Question 1

Antidepressant drugs, a fresh perspective on his problems, and a strong therapeutic alliance all contributed to helping David recover from a major depressive disorder. An integrated understanding of David's recovery process is best provided by

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis.
B)   the medical model.
C)   a biopsychosocial approach.
D)   a client-centered perspective.

Question 2

Considering the greatest range of factors that may contribute to the process of healing is most clearly facilitated by a ________ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical
B)   psychodynamic
C)   biopsychosocial
D)   client-centered

Question 3

The effectiveness of psychotherapy has been assessed both through clients' perspectives and through controlled research studies. What have such assessments found?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clients' perceptions and controlled studies alike strongly affirm the effectiveness of psychotherapy.
B)   Whereas clients' perceptions strongly affirm the effectiveness ofPsychotherapy, studies point to more modest results.
C)   Whereas studies strongly affirm the effectiveness of psychotherapy, many clients feel dissatisfied with their progress.
D)   Clients' perceptions and controlled studies alike paint a very mixed picture of

Question 4

Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house, her mother immediately spanks her. The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   electroconvulsive therapy.
C)   aversive conditioning.
D)   stress inoculation training.

Question 5

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)   anxiety disorders.
B)   schizophrenia.
C)   dissociative disorders.
D)   bipolar disorder.

Question 6

Of the following individuals, who is most likely to benefit from therapeutic drugs that block receptor sites for dopamine?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amir, who complains about feeling tense and fearful most of the time but doesn't know why
B)   Matthew, who feels hopeless and lethargic after losing his job
C)   Betsy, who hears imaginary voices telling her she will soon be killed
D)   Marcella, who is so obsessed with fear of a heart attack that she frequently counts her heartbeats aloud

Question 7

Which of the following is a type of exposure therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   family therapy
B)   stress inoculation training
C)   systematic desensitization
D)   repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Question 8

The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of

Accepted Answer

A)   family therapy.
B)   client-centered therapy.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   systematic desensitization.

Question 9

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by

Accepted Answer

A)   enabling more people to see professional psychotherapists.
B)   encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems.
C)   establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing situations.
D)   emphasizing the importance of using an eclectic approach to therapy.

Question 10

Mr. Vogt is terribly afraid of being alone in his own house at night. To reduce this fear, a behavior therapist would most likely use

Accepted Answer

A)   the double-blind procedure.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   a token economy.
D)   aversive conditioning.

Question 11

Long-term use of certain antipsychotic drugs can produce involuntary movements of the facial muscles, tongue, and limbs. This menacing condition is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   serotonin reuptake inhibition.
B)   tardive dyskinesia.
C)   Parkinson's disease.
D)   neurogenesis.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychodynamic
B)   Biomedical
C)   Behavior
D)   humanistic

Question 13

Psychotherapy is MOST likely to be effective in freeing

Accepted Answer

A)   Sharon from the feeling that her life is meaningless and worthless.
B)   Portia from her delusions of persecution and auditory hallucinations.
C)   Jim from an excessive fear of giving speeches in public.
D)   Luther from his antisocial personality disorder.

Question 14

Treating our mind and body as independent entities seems especially inappropriate to those who take a ________ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   biopsychosocial
B)   classical conditioning
C)   psychoanalytic
D)   client-centered

Question 15

In one treatment program, parents spent 40 hours a week attempting to shape the behavior of their uncommunicative 3-year-olds with autism. This program most clearly involved

Accepted Answer

A)   client-centered therapy.
B)   behavior therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   stress-inoculation training.

Question 16

Sheena's therapist tells her to relax, close her eyes, and state aloud whatever comes to mind no matter how trivial or absurd it seems. The therapist is using a technique that is central to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Unusual ESP subjects who defy chance when first tested nearly always lose their "psychic powers" when retested. This decline is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)   rTMS.
B)   progression relaxation.
C)   regression toward the mean.
D)   the placebo effect.

Question 18

The technique of systematic desensitization was refined by

Accepted Answer

A)   Sigmund Freud.
B)   Joseph Wolpe.
C)   Egas Moniz.
D)   Carl Rogers.

Question 19

The most effective psychotherapists are those who

Accepted Answer

A)   employ personality tests to accurately diagnose their clients' difficulties.
B)   have had many years of experience practicing psychotherapy.
C)   establish an empathic, caring relationship with their clients.
D)   discourage clients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs.

Question 20

The value of light exposure therapy appears to result in part from its influence on people's

Accepted Answer

A)   hormones.
B)   therapeutic alliance.
C)   tardive dyskinesia.
D)   visual acuity.

Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

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The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of

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