Psych Ch 14

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a general term for any psychologically based form of treatment to help people better understand their problem is

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psychotherapy

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which of the following is NOT a key idea from psychodynamic therapies?

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therapy will help people develop their unique potentials

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dr. melfi is a psychodynamic therapist. therefore, we can predict she believes that restoring psychological health involves

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gaining insight into unconscious psychological conflicts

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according to a psychoanalyst, anxiety results from

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unacceptable impulses that threaten to leak into consciousness

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regarding traditional psychoanalysis, which of the following statements is false?

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freud's techniques of free association, dream analysis, and interpretation are designed to help clients repress negative aspects of their personalities

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in psychoanalysis, hannah seems to hesitate when talking about her relationship with her father. hannah's hesitation may describe

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resistance

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compared to traditional psychoanalysis, modern psychoanalysis includes all of the following except?

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less confrontation

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humanistic therapists emphasize all but which of the following?

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irrational beliefs

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which of the following is not a key idea from client-centered therapy?

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conflicting parts of the client's personality should be integrated into a functional whole.

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according to carl rogers, what are the three important components of therapy?

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empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard

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in client centered therapy, the therapist demonstrates empathy when s/he

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accurately mirrors the client's experiences and feelings

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brooke goes to a gestalt therapist. in her therapy, brook will probably be encouraged to

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focus on how she is feeling in the here-and-now

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behavior therapy focuses on

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changing maladaptive patterns of responding

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regarding behavioral therapy, which of the following is false?

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aversive conditioning uses principles of operant conditioning to help people extinguish undesirable behaviors

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in psychoanalysis, transference is when

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the client begins acting toward the therapist in ways that mirror the client's conflict-ridden relationships with others

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associating objects that elicit an undesirable response with unpleasant or negative stimuli describes the key principle of

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aversive conditioning

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all but which of the following are examples of operant conditioning in behavioral therapy?

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dr. dorian uses a nausea-inducing drug with his client eduardo, who suffers from alcoholism

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which approach to therapy combines techniques like gradual exposure and modeling with efforts to challenge and correct faulty thinking patterns?

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cognitive-behavioral

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regarding cognitive therapies, which of the following statements is false?

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cognitive therapists believe that emotional problems are caused by negative events and life experiences

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pauline goes to a rational-emotive behavior therapist. pauline should expect that her therapist will do all but which of the following during the course of therapy?

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help her become more aware of long-buried feelings associated with troubling life events

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cognitive therapists such as aaron beck refer to errors in thinking as

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cognitive distortions

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eclectric therapists

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integrate approaches from many different schools of therapy

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all but which of the following are advantages of group therapy over individual therapy?

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clients feel safer expressing their feelings in a group setting

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dr. lau is a couple therapist. what is the most typical problem she is likely to target in treatment?

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communication difficulties

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regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is false?

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the greatest improvements in therapy are typically gained during the last few months of treatment

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behavior therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapies have demonstrated impressive results in treating all of the following except?

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bipolar disorder

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therapies that are judged to have a demonstrated effectiveness in scientifically based studies are called

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empirically supported treatments

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all but which of the following are reasons given in the text as to why racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care than the majority group?

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they are more likely to suffer from disorders that fall outside the range of available treatments

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regarding psychotropic drugs, which of the following statements is false?

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there are four major groupings of psychotropic drugs- antianxiety, antidepressant, antipsychotic, and antisomatic

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regarding the use of antidepressants, which of the following statements is false?

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compared to tricyclics, SSRIs have more severe side effects

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caled burke is a hyperactive child with a poor attention span and disruptive behaviors. caleb is likely to be treated with which type of drug?

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stimulant

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according to your text, all but which of the following are problems with using psychiatric drugs to treat psychological disorders?

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in the long run, psychiatric drugs are more expensive than psychotherapy

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regarding the use of psychotropic drugs, which of the following statements is false?

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antidepressant drugs bring complete symptom relief in most patients who take them

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electoconvulsive shock therapy is effective in treating

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severe depression

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regarding electroconvulsive therapy, which of the following statements is false?

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for those who receive ECT, memories of events during the weeks or months preceding and following the experience are very strong

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all but which of the following describes the functions of the community-based mental health centers?

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supervised residential facilities

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critics of deinstitutionalization complain that contemporary public mental hospitals are like

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revolving doors, repeatedly admitting patients and rapidly discharging them

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which of the following correctly describes the effects of deinstitutionalization?

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deinstitutionalization has been a mix of success and failure as many people have been helped but far too many have not

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which of the following statements about the value of online therapy services today is untrue?

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few psychologists believe that online therapy has a potential value

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in finding mental health help. the text recommends all but which of the following?

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selecting a therapist from local advertisements