Exam 13: Therapies for Psychological Disorders

A) "You seem troubled by the reaction to your work."
B) "Let's focus on your relationship with your father."
C) "Why do you think that everyone must appreciate your work?"
D) "Say the first thing that comes to your mind; don't censor anything because I want to know what is truly on your mind."
E) "What happened in your childhood that makes you require others to appreciate your theories?"

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A) Because most people complaining of anxiety symptoms are pretending so that they can get access to prescription medications.
B) These medications can have sedating effects and have a high risk for addiction.
C) These medications require strict dietary restrictions.
D) These drugs are known to be associated with many side effects that can become permanent.
E) In rare instances these drugs can cause fatal blood disease involving the white blood cells.

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A) use projection and transference to improve their relationship.
B) communicate effectively with each other.
C) reinforce desirable behavior in each other.
D) each help the other express his or her feelings and ideas.
E) develop nondirective listening skills.

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A) live modeling.
B) symbolic exposure.
C) participant modeling.
D) symbolic modeling.
E) token economy.

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A) Cognitive
B) Humanistic
C) Behavioral
D) Psychodynamic
E) Dyadic

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A) savant syndrome.
B) tardive dyskinesia.
C) a clozapine overdose.
D) neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
E) agranulocytosis.

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A) psychology restructured the DSM.
B) schizophrenia was redefined.
C) people began to abandon psychotherapy.
D) HMOs were able to substitute placebos for therapy.
E) subsequent research showed the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

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A) participant modeling technique.
B) contingency contract.
C) group extinction procedure.
D) token economy.
E) Thorndike technique.

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A) Xanax
B) Prozac
C) Elavil
D) Thorazine
E) Olanzapine

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A) counterconditioning
B) contingency management
C) aversion
D) participant modeling
E) token economy

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A) Joe has been depressed for two years.
B) Ken is sexually attracted to young children.
C) As a result of schizophrenia, David does not interact with members of his family.
D) A fear of heights restricts Alice's enrollment to classes that meet on the first floor.
E) Lisa's borderline personality disorder causes her to think in "all or nothing" terms, and this interferes with her romantic relationships.

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A) learning
B) unconscious conflicts
C) distortions in thinking
D) barriers to self-actualization

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A) self-actualize.
B) understand their unconscious mind.
C) analyze their transference.
D) obtain unconditional positive regard.
E) develop new skills and self-efficacy.

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A) Systematic
B) Psychological
C) Situational
D) Psychic
E) Psychoanalytic

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A) client-centered therapy.
B) rational-emotive therapy.
C) systematic desensitization.
D) cognitive consistency therapy.
E) in-vivo therapy.

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A) to help clients uncover unconscious conflicts and sexual urges
B) to help clients develop a closer match between real and ideal selves
C) to help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts
D) to help clients complete unfinished business and become whole
E) to help clients address feelings, emotions, and experiences from which they psychologically hide

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A) cognitive
B) humanistic
C) behavioral
D) psychoanalytic
E) biomedical

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