Question 1

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)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Light exposure therapy was developed to relieve symptoms of

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A)   anxiety.
B)   eating disorders.
C)   depression.
D)   alcohol dependence. C

Question 3

Connor is constantly chewing tobacco. To reduce his appetite for this product, a behavior therapist would most likely use

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A)   free association.
B)   a double-blind procedure.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   aversive conditioning. D

Question 4

Training people to actively dispute their own self-defeating ideas best illustrates

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A)   psychoanalysis.
B)   behavior therapy.
C)   cognitive therapy.
D)   client-centered therapy.

Question 5

Humanistic therapists aim to boost people's self-fulfillment by helping them to grow in

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A)   long-term potentiation.
B)   systematic desensitization.
C)   spontaneous recovery.
D)   self-acceptance.

Question 6

One variety of ________ therapy is based on the finding that depressed people often attribute their failures to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   humanistic; themselves
B)   behavior; external circumstances
C)   cognitive; external circumstances
D)   cognitive; themselves

Question 7

Most self-help and support groups focus on ______ illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A)   Childhood
B)   Terminal
C)   stress-induced
D)   stigmatized D

Question 8

Unlike traditional psychoanalytic therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy

Accepted Answer

A)   helps people gain insight into the roots of their problems.
B)   offers interpretations of patients' feelings.
C)   focuses on current relationships.
D)   does all of these things.

Question 9

Systematic desensitization is a form of

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

Question 10

Systematic desensitization is to classical conditioning as ________ is to operant conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A)   aversive conditioning
B)   a token economy
C)   psychosurgery
D)   EMDR

Question 11

By earning a client's trust, empathic and caring therapists promote

Accepted Answer

A)   neurogenesis.
B)   a therapeutic alliance.
C)   an eclectic approach.
D)   the double-blind technique.

Question 12

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from Prozac?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jack, who has lost his sense of identity and wandered from his home to a distant city
B)   Andrea, who hears imaginary voices telling her that she will suffer a fatal accident
C)   Tami, who is so addicted to cigarettes that she doesn't want to quit smoking
D)   Shannon, who feels helpless and apathetic and thinks her life is meaningless and worthless

Question 13

Lithium is often an effective ________ drug.

Accepted Answer

A)   antipsychotic
B)   Antianxiety
C)   Antidepressant
D)   mood-stabilizing

Question 14

Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment with

Accepted Answer

A)   rTMS.
B)   EMDR.
C)   SSRIs.
D)   ECT.

Question 15

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called SSRIs because they

Accepted Answer

A)   speed recovery from episodes of depression.
B)   slow the normal reabsorption of excess serotonin from synapses.
C)   successfully level the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder.
D)   stimulate the release of norepinephrine into the bloodstream.

Question 16

Selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitors are prescribed to

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A)   reduce involuntary muscle movements.
B)   reduce hallucinations and paranoia.
C)   elevate arousal and mood.
D)   decrease the availability of norepinephrine.

Question 17

EMDR was originally developed for the treatment of

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A)   alcohol dependence.
B)   bulimia.
C)   depression.
D)   anxiety.

Question 18

While focusing on several intrusive thoughts that had been bothering her recently, Jenny was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny's therapist was making use of a technique known as

Accepted Answer

A)   active listening.
B)   free association.
C)   systematic desensitization.
D)   transference.

Question 19

Insight therapies aim to improve psychological functioning by

Accepted Answer

A)   discouraging people from using antidepressant drugs.
B)   using progressive relaxation to reduce anxiety.
C)   increasing a person's awareness of underlying motives and defenses.
D)   using personality tests to accurately diagnose the person's difficulties.

Question 20

Decreasing negative thoughts by engaging in a pleasant activity is a cognitive therapy technique designed to

Accepted Answer

A)   examine consequences.
B)   reveal one's beliefs.
C)   reattribute responsibility.
D)   reduce anxiety.

Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

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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Light exposure therapy was developed to relieve symptoms of

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Connor is constantly chewing tobacco. To reduce his appetite for this product, a behavior therapist would most likely use

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Humanistic therapists aim to boost people's self-fulfillment by helping them to grow in

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One variety of ________ therapy is based on the finding that depressed people often attribute their failures to ________.

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Unlike traditional psychoanalytic therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy

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Systematic desensitization is a form of

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Systematic desensitization is to classical conditioning as ________ is to operant conditioning.

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By earning a client's trust, empathic and caring therapists promote

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Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from Prozac?

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Lithium is often an effective ________ drug.

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Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called SSRIs because they

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