AP Psych Chpt 17 Test 2
Which of the following drugs is most likely to provide schizophrenia patients with some relief from their auditory hallucinations and paranoia? a. Thorazine b. Xanax c. lithium d. Prozac
a. Thorazine
Recognizing that depressed people do not exhibit the self-serving bias common in nondepressed people is most helpful for appreciating which therapeutic approach? a. cognitive therapy b. client-centered therapy c. behavior therapy d. psychodynamic therapy
a. cognitive therapy
In order to help Janet 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: a. systematic desensitization. b. light exposure therapy. c. aversive conditioning. d. stress inoculation training.
c. aversive conditioning.
Considering the greatest range of factors that may contribute to the process of healing is most clearly facilitated by a(n) ________ approach to therapy. a. biomedical b. psychodynamic c. biopsychosocial d. client-centered
c. biopsychosocial
The most effective psychotherapists are those who: a. employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients' difficulties. b. have had many years of experience practicing psychotherapy. c. establish an empathic, caring relationship with their clients. d. discourage clients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs.
c. establish an empathic, caring relationship with their clients.
Delinquent boys put through Scared Straight programs said they were now ________ likely to be law-abiding. Compared with delinquent boys not assigned to Scared Straight, they became _______ likely to commit new offenses. a. more; less b. less; more c. more; more d. less; less
c. more; more
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: a. transference. b. meta-analysis. c. resistance. d. regression toward the mean.
c. resistance.
Which of the following is a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor? a. Xanax b. Prozac c. Clozaril d. Thorazine
b. Prozac
Client-centered therapists emphasize the importance of: a. interpreting the meaning of clients' nonverbal behaviors. b. enabling clients to feel unconditionally accepted. c. helping clients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences. d. discouraging clients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs.
b. enabling clients to feel unconditionally accepted.
Which of the following factors is not a therapeutically effective component of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing? a. reliving traumatic memories b. rapidly moving one's eyes c. a relaxing therapeutic environment d. patients' anticipation that the treatment will work
b. rapidly moving one's eyes
Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment with: a. rTMS. b. EMDR. c. SSRIs. d. ECT.
d. ECT.
Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process? a. Hans Eysenck b. Egaz Moniz c. Carl Rogers d. Sigmund Freud
d. Sigmund Freud
The placebo effect best illustrates the importance of _______ in therapeutic outcomes. a. active listening b. free association c. behavior modification d. cognitive processes
d. cognitive processes
The goal of stress inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people to say positive things to themselves during anxiety-producing situations. This best illustrates a form of: a. light exposure therapy. b. psychodynamic therapy. c. humanistic therapy. d. cognitive therapy.
d. cognitive therapy.
In order to help Adam reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and then simply imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog. The therapist's technique best illustrates: a. psychodynamic therapy. b. operant conditioning. c. stress inoculation training. d. systematic desensitization.
d. systematic desensitization.
