PSYC 1030 Chapter 14 Quiz

All of the following are methods of fear reduction EXCEPT

WRONG aversive conditioning.

Gemma did well when she competed in several 5K races. However, she wasn't able to finish a longer race. After failing to complete the longer race, Gemma was depressed. In this case, failing to complete the longer race was the

activating event.

Aaron Beck developed ______ therapy.

cognitive

Juan is in treatment for his alcoholism. Juan's therapist suggests aversive conditioning in which Juan will take a nausea-inducing drug at the same time he sniffs beer. In this treatment strategy, the beer is the _____ after conditioning.

conditioned stimulus

Jewel takes an antianxiety drug for the treatment of her panic disorder. Which of the following is a common side effect of antianxiety drugs that Jewel might experience?

drowsiness

Dr. Sebastian asks his client to say whatever comes to mind about his mother without attempting to censor the content. This technique is referred to as

free association.

Dr. Martin is a psychodynamic therapist. Therefore, we can predict she believes that restoring psychological health involves

gaining insight into unconscious psychological conflicts.

The empty chair is an element of

gestalt therapy.

Paul was not given a promotion. He feels upset and disappointed because he thinks of himself as a failure who will never succeed. From the perspective of rational emotive behavior therapy, Paul's view of himself is the

irrational belief.

Rachel's psychoanalyst asked her to talk about what she had dreamed about the previous night. In this case, Rachel is being asked about

manifest content.

In the evaluation of different types of therapies, common characteristics of all types of therapy under study are referred to as

nonspecific factors.

In psychoanalysis, the blocking that occurs when the therapy touches upon anxiety-evoking thoughts or feelings is known as

resistance

In working out his transference, Michael becomes defensive because he does not want to admit repressed thoughts and feelings into consciousness. Michael is showing

resistance.

All of the following are reasons given in the text to explain why racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care than the majority group EXCEPT

they are more likely to suffer from disorders that fall outside the range of available treatments.

The use of modeling to overcome fears was pioneered by

Albert Bandura.

Of the following patients receiving treatment for depression, who is most likely to be a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy?

Damien, who has a severe case of depression that has not responded to other forms of treatment

Most of the antipsychotic drugs target which neurotransmitter?

Dopamine.

Randall Thurman is a client-centered therapist. Thurman has worked very hard on his ability to express his true feelings during the therapy session. Which aspect of client-centered therapy has Thurman mastered?

Genuineness

Behavioral therapist Dr. Williamson is likely to choose virtual reality therapy for all of the following clients EXCEPT

Lucy, who has a poor relationship with her father because he is aggressive.

How many people receive electroconvulsive therapy annually in the United States?

More than 100,000

All of the following are widely used antianxiety drugs EXCEPT

Prozac.

Regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is NOT true?

The greatest improvements in therapy are typically gained during the last few months of treatment.

Rena's therapist challenges her to think about her past dieting failures, in which Rena would strictly limit her caloric intake. She asks whether Rena's "all-or-nothing" view of eating was rational - "Is it realistic to think that portion control should be either rigid or not worth regulating at all"? What type of therapy does this scenario illustrate?

WRONG Psychoanalytical therapy

Melanie bites her nails and picks her fingers until they bleed. She is advised to apply a nausea-inducing liquid to her fingers. In this example, the liquid is a(n)

WRONG conditioned response.

All of the following are features of systematic desensitization EXCEPT

WRONG use of an incompatible response to fear.