Question 1

After several months of psychoanalytic therapy, a psychoanalyst makes the comment to his client: "It seems as if you're responding to me as if I was your father and you believe that you have significantly disappointed me." This statement is best considered as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   a free association.
B)   an explanation.
C)   an interpretation.
D)   resistance.

Question 2

Helping people achieve great insight, which is an awareness of the underlying dynamics of their problems, is the primary therapeutic goal of:

Accepted Answer

A)   behaviour modification
B)   cognitive therapy
C)   humanistic therapy
D)   Both cognitive therapy and behaviour modification have this as the primary therapeutic goal.
E)   psychoanalysis

Question 3

In psychoanalytic theory, any statement made by the therapist that is intended to help the client gain insight into their behaviour or dynamics is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   an explanation
B)   an interpretation
C)   a clarification
D)   an interpolation
E)   an explication

Question 4

You are watching a discussion between two therapists. Therapist A stresses the importance of self-defeating irrational thoughts, while Therapist B talks about developing a stimulus hierarchy and finding a response that is incompatible with anxiety. Most likely, Therapist A practices ________, while Therapist B follows the ________
Tradition.

Accepted Answer

A)   interpersonal therapy; biological
B)   psychoanalysis; humanistic
C)   rational-emotive therapy; behavioural
D)   dialectical behaviour therapy; Gestalt
E)   Gestalt therapy; psychodynamic

Question 5

Your therapist focuses on modelling as an effective treatment technique. What kind of therapy is she using?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive
B)   psychodynamic
C)   behavioural
D)   humanistic
E)   social skills training

Question 6

One of the side effects of antipsychotic medications is the disorder called tardive dyskinesia. The symptoms of this disorder include:

Accepted Answer

A)   dramatic shifts in personality.
B)   sweating, insomnia, and sexual dysfunction.
C)   intense anxiety, nausea, and restlessness.
D)   grotesque movements of the face and tongue.

Question 7

The techniques of free association and dream analysis are similar in that both are used to:

Accepted Answer

A)   access unconscious material.
B)   increase feelings of unconditional positive regard.
C)   identify important antecedents and consequences.
D)   identify maladaptive thinking.

Question 8

Counterconditioning and stimulus hierarchies are most central to which of the following therapeutic interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)   aversion therapy
B)   rational-emotive therapy
C)   systematic desensitization
D)   exposure therapy

Question 9

Although more expensive and time-consuming, long-term classical psychoanalysis still tends to produce better therapeutic outcomes than briefer psychodynamic therapies do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When a therapy client responds to a therapist as if she was a significant person from the client's past, psychoanalytic theorists technically refer to this as resistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A treatment developed specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A)   mindfulness-based treatments
B)   acceptance and commitment therapy
C)   modelling and social skills training
D)   dialectical behaviour therapy

Question 12

A therapist asks her client to begin sharing the various thoughts and feelings that are currently in her awareness. This continues for several minutes, with the client commenting on the changing process of what is appearing in her conscious mind. This therapist is using the therapeutic technique known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   free association.
B)   random reporting.
C)   insight.
D)   analyzing the transference.

Question 13

Which of the following mental-health professionals receives his or her training in medical school?

Accepted Answer

A)   a psychiatric social worker
B)   a marriage and family counsellor
C)   a psychiatrist
D)   a clinical psychologist

Question 14

Which of the following psychological disorders are most prevalent in women in Western cultures compared with men?

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia
B)   anxiety disorders
C)   dissociative identity disorder
D)   somatoform disorders

Question 15

Though they are usually considered to be quite different, the psychoanalytic and the humanistic approaches to psychotherapy are similar in that:

Accepted Answer

A)   they both assume that childhood events play an important role in psychological disorders.
B)   the humanistic perspective is essentially an extension of basic psychoanalytic principles.
C)   they both rely heavily on the use of dreams and interpretations.
D)   they both have similar conceptualizations of humans and human nature.

Question 16

Openness concerns a willingness to invest in therapy and to take the risks required to make changes. This is considered to be an important variable associated with
Treatment outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)   client
B)   therapist
C)   self-relatedness
D)   empathy

Question 17

Meta-analysis of brief psychodynamic therapy outcome studies indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A)   different forms of psychotherapy seemed to differ little in effectiveness.
B)   symptom reduction was as high in the absence of any treatment as it was for any form of psychotherapy.
C)   psychotherapy clients showed, on average, 10 to 15 percent more improvement than did control cases.
D)   different forms of psychotherapy seemed to differ significantly in effectiveness.

Question 18

Which of the following would most likely be considered the least favoured way of modifying behaviour because of the potential negative side effects?

Accepted Answer

A)   punishment
B)   positive reinforcement
C)   negative reinforcement
D)   extinction

Question 19

The assumptions that psychological disorders are learned in exactly the same ways as normal behaviours and that they can be treated by applying the basic principles of learning is typical of the _ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   behavioural
C)   humanistic
D)   interpersonal

Question 20

A humanistic therapist's refusal to offer advice or guidance to his or her client is best representative of the client-centred therapist attribute of:

Accepted Answer

A)   empathy.
B)   genuineness.
C)   unconditional positive regard.
D)   resistance.

Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

In psychoanalytic theory, any statement made by the therapist that is intended to help the client gain insight into their behaviour or dynamics is called:

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Though they are usually considered to be quite different, the psychoanalytic and the humanistic approaches to psychotherapy are similar in that:

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The techniques of free association and dream analysis are similar in that both are used to:

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A humanistic therapist's refusal to offer advice or guidance to his or her client is best representative of the client-centred therapist attribute of:

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Your therapist focuses on modelling as an effective treatment technique. What kind of therapy is she using?

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Helping people achieve great insight, which is an awareness of the underlying dynamics of their problems, is the primary therapeutic goal of:

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Which of the following psychological disorders are most prevalent in women in Western cultures compared with men?

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Meta-analysis of brief psychodynamic therapy outcome studies indicated that:

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Although more expensive and time-consuming, long-term classical psychoanalysis still tends to produce better therapeutic outcomes than briefer psychodynamic therapies do.

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When a therapy client responds to a therapist as if she was a significant person from the client's past, psychoanalytic theorists technically refer to this as resistance.

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A treatment developed specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder is:

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After several months of psychoanalytic therapy, a psychoanalyst makes the comment to his client: "It seems as if you're responding to me as if I was your father and you believe that you have significantly disappointed me." This statement is best considered as an example of:

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Openness concerns a willingness to invest in therapy and to take the risks required to make changes. This is considered to be an important variable associated with Treatment outcomes.

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One of the side effects of antipsychotic medications is the disorder called tardive dyskinesia. The symptoms of this disorder include:

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Which of the following mental-health professionals receives his or her training in medical school?

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Which of the following would most likely be considered the least favoured way of modifying behaviour because of the potential negative side effects?

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The assumptions that psychological disorders are learned in exactly the same ways as normal behaviours and that they can be treated by applying the basic principles of learning is typical of the _ approach to therapy.

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Counterconditioning and stimulus hierarchies are most central to which of the following therapeutic interventions?

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Though they are usually considered to be quite different, the psychoanalytic and the humanistic approaches to psychotherapy are similar in that:

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The techniques of free association and dream analysis are similar in that both are used to:

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A humanistic therapist's refusal to offer advice or guidance to his or her client is best representative of the client-centred therapist attribute of:

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Your therapist focuses on modelling as an effective treatment technique. What kind of therapy is she using?

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Helping people achieve great insight, which is an awareness of the underlying dynamics of their problems, is the primary therapeutic goal of:

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Which of the following psychological disorders are most prevalent in women in Western cultures compared with men?

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Meta-analysis of brief psychodynamic therapy outcome studies indicated that:

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Although more expensive and time-consuming, long-term classical psychoanalysis still tends to produce better therapeutic outcomes than briefer psychodynamic therapies do.

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When a therapy client responds to a therapist as if she was a significant person from the client's past, psychoanalytic theorists technically refer to this as resistance.

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A treatment developed specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder is:

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After several months of psychoanalytic therapy, a psychoanalyst makes the comment to his client: "It seems as if you're responding to me as if I was your father and you believe that you have significantly disappointed me." This statement is best considered as an example of:

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Openness concerns a willingness to invest in therapy and to take the risks required to make changes. This is considered to be an important variable associated with Treatment outcomes.

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One of the side effects of antipsychotic medications is the disorder called tardive dyskinesia. The symptoms of this disorder include:

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Which of the following mental-health professionals receives his or her training in medical school?

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Which of the following would most likely be considered the least favoured way of modifying behaviour because of the potential negative side effects?

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The assumptions that psychological disorders are learned in exactly the same ways as normal behaviours and that they can be treated by applying the basic principles of learning is typical of the _ approach to therapy.

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Counterconditioning and stimulus hierarchies are most central to which of the following therapeutic interventions?

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