1101 Chapter 14
The effectiveness of psychotherapy has been assessed both through clients perspectives and through controlled research studies. What have such assessments found?
Clients perceptions strongly affirm effectiveness of psychotherapy, but studies point to more modest results
Which type of psychotherapy emphasizes the individual's inherent potential for self-fulfillment?
Humanistic therapy
Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of psychoanalysis?
It gives therapist too much control over patients
Which of the following is NOT necessarily an advantage of group therapies over individual therapies?
They are more effective
The operant conditioning technique in which desired behaviors are rewarded with points or poker chips that can later be exchanged for various rewards is called
a token economy
Among the common ingredients of the psychotherapies is(are)
all of these answers
The results of outcome research on the effectiveness of different psychotherapies reveal that
all of these answers are correct
Cognitive-behavioral therapy aims to
alter the way people think and act
The type of drugs criticized for reducing symptoms without resolving underlying problems are the
antianxiety drugs
Using techniques of classical conditioning to develop an association between unwanted behavior and an unpleasant experience is known as
aversive conditioning
Which type of psychotherapy focuses on changing unwanted behaviors rather than on discovering their underlying causes?
behavior therapy
Which form of therapy is most likely to be successful in treating depression?
cognitive therapy
Which type of therapy focuses on eliminating irrational thinking?
cognitive-centered therapy
One variety of___________therapy is based on the finding that depressed people often attribute their failures to__________
cognitive; themselves
The technique of systematic desensitization is based on the concept that maladaptive symptoms are
conditioned responses
Electroconvulsive therapy is most useful in the treatment of
depression
The antipsychotic drugs appear to produce their effects by blocking the receptor sites for
dopamine
Which biomedical therapy is most likely to be practiced today?
drug therapy
The technique in which a person is asked to report everything that comes to his or her mind is called __________; it is favored by _______therapists.
free association;psychoanltic
Family therapy differs from the other forms of psychotherapy because it focuses on
how family tensions may cause individuals problems
Of the following categories go psychology, which is known for its non directive nature?
humanistic therapy
Carl Rogers developed the_________technique of__________
humanistic; client-centered therapy
Although Moniz won the Nobel prize for developing the lobotomy procedure, the technique is not widely used today because
it is irreversible
Which of the following is the mood-stabilizing drug most commonly used to treat bipolar disorder?
lithium
Some antidepressant drugs are believed to work by affecting serotonin and
norepinephrine
Psychologists who advocate a _________ approach to mental health contend that many psychological disorders could be prevented by changing the disturbed individuals____________
preventive; environment
Before 1950, the main mental health providers were
psychiatrists
Which of the following types of therapy does not belong with the others?
psychosurgery
Long-term use of antipsychotic drugs can result in a condition in which facial muscles sometimes twitch involuntarily. This condition is called
tardive dyskinsea
A person can benefit fromm psychotherapy simply by believing in it. This illustrates the importance of
the placebo effect
Principles of operant conditioning underlie which of the following techniques
the token economy
The idea that the mind and body are inseparable is the basis for
therapeutic lifestyle change
A therapist who describes his or her approach as eclectic is one who
uses a variety of techniques, depending on client and the problem
