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1. Unconditional positive regard is part of what therapy?

client-centered therapy

logotherapy

Gestalt therapy

psychoanalysis

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

resistance.

free association.

dream analysis.

transference.

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3. In client-centered therapy, the troubled individual is

engaged in awareness training through use of the "hot seat," "empty chair," and related techniques.

encouraged to explore conscious thoughts and feelings.

asked to free associate to bring hidden conflicts into awareness.

stripped of ego-defenses and unrealistic beliefs.

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

bizarre dreams.

birth trauma.

immature personal relationships.

repressed sexuality and aggression.

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5. When a therapist attempts to see the world through the client's eyes and to feel some part of what he or she is feeling, the therapist is using

authenticity.

reflection.

empathy.

ego-centering.

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6. Exorcism often involved

religious catharsis.

hypnotism.

boring a hole in the jaw.

the use of physical torture.

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

an example of time out.

an example of stimulus control.

positive reinforcers.

situationally controlled.

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8. The therapeutic technique of associating a discomfort with a bad habit is based on which type of conditioning?

token

instrumental

operant

classical

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9. Humanistic therapies generally emphasize

making full use of one's potential.

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

alteration of long-established habits.

the value of spontaneous remissions.

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10. 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 __________.

a token economy; reinforcement.

primary reinforcement; non-reward

systematic desensitization; gradual exposure.

time out; extinction.

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

having irrational beliefs is related to feelings of unhappiness.

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

critics suggest that it is really a type of psychoanalysis.

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

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12. 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

humanistic therapy.

behavior therapy.

psychoanalysis.

logotherapy

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13. In rational-emotive therapy,

clients learn to challenge irrational beliefs.

irrational elements of the unconscious are made to conform to reality.

clients are encouraged to take responsibility for their own choices.

the therapist seeks to have the client discover rational insights on his or her own.

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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.

Drugs work for all people.

Medication works effectively for 90% of the cases.

A combination of medication and psychotherapy almost always works best.

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15. The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

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

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.

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16. When electric shock is used to make the sight and smell of alcohol conditioned stimuli for an aversion response, the electric shock serves as the

unconditioned stimulus.

conditioned response.

conditioned hierarchy.

unconditioned response.

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

dream analysis, transference, and analysis of resistance

goal-setting, desensitization, modeling, and recentering

unconditional positive regard, empathy, authenticity, and reflection

providing advice, setting goals, and giving interpretations

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18. The key aspect of existential therapy is

a holistic analysis.

resolving unconscious conflicts.

eliminating symptoms.

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

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

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

preferred means of treatment for all cases of depression.

preferred means of treatment for antisocial disorders.

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

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

suppression of the punished response

elimination 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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