Module 11

Carl Rogers' therapy approach attempts to help the client by using a technique called:

Active listening

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 1 of James who wanted to quit smoking?

Aversive conditioning

Of the following individuals, who is most likely to benefit from therapeutic drugs that block receptor sites for dopamine?

Betsy, who hears imaginary voices telling her she will soon be killed

In this activity, you are asked to play the role of a:

Client

This activity is a simulation of:

Client-centered therapy

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 3 of Daniel who was having marital problems?

Client-centered therapy

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 8 of Rebecca with mild depression?

Cognitive therapy

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 2 of Sheila who lost her job and has major depression?

Drug therapy

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 5 of Randall, the teacher with major depression?

Electroconvulsive therapy

According to the radiobroadcast, people knew that computer programs like ELIZA could not replace human therapist interactions

False

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 6 of Rosa with an eating disorder?

Family therapy

According to the radiobroadcast, Weizenbaum pulled the plug on ELIZA because:

He did not agree with how the program was being used

In this activity, the therapist is programmed to

Help a client clarify his or her own feelings.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy?

Mark, who feels so depressed that he recently tried to commit suicide

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 7 of Heather with anxiety?

Psychoanalysis

What type of treatment was depicted in Case 4 of Jenna who was afraid of flying?

Systematic desensitization

In client-centered therapy, who controls the pace and direction of therapy?

The client - this therapy is non-directive

Humanistic therapists believe we can fix our own problems because we have control over our behavior (free will)

True

In which operant conditioning procedure are positive reinforcers given for desired behaviors?

a token economy

Drug therapy works by

altering the operation of neurotransmitters and neurons in the brain

Aversive conditioning involves

associating unwanted behaviors with unpleasant experiences.

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

aversive conditioning.

To treat nail biting, one can paint a patient's fingernails with a nasty-tasting nail polish. This procedure best illustrates

aversive conditioning.

Deep-brain stimulation is a form of

biomedical therapy

The use of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia best illustrates

biomedical therapy

The use of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia best illustrates

biomedical therapy.

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of

bipolar disorder.

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 good grades resulted from his own hard work and personal abilities. This therapeutic procedure is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

cognitive

Teaching people to stop blaming themselves for failures and negative circumstances beyond their control is of most direct concern to ________ therapists

cognitive

Repeatedly pairing a conditioned stimulus that triggers distress with an unconditioned stimulus that triggers pleasure best illustrates

counterconditioning.

A therapist who uses a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic methods is said to be

eclectic.

In which procedure is an electric current of 70-150 volts briefly administered to a patient's head, which causes a loss of consciousness and often causes seizures.

electroconvulsive therapy

Client-centered therapists emphasize the importance of

enabling clients to feel unconditionally accepted.

Repeatedly introducing people to things they fear and avoid is most characteristic of

exposure therapies

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

exposure therapy.

When a therapist expresses his/her feelings with the client openly and honestly, he/she is exhibiting what Rogers referred to as:

genuineness

Mr. McCardle's excessive feelings of helplessness and despondency are periodically interrupted by episodes in which he experiences extreme feelings of personal power and a grandiose optimism about his future. Which drug would most likely be prescribed to alleviate his symptoms?

lithium

Klaus is a psychology graduate student who wants to determine whether electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for depression. To combine the results of numerous published studies on this issue, Klaus should make use of

meta-analysis.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is designed to

modify clients' self-defeating thoughts and their maladaptive behaviors.

Mr. Quinones, a fifth-grade teacher, gives a blue plastic star to each student who achieves a high score on a math or spelling test. At the end of the semester, students can exchange their stars for prizes. Mr. Quinones' strategy illustrates an application of

operant conditioning

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

operant conditioning.

A physician who specializes in the treatment of psychological disorders is called a

psychiatrist.

Sigmund Freud introduced a form of psychotherapy known as

psychoanalysis.

Which procedure creates a precise magnetic pulse in a specific area of the brain. By activating particular neurons, this procedure has been effective in relieving the symptoms of major depression in a number of controlled experiments.

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Antipsychotic drugs have proved helpful in the treatment of

schizophrenia.

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called SSRIs because they

slow the normal reabsorption of excess serotonin from synapses.

With ________, the therapist replaces a fearful response with a relaxation response.

systematic desensitizatio

To help Thor overcome his fear of giving public speeches, his therapist instructs him to relax and then to imagine speaking to a group of four people. The therapist is using

systematic desensitization

Which of the following techniques is derived from classical conditioning principles?

systematic desensitization

When a therapist expresses warmth and not approval or disapproval, he/she is exhibiting what Rogers referred to as:

unconditional positive regard

Which of the following is a form of counterconditioning?

virtual reality exposure therapy