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1. According to __________, perception (awareness) becomes disjointed and incomplete in a maladjusted person

logotherapists

existentialists

Rogerians

Gestalt therapists

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2. According to __________, each person creates his or her private world by making choices in order to confront and overcome feelings of meaninglessness and isolation

Carl Rogers

psychoanalysts

existential therapists

Gestalt therapists

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3. Carena has a bad habit of biting her fingernails and pulling at her cuticles until her fingers bleed and have sores. Her therapist is teaching her how to not bite and pick at her fingernails using various learning principles. Her therapist is using

humanistic therapy.

logotherapy

behavior therapy.

psychoanalysis.

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

conscious core.

lucid content.

latent content.

manifest content.

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5. In an institution for delinquent adolescents, a behavioral system has been implemented in which the adolescents earn points for target behaviors like getting up on time, making beds, attending class, etc. They are allowed to exchange their earned points for privileges, activities, etc. This system is called __________ and is based on __________.

primary reinforcement; non-reward

systematic desensitization; gradual exposure.

time out; extinction.

a token economy; reinforcement.

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6. A verbal interaction between a trained mental health professional and several clients is called

group therapy.

individual therapy.

insight therapy.

psychoanalysis.

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7. Harriet, a student nurse, was at first extremely uncomfortable at the sight of blood. After a month of experience working in the emergency room, she is no longer upset when confronted with serious injuries. Harriet has undergone

trial-and-error learning.

shaping.

desensitization.

time out.

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8. Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

no better than no treatment at all.

effective only in treating psychosis.

requiring large amounts of time and money.

placing too much responsibility on the client.

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

increase in the frequency of the response

suppression of the punished response

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

elimination of the punished response

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10. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is most likely to be used, as a last resort, with which type of problem?

severe depression that does not respond to any other treatment

paranoia

hyperactivity and agitation

conversion reactions

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

active remediation.

reversal.

catharsis.

spontaneous remission.

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12. Freud's theory was based on the belief that neuroses were caused by

destructive interpersonal relationships.

negative self-regard.

repressed memories, motives, and conflicts.

learned maladaptive behaviors.

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13. Freud's theory of dream analysis is based on the assumption that the true meaning of dreams is found in their

neurotic content.

manifest content.

latent content.

conscious core.

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14. When a therapist attempts to see the world through the client's eyes and to feel some part of what he or she is feeling, the therapist is using

empathy.

ego-centering.

authenticity.

reflection.

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15. In rational-emotive therapy,

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

clients learn to challenge irrational beliefs.

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

clients are encouraged to take responsibility for their own choices.

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16. The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

phobias can be created and dismantled.

learned response causes problems, therefore, behavior can be changed by relearning.

deep understanding of one's problems leads to behavior change.

past experiences and emotional trauma must be probed before behavior can be changed.

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17. Which of the following psychotherapeutic techniques is most likely to be used by a client-centered therapist?

challenging the client to make courageous life choices

reflection of feelings

interpretation of unconscious resistance

probing experiences of early childhood

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18. 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

selective perception.

overgeneralization.

magnification.

all-or-nothing thinking.

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19. Which of the following statements regarding the use of drugs for treating schizophrenia is TRUE?

A combination of medication and psychotherapy almost always works best.

Medication works effectively for 90% of the cases.

Drugs work for all people.

The best new drugs are cure-alls.

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20. The use of classical conditioning to alleviate human problems is called

aversion therapy.

reciprocal inhibition.

behavior modification.

radical therapy.

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