unit 13
What type of listening is described as the "best type" for Client-Centered Therapists?
Active
Calista vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapist triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Calista's eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as
EMDR
In one study, people were taught to restructure their thoughts and attribute their compulsive urges to abnormal brain functioning. Instead of giving in to an urge, they participated in an alternative behavior activity that engaged other parts of the brain. This strategy for dealing with their difficulty best illustrates
EMDR
Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of group therapy?
Group therapy is more expensive than individual therapy.
Who is known for the development of exposure therapy?
Joseph Wolpe
Which of the following types of antidepressant medications requires adherence to special diet?
MAO inhibitors
In Freudian theory, the term "resistance" is best defined as
an attempt to block progress in therapy to avoid painful material
An example of psychoactive drug that would reduce that reuptake of serotonin would be
anti-anxiety drugs
The benzodiapines are psychotropic medication that fall into the class of
anti-anxiety drugs
Tricyclics are medications that fall into the class of
antidepressants
George is brought into an emergency room by his parents. He believes that the weather forecaster on television is sending him secret information about a communist plot to overthrow the government. Which of the following medications is he most likely to receive?
antipsychotics
Phenothiazines are drugs that fall into the class
antipsychotics
Humanistic theorists believe all of the following EXCEPT that
behavior is not chosen, but is determined by internal and external forces
Thorazine and other anti-psychotics work by
blocking dopamine receptors
According to _____ each person creates his or her private world by making choices in order to confront and overcome feelings of meaninglessness and isolation.
existential therapists
The technique that most directly attempts to restore meaning to one's life is
existential therapy
Which of the following is NOT cited by Rogers as a necessary factor for successful client-centered therapy?
identification of self-defeating cognitions
The key to improvement in psychological functioning is ______, according to psychodynamic therapists.
insight
The term used to describe a therapeutic strategy that integrates a number of different approaches is
integrational
Electroconvulsive therapy can be an effective treatment for
major depression
Phillipe Pinel is best known as the
physician who improved conditions and treatment of patients a Parisian asylum in the late 1700s
Sheena's therapist tells her to relax, close her eyes, and state aloud whatever comes to mind no matter how trivial or absurd. The therapist is using a technique that is central to:
psychoanalysis
The difference between systematic destination and implosion therapy is that
systematic desensitization decreases by conditioning a relaxation response, while in implosion therapy the anxiety response only fades through extinction
The term transference, as it used by Freud, refers to
the projection of the client's unresolved feelings toward an earlier relationship onto the therapist
Which of the following statements is true regarding Lithium?
though it is more successful in the treatment of bipolar disorder, lithium also has moderate effectiveness for unipolar disorder