Question 1

Psychoanalysts would be most likely to discourage patients from

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A)   experiencing strong positive or negative feelings for their therapist.
B)   discontinuing psychotherapy whenever they felt it was no longer necessary.
C)   talking about anxiety-arousing material during therapy.
D)   taking antianxiety drugs during the course of psychotherapy.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

In which of the following does the client learn to associate a relaxed state with a series of anxiety-arousing situations?

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A)   cognitive therapy
B)   aversive conditioning
C)   counterconditioning
D)   systematic desensitizationE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Cognitive therapists are most likely to

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A)   focus special attention on clients' positive and negative feelings about their therapists.
B)   employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients' difficulties.
C)   emphasize the importance of clients' personal interpretations of life events.
D)   systematically associate clients' undesirable behaviors with unpleasant experiences.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following therapies is more concerned with removing specific troubling symptoms than with facilitating new ways of thinking?

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A)   psychoanalysis
B)   behavior therapy
C)   client-centered therapy
D)   cognitive therapyE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Ideal clinical decision making is a three-legged stool upheld by clinical expertise, knowledge of the patient, and

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A)   transference.
B)   a token economy.
C)   research evidence.
D)   neurogenesis.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Psychological disorders that can be overcome with psychological techniques such as counterconditioning are most likely to be treated with

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A)   meta-analysis.
B)   psychotherapy.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   psychoanalysis.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

To help an adult client overcome fears of venturing out of his own home, Dr. Ricci plans to use behavior therapy in combination with drug therapy. Which of the following drugs would Dr. Ricci be most likely to prescribe?

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A)   lithium
B)   Depakote
C)   Ativan
D)   ThorazineE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Instead of focusing on the cure of psychological disorders, ________ therapies seek to promote personal growth and self-fulfillment.

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A)   psychodynamic
B)   biomedical
C)   behavior
D)   humanisticE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In a therapeutic setting, a client who wants to lose weight eats some favorite foods laced with a nausea-producing drug. Yet, outside the therapist's office the client knows he or she can eat those foods without fear of nausea. This awareness contributes to the limited effectiveness of

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A)   a token economy.
B)   aversive conditioning.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   the double-blind procedure.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Group therapy is typically more effective than individual therapy for

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A)   encouraging severely disturbed individuals to quickly regain normal social functioning.
B)   enabling people to discover that others have problems similar to their own.
C)   ensuring that therapists will become more emotionally involved in clients' real-life problems.
D)   eliminating clients' anxiety during the process of therapy.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Training people to actively dispute their own self-defeating ideas best illustrates

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

Question 12

Double-blind studies enable researchers to assess the extent to which drug therapy outcomes are attributable to

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A)   the therapeutic alliance.
B)   the placebo effect.
C)   progressive relaxation.
D)   vagus nerve stimulation.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is used to treat depression with a chest-implanted electrical device that periodically sends signals that affect the limbic system?

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A)   electroconvulsive therapy
B)   vagus nerve stimulation
C)   systematic desensitization
D)   repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Cognitive therapists are most likely to emphasize that emotional disturbances result from

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A)   self-blaming and overgeneralized explanations of bad events.
B)   chemical abnormalities within the brain.
C)   overly permissive child-rearing practices.
D)   poverty, unemployment, racism, sexism, and heterosexism.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

A Consumer Reports survey found that the level of satisfaction with psychotherapy among clients

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A)   was strongly linked to whether their therapists had extensive training and experience.
B)   was unrelated to whether they were seen by therapists in a group or in an individual context.
C)   depended on whether they had been treated by a psychiatrist or psychologist, rather than by a social worker.
D)   was greatest among those who had also received an alternative neurostimulation therapy.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The mood-stabilizing drug most commonly used to treat bipolar disorder is

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A)   Ativan.
B)   chlorpromazine.
C)   Xanax.
D)   lithium.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

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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A)   clinical social worker.
B)   cognitive therapist.
C)   psychiatrist.
D)   client-centered therapist.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

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A)   Hans Eysenck
B)   Egaz Moniz
C)   Carl Rogers
D)   Sigmund FreudE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

A person can derive benefits from psychotherapy simply by believing in it. This illustrates the importance of

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A)   spontaneous recovery.
B)   the placebo effect.
C)   the transference effect.
D)   interpretation.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Counteracting self-blame by reattributing responsibility for past negative outcomes is a cognitive therapy technique designed to

Accepted Answer

A)   reveal beliefs.
B)   test beliefs.
C)   modify beliefs.
D)   rank beliefs.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 15: Therapy

Which of the following is used to treat depression with a chest-implanted electrical device that periodically sends signals that affect the limbic system?

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Group therapy is typically more effective than individual therapy for

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Instead of focusing on the cure of psychological disorders, ________ therapies seek to promote personal growth and self-fulfillment.

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Double-blind studies enable researchers to assess the extent to which drug therapy outcomes are attributable to

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Cognitive therapists are most likely to

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The mood-stabilizing drug most commonly used to treat bipolar disorder is

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To help an adult client overcome fears of venturing out of his own home, Dr. Ricci plans to use behavior therapy in combination with drug therapy. Which of the following drugs would Dr. Ricci be most likely to prescribe?

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A person can derive benefits from psychotherapy simply by believing in it. This illustrates the importance of

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Counteracting self-blame by reattributing responsibility for past negative outcomes is a cognitive therapy technique designed to

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Ideal clinical decision making is a three-legged stool upheld by clinical expertise, knowledge of the patient, and

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Psychological disorders that can be overcome with psychological techniques such as counterconditioning are most likely to be treated with

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Which of the following therapies is more concerned with removing specific troubling symptoms than with facilitating new ways of thinking?

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In a therapeutic setting, a client who wants to lose weight eats some favorite foods laced with a nausea-producing drug. Yet, outside the therapist's office the client knows he or she can eat those foods without fear of nausea. This awareness contributes to the limited effectiveness of

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Cognitive therapists are most likely to emphasize that emotional disturbances result from

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In which of the following does the client learn to associate a relaxed state with a series of anxiety-arousing situations?

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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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Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

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Training people to actively dispute their own self-defeating ideas best illustrates

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