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

habits.

life-styles.

thinking patterns.

behaviors.

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

directive therapy

non-directive therapy

action therapy

insight therapy

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

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

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

having irrational beliefs is related to feelings of unhappiness.

critics suggest that it is really a type of psychoanalysis.

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

covert sensitization.

a token economy.

aversion therapy.

cognitive therapy.

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5. 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.

Psychotherapy does not bring about dramatic changes in behavior.

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

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6. The prefrontal lobotomy has been replaced by

PET scans.

electroconvulsive shock.

deep-lesioning techniques.

X-ray therapy.

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

tokens.

strokes.

chips.

operants.

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

conversion reactions

paranoia

severe depression that does not respond to any other treatment

hyperactivity and agitation

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9. If you get praised by your parents for making A's in your college courses, the grades are

positive reinforcers.

situationally controlled.

an example of time out.

an example of stimulus control.

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

lucid content.

conscious core.

latent content.

manifest content.

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11. 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.

primary reinforcement; non-reward

a token economy; reinforcement.

systematic desensitization; gradual exposure.

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12. Humanistic therapies generally emphasize

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

alteration of long-established habits.

the value of spontaneous remissions.

making full use of one's potential.

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13. Behavior modification involves

applying non-directive techniques such as unconditional positive regard to clients.

psychoanalytic approaches to specific behavior disturbances.

the use of insight therapy to change upsetting thoughts and beliefs.

the use of learning principles to change behavior.

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14. The key aspect of existential therapy is

eliminating symptoms.

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

resolving unconscious conflicts.

a holistic analysis.

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15. 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.

actively listen to try to clarify the problem

give her advise on what she should do.

ask closed questions to get her talking.

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16. Major tranquilizers are also known as

psychoactives.

stimulants.

antipsychotics.

energizers.

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17. Exorcism often involved

boring a hole in the jaw.

the use of physical torture.

religious catharsis.

hypnotism.

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18. A child who has an intense fear of a dog as a result of some traumatic experience in the dog's presence would be a candidate for

desensitization.

punishment training.

aversive conditioning.

stimulus control.

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19. 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

all-or-nothing thinking.

overgeneralization.

selective perception.

minimizing the importance of an undesirable event.

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

probing experiences of early childhood

challenging the client to make courageous life choices

interpretation of unconscious resistance

reflection of feelings

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