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1. The practice of drilling a hole in a person's head to let the evil spirits out is calleda

ECT.

subdural relief.

trepanning.

envaraging.

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2. The disappearance of symptoms due to the mere passage of time is termed

catharsis.

spontaneous remission.

active remediation.

reversal.

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3. Exorcism often involved

religious catharsis.

hypnotism.

boring a hole in the jaw.

the use of physical torture.

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

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

biochemical imbalances that can be balanced.

learned responses that can be unlearned.

an expression of repressed impulses that can be freed

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5. In rational-emotive therapy,

clients learn to challenge irrational beliefs.

the therapist seeks to have the client discover rational insights on his or her own.

clients are encouraged to take responsibility for their own choices.

irrational elements of the unconscious are made to conform to reality.

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6. The prefrontal lobotomy has been replaced by

electroconvulsive shock.

deep-lesioning techniques.

X-ray therapy.

PET scans.

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7. 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

desensitization techniques.

aversion therapy.

implosive therapy.

covert sensitization.

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8. Frank considers himself to be a total failure and a worthless person because he failed one class. Frank's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking behavioral therapists call

magnification.

overgeneralization.

selective perception.

all-or-nothing thinking.

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9. Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome for psychotherapy?

a complete personal transformation

learning skills to better cope with stress

a renewal of intellectual and creative abilities

overcoming the effects of early psychologically damaging experiences

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10. Regarding rational-emotive therapy, it can be said that

most irrational beliefs occur at the unconscious level and can't be stopped.

surrendering one's irrational beliefs is best achieved by operant shaping.

having irrational beliefs is related to feelings of unhappiness.

critics suggest that it is really a type of psychoanalysis.

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11. Symbolic rewards used to encourage positive changes in behavior are called

operants.

chips.

tokens.

strokes.

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12. A parent who copes with quarreling among young children by placing them in separate rooms is using

shaping.

reinforcement.

punishment.

time out.

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13. The most appropriate use of electroconvulsive therapy is as a

last resort after other methods have failed and the likelihood of self-destructive behavior is great.

preferred means of treatment for all cases of depression.

preferred means of treatment for organic psychoses in which brain pathology exists.

preferred means of treatment for antisocial disorders.

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14. The obvious and visible aspects of a dream comprise its

conscious core.

manifest content.

latent content.

lucid content.

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15. Role reversal and the mirror technique are associated with

Gestalt therapy.

psychoanalysis.

logotherapy.

psychodrama.

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16. Freud considered the distinction between manifest content and latent content essential for a

resistance.

dream analysis.

free association.

transference.

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17. Freud's method of psychotherapy stressed

free association, dream analysis, and transference.

pharmacology.

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

unconditional positive regard and empathy.

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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

actively listen to try to clarify the problem

tell her what you would do in her situation.

ask closed questions to get her talking.

give her advise on what she should do.

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19. The risk-benefit ratio in treating schizophrenia refers to

neither the advantages and disadvantages of hospitalization nor benefits of medication versus the adverse effects.

the benefits of medication in alleviating psychotic symptoms versus the adverse effects.

both the advantages and disadvantages of hospitalization and the benefits versus the adverse effects of medication.

the advantages and disadvantages of hospitalization.

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20. Cognitive therapists are interested in

only visible behaviors.

only maladaptive actions.

unconscious thoughts of sex and aggression.

what people think, believe, and feel.

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