Question 1

Mary has a psychological disorder, and her doctor has prescribed a drug from the benzodiazepine family to reduce the severity of Mary's symptoms. In this case, Mary's therapist is MOST likely treating her for

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A)   an anxiety disorder.
B)   depression.
C)   schizophrenia.
D)   bipolar disorder.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the three conditions Rogers believed was important to help create a supportive emotional climate for therapy?

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A)   unconditional positive regard
B)   empathy
C)   genuineness
D)   friendshipE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Electroconvulsive therapy and drug therapy for psychological disorders are two types of

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A)   behavior therapy.
B)   biomedical therapy.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   emotion therapy.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

When a client can remain relaxed while imagining one item on his anxiety hierarchy, the client then imagines the ____ the anxiety hierarchy and sees if he can stay relaxed.

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A)   item at the bottom of
B)   next item lower on
C)   item at the top of
D)   next item higher onE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Learning principles associated with operant conditioning and observational learning are utilized in

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A)   social skills training.
B)   aversion therapy.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   aversion therapy and systematic desensitization.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which type of therapy will MOST likely be used more frequently in the future due to economic pressures in mental health care?

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A)   client-centered therapy
B)   well-being therapy
C)   positive psychotherapy
D)   group therapyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Clients' subjective ratings of changes in their feelings, measures of clients' behavioral change, and therapists' subjective ratings of change in clients' adaptive functioning could all be used as measures of

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A)   therapists' professional competence.
B)   the effectiveness of therapy.
C)   placebo effects.
D)   personality differences among clients.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

In providing psychotherapy, most ____ tend to use either insight therapy or behavior therapy.

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A)   psychologists and psychiatrists
B)   clinical psychologists and psychiatrists
C)   clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists
D)   counseling psychologists and psychiatristsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Joseph Wolpe developed

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A)   aversion therapy.
B)   client-centered therapy.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   social skills training.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Laura is encouraged by her therapist to talk about absolutely anything that comes to her mind. Over the course of each session as her train of thought wanders, she usually talks about a variety of topics. From time to time her therapist comments on her statements. Laura's therapist can be BEST described as using the technique of

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A)   resistance.
B)   unconditional positive regard.
C)   dream analysis.
D)   free association.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The goal of cognitive therapy is to

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A)   observational learning to overcome maladaptive behavior .
B)   change the clients negative thought and maladaptive beliefs.
C)   use positive reinforcement to change maladaptive behaviors.
D)   use verbal interactions to expand the clients self-knowledge .E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

A client is showing a high level of resistance in therapy. Based on research, you would predict that the patient is

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A)   more likely to drop out of therapy.
B)   less likely to drop out of therapy.
C)   more likely to show transference.
D)   less likely to show transference.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The type of therapy in which a problem drinker is given a drug that induces nausea when combined with alcohol is called

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A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   aversion therapy.
C)   chemotherapy.
D)   drug therapy.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Freud's approach for the treatment of psychological disorders is

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A)   psychotherapy.
B)   psychoanalysis.
C)   unconscious therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Physiological interventions intended to reduce symptoms associated with psychological disorders are referred to as

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A)   physical therapy.
B)   drug therapy.
C)   biomedical therapy.
D)   electroconvulsive therapy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Compared to traditional antipsychotic drugs, atypical antipsychotics

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A)   have less risk for tardive dyskinesia.
B)   have less risk of cardiovascular problems.
C)   have more unpleasant side effects.
D)   are less effective.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Treating the therapist as though he were a very important person from one's past, such as a parent, defines

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A)   transference.
B)   resistance.
C)   frustration.
D)   reaction formation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which group of therapeutic drugs tend to exert their effect almost immediately, but also tend to have an effect that lasts a short length of time?

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A)   antianxiety drugs
B)   antidepressant drugs
C)   antipsychotic drugs
D)   mood stabilizersE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Beth is so terrified of snakes that even walking on sidewalks covered with earthworms after a rain storm makes her feel anxious. Her behavioral therapist has been helping Beth overcome her fear by having her work through an anxiety hierarchy while she maintains a state of deep relaxation. In this case, her therapist is using

Accepted Answer

A)   hypnotherapy to help Beth overcome her fear of snakes.
B)   systematic desensitization to help Beth overcome her fear of snakes.
C)   aversion therapy to help Beth overcome her fear of snakes.
D)   biofeedback to help Beth overcome her fear of snakes.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The recovery from a disorder without formal treatment is referred to as

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A)   a placebo effect.
B)   reified recovery.
C)   spontaneous remission.
D)   countertransference.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three conditions Rogers believed was important to help create a supportive emotional climate for therapy?

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