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Psychotherapy methods do not include |
| | A) | cognitive therapies. |
| | B) | behavior modification. |
| | C) | medication. |
| | D) | assertion training. |
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In a session, a client indicates that she is seriously considering seeking revenge against an ex-boyfriend by describing an elaborate plan to harm his new girlfriend. The therapist states her concerns about these feelings and documents the statements in her clinical notes. What ethical principle has this therapist violated? |
| | A) | The therapist was judging the client when she stated her concerns. |
| | B) | The therapist violated confidentiality by documenting the statements. |
| | C) | Because she is a woman, the therapist sided with her female client. |
| | D) | The therapist failed to report her client's statements to the proper authorities. |
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What do all psychoanalytic techniques have in common? |
| | A) | They attempt to provide clients with insight into their unconscious conflicts. |
| | B) | They persuade clients to abandon their irrational thought patterns. |
| | C) | They teach clients assertion skills. |
| | D) | They allow clients to grow by providing the client with unconditional positive regard. |
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In psychoanalysis, therapists value dreams because dreams |
| | A) | are often sexual or aggressive in content. |
| | B) | are the literal expression of a client's problems. |
| | C) | are unconscious wishes and desires in symbolized form. |
| | D) | reveal the irrational thought patterns of disturbed clients. |
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Catharsis is |
| | A) | the transfer of parental conflicts unto the therapist. |
| | B) | the venting of pent-up emotions. |
| | C) | redirecting unacceptable desires into a socially acceptable activity. |
| | D) | an unwillingness to accept the therapist's suggestions. |
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Interpersonal therapy is a successful technique for the treatment of |
| | A) | generalized anxiety disorder. |
| | B) | depression. |
| | C) | obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
| | D) | personality disorders. |
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In client-centered therapy, what is the therapist's main responsibility? |
| | A) | The therapist serves as a teacher and provides the client with structured tasks to complete. |
| | B) | The therapist provides the client with unconditional positive regard. |
| | C) | The therapist interprets the symbolized expression of unconscious conflicts. |
| | D) | The therapist models healthy attitudes and interpersonal skills. |
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In a client-centered therapeutic session, which component would rarely, if ever, be present? |
| | A) | warmth |
| | B) | empathy |
| | C) | unconditional acceptance |
| | D) | confrontation |
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In which therapeutic setting, would the therapist be more likely to play the role of a teacher? |
| | A) | psychoanalysis |
| | B) | client-centered therapy |
| | C) | behavioral therapy |
| | D) | gestalt therapy |
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Which type of psychotherapy is the most effective in eliminating specific phobias? |
| | A) | gestalt therapy |
| | B) | client-centered therapy |
| | C) | cognitive therapy |
| | D) | behavioral therapy |
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Which two therapies in combination produced the best results when treating clients with social phobia? |
| | A) | insight therapy and assertion therapy |
| | B) | assertion therapy and modeling |
| | C) | modified systematic desensitization and social skills training |
| | D) | insight therapy and systematic desensitization |
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Altering dysfunctional beliefs and unrealistic expectations are the basic tools of |
| | A) | cognitive therapy. |
| | B) | behavioral therapy. |
| | C) | psychoanalysis. |
| | D) | client-centered therapy. |
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Robert scored 86 percent on his Western Civilization exam. The instructor explains to the class that the exam scores were curved and a grade of A will begin at 85 percent. Despite his success on the exam, Robert keeps telling himself that he only earned legitimately earned a B. Robert is using a type of faulty thinking called |
| | A) | personalization. |
| | B) | minimization. |
| | C) | selective abstraction. |
| | D) | arbitrary inference. |
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Thinking in all-or-none terms is a faulty thinking style called |
| | A) | absolutistic thinking. |
| | B) | arbitrary inference. |
| | C) | selective abstraction. |
| | D) | overgeneralization. |
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Risperdal, Haldol, and Navane are medications used to treat |
| | A) | depression. |
| | B) | anxiety. |
| | C) | mania. |
| | D) | psychosis. |
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