigmund Freud.

An important feature of client-centered therapy is

active listening.

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

Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of

behavior therapy.

The treatment of serious psychological disorders with prescribed medications or medical procedures that directly influence the nervous system is called

biomedical therapy.

According to psychoanalysts, resistance refers to the

blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material during therapy.

Empathic understanding of the patient's subjective experiences is a major goal of a

client-centered therapist.

Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?

cognitive therapy

Light exposure therapy was developed to relieve symptoms of

depression.

Psychopharmacology involves the study of how

drugs affect mind and behavior.

A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is

free association.

Unlike psychodynamic therapists, humanistic therapists tend to focus on the ________ more than the ________.

present; past

Helping people gain insight into the unconscious origins of their disorder is a central aim of

psychoanalysis.

Psychological disorders that researchers believe are learned, such as phobias, are most likely to be treated with

psychotherapy.

Psychosurgery involves

removing or destroying brain tissue.

A token economy is to operant conditioning as ________ is to classical conditioning.

systematic desensitization

Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to

take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions.

The placebo effect refers to

the beneficial consequences of merely expecting that a treatment will be effective

Regression toward the mean refers to the tendency for

unusual events to be followed by more ordinary events.

A therapist who takes an eclectic approach is one who

uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic approaches.