Psych ch 15

"The technique reduces people to puppets controlled by therapists! It doesn't respect human freedom." This criticism is most likely to be directed at

a token economy.

Which of the following is most clearly a key contributor to the formation of the therapeutic alliance?

an empathic therapist

he value of light exposure therapy appears to result from its influence on people's

circadian rhythm

O. H. Mowrer trained children to discontinue bed-wetting by arranging for an alarm to sound each time they wet their beds. This technique best illustrates a therapeutic application of

classical conditioning

Although Ethan is actually doing very well in college, he feels depressed and academically incompetent. His therapist has instructed him to explain in writing how his own hard work and personal abilities contributed to each of the good grades he received during the previous semester. This therapeutic procedure is most characteristic of ________ therapy

cognitive

In one study, people were taught to attribute their compulsive urges to abnormal brain functioning. Instead of giving in to an urge, they participated in an alternative activity that engaged other parts of the brain. This strategy for dealing with their difficulty best illustrates

cognitive-behavior therapy

Dr. Cabot reinforces depressed patients for their participation in pleasant activities and trains them to take increasingly more credit for the rewards they gain from engaging in those activities. Dr. Cabot's treatment approach best illustrates

cognitive-behavior therapy.

Increasingly, insurer and government support for mental health services requires

evidence-based practice.

In order to help Mr. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction to his wife's behavior. The therapist's concern is most likely to be characteristic of a

family therapist.

Statistical summaries of psychotherapy outcome studies indicate that

no single form of therapy proves consistently superior to the others.

Clients' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are often misleading because clients

often need to convince themselves that they didn't waste their money on therapy.

Dr. Huang is convinced that psychological disorders result largely from stressful social situations rather than from disturbances within the individual personality. Dr. Huang's belief is most consistent with the assumptions that underlie

preventive mental health

Dr. Benson prescribes drugs for the treatment of chronic depression and she encourages rest and relaxation training for clients suffering from excessive anxiety. It is most likely that Dr. Benson is a

psychiatrist.

which form of therapy is most likely to be criticized for being too expensive and time consuming

psychoanalysis

r. Cassidy's therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist's goal best reflects a primary aim of

psychoanalysis.

a trained therapist who uses psychological techniques to assist someone to overcome excessive anxiety would generally be best described as

psychotherapist

psychoanalysts would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of

repression

just as George began telling his therapist about a painful childhood experience, he complained of a headache and abruptly ended the session. A psychoanalyst would most likely suggest that George's behavior is an example of

resistance.

reventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from

stressful social situations.

which of the following best illustrates a form of psychotherapy

systematic desensitization

The repeated association of pleasant relaxing states with stimuli that arouse fear is a central feature of

systematic desensitization.

Mr. Gotanda mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates

the placebo effect