Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)   transference.
B)   aversive conditioning.
C)   client-centered therapy.
D)   progressive relaxation.

Question 2

Nate's past relationships with his mother,his former wife,and his previous employer have been characterized by common patterns of resentment and emotional detachment.Helping Nate to gain insight into these recurring relationship patterns would be of greatest concern to a practitioner of

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapy.
B)   biomedical therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   humanistic therapy.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Although they agreed to help him financially,Alan's parents were nevertheless angry and disappointed with him when he chose to attend the state university instead of going to the same college that his father attended.According to Carl Rogers,Alan's parents are withholding

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditional positive regard.
B)   empathic understanding.
C)   counterconditioning.
D)   transference.

Question 5

A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is

Accepted Answer

A)   stress inoculation training.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   active listening.
D)   free association.

Question 6

Which therapeutic approach combines cognitive tactics for tolerating distress and regulating emotions with social skills training and mindfulness meditation?

Accepted Answer

A)   psychodynamic therapy
B)   systematic desensitization
C)   dialectical behavior therapy
D)   client-centered therapy

Question 7

Melanie's therapist suggests that when she feels anxious,she should attribute her arousal to her highly reactive nervous system and shift her attention to playing a game with her 5-year-old son.This suggestion best illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following has addressed some of the concerns regarding psychoanalysis,such as the lack of scientific support,the unfalsifiable nature of analysts' interpretations,and the considerable amount of time and money to receive psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   nondirective therapy
B)   psychodynamic therapy
C)   client-centered therapy
D)   insight therapy

Question 9

Systematic desensitization involves the use of

Accepted Answer

A)   aversive conditioning.
B)   stress inoculation training.
C)   unconditional positive regard.
D)   progressive relaxation.

Question 10

Joseph Wolpe is best known for promoting the development of

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive therapies.
B)   exposure therapies.
C)   aversive conditioning.
D)   psychodynamic therapy.

Question 11

Although Ethan is actually doing very well in college,he feels depressed and academically incompetent.His therapist has instructed him to explain in writing how his good grades resulted from his own hard work and personal abilities.This therapeutic procedure is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior
B)   cognitive
C)   psychodynamic
D)   humanistic

Question 12

The practice of ________ is based on the application of operant conditioning principles.

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditional positive regard
B)   systematic desensitization
C)   free association
D)   behavior modification

Question 13

Lynn has begun to buy small gifts for her therapist,and she feels extremely jealous of the time he spends with his other patients.To a psychoanalyst,this is most indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditional positive regard.
B)   resistance.
C)   transference.
D)   free association.

Question 14

According to psychoanalysts,resistance refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)   expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier relationships.
B)   blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material during therapy.
C)   replacement of a genuine concern for others with self-centeredness.
D)   conversion of psychological conflicts into physical and behavioral disorders.

Question 15

The underlying theme of ________ is to help the person reduce growth-impeding inner conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis
B)   insight therapy
C)   nondirective therapy
D)   behavior therapy

Question 16

The main goal of psychoanalysis is to bring ________ feelings and thoughts into conscious awareness.

Accepted Answer

A)   repressed
B)   transferred
C)   resisted
D)   discharged

Question 17

Since the 1950s,most mental health hospitals have emptied as a result of the introduction of effective

Accepted Answer

A)   drug therapies and community-based treatment programs.
B)   drug therapies.
C)   community-based treatment programs.
D)   psychotherapy.

Question 18

Which form of therapy is most likely to highlight the fact that excessive anxiety often arises from a conscious "attention bias to threat"?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapy
B)   cognitive therapy
C)   humanistic therapy
D)   psychoanalysis

Question 19

Psychoanalysis would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of

Accepted Answer

A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   free association.
C)   dream interpretation.
D)   repression.

Question 20

The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

Accepted Answer

A)   faulty patterns of thinking are producing the current difficulties.
B)   problem behaviors are the problems.
C)   every family has unspoken rules of interaction and communication that have contributed to the current difficulties.
D)   the therapist must be nondirective and provide the client with unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding.

Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

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

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The practice of ________ is based on the application of operant conditioning principles.

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Which form of therapy is most likely to highlight the fact that excessive anxiety often arises from a conscious "attention bias to threat"?

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Melanie's therapist suggests that when she feels anxious,she should attribute her arousal to her highly reactive nervous system and shift her attention to playing a game with her 5-year-old son.This suggestion best illustrates

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Which therapeutic approach combines cognitive tactics for tolerating distress and regulating emotions with social skills training and mindfulness meditation?

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Which of the following has addressed some of the concerns regarding psychoanalysis,such as the lack of scientific support,the unfalsifiable nature of analysts' interpretations,and the considerable amount of time and money to receive psychoanalysis?

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Lynn has begun to buy small gifts for her therapist,and she feels extremely jealous of the time he spends with his other patients.To a psychoanalyst,this is most indicative of

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A central therapeutic technique of psychoanalysis is

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Exam 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies

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