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

aversion therapy.

covert sensitization.

cognitive therapy.

a token economy.

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

strokes.

operants.

chips.

tokens.

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3. The drugs used to control hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms are called

energizers.

anti-depressants.

minor tranquilizers.

antipsychotics.

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4. Which is a myth regarding psychotherapy?

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

Psychotherapy provides a complete transformation of the psyche.

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

identification.

resistance.

transference.

empathy.

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6. Desensitization is primarily used toa

overcome destructive habits.

symbolically reward positive behavior.

alleviate phobias and anxieties

decrease free-floating anxiety.

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

aversion therapy.

reciprocal inhibition.

behavior modification.

radical therapy.

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8. The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

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

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

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

phobias can be created and dismantled.

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

conscious core.

manifest content.

latent content.

neurotic content.

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

learns

wants

hopes

knows

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11. The first true psychotherapy was developed by __________ around the turn of the century to treat cases of __________

Bicétre; hysteria

Eysenck; neurosis

Freud; hysteria

Pinel; psychosis

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12. 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.

The best new drugs are cure-alls.

Medication works effectively for 90% of the cases.

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

biochemical imbalances that can be balanced.

an expression of repressed impulses that can be freed

learned responses that can be unlearned.

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

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14. 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.

desensitization techniques.

implosive therapy.

aversion therapy.

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15. Ergotism refers toa

reactions to chemicals found in a fungus.

a treatment designed to expand sensory experience.

a form of possession or madness.

a primitive form of drug therapy.

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

psychoanalysts

Carl Rogers

Gestalt therapists

existential therapists

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

coerce and control disruptive patients.

release "evil spirits."

shock patients into a remission of symptoms.

punish those who had committed crimes.

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

behaviors.

life-styles.

habits.

thinking patterns.

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

a complete personal transformation

a renewal of intellectual and creative abilities

learning skills to better cope with stress

overcoming the effects of early psychologically damaging experiences

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