PSYC 101, Chapter 14 Learning Curve, Lewis, Chico State

The double-blind technique is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of _____.

drug therapies

Marlow is suffering from schizophrenia. In addition to medication, Marlow sees a therapist once a week to help him re-socialize and modify his maladaptive behaviors. Marlow's therapist is most likely using what approach?

eclectic

According to one study, good therapies share much in common, including all of the following EXCEPT:

evidence-based support.

Carlos is suffering from bipolar disorder, a disorder where Carlos' mood shifts between periods of depression, periods of mania, and normal functioning. To help control the symptoms of his disorder, Carlos takes medication regularly. Carlos most likely sees a therapist who specializes in what type of therapy?

biomedical therapy

The aim of Freud's therapy was to bring a patient's repressed _____ into conscious awareness.

feelings

According to one study, good therapies share much in common, including:

hope for demoralized people.

This therapy, along with psychodynamic therapy, are often referred to as "insight therapies."

humanistic

In a residential treatment facility for troubled youth, adolescent children receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The children return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch television. This best illustrates an application of:

operant conditioning.

It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy because:

people often enter therapy in crisis, and these crises often pass without professional help.

This therapy evolved out of the classic psychoanalytic therapy.

psychodynamic

Unconditional positive regard is a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which _____ believed to be conducive to developing self-awareness and self-acceptance.

Carl Rogers

_____ is the cultural belief that gives priority to personal desires and identity.

Individualism

Your therapist believes in using only empirically supported therapies for treating your depression. She will probably use:

cognitive therapy.

Delores has been in therapy for 2 years, but her last session is today. If you ask her next month how effective her psychotherapy was, she is likely to:

overestimate its effectiveness.

With _____, patients receive repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain, which can be used to stimulate activity in various areas of the brain.

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

This therapy associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli.

systematic desensitization

Therapists often suggest group therapy when:

the client's problems stem from their social interactions with others.

After 3 days of taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), Dennis is disappointed because he is not feeling any better. However, it generally may take up to _____ for this type of antidepressant to reach full effect.

4 weeks

After three sessions of ECT each week for 2 to 4 weeks, _____ percent or more people suffering from severe depression improve markedly.

80

Conducting cognitive-behavioral therapy through the _____ has recently been seen as being beneficial, however, whether it is more beneficial than face-to-face therapy has yet to be determined.

Internet

Medications are not the only way to lift an individual's mood. What else can help decrease depression and/or reduce anxiety? a. All of the reasons listed can improve an individual's mood. b. cognitive-behavioral therapy c. exercise d. cognitive therapy

a.

This form of treatment associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol).

aversive conditioning

Therapy is likely to be most effective when a client's problem is:

clear-cut

Nancy's therapist is an active listener who often paraphrases what she says. He does not judge her and is quite open to her exploration of her weaknesses. He gives her appropriate validation and encourages her to reflect on her feelings. He wants to deepen her self-understanding. Her therapy is most likely _____.

client-centered

Many physicians did not realize that bleeding was an ineffective treatment for typhoid fever until researchers made effective use of a _____.

control group

Antipsychotic drugs are to _____ as a cork is to a _____.

dopamine receptors; bottle

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.

According to studies cited in the textbook, hope for demoralized people, a new perspective, and an empathetic, trusting, caring relationship are what _____ therapies share in common.

good

John is a 28-year-old male who suffers from bipolar disorder. He does not like lithium because of the side effects. His doctor prescribes this medication, originally used to treat epilepsy. This medication is:

Depakote

This perspective has emphasized people's inherent potential for self-fulfillment.

Humanistic

_____ is a therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli.

Systematic desensitization

Today, Ellen is going to the mental health clinic for a new treatment. During the procedure her brain will be exposed to repeated pulses of magnetic energy. This type of treatment is known as:

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).

Given a nonjudgmental, grace-filled environment that provides _____, people may accept their worst traits and feel valued and whole.

unconditional positive regard

Zander has been struggling with personal issues and has decided to seek help at a mental health clinic. Unfortunately, he was put on a waiting list and told he would likely have to wait several weeks before he could meet with a therapist. According to Hans Eysenck's findings, what do you predict will happen to Zander?

The chances are good that he will improve during this waiting period.

According to humanistic therapy, _____ is more important than unconscious thought.

conscious thought

______ therapy teaches people new and more adaptive ways of thinking and acting. It is based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions.

Aaron Beck's

_____ therapy is empirically supported for treating sexual disorders.

Behavioral conditioning

_____ emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy.

Carl Rogers

_____ therapy is empirically supported for treating depression.

Cognitive

Although group therapy does not provide the same degree of therapist involvement as individual therapy it does provide all of the following EXCEPT: a.it is easier to schedule an appointment for. b.it saves the therapist time. c.it saves the client money. d.it can be as beneficial as individual therapy.

a.

Angelina is suffering from depression. Once a week she sees a therapist and with the therapist's help she has begun to explore her past experiences and how they might have contributed to her depression. In addition, Angelina's therapist has Angelina begin to adopt new ways of thinking about the current events in her life. Angelina's therapist is more than likely using which type of therapy?

psychotherapy

Besides cultural differences _____ may also be an area of potential conflict.

religion

Growing and living within a family structure at the same time an individual is working to maintain their identity outside of the family often results in _____.

stress

There is a "civil war" currently underway regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy. There are those who view psychotherapy as something that cannot be described in a manual or tested in an experiment. Then there are those who:

support the use of scientific methods to determine which therapies are the most effective for various people and disorders.

_____ is the cultural belief that gives priority to others' expectations.

Collectivism

_____ is a behavior therapy commonly used to treat phobias.

Systematic desensitization

To help Philomena 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

_____ is a widely practiced integrative therapy which aims not only to alter the way people think, but also to alter the way they act.

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Evidence-based therapists make decisions about different therapies based on: a. the therapist's clinical expertise. b. the therapist's knowledge of their client. c. the evidence suggested by research. d. all of the reasons listed.

d.

Blake's doctor told her that she should not drink alcohol while taking Xanax. This is because antianxiety agents such as Xanax:

depress central nervous system activity.