Question 1

Freud is to ________ as Rogers is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis;counterconditioning
B)   free association;active listening
C)   dream analysis;systematic desensitization
D)   active listening;empathyE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Systematic desensitization involves replacing a negative response with a positive response,whereas ________ involves replacing a positive response with a negative response.

Accepted Answer

A)   transference
B)   operant conditioning
C)   aversive conditioning
D)   behavior modificationE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

A therapist may encourage a client to change from thinking "I totally failed my exercise training program" to "I fell short of some training goals but I can make some specific changes in my schedule to succeed next time." This technique is used in

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis.
B)   cognitive therapy.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   a token economy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Most self-help and support groups focus on ________ or hard-to-discuss illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A)   childhood
B)   terminal
C)   stress-induced
D)   stigmatizedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Psychoanalytic techniques are designed to help patients become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses.In other words,the therapist is helping them to gain ________ into the origins of their disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)   analysis
B)   interpretation
C)   free association
D)   insightE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Progressive relaxation is a technique used in

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapy.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   counterconditioning.
D)   insight therapy.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

To help Mr.Eberstadt overcome alcohol use disorder,his therapist first attempted to discover whether his misuse of alcohol was somehow a reaction to his wife's behavior.The therapist's concern is most likely to be characteristic of a

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalyst.
B)   family therapist.
C)   client-centered therapist.
D)   biomedical therapist.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Empathic understanding of the patient's subjective experiences is a major goal of

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis.
B)   biomedical therapy.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   behavior therapy.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

By examining the actual consequences associated with anxiety-provoking situations,cognitive therapy clients usually find that the consequences are not as bad as they had imagined.This most directly helps to

Accepted Answer

A)   reattribute responsibility.
B)   decatastrophize thinking.
C)   rank emotions and thoughts.
D)   promote transference.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The relentless rehearsal of overgeneralized,self-blaming thoughts by depressed clients is called

Accepted Answer

A)   aversive conditioning.
B)   catastrophizing.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   transference.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Gabriel is terrified of flying.Which form of therapy may be used to create a flying experience in a cost-effective and easy-to-implement way?

Accepted Answer

A)   virtual reality exposure therapy
B)   aversive conditioning
C)   cognitive-behavioral therapy
D)   family therapyE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Freud believed that there are threatening things we _____,meaning that we do not want to know them,so we deny them.

Accepted Answer

A)   repress
B)   paraphrase
C)   reflect
D)   shapeE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Emma is trying to get her 3-year-old daughter to stop crying when it is time for bed.She wants to reinforce her for not crying.Which of the following would best serve as a successful reinforcer for Emma's daughter?

Accepted Answer

A)   money
B)   promising to take her to Florida next spring
C)   letting her stay up later when she doesn't cry
D)   reading a book of her choice while she is in bedE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapies.
B)   humanistic therapies.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   cognitive therapies.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

In treating alcohol use disorder,therapists have clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug.This technique is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   operant conditioning.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   aversive conditioning.
D)   transference.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In classical conditioning therapies,maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditioned stimuli.
B)   conditioned stimuli.
C)   unconditioned responses.
D)   conditioned responses.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Brandon is going through exposure therapy to try to treat his spider phobia.His therapist is using systematic desensitization.His therapist is teaching him how to release tension in one muscle group after another,until he is completely relaxed.What technique is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditional positive regard
B)   counterconditioning
C)   progressive relaxation
D)   systematic desensitizationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

A token economy is to operant conditioning as ________ is to classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization
B)   active listening
C)   free association
D)   catastrophizingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

An eclectic approach to psychotherapy is one that

Accepted Answer

A)   treats patients with drugs.
B)   emphasizes the importance of free association.
C)   involves treatment in a group setting.
D)   uses techniques from various forms of therapy.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Therapists practice ________ by using positive reinforcers to reward closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   free association
B)   progressive relaxation
C)   behavior modification
D)   unconditional positive regardE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

Most self-help and support groups focus on ________ or hard-to-discuss illnesses.

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In classical conditioning therapies,maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be

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Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of

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Freud believed that there are threatening things we _____,meaning that we do not want to know them,so we deny them.

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An eclectic approach to psychotherapy is one that

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The relentless rehearsal of overgeneralized,self-blaming thoughts by depressed clients is called

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Therapists practice ________ by using positive reinforcers to reward closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.

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A token economy is to operant conditioning as ________ is to classical conditioning.

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To help Mr.Eberstadt overcome alcohol use disorder,his therapist first attempted to discover whether his misuse of alcohol was somehow a reaction to his wife's behavior.The therapist's concern is most likely to be characteristic of a

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Freud is to ________ as Rogers is to ________.

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By examining the actual consequences associated with anxiety-provoking situations,cognitive therapy clients usually find that the consequences are not as bad as they had imagined.This most directly helps to

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Psychoanalytic techniques are designed to help patients become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses.In other words,the therapist is helping them to gain ________ into the origins of their disorders.

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Brandon is going through exposure therapy to try to treat his spider phobia.His therapist is using systematic desensitization.His therapist is teaching him how to release tension in one muscle group after another,until he is completely relaxed.What technique is being used?

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Emma is trying to get her 3-year-old daughter to stop crying when it is time for bed.She wants to reinforce her for not crying.Which of the following would best serve as a successful reinforcer for Emma's daughter?

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Gabriel is terrified of flying.Which form of therapy may be used to create a flying experience in a cost-effective and easy-to-implement way?

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Empathic understanding of the patient's subjective experiences is a major goal of

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In treating alcohol use disorder,therapists have clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug.This technique is known as

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Systematic desensitization involves replacing a negative response with a positive response,whereas ________ involves replacing a positive response with a negative response.

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Progressive relaxation is a technique used in

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A therapist may encourage a client to change from thinking "I totally failed my exercise training program" to "I fell short of some training goals but I can make some specific changes in my schedule to succeed next time." This technique is used in

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