unit 13

What type of listening is described as the "best type" for Client-Centered Therapists?

Active

Calista vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapist triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Calista's eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as

EMDR

In one study, people were taught to restructure their thoughts and attribute their compulsive urges to abnormal brain functioning. Instead of giving in to an urge, they participated in an alternative behavior activity that engaged other parts of the brain. This strategy for dealing with their difficulty best illustrates

EMDR

Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of group therapy?

Group therapy is more expensive than individual therapy.

Who is known for the development of exposure therapy?

Joseph Wolpe

Which of the following types of antidepressant medications requires adherence to special diet?

MAO inhibitors

In Freudian theory, the term "resistance" is best defined as

an attempt to block progress in therapy to avoid painful material

An example of psychoactive drug that would reduce that reuptake of serotonin would be

anti-anxiety drugs

The benzodiapines are psychotropic medication that fall into the class of

anti-anxiety drugs

Tricyclics are medications that fall into the class of

antidepressants

George is brought into an emergency room by his parents. He believes that the weather forecaster on television is sending him secret information about a communist plot to overthrow the government. Which of the following medications is he most likely to receive?

antipsychotics

Phenothiazines are drugs that fall into the class

antipsychotics

Humanistic theorists believe all of the following EXCEPT that

behavior is not chosen, but is determined by internal and external forces

Thorazine and other anti-psychotics work by

blocking dopamine receptors

According to _____ each person creates his or her private world by making choices in order to confront and overcome feelings of meaninglessness and isolation.

existential therapists

The technique that most directly attempts to restore meaning to one's life is

existential therapy

Which of the following is NOT cited by Rogers as a necessary factor for successful client-centered therapy?

identification of self-defeating cognitions

The key to improvement in psychological functioning is ______, according to psychodynamic therapists.

insight

The term used to describe a therapeutic strategy that integrates a number of different approaches is

integrational

Electroconvulsive therapy can be an effective treatment for

major depression

Phillipe Pinel is best known as the

physician who improved conditions and treatment of patients a Parisian asylum in the late 1700s

Sheena's therapist tells her to relax, close her eyes, and state aloud whatever comes to mind no matter how trivial or absurd. The therapist is using a technique that is central to:

psychoanalysis

The difference between systematic destination and implosion therapy is that

systematic desensitization decreases by conditioning a relaxation response, while in implosion therapy the anxiety response only fades through extinction

The term transference, as it used by Freud, refers to

the projection of the client's unresolved feelings toward an earlier relationship onto the therapist

Which of the following statements is true regarding Lithium?

though it is more successful in the treatment of bipolar disorder, lithium also has moderate effectiveness for unipolar disorder