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1. A cognitive therapist is concerned primarily with helping clients change their

behaviors.

thinking patterns.

life-styles.

habits.

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2. Which is a myth regarding psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy does not bring about dramatic changes in behavior.

Psychotherapy provides a complete transformation of the psyche.

Chances for improvement are good with phobias, some sexual problems, and marital conflicts.

Psychotherapy's major benefit is that it provides the person comfort and support.

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3. A therapeutic technique for psychological disorders that produces seizures, decreased emotional responses, and even stupor as side effects is

hospitalization.

immunotherapy.

lobotomy.

chemotherapy.

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4. A therapist guides a client by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions. The therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy

individual

directive

non-directive

action

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5. The owner of a chicken ranch ends a pet dog's habit of stealing and eating eggs by allowing the dog to "find" and eat several eggs laced with Tabasco sauce. The ranch owner's approach is similar to

covert sensitization.

desensitization techniques.

implosive therapy.

aversion therapy.

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6. A form of therapy that encourages one to become aware of emotions in the "here and now" and to rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting into connected wholes is

non-directive therapy.

Gestalt therapy.

existential therapy.

transactional analysis.

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7. Ergotism refers toa

a form of possession or madness.

a primitive form of drug therapy.

reactions to chemicals found in a fungus.

a treatment designed to expand sensory experience.

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8. Which of the following is the most likely consequence of punishment?

elimination of the punished response

suppression of the punished response

no change in the immediate or long-term frequency of the response

increase in the frequency of the response

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9. According to Aaron Beck, negative, __________ underlie depression

unrealistic goals

irrational fears

self-defeating thoughts

unconscious motives

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10. Which form of therapy places responsibility for the course of therapy on the client?

insight therapy

directive therapy

action therapy

non-directive therapy

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11. Trepanning, one of the more primitive practices involving boring a hole into the skull, was used to

release "evil spirits."

punish those who had committed crimes.

coerce and control disruptive patients.

shock patients into a remission of symptoms.

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12. Role reversal and the mirror technique are associated with

Gestalt therapy.

logotherapy.

psychodrama.

psychoanalysis.

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13. A child who has an intense fear of a dog as a result of some traumatic experience in the dog's presence would be a candidate for

stimulus control.

desensitization.

aversive conditioning.

punishment training.

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14. __________ is any technique involving surgical alteration of the brain

Deep ECT

Ablation lesioning

Psychosurgery

Psychic surgery

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15. Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

placing too much responsibility on the client.

requiring large amounts of time and money.

effective only in treating psychosis.

no better than no treatment at all.

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16. Desensitization is primarily used toa

overcome destructive habits.

symbolically reward positive behavior.

decrease free-floating anxiety.

alleviate phobias and anxieties

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17. In aversion therapy a person __________ to associate a strong aversion with an undesirable habit.

knows

wants

learns

hopes

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18. Your friend Kiki comes to you with a personal problem. The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

tell her what you would do in her situation.

give her advise on what she should do.

actively listen to try to clarify the problem

ask closed questions to get her talking.

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19. Behavior modification might be considered optimistic because it views mental disorders as

an expression of repressed impulses that can be freed

the result of only temporary blockages to a natural tendency for growth.

learned responses that can be unlearned.

biochemical imbalances that can be balanced.

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20. Freud's method of psychotherapy stressed

unconditional positive regard and empathy.

bringing an end to irrational and self-defeating internal dialogue.

free association, dream analysis, and transference.

pharmacology.

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