Question 1

Mr. Choi's therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist's goal best reflects a primary aim of

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A)   client-centered therapy.
B)   cognitive therapy.
C)   psychoanalysis.
D)   systematic desensitization.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Before 1950, the main mental health providers were

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A)   psychologists.
B)   paraprofessionals.
C)   psychiatrists.
D)   the clergy.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which drugs are designed to depress central nervous system activity?

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A)   antipsychotic drugs
B)   antianxiety drugs
C)   antidepressant drugs
D)   mood-stabilizing drugsE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

An eclectic psychotherapist is one who

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A)   takes a nondirective approach in helping clients solve their problems.
B)   views psychological disorders as usually stemming from one cause, such as a biological abnormality.
C)   uses one particular technique, such as psychoanalysis or counterconditioning, in treating disorders.
D)   uses a variety of techniques, depending on the client and the problem.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is

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A)   stress inoculation training.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   active listening.
D)   free association.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The repeated association of pleasant relaxing states with stimuli that arouse fear is a central feature of

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A)   humanistic therapy.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   stress inoculation training.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is

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A)   aerobic exercise.
B)   psychosurgery.
C)   virtual reality exposure therapy.
D)   EMDR.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about taking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is

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A)   Ativan.
B)   Prozac.
C)   Xanax.
D)   Thorazine.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by

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A)   obsessions.
B)   panic attacks.
C)   auditory hallucinations.
D)   involuntary muscle movements.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Dr. Miller prescribes drugs for the treatment of chronic depression, and she encourages rest and relaxation training for clients suffering from excessive anxiety. It is most likely that Dr. Miller is a

Accepted Answer

A)   clinical social worker.
B)   cognitive therapist.
C)   psychiatrist.
D)   client-centered therapist.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which approach emphasizes the importance of providing patients with feelings of unconditional positive regard?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive therapy
B)   Psychoanalysis
C)   client-centered therapy
D)   systematic desensitizationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   client-centered therapy.
B)   cognitive therapy.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   aversive conditioning.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Free association involves the

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A)   expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier relationships.
B)   repeated association of a relaxed state with anxiety-arousing stimuli.
C)   uncensored reporting of any thoughts that come to mind.
D)   replacement of a negative response to a harmless stimulus with a positiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions is most clearly central to

Accepted Answer

A)   progressive relaxation.
B)   cognitive therapies.
C)   behavior modification.
D)   exposure therapies.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

A common ingredient underlying the success of diverse psychotherapies is the

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A)   professional training and experience of the therapist.
B)   escape from real-life pressures offered by psychotherapy.
C)   length of time the client spends in psychotherapy.
D)   client's expectation that psychotherapy will make things better.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

ECT studies that include a control condition in which people receive simulated ECT without the shock indicate that the effectiveness of ECT is partially due to

Accepted Answer

A)   progressive relaxation.
B)   a placebo effect.
C)   tardive dyskinesia.
D)   stress-inoculation training.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Classical psychoanalysts were especially interested in

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A)   encouraging patients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors.
B)   minimizing the possibility that patients would experience anxiety during therapy.
C)   discouraging patients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs.
D)   interpreting the meaning of patients' resistance to therapeutic procedures.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he had completed therapy. It would be reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   the double-blind technique.
C)   transference.
D)   regression toward the mean.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which type of psychotherapy focuses on changing unwanted behaviors rather than on discovering their underlying causes?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapy
B)   cognitive therapy
C)   humanistic therapy
D)   psychoanalysisE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________ relaxation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Simulated
B)   Systematic
C)   progressive
D)   unconditionalE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about taking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is

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The assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions is most clearly central to

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A common ingredient underlying the success of diverse psychotherapies is the

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Dr. Miller prescribes drugs for the treatment of chronic depression, and she encourages rest and relaxation training for clients suffering from excessive anxiety. It is most likely that Dr. Miller is a

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Classical psychoanalysts were especially interested in

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Free association involves the

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An eclectic psychotherapist is one who

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Which approach emphasizes the importance of providing patients with feelings of unconditional positive regard?

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Which type of psychotherapy focuses on changing unwanted behaviors rather than on discovering their underlying causes?

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Mr. Choi's therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist's goal best reflects a primary aim of

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The repeated association of pleasant relaxing states with stimuli that arouse fear is a central feature of

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Relaxing one muscle group after another until one achieves a completely relaxed state of comfort is called ________ relaxation.

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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

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Before 1950, the main mental health providers were

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One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is

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A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is

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Which drugs are designed to depress central nervous system activity?

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ECT studies that include a control condition in which people receive simulated ECT without the shock indicate that the effectiveness of ECT is partially due to

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