Chapter Questions
A psychotherapist who encourages people to relate their dreams, and who searches for the unconscious roots of their problems is drawing froma. psychoanalysis.b. humanistic therapies.c. client-centered therapy.d. nondirective therapy.
According to psychoanalytic theory, developing strong feelings for the analyst is an important part of the psychoanalytic process and is calleda. transference.b. resistance.c. interpretation.d. empathy.
Compared with psychoanalysts, humanistic therapists are more likely to emphasizea. hidden or repressed feelings.b. childhood experiences.c. psychological disorders.d. self-fulfillment and growth.
Especially important to Rogers' clientcentered therapy is the technique of active listening, in which the therapista. engages in free association.b. exposes the patient's resistances.c. restates and clarifies the client's statements.d. directly challenges the client's selfperceptions.
Behavior therapists apply learning principles to the treatment of problems such as phobias and alcohol dependence. In such treatment, the goal is toa. identify and treat the underlying causes of the problem.b. improve learning and insight.c. eliminate the unwanted behavior.d. improve communication and social sensitivity.
To produce new responses to old stimuli, behavior therapists often use counterconditioning techniques, such as systematic desensitization anda. resistance.b. aversive conditioning.c. transference.d. active listening.
Systematic desensitization is commonly used in the treatment ofa. phobias.b. depression.c. alcoholism.d. bed-wetting.
Token economies are an application ofa. classical conditioning.b. counterconditioning.c. cognitive therapy.d. operant conditioning.
Cognitive therapy has been effective in treatinga. mental retardation.b. phobias.c. alcoholism.d. depression.
In family therapy, the therapist assumes thata. only one family member needs to change.b. each person's actions trigger reactions from other family members.c. dysfunctional families must improve their interactions or give up their children.d. all of these answers are true.
The most enthusiastic view of psy. chotherapy's effectiveness comes froma. outcome research.b. controlled studies.c. reports of clinicians and clients.d. a government study of treatment for depression.
Studies show that ______ therapy is most effective overall.a. cognitive-behavioralb. humanisticc. psychodynamicd. no one type of
Which of the following is NOT one of the three benefits offered by all forms of effective therapy?a. Hope for demoralized peopleb. One-on-one meetings with a professional therapistc. Afresh perspectived. A caring relationship
The expectation that a treatment will be effective can by itself cause some improvement. Psychologists call this the ______ effect.a. placebob. biomedicalc. spontaneous recoveryd. psychotic
Despite their benefits in treating symp toms of schizophrenia, some antipsy. chotic drugs have unpleasant side effects, includinga. hyperactivity.b. convulsions and momentary memory loss.c. sluggishness, tremors, and twitches.d. paranoia.
The _____ drugs can cause death if they are taken in combination with alco. hol because both alcohol and these drugs depress central nervous system activity.a. antipsychoticb. antianxietyc. antidepressantd. SSRI
One substance that often brings relief to patients suffering the highs and lows of bipolar disorder isa. rTMS.b. Xanax.c. lithium.d. clozapine.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be an effective treatment fora. severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.b. severe depression.c. schizophrenia.d. generalized anxiety disorder.
______ seeks to identify and alleviate conditions that put people at risk for psychological disorders.a. Biomedical therapyb. The cognitive approachc. Empathic active listeningd. Preventive mental health