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

a renewal of intellectual and creative abilities

overcoming the effects of early psychologically damaging experiences

learning skills to better cope with stress

a complete personal transformation

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2. Carl Rogers is responsible for

existential therapy.

directive therapy.

psychoanalysis.

client-centered therapy.

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

preferred means of treatment for all cases of depression.

preferred means of treatment for antisocial disorders.

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

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

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

habits.

life-styles.

behaviors.

thinking patterns.

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5. Virtual reality exposure refers to

presentation of feared stimuli in a three-dimensional, computer generated world

a sexual disorder involving flashing in order to shock and get attention

another form of role playing

having a person vividly imagine distressing images

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

destructive interpersonal relationships.

negative self-regard.

learned maladaptive behaviors.

repressed memories, motives, and conflicts.

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

hospitalization.

lobotomy.

immunotherapy.

chemotherapy.

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9. Cognitive therapists are interested in

only visible behaviors.

what people think, believe, and feel.

only maladaptive actions.

unconscious thoughts of sex and aggression.

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10. The prefrontal lobotomy has been replaced by

electroconvulsive shock.

X-ray therapy.

PET scans.

deep-lesioning techniques.

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11. 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.

ask closed questions to get her talking.

give her advise on what she should do.

actively listen to try to clarify the problem

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

free association.

dream analysis.

resistance.

transference.

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

punish those who had committed crimes.

release "evil spirits."

shock patients into a remission of symptoms.

coerce and control disruptive patients.

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14. The key aspect of existential therapy is

a holistic analysis.

resolving unconscious conflicts.

believing you are capable of making choices about who you want to be.

eliminating symptoms.

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15. 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.

implosive therapy.

aversion therapy.

desensitization techniques.

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16. 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

shaping.

desensitization.

trial-and-error learning.

time out.

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17. 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

existential therapy.

Gestalt therapy.

non-directive therapy.

transactional analysis.

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18. Unconditional positive regard is part of what therapy?

Gestalt therapy

client-centered therapy

psychoanalysis

logotherapy

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19. Major tranquilizers are also known as

stimulants.

psychoactives.

energizers.

antipsychotics.

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20. 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.

Drugs work for all people.

Medication works effectively for 90% of the cases.

The best new drugs are cure-alls.

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