Psychology Final Test 16

Front 1

The student who continues to misbehave even after repeated punishment is probably misbehaving because:

Back 1

the attention is reinforcing no matter how it is gained.

Front 2

Amy is being given a drug called thorazine. Amy probably:

Back 2

has schizophrenia

Front 3

The premise that most psychological disorders result from distortions in a person's awareness and thoughts describes the basis of:

Back 3

cognitive therapy.

Front 4

Any nonbiological, noninvasive psychological technique or procedure designed to improve a person's adjustment to life is called:

Back 4

psychotherapy.

Front 5

By watching a person handle a live snake, a person who has a phobia of snakes may reduce his or her fear. The technique is called:

Back 5

modeling

Front 6

Marty gives himself with a soft drink after studying for two hours. What strategy is Marty using?

Back 6

Positive reinforcement.

Front 7

Mary has been visiting a psychoanalyst for quite some time. Recently she has begun to miss appointments (claiming she got so busy she forgot), and is acting very nonchalant about her therapy. Freud would say she was experiencing:

Back 7

resistance.

Front 8

Biological therapy is based on the assumption that:

Back 8

conflicts are occuring within the unconscious

the use of surgery, drugs, or electric shock treatments will reduce or ease the symptoms

*both b and c

Front 9

The central thesis of behavior therapy is that maladaptive behavior:

Back 9

has been learned and can be unlearned.

Front 10

In ________ therapy the client and therapist may make a list of the client's misguided self-impressions and agree on experiences that will test them.

Back 10

cognitive restructuring

Front 11

Which therapy technique can be helpful in both extinguishing maladjusted behaviors and for establishing new, more adaptive behaviors?

Back 11

Behavior

Front 12

A surgical procedure called the lobotomy is performed by:

Back 12

severing the nerve tracts from the frontal lobes and the lower regions of the brain

Front 13

Which of the following classes of psychoactive drug should Ronald take to alleviate his anxiety symptoms?

Back 13

Antianxiety.

Front 14

Suggestions as to reasons why behavioral therapies appear to be the most successful form of therapy include all but:

Back 14

the focus of the therapy is on specific disordered behaviors, thus it is easier to measure the success or failure.

target behaviors are monitored during the therapy, so if the technique is not as successful as desired, it can be altered midstream.

the therapy is based on a large amount of research data.

*all of the above have been suggested.

Front 15

The symbolized, or underlying, content of a dream is its ________ content.

Back 15

latent

Front 16

The goal of cognitive therapy is to change individuals' ________ and the method used is to change ________.

Back 16

maladaptive behaviors and feelings; thoughts

Front 17

Joan is diagnosed as having major depression. Which category of drugs are used in cases such as hers?

Back 17

Antidepressant.

Front 18

The goal of rational-emotive therapy is to:

Back 18

help clients find flaws in their thinking and then challenge these problem cognitions

Front 19

The content of a dream as it is dreamt is:

Back 19

manifest content

Front 20

In addition to enhancing the ability of mental health professionals to treat patients, psychoactive drugs also:

Back 20

provide increased activity of neurotransmitters available within the brain.