Unit 13 Exam

The healing power of insight and self-awareness is LEAST likely to be emphasized by ____________ therapists.

Treating the mind and body as independent entities seems especially inappropriate to those who take a ________ approach to therapy.

Many professionals outside the field of psychology are prepared to offer psychotherapy in the process of completing a graduate program in

Psychopharmacology involves the study of how:

What do psychologists call personal strengths that help people cope with stress?

Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used only with severely depressed patients?

Which of the following is the best description of behavior modification?

Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?

People often enter psychotherapy during a period of crisis in their lives. This helps us understand why they

Ron is a 22-year-old mechanic who suffers from claustrophobia. The most effective way to treat Ron's problem would involve ________ therapy.

Mr. Choi's therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist's goal best reflects a primary aim of

The biomedical treatment most widely used today is

The psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies are often referred to as

Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of

Immigrants from Asia would most likely experience difficulty as clients of American psy other pairs who emphasize the value of

Because Gretchen is afraid of contracting infectious diseases, she compulsively avoids shaking people's hands or touching doorknobs. Research suggests that an especially effective treatment for her difficulty would involve

Which of the following therapies is more concerned with removing specific troubling symptoms than with providing special insights into the personality of the client?

EMDR is most similar to a technique known as

Psychological research on the principles of learning has most directly influences the development of

Freud's technique and assumptions are most evident in today's

Psychoanalytic techniques are designed primarily to help patients

Dr. Volz is a researcher who wants to distinguish between the direct effects of a new antianxiety medication and effects arising from expectations of the drug's effectiveness. Dr. Volz is most likely to use a method known as

Freud is to _____________ as Rogers is to ________________.

Insight therapies aim to improve psychological functioning by

Which of the following therapists introduced the use of free association?

By overestimating the actual benefits of their psychotherapeutic treatment, clients are most likely attempting to satisfy their need for

The double-blind procedure involves

The study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior is called:

Which form of therapy has most directly contributed to the sharp reduction in the number of residents in U.S. mental hospitals?

Two counterconditioning techniques for replacing unwanted responses include

Sigmund Freud introduced a form of psychotherapy known as

One group of ocean voyagers is given a new but untested pill for seasickness and a second group is given an inactive pill. Neither the voyagers nor the experimental researchers know which group has received the new pill. In this experiment, the investigators are making use of

Double-blind studies enable researchers to assess the extent to which drug therapy outcomes are attributable to

A useful feature of group therapy is that it

Which drug has provided the most help to schizophrenia patients experiencing auditory hallucinations and paranoia?

Three benefits attributed to all psychotherapies are

Helping people gain insight into the unconscious origins of their disorder is a central aim of

A procedure that trains people to make new responses to stimuli that currently trigger unwanted responses is called

The practice of _________ is based on the application of operant conditioning principles

Peter is depressed because he thinks his teacher's study suggestions mean he's going to fail her course. Peter would profit the most from

In one treatment for bed-wetting, the child sleeps on a liquid-sensitive pad that when wet, triggers an alarm and awakens the child. This treatment is a form of

The first psychological therapy was introduced by

Dr. Genscher believes that most psychological disorders result from chemical imbalances. In her work as a therapist, Dr. Genscher is most likely to make use of

Cognitive therapies are most likely to emphasize that emotional disturbances result from

Cindy suggested that her nail biting might be a symptom of unconscious resentment toward her parents. Her therapist chuckled and said, "No, Cindy, your problem isn't unconscious hostility; your problem is nail biting." Cindy's therapist sounds most like a ________ therapist.

Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates that:

In classical conditioning therapies, maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be

Psychological disorders that researchers believe are learned, such as phobias, are most likely to be treated with

Which of the following therapist would most likely try to understand an adult's psychological disorder by exploring that person's childhood experiences?