Behavior

All the activities that living organisms exhibit. Some research strategies limit the definition of behavior to those fitting a priori categories which may be more or less well defined.

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1. 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

behavior therapy.

logotherapy

humanistic therapy.

psychoanalysis.

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

action therapy

insight therapy

non-directive therapy

directive therapy

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3. The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

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

phobias can be created and dismantled.

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

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

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4. Humanistic therapies generally emphasize

alteration of long-established habits.

making full use of one's potential.

an in-depth analysis of unconscious forces within the personality.

the value of spontaneous remissions.

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5. A problem with aversion therapy is

transfer of learning to the real world.

identifying and removing rewards.

constructing a realistic hierarchy.

the overuse of habituation.

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6. Psychoanalysis, desensitization, reality therapy, behavior therapy, and client-centered therapy are all forms of

psychotherapy.

somatotherapy.

group therapy.

psychic therapy.

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7. Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder that may be caused by

an undersecretion of the body's natural dopamine's.

abuse of amphetamines.

taking major tranquilizers for extended periods.

a lack of dopamine receptors in the limbic system in the brain.

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

coerce and control disruptive patients.

shock patients into a remission of symptoms.

punish those who had committed crimes.

release "evil spirits."

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

elimination of the punished response

suppression of the punished response

increase in the frequency of the response

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

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10. Which of the following promotes mental health?

identity confusion

personal autonomy

lack of self-control

Type A personality

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11. 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

transactional analysis.

non-directive therapy.

Gestalt therapy.

existential therapy.

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

chips.

tokens.

operants.

strokes.

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

hopes

learns

wants

knows

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14. Which of the following is identified with client-centered therapy?

unconditional positive regard, empathy, authenticity, and reflection

providing advice, setting goals, and giving interpretations

dream analysis, transference, and analysis of resistance

goal-setting, desensitization, modeling, and recentering

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15. 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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16. 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 __________.

time out; extinction.

a token economy; reinforcement.

primary reinforcement; non-reward

systematic desensitization; gradual exposure.

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17. Those who decide that no one will ever love them again because they have been rejected by a "significant other" and are, therefore, unlovable are illustrating

overgeneralization.

minimizing the importance of an undesirable event.

all-or-nothing thinking.

selective perception.

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18. Which is a myth regarding psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy provides a complete transformation of the psyche.

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

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

Psychotherapy does not bring about dramatic changes in behavior.

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

spontaneous remission.

active remediation.

reversal.

catharsis.

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20. Freud called which of the following the "royal road to the unconscious"?

dream analysis.

free association.

analysis of transference.

analysis of resistance.

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