psych unit 4

who looked at cognitive development

Piaget

_____ 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

While her therapist listens to what Malika has to say without judgment, he also seeks understanding by paraphrasing as well as asking for clarification. Malika's therapist is using which therapeutic approach?

client-centered therapy

This therapy is empirically supported for treating posttraumatic stress disorder.

cognitive therapy

On average, psychotherapy is _____ when compared with the costs of biomedical treatment for psychologically related complaints.

cost-effective

A(n) _____ approach to therapy combines and integrates multiple techniques and perspectives.

eclectic

The therapeutically effective component of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) may not be the eye movements but rather _____ therapy.

exposure

Dr. Barlow states that most individuals wish to become better people and that today's problems are more important than the experiences of the past. Dr. Barlow's beliefs are MOST consistent with _____ therapy.

humanistic

What kind of therapy emphasizes growth and self-fulfillment?

humanistic

A(n) _____ is the only mental health professional who can prescribe medication in all states.

psychiatrist

This form of therapy focuses on unconscious processes.

psychodynamic

One of the reasons why it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapies is that even when a problem still exists, clients:

will work hard to find something positive to say about the therapist.

Cognitive therapy; _____________________ Cognitive therapy teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking and acting; it is not based on repressed impulses.

A.) Aaron Beck Cognitive therapy teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking and acting; it is not based on repressed impulses.

client-centered therapy; ________________________

A.) Carl Rogers a humanistic therapy in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, empathic environment to facilitate clients' growth.

Glenn suffers from depression. He frequently thinks of situations as overwhelmingly bad with no hope of future improvement. Glenn would most benefit from _______________________'s __________________ therapy.

Aaron Beck's cognitive

This form of therapy focuses on changing behaviors.

Behavioral

Who touched off the debate about psychotherapy's effectiveness when he summarized 24 studies of psychotherapy outcomes?

Eysenck

A psychiatrist is first and foremost...

a medical doctor

A research team combines the results of nearly two dozen studies examining the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in treating self-injurious behavior among clients with borderline personality disorder. The research team is conducting a:

meta-analysis.

Stefan recently suffered a traumatic experience and is now seeing a therapist on a regular basis. His therapist waves her finger in front of Stefan's face while he imagines the traumatic scene. This type of therapy is known as:

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.