Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Claude has been seeing a therapist in an attempt to finally stop smoking. The
therapist has described a number of specific techniques that they might try to eliminate Claude's
behavior of smoking. In this case, his therapist's approach to treatment would MOST likely be
classified as a. | insight
therapy | b. | biomedical therapy | c. | homeopathic
therapy | d. | behavior therapy | | |
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The
theoretical difference between a clinical psychologist and a counseling psychologist is
that a. | the clinical
psychologist has a doctorate; the counseling psychologist has a master's
degree | b. | the clinical psychologist specializes in the treatment of
mental disorders; the counseling psychologist specializes in the treatment of everyday adjustment
problems | c. | only the clinical psychologist can prescribe
drugs | d. | clinical psychologists are trained to provide behavior therapy;
counseling psychologists are trained to provide insight therapy | | |
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Ana
has been in psychotherapy for five years. At the start of each session she describes any dreams that
she has had since her last session. Her therapist analyzes the symbolism in these dreams, and helps
Ana understand the unconscious conflicts that underlie the dreams. In this case, Ana is MOST
likely seeing a therapist who is trained in a. | the client-centered approach | b. | rational-emotive
therapy | c. | biofeedback therapy | d. | psychoanalysis | | |
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The
therapeutic technique that focuses on providing a supportive emotional climate for clients, who in
turn play a major role in determining the pace and direction of therapy, is referred to
as a. | rational-emotive
therapy | b. | client-centered therapy | c. | psychoanalytic
therapy | d. | Gestalt therapy | | |
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Which
of the following statements best represents the approach of a client-centered therapist in
treating a chronically anxious client? a. | "Let's look for ways in which you might actually be
benefiting from your anxiety." | b. | "So, you feel that your world is a very scary place to
be." | c. | "Let's see if we can identify the irrational beliefs that
are producing your anxiety." | d. | "Do you feel that your mother adequately met your need for
emotional support when you were a child?" | | |
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A
behavior therapist's major concern in treating an abnormal behavior would be to
discover a. | the childhood
unconscious conflict that led to the behavior | b. | how situational
factors are evoking the troublesome behavior | c. | the ways in
which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self-actualized | d. | the
inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior | | |
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The
use of the anxiety hierarchy in systematic desensitization allows for the a. | gradual approach
to the feared object | b. | direct confrontation with the feared
object | c. | use of real objects instead of
imagination | d. | transfer of treatment to real-life
situations | | |
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Cognitive therapy emphasizes a. | recognizing and changing negative thought
patterns | b. | reliving of traumatic childhood
experiences | c. | increasing the client's self-awareness and
self-acceptance | d. | modifying maladaptive behaviors | | |
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Tardive dyskinesia a. | is a neurological disorder marked by involuntary writhing and
tic-like movements | b. | is a serious side effect of long-term use of antidepressant
drugs | c. | can be cured with the same medication used to treat Parkinson's
disease | d. | can emerge after long-term use of
lithium | | |
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Lithium is a chemical used to treat a. | major
depression | b. | schizophrenia | c. | multiple-personality disorders | d. | bipolar mood
disorders | | |
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Which
of the following is LEAST accurate concerning trends in mental hospitals in this
country? a. | The length of
stay has increased since the 1950s. | b. | They serve mainly the chronically ill
patient. | c. | More patients are now placed in local facilities instead of the
mental hospital. | d. | The number of patients in mental hospitals has declined since
the 1950s. | | |
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The
different approaches to psychotherapy a. | overlap so much that there is little basis for differentiating
one from another | b. | have developed due to tension between competing
theories | c. | are all equally appropriate for all kinds of psychological
problems | d. | can be used interchangeably for the majority of psychological
disorders | | |
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Researchers can try to control for regression toward the mean and placebo effects
through the use of a. | double-blind testing, correlational research, and random
sampling | b. | control groups, random assignment, and statistical
adjustment | c. | cross-sectional studies, statistical adjustment, and case-study
research | d. | longitudinal testing, random assignment, and naturalistic
observation | | |
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Therapy that involves pairing a stimulus that leads to an undesirable behavior with an
unconditioned stimulus that is unpleasant is a. | biofeedback training | b. | systematic
desensitization | c. | reverse countertransference | d. | aversion
therapy | | |
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With
regard to a therapist's sex, a. | it is generally better to choose a therapist the same sex as
yourself | b. | it is generally better to choose a therapist the opposite sex
as yourself | c. | you should feel free to look for a therapist of one sex or the
other if it is personally important to you | d. | both men and women report better outcomes when seeing female
therapists | | |
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