Unit 8 Part 2 Psych

Chelsea's therapist uses active listening within an empathic environment. Her therapist is most likely using:

client-centered therapy.

The placebo effect best illustrates the importance of _____ processes in therapeutic outcomes.

cognitive

This 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

Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment with:

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Brent suffers from depression. While he consistently attends work and meets family responsibilities, he suffers from a negative mood and a sense of hopelessness. What option has the least possible side effects and/or risks?

exercise

Systematic desensitization is a form of:

exposure therapy

One of the biggest benefits of lithium is _____.

reducing suicide risk

Family therapy can be distinguished from group therapy because family therapy views the family as a(n) _____.

system

In an eating disorders clinic, the patients receive merits for good eating behaviors such as finishing their meal, not exercising after their meal, and for appropriate behaviors on the unit. This best illustrates an application of:

the token economy.

At his weekly therapy session, Henry became agitated at his therapist, saying that she was controlling, domineering, and trying to ruin his life with all of her mothering. A psychoanalyst would suggest that this illustrates _____.

transference

Several years after his wife's death, Mr. Sanchez remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and sadness. To reduce Mr. Sanchez's depression, a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop blaming himself for his inability to prevent his wife's death. The therapist's approach is most representative of:

cognitive therapy.

Studies have demonstrated that this therapy is effective for coping with depression.

cognitive-behavioral therapy

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.

David's therapy with a 15-year-old patient has been going well, but she tends to bottle her feelings when discussing her relationship with her mother. He believes that she can benefit from her family's involvement; this may promote positive communication. Today's session brings together his patient and her parents. David is engaging in:

family therapy.

Glenn suffers from depression. He frequently thinks of situations as overwhelmingly bad, with no hope of future improvement. Glenn would most benefit from _____ therapy.

Aaron Beck's cognitive

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

a control group.

Dexter's therapist takes careful notes of Dexter's dreams as well as his resistance to talk about certain sensitive issues in an effort to provide his _____ of Dexter's disorder.

interpretation

Classical psychoanalysts are especially interested in:

interpreting the meaning of clients' resistance to therapeutic procedures.

Because Jake lives in the northern United States, he wants to prepare for the dark and cold winter months ahead before he is affected by seasonal affective disorder. Jake decides to try:

light exposure therapy.

A token economy incorporates _____ to modify behaviors by reinforcing desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for various treats.

operant conditioning procedures.

Delores has been in therapy for two years, but her last session is today. If asked next month how effective her psychotherapy was, she is likely to _____ its effectiveness.

overestimate

In 2016, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) reported having more than _____ million members in 118,000 groups worldwide.

2

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

Sigmund Freud

Stephanie meets with her therapist once a week in order to talk about her marriage as well as the relationship she has with her parents. In addition to helping Stephanie seek insight about these relationships, Stephanie's therapist prescribes Stephanie medication. This is an example of:

an eclectic approach.

Bob yells at this therapist, "You are impatient, a know-it-all, and you only care about yourself!" Most likely Bob is experiencing _____.

transference