Question 1

Michael is encouraged by his therapist to accept and tolerate some of his feelings of distress while also learning to regulate and minimize unhelpful emotional reactions.The therapist's approach best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   client-centered therapy.
B)   dialectical behavior therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   exposure therapy.

Question 2

A procedure that trains people to make new responses to stimuli that currently trigger unwanted responses is called

Accepted Answer

A)   free association.
B)   transference.
C)   counterconditioning.
D)   unconditional positive regard.

Question 3

Mr.Vogt is terribly afraid of being alone in his own house at night.The behavior therapy most likely to be used to reduce this fear would be

Accepted Answer

A)   free association.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   a token economy.
D)   aversive conditioning.

Question 4

During her weekly therapy sessions,Sabrina will often abruptly shift the focus of her attention and lose her train of thought.A psychoanalyst would suggest that this illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   counterconditioning.
B)   progressive relaxation.
C)   resistance.
D)   unconditional positive regard.

Question 5

A therapist wants to help Hannah recognize her mixed feelings of fear and love for her husband and to realize that she often experienced similar feelings for her brothers during her childhood.The therapist's goal is most clearly consistent with the aims of

Accepted Answer

A)   psychodynamic therapy.
B)   behavior therapy.
C)   biomedical therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 6

Which form of psychotherapy is most likely to focus on providing clients with insight into themes evident in their troubling and recurring patterns of social interaction in a variety of important relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)   client-centered therapy
B)   systematic desensitization
C)   psychodynamic therapy
D)   behavior modification

Question 7

The treatment of depression with ECT best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapy.
B)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 8

The goal of stress inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people to say positive things to themselves during anxiety-producing situations.This best illustrates a form of

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapy.
B)   psychodynamic therapy.
C)   humanistic therapy.
D)   cognitive therapy.

Question 9

Which of the following behavior therapy techniques has been used to help people overcome a fear of flying?

Accepted Answer

A)   aversive conditioning
B)   transference
C)   virtual reality exposure therapy
D)   the double-blind procedure

Question 10

Which of the following is a type of exposure therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   family therapy
B)   stress inoculation training
C)   systematic desensitization
D)   behavior modification

Question 11

Carl Rogers believed that several qualities of the therapist are critical in producing beneficial changes in client-centered therapy.Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)   The therapist should display genuineness by openly and honestly sharing his or her thoughts with the client.
B)   The therapist should strive to create an atmosphere of conditional acceptance so that the client is motivated to change his or her behavior to gain the therapist's approval.
C)   The therapist should communicate empathic understanding by reflecting back both the content and personal meaning of what the client is saying.
D)   The therapist should be nondirective to allow the client to direct the focus of therapy.

Question 12

Virtual reality exposure therapy is most similar to

Accepted Answer

A)   stress inoculation training.
B)   aversive conditioning.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   transference.

Question 13

Which form of therapy most directly encourages clients to question their reasoning,decatastrophize their thinking,and reattribute responsibility for past outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)   humanistic therapy
B)   behavior therapy
C)   cognitive therapy
D)   psychodynamic therapy

Question 14

Stress inoculation training focuses on helping people to

Accepted Answer

A)   associate unwanted behaviors with unpleasant experiences.
B)   replace negative self-talk with more positive comments.
C)   associate a pleasant relaxed state with anxiety-arousing stimuli.
D)   establish empathic,caring relationships with others.

Question 15

Tiffany's therapist creates an accepting and encouraging environment that helps her to accept some of the painful emotions associated with her divorce while at the same time urging and helping her to develop effective strategies for reducing unwarranted feelings of anger and shame.The therapist's approach best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   dialectical behavior therapy.
B)   virtual reality exposure therapy.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   psychodynamic therapy.

Question 16

Critics of ________ have expressed a concern that appropriate patient behaviors will disappear following the discontinuation of a token economy.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive therapy
B)   transference
C)   behavior modification
D)   unconditional positive regard

Question 17

Client-centered therapists emphasize the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   interpreting the meaning of clients' nonverbal behaviors.
B)   enabling clients to feel unconditionally accepted.
C)   helping clients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences.
D)   discouraging clients from using drugs.

Question 18

In psychoanalysis,a patient's hesitation to free associate is most likely a sign of

Accepted Answer

A)   transference.
B)   resistance.
C)   counterconditioning.
D)   unconditional positive regard.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   transference.
B)   stress inoculation training.
C)   aversive conditioning.
D)   systematic desensitization.

Question 20

Many self-help groups have emulated the use of ________ by Alcoholics Anonymous.

Accepted Answer

A)   free association
B)   progressive relaxation
C)   a 12-step program
D)   systematic desensitization

Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

The treatment of depression with ECT best illustrates

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Carl Rogers believed that several qualities of the therapist are critical in producing beneficial changes in client-centered therapy.Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

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Mr.Vogt is terribly afraid of being alone in his own house at night.The behavior therapy most likely to be used to reduce this fear would be

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Which form of therapy most directly encourages clients to question their reasoning,decatastrophize their thinking,and reattribute responsibility for past outcomes?

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Client-centered therapists emphasize the importance of

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Which form of psychotherapy is most likely to focus on providing clients with insight into themes evident in their troubling and recurring patterns of social interaction in a variety of important relationships?

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Stress inoculation training focuses on helping people to

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A procedure that trains people to make new responses to stimuli that currently trigger unwanted responses is called

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Which of the following is a type of exposure therapy?

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A therapist wants to help Hannah recognize her mixed feelings of fear and love for her husband and to realize that she often experienced similar feelings for her brothers during her childhood.The therapist's goal is most clearly consistent with the aims of

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

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Virtual reality exposure therapy is most similar to

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In psychoanalysis,a patient's hesitation to free associate is most likely a sign of

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The goal of stress inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people to say positive things to themselves during anxiety-producing situations.This best illustrates a form of

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Critics of ________ have expressed a concern that appropriate patient behaviors will disappear following the discontinuation of a token economy.

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Michael is encouraged by his therapist to accept and tolerate some of his feelings of distress while also learning to regulate and minimize unhelpful emotional reactions.The therapist's approach best illustrates

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Which of the following behavior therapy techniques has been used to help people overcome a fear of flying?

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During her weekly therapy sessions,Sabrina will often abruptly shift the focus of her attention and lose her train of thought.A psychoanalyst would suggest that this illustrates

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Many self-help groups have emulated the use of ________ by Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Carl Rogers believed that several qualities of the therapist are critical in producing beneficial changes in client-centered therapy.Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

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