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Question 61

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In the Featured Study,which investigated the impact of combining insight therapy and medication,the researchers found that the relapse rate for participants who received the combination of interpersonal therapy and medication was

A) lower than that for either medication alone or interpersonal therapy alone.
B) higher than that for either medication alone or interpersonal therapy alone.
C) lower than that for medication alone but higher than that for interpersonal therapy alone.
D) higher than that for medication alone but lower than that interpersonal therapy alone.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Consistent with the phenomenon of regression toward the mean,you would expect that the person who receives the highest grade in the class on the first psychology exam

A) will get the highest grade in the class on their first economics exam.
B) will get the highest grade in the class on the second psychology exam.
C) will get a high grade, but probably not the highest, on the second psychology exam.
D) will get a below average grade on the second psychology exam.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Frank has just been to a therapist who prescribed an antianxiety medication.Frank should expect to experience some relief from his symptoms of anxiety

Dr.Varsho is a psychotherapist who often argues openly with her clients.She is very assertive,and tries to persuade her clients to alter their patterns of thinking.Dr.Varsho is

Today psychoanalysis is MOST likely to be practiced by

Kayla has a psychological disorder,and her doctor has prescribed an MAO inhibitor to reduce the severity of Kayla's symptoms.In this case,Kayla's therapist is MOST likely treating her for

Therapeutic drugs that gradually reduce symptoms such as hallucinations,delusions,hyperactivity,and mental confusion are

Explain the logic of psychoanalysis and describe the techniques by which analysts probe the unconscious.

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

No matter what Sam tells his therapist concerning his failures or successes,weaknesses or strengths,spiteful behaviors or good deeds,vengeful feelings or positive emotions,his therapist is very accepting of him as a person.Sam's therapist is showing him

Which of the following was NOT a problem with state mental hospitals in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s?

Atypical antipsychotic drugs appear to increase patients' vulnerability to

The finding that some of the therapies developed by middle-class Western cultures have turned out not to be useful when used with different cultural groups supports the textbooks unifying theme that psychology evolves within a sociohistorical context.

Freud developed a systematic treatment procedure called ____________________,which was the origin of the group of therapies known as insight therapies.

How does biomedical therapy differ from psychotherapy in its approach?

Felicity scored 98% on her first statistics exam,while Baxter scored only 35%.Felicity studied really hard in an attempt to score 100% on the next exam.Baxter decided he wasn't going to be successful in the course,so he didn't study at all.On the second exam Felicity scored 89%,while Baxter scored 42%.One explanation for this might be

In studies funded by drug companies,the research design is often slanted in a number of ways that will exaggerate the positive effects and minimize the negative effects of the drugs under investigation.

Clive is a clinical psychologist and his sister Grace is a psychiatrist.The main difference between these two professionals would be the fact that Clive would

Therapies that involve verbal interactions intended to enhance clients self-knowledge,and thus promote healthful changes in personality and behavior,are known as

Behavior therapists have historically placed less emphasis than insight therapists have on the importance of measuring therapeutic outcomes.