Ap Psych unit 8 test

The goal of rational-emotive therapy is to help clients

correct self-defeating thoughts about their lives

Hallucinations are characteristic of

psychotic disorders

During therapy sessions, Gerry's therapist often rephrases things that Gerry has said or asks for clarification. This action is consistent with what aspect of client-centered therapy?

Active listening

Which of the following is a characteristic common to all individuals with a narcissistic personality disorder?

An unwarranted sense of self-importance

Annie experiences disorganized thinking and communicates with people who do not exist. Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used to treat Annie's problems?

Antipsychotic medication

Nick cheated in high school in order to maintain his grade point average. When he was caught, he blamed his teacher for not teaching him well enough. As an adult, he is impulsive and aggressive and feels no guilt in lying to get what he wants. These behaviors are most consistent with which of the following disorders?

Antisocial personality

Jim decides to seek treatment for his alcoholism that involves taking a medication that causes nausea when paired with alcohol. What type of treatment has Jim chosen?

Behavioral

The following question refers to the information below. A psychologist describes the following steps to a client, while the client is practicing relaxation techniques, in order to treat the client's psychological disorder: 1) You are entering a large building. 2) You are pressing a button for an elevator. 3) You are stepping into an elevator. 4) You are watching the doors close after entering the elevator. 5) You are traveling five floors on the elevator. Which type of therapy is most closely associated with the technique used in this method?

Behavioral

Token economies are based on which theoretical perspective

Behavioral

Which of the following therapeutic approaches is most likely to be criticized because it does not treat the underlying cause of the disorder

Behavioral

Dr. Mummer believes that his patient experiences nervousness and aggression because of a problem with the amygdala and prescribes a treatment that targets how the amygdala functions. Dr. Mummer's treatment is most in line with which of the following psychological perspectives?

Biological

Phil's therapist believes that Phil's negative thoughts of personal incompetence and an inability to achieve his goals are the cause of Phil's depression. The therapist is most likely a proponent of which of the following perspectives?

Cognitive

Frank witnessed a burglary, and he felt very upset. Shortly after the event, Frank lost his ability to see. Doctors were unable to find a biological reason for his blindness. Which of the following is Frank most likely experiencing?

Conversion disorder

Which of the following is considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Delusions

Contemporary definitions of abnormal behavior typically characterize such behavior as all of the following EXCEPT

Due to inappropriate child-rearing practices

Connie always worries that something terrible is about to happen even when her environment is secure. She constantly fidgets and never feels relaxed. Connie is most likely to be diagnosed with

Generalized anxiety disorder

Which therapist best illustrates the humanistic orientation to therapy?

Gil's therapist, who engages in active listening during their sessions

A critical component for labeling a person's behavior as abnormal is that the disorder must

Interfere with some aspect of the person's life

Kent continually finds himself growing anxious about germs gathering on his skin. He can only decrease his anxiety by washing his hands. Soon, however, the anxiety returns, and he washes his hands again. He repeats this cycle dozens of times each day. Kent most likely is experiencing which psychological disorder?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Which of the following individuals would most likely be classified as exhibiting a social phobia?

Priti, who is afraid of being humiliated when giving a speech

Which of the following approaches to treating psychological disorders includes free association, dream analysis, interpretation, resistance, and transference?

Psychoanalytic

Annie experiences disorganized thinking and communicates with people who do not exist. Which of the following is the most likely classification of Annie's problems?

Schizophrenia

Training in the construction of an anxiety hierarchy and in relaxation techniques is likely to be part of the treatment for which of the following?

Specific phobia

Rational-emotive behavior therapy assumes that abnormal functioning results from which of the following?

Unreasonable beliefs or assumptions

Vic has unpredictable and repeated attacks of overwhelming anxiety that frequently leave him dizzy, nauseous, short of breath, and in tears. A psychologist is likely to view Vic's behavior as indicative of

a panic disorder

Lithium carbonate is used to treat

bipolar disorder

An advantage of group therapy over individual therapy is that group therapy

enables clients to realize that their problems are not unique

A primary goal of humanistic therapy is to have clients *

establish greater congruence between their actual and ideal selves

The role of the therapist in cognitive therapy is to

identify the client's irrational beliefs and provide alternative ways of believing

Which of the following psychological disorders is correctly paired with the appropriate classification?

posttraumatic stress . . trauma- and stress or related disorders