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1. 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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2. 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.

aversion therapy.

desensitization techniques.

implosive therapy.

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

release "evil spirits."

shock patients into a remission of symptoms.

coerce and control disruptive patients.

punish those who had committed crimes.

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4. Role reversal and the mirror technique are associated with

logotherapy.

psychodrama.

psychoanalysis.

Gestalt therapy.

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5. The practice of drilling a hole in a person's head to let the evil spirits out is calleda

envaraging.

trepanning.

subdural relief.

ECT.

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

chips.

strokes.

operants.

tokens.

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7. According to __________, perception (awareness) becomes disjointed and incomplete in a maladjusted person

existentialists

Gestalt therapists

Rogerians

logotherapists

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

increase in the frequency of the response

suppression of the punished response

elimination of the punished response

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

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

life-styles.

behaviors.

habits.

thinking patterns.

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10. Frank considers himself to be a total failure and a worthless person because he failed one class. Frank's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking behavioral therapists call

overgeneralization.

magnification.

selective perception.

all-or-nothing thinking.

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11. A problem with aversion therapy is

the overuse of habituation.

identifying and removing rewards.

transfer of learning to the real world.

constructing a realistic hierarchy.

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12. Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

requiring large amounts of time and money.

effective only in treating psychosis.

placing too much responsibility on the client.

no better than no treatment at all.

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13. A therapist guides a client by giving instructions, interpretations, or solutions, and by making decisions. The therapist's approach can be described as __________ therapy

directive

action

non-directive

individual

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14. Your friend Kiki comes to you with a personal problem. The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

ask closed questions to get her talking.

give her advise on what she should do.

tell her what you would do in her situation.

actively listen to try to clarify the problem

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15. A parent who copes with quarreling among young children by placing them in separate rooms is using

punishment.

time out.

reinforcement.

shaping.

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16. According to Aaron Beck, negative, __________ underlie depression

self-defeating thoughts

unrealistic goals

irrational fears

unconscious motives

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17. Cognitive therapists are interested in

what people think, believe, and feel.

only maladaptive actions.

unconscious thoughts of sex and aggression.

only visible behaviors.

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

covert sensitization.

aversion therapy.

a token economy.

cognitive therapy.

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19. The prefrontal lobotomy has been replaced by

PET scans.

X-ray therapy.

electroconvulsive shock.

deep-lesioning techniques.

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20. Humane treatment of the emotionally disturbed was spearheaded by __________, who personally unchained inmates at the Bicétre Asylum

Rogers

Pinel

Freud

Frankl

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