Quiz #8 (16/9)

psychotherapy is likely to be most effective when a clients difficulty involves a) a clearcut and specific problem b) unconscious conflicts c) a response to a stressful life situation d) self-inflicting suffering

a) a clearcut and specific problem

Client-centered therapists emphasize the importance of a) interpreting the meaning of clients' nonverbal behaviors b) enabling clients to feel unconditionally accepted c) helping clients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences d)discouraging clients from using drugs

b) enabling clients to feel unconditionally accepted

systematic desensitization is a form of a) aversive condition b) exposure therapy c) stress inoculation training d) cognitive behavioral therapy

b) exposure therapy

While focusing on several intrusive thoughts that had been bothering her recently, Jenny was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny's therapist was making use of a technique known as a) active learning b) free association c) systematic desensitization d) transference

b) free association

which of the following factors is not a therapeutically effective component of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing? a) reliving traumatic memories b) rapidly moving ones eye c) a relaxing therapeutic environment d) patients anticipation that treatment will work

b) rapidly moving ones eye

To help Janet overcome her nearly irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist provides her with a supply of chocolate candies that contain solidified droplets of a harmless but very bitter-tasting substance. This approach to treatment best illustrates a) systematic desensitization b) transference c) aversive conditioning d) stress inoculation training

c) aversive conditioning

Considering the greatest range of factors that may contribute to the process of healing is most clearly facilitated by a ________ approach to therapy. a) biomedical b) psychodynamic c) biopsychosocial d) client-centered

c) biopsychosocial

Nancy's therapist encourages her to think about her strengths rather than her weaknesses and to develop a habit of thanking others when they compliment her or provide emotional support. The therapist's approach best illustrates a) psychoanalysis b) client-centered therapy c) cognitive behavioral therapy d) vurtual reality exposure therapy

c) cognitive behavioral therapy

Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment with a) rTMS b) Anti-psychotic drugs c) SSRIs d) ECT

d) ECT

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process? a) Hans Eysenck b) Aron Beck c) Carl Rogers d) Sigmund Freud

d) Sigmund Freud

which of the following is most clearing a key element shared by all effective psychotherapies a) desensitization b) a need for self justification c) metaanalysis d) a new persective on life

d) a new perspective on life

Which form of psychotherapy has had especially good results in treating phobias and compulsion? a) interpersonal psychotherapy b) psychoanalysis c) client-centered therapy d) behavioral conditioning therapies

d) behavior conditioning therapies

the goal of stress inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people to say positive things to themselves during anxiety producing situations. This best illustrates a form of a) behavior therapy b) psychodynamic therapy c) humanistic therapy d) cognitive therapy

d) cognitive therapy

the double-blind technique is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of a) cognitive therapies b) behavior therapies c) humanistic therapies d) drug therapies

d) drug therapies

therapists who encourage clients to think primarily about others expectations are especially likely to experience difficulty developing a strong therapeutic alliance with clients who value a) meta-analysis practice b) light exposure therapy c) meta-analysis d) individualism

d) individualism

Classical psychoanalysis most specifically involves a) encouraging patients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors b) minimizing the possibility that patients would experience anxiety during therapy c) discouraging patients from using anti-anxiety or antidepressant drugs d) interpreting the meaning of patients' resistance to therapeutic procedures

d) interpreting the meaning of patients' resistance to therapeutic procedures

To help Adam reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and then simply imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog. The therapist's technique best illustrates a) psychodynamic therapy b) operant conditioning c) free association d) systematic desensitization

d) systematic desensitization

Which of the following drugs is most likely to provide schizophrenia patients with some relief from their auditory hallucinations and paranoia? a) Thorazine b) Xanax c) Lithium d) Prozac

a) Thorazine

the most conceiving evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy comes from a) studies of client satisfaction with the treatment received b) reports from therapists concerning their perception of client improvement c) metaanalysis of psychotherapeutic outcome studies d) the reactions of family and friends to those who have recently undergone psychotherapeutic treatment

a) studies of client statisfaction with the treatment recieved

who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy a) Mary Cover Jones b) Carl Rogers c) Sigmund Freud d) Hans Eysenck

b) Carl Rogers

Which of the following is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor? a) Xanax b) Prozac c) Lithium d) Thorazine

b) Prozac

If a patient suffers uncontrollable seizures, physicians can destroy specific nerve clusters that cause or transmit the convulsions. This best illustrates a procedure known as a) rTMS b) Psychosurgery c) Deep brain stimulation d) electroconvulsive therapy

b) Psychosurgery

Which of the following is an important component of therapeutic lifestyle change promoted by Stephen Ilardi and his colleagues? a) rTMS b) aerobic exercise c) ativan d) deep brain stimulation

b) aerobic exercise

tardive dyskinesia is associated with the long term use of certain _________ drugs. a) anti-anxiety b) anti-psychotic c) antidepressant d) mood stabilizing

b) anti-psychotic

A therapist who uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic methods is said to be a) client-centered b) eclectic c) humanistic d) psychodynamic

b) eclectic

which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from lithium? a) Olivia, who experiences delusion and auditory hallucinations b) Landon, who experiences a generalized sense of apprehension and anxiety c) Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement d) Ivan, who experiences sudden brief episodes of intense dread and panic

c) Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement

Many physicians did not realize that bleeding was an ineffective treatment for typhoid fever until researchers made effective use of a) systematic desensitization b) randomized clinical trials c) a control group d) exposure therapies

c) a control group

In a home for troubled youth, adolescents receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The adolescents return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch TV. This best illustrates an application of a) stress inoculation training b) systematic desensitization c) a token economy d) virtual reality exposure therapy

c) a token economy

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is administered to patients who _________, and it produces _________ memory loss than ECT a) first receive a general anesthetic; less b) first recieve a general anesthetic; more c) are wide awake; less d) are wide awake; more

c) are wide awake; less

Cognitive therapy is most likely to a) focus special attention on clients' positive and negative feelings about their therapists b) employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients difficulties c) emphasize the importance of the clients' personal interpretations of life events d) systematically associate clients undesirable behaviors with unpleasant experiences

c) emphasize the importance of the clients' personal interpretations of life events

the most effective psychotherapists are those who a) employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients difficulties b) have had many years of practicing psychotherapy c) establishing empathic caring relationship with their clients d) discourage clients from using anti-anxiety or antidepressant drugs

c) establishing empathic caring relationships with their clients

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by a) enabling more people to seek professional psychotherapists b) encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems c) establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing social conditions d) emphasizing the importance of using a biomedical approach in therapy

c) establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing social conditions

Which of the following is likely to lead to inflated client perceptions of the effectiveness of their psychotherapy? a) randomized clinical trials b) the placebo effect c) evidenced based practice d) meta-analysis

c) evidence based practive

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates a) stress inoculation training b) aversive conditioning c) exposure therapy d) client-centered therapy

c) exposure therapy

During her weekly therapy sessions, Sabrina will often abruptly shift the focus of her attention and lose her train of thought. A psychoanalyst would suggest that this illustrates a) counterconditioning b) progressive relaxation c) resistance d) unconditional positive regard

c) resistance

Because she mistakenly believes that the herbal remedy she is using will help her lose weight, Mrs. Redding is feeling a considerable reduction in her appetite. This best illustrates a) a random clinical trial b) the theraputic aliance c) the placebo effect d) evidence based practice

c) the placebo effect