Themes and Variations by Wayne Weiten 10th Edition

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1. Which of the following promotes mental health?

personal autonomy

Type A personality

lack of self-control

identity confusion

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

behavior modification.

reciprocal inhibition.

aversion therapy.

radical therapy.

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3. Psychoanalysis is to insight as behavior therapy is to

understanding.

medical

action.

motivation.

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4. 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

selective perception.

all-or-nothing thinking.

magnification.

overgeneralization.

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5. 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

transactional analysis.

Gestalt therapy.

existential therapy.

non-directive therapy.

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

transference.

resistance.

empathy.

identification.

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

operants.

chips.

strokes.

tokens.

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

encouraged to explore conscious thoughts and feelings.

asked to free associate to bring hidden conflicts into awareness.

stripped of ego-defenses and unrealistic beliefs.

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

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

irrational fears

unconscious motives

self-defeating thoughts

unrealistic goals

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10. 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

trial-and-error learning.

desensitization.

time out.

shaping.

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11. Traditional psychoanalysis can be objectively criticized as

requiring large amounts of time and money.

placing too much responsibility on the client.

effective only in treating psychosis.

no better than no treatment at all.

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

instrumental

token

operant

classical

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13. 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

systematic desensitization; gradual exposure.

a token economy; reinforcement.

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14. 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.

ego-centering.

empathy.

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

birth trauma.

immature personal relationships.

bizarre dreams.

repressed sexuality and aggression.

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

learns

knows

hopes

wants

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17. The key aspect of existential therapy is

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

resolving unconscious conflicts.

eliminating symptoms.

a holistic analysis.

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

negative self-regard.

destructive interpersonal relationships.

learned maladaptive behaviors.

repressed memories, motives, and conflicts.

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19. Virtual reality exposure refers to

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

having a person vividly imagine distressing images

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

another form of role playing

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

chemotherapy.

immunotherapy.

lobotomy.

hospitalization.

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