Question 1

Influencing patients by therapeutically controlling the consequences of their actions illustrates an application of

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A)   humanistic therapy.
B)   classical conditioning.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   operant conditioning.

Question 2

Sigmund Freud introduced a form of psychotherapy known as

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A)   counterconditioning.
B)   active listening.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   psychoanalysis.

Question 3

The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of

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A)   family therapy.
B)   client-centered therapy.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   systematic desensitization.

Question 4

Mr. Quinones, a fifth-grade teacher, gives a blue plastic star to each student who achieves a high score on a math or spelling test. At the end of the semester, students can exchange their stars for prizes. Mr. Quinones' strategy illustrates an application of

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A)   transference.
B)   operant conditioning.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   counterconditioning.

Question 5

Which form of therapy is most likely to be described as expensive and time-consuming?

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A)   systematic desensitization
B)   client-centered therapy
C)   psychoanalysis
D)   cognitive therapy

Question 6

Freud is to ________ as Rogers is to ________.

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A)   psychoanalysis; counterconditioning
B)   free association; active listening
C)   dream analysis; systematic desensitization
D)   active listening; empathy

Question 7

As a psychotherapist, Dr. Buist does not analyze people's motives or diagnose the nature of their difficulties because he believes that they are in the best position to diagnose and solve their own problems. Dr. Buist's position is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

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A)   cognitive
B)   psychoanalytic
C)   operant conditioning
D)   client-centered

Question 8

Although Ethan is actually doing very well in college, he feels depressed and academically incompetent. His therapist has instructed him to explain in writing how his good grades resulted from his own hard work and personal abilities. This therapeutic procedure is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

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A)   behavior
B)   cognitive
C)   psychodynamic
D)   humanistic

Question 9

To a psychoanalyst, a patient's hesitation to free associate is most likely a sign of

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A)   transference.
B)   resistance.
C)   spontaneous recovery.
D)   the placebo effect.

Question 10

Which approach emphasizes the importance of providing patients with feelings of unconditional positive regard?

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A)   cognitive therapy
B)   psychoanalysis
C)   client-centered therapy
D)   systematic desensitization

Question 11

Mrs. Laiti is a compulsive gambler. To reduce her attraction to this self-defeating activity, a behavior therapist would most likely use

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A)   EMDR.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   a token economy.
D)   aversive conditioning.

Question 12

Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house, her mother immediately spanks her. The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as

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A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   electroconvulsive therapy.
C)   aversive conditioning.
D)   stress inoculation training.

Question 13

The expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier relationships is known as

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A)   transference.
B)   resistance.
C)   free association.
D)   the therapeutic alliance.

Question 14

Dr. Jackson reinforces depressed patients for their participation in pleasant activities and trains them to take increasingly more credit for the rewards they gain from engaging in those activities. Dr. Jackson's treatment approach best illustrates

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A)   exposure therapy.
B)   client-centered therapy.
C)   psychodynamic therapy.
D)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Question 15

In one study, people were taught to attribute their compulsive urges to abnormal brain functioning. Instead of giving in to an urge, they participated in an alternative activity that engaged other parts of the brain. This strategy for dealing with their difficulty best illustrates

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A)   systematic desensitization.
B)   cognitive-behavioral therapy.
C)   EMDR.
D)   psychodynamic therapy.

Question 16

Psychoanalysts are most likely to

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A)   attend to patients' positive and negative feelings toward their therapists.
B)   associate a patient's undesirable behavior with unpleasant experiences.
C)   repeat or rephrase what a patient says during the course of therapy.
D)   help patients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences.

Question 17

Natasha claimed that her failure to get straight A's in college meant she was incompetent. Her therapist quickly challenged this assertion, commenting, "By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!" The therapist's response was most typical of a(n)

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A)   behavior therapist.
B)   virtual reality exposure therapist.
C)   humanistic therapist.
D)   psychodynamic therapist.

Question 18

Which of the following is most often criticized for violating clients' rights to personal freedom and self-determination?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive therapy
B)   client-centered therapy
C)   behavior modification
D)   EMDR

Question 19

Letting another person know that you sense and understand the feelings he or she is expressing to you best demonstrates

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A)   transference.
B)   meta-analysis.
C)   active listening.
D)   spontaneous recovery.

Question 20

To help Mrs. Otsuki lose weight, her therapist first attempted to assess whether her weight loss might be personally threatening to her husband. The therapist's concern is most characteristic of a

Accepted Answer

A)   biomedical therapist.
B)   client-centered therapist.
C)   family therapist.
D)   psychodynamic therapist.

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Whenever 2-year-old Calista runs into the street in front of her house, her mother immediately spanks her. The mother's technique most closely resembles the procedure known as

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