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1. The behavioral technique that has been most effective in treating depression is

aversion therapy.

a token economy.

covert sensitization.

cognitive therapy.

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

knows

learns

hopes

wants

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3. In psychoanalysis, an emotional attachment to the therapist that symbolically represents other important relationships is called

resistance.

identification.

transference.

empathy.

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

reversal.

spontaneous remission.

catharsis.

active remediation.

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5. 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

logotherapy

humanistic therapy.

behavior therapy.

psychoanalysis.

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

give her advise on what she should do.

tell her what you would do in her situation.

ask closed questions to get her talking.

actively listen to try to clarify the problem

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7. If ignoring causes a child's temper-tantrums to cease, a psychologist would call this effect

time out.

extinction.

shaping.

punishment.

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

subdural relief.

envaraging.

trepanning.

ECT.

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9. Desensitization is primarily used toa

symbolically reward positive behavior.

alleviate phobias and anxieties

overcome destructive habits.

decrease free-floating anxiety.

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10. The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

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

phobias can be created and dismantled.

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

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

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

critics suggest that it is really a type of psychoanalysis.

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

having irrational beliefs is related to feelings of unhappiness.

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

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12. 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

overgeneralization.

magnification.

selective perception.

all-or-nothing thinking.

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13. The prefrontal lobotomy has been replaced by

PET scans.

deep-lesioning techniques.

electroconvulsive shock.

X-ray therapy.

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

The best new drugs are cure-alls.

A combination of medication and psychotherapy almost always works best.

Medication works effectively for 90% of the cases.

Drugs work for all people.

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15. 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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16. Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

effective only in treating psychosis.

placing too much responsibility on the client.

requiring large amounts of time and money.

no better than no treatment at all.

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

the advantages and disadvantages of hospitalization.

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.

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

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18. A psychoanalyst who believes in the theories of Freud would see psychopathology as caused by

bizarre dreams.

immature personal relationships.

repressed sexuality and aggression.

birth trauma.

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19. In psychoanalysis, patients avoid talking about certain subjects. This is called

resistance.

avoidance.

transference.

analysis.

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20. Humane treatment of the emotionally disturbed was spearheaded by __________, who personally unchained inmates at the Bicétre Asylum

Pinel

Frankl

Freud

Rogers

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