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The technical term for the process in which a trained professional uses psychological methods to help a person with psychological problems is |
| | A) | psychotherapy. |
| | B) | psychoanalysis. |
| | C) | psychiatry. |
| | D) | clinical psychology. |
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Dr. Sanders, a psychotherapist, interviews a potential client who has a problem that is outside his area of expertise. Dr. Sanders should |
| | A) | quickly take a course in the type of problem the client has so that he will be able to help the client. |
| | B) | refer the client to a therapist who has expertise in dealing with the types of problems this client has. |
| | C) | treat the client, because with his extensive educational background, he can work effectively with most types of psychological disorders. |
| | D) | treat the client, but confer with colleagues as the sessions progress to be sure that he is working effectively with this client. |
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A therapist will be required to breach client confidentiality |
| | A) | under no conditions whatsoever. |
| | B) | to a client's spouse. |
| | C) | to the client's parents if the client is a minor. |
| | D) | if the therapist learns that the client is in immediate danger of harm or of harming someone else. |
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Psychoanalysis, the approach to psychotherapy founded by Sigmund Freud, is based on Freud's belief that the root of all psychological problems is |
| | A) | unconscious conflicts among the id, ego, and superego. |
| | B) | early dysfunctional interpersonal relationships. |
| | C) | inappropriate learning experiences. |
| | D) | denying awareness of information and feelings that differ too much from our concepts of self and ideal self. |
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Dr. Moore incorporates free association and interpretation of dreams, resistance, and transference in her therapy practice. Dr. Moore uses which type of therapy? |
| | A) | interpersonal |
| | B) | cognitive-behavioral |
| | C) | psychoanalyst |
| | D) | humanistic |
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An interpersonal therapist would be most likely to focus on |
| | A) | unconscious motivation. |
| | B) | the client's past. |
| | C) | the "here and now." |
| | D) | the client's relationship with the therapist. |
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As an interpersonal psychotherapist, Dr. Richards is most likely to work with clients who have |
| | A) | anxiety disorders. |
| | B) | schizophrenia. |
| | C) | dissociative disorders. |
| | D) | depression. |
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Hyun-Joo is seeing a client-centered therapist. We would expect her therapist to |
| | A) | interpret Hyun-Joo's behavior. |
| | B) | be warm and empathetic. |
| | C) | challenge Hyun-Joo's statements. |
| | D) | provide Hyun-Joo with a great deal of guidance. |
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Dr. Klein, a client-centered therapist, helps her clients clarify their feelings by mirroring their emotions. This process is called |
| | A) | interpretation. |
| | B) | reflection. |
| | C) | clarification. |
| | D) | free association. |
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Which therapist is most likely to deal with clients in a confrontational, challenging manner? |
| | A) | Dr. Fredericks, a Gestalt psychologist. |
| | B) | Dr. Johns, a behavioral therapist. |
| | C) | Dr. Carlson, a client-centered psychologist. |
| | D) | Dr. Alfred, a psychoanalyst. |
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According to cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), abnormal behavior |
| | A) | arises from unconscious conflicts among the id, ego, and superego. |
| | B) | results from the self and the ideal self being inconsistent with each other. |
| | C) | is learned from inappropriate experiences of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and modeling. |
| | D) | develops out of early dysfunctional interpersonal relationships. |
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An important goal of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is to |
| | A) | teach adaptive skills. |
| | B) | reduce clients' maladaptive behaviors. |
| | C) | challenge clients' irrational thought processes. |
| | D) | help clients reduce their fear responses to phobic stimuli. |
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After dating each other for three months, Kevin tells Eileen he has something important to discuss with her. Eileen knows that Kevin is not seeing any other women, he has introduced her to his family and brought her to family celebrations, he says he loves her, and they have looked at rings together. Despite this, Eileen believes Kevin wants to break up with her. She is engaging in which erroneous pattern of thinking? |
| | A) | overgeneralization |
| | B) | selective abstraction |
| | C) | arbitrary inference |
| | D) | personalization |
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According to the _________________ approach to family therapy, it is not possible to gain an adequate understanding of an individual's psychological problems without knowing the role of that individual in the family structure. |
| | A) | interpersonal therapy |
| | B) | family systems |
| | C) | psychoanalytic |
| | D) | behavioral |
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____________ psychotherapy advocates an equal relationship between the client and therapist, helps clients define themselves in ways that are independent of their social roles, and encourages clients to consider their own needs to be as valid and worthy as the needs of others. |
| | A) | Psychoanalytic |
| | B) | Cognitive-Behavior |
| | C) | Humanistic |
| | D) | Feminist |
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__________________ therapies are generally designed to directly change brain functioning to treat a psychological disorder. |
| | A) | Medical |
| | B) | Behavioral |
| | C) | Psychoanalytic |
| | D) | Drug |
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The most widely used medical treatment for psychological disorders is |
| | A) | electroconvulsive therapy. |
| | B) | transcranial stimulation. |
| | C) | psychosurgery. |
| | D) | drug therapy. |
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What is the most common side effect of electroconvulsive therapy as it is administered today? |
| | A) | depression |
| | B) | broken bones |
| | C) | memory loss |
| | D) | As it is used today, ECT rarely has any side effects. |
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The most controversial medical treatment for abnormal behavior is |
| | A) | electroconvulsive therapy. |
| | B) | psychosurgery. |
| | C) | transcranial stimulation. |
| | D) | drug therapy. |
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According to the text, the best guide for choosing the services of a licensed therapist is |
| | A) | checking listings in the phone book. |
| | B) | finding someone in your area. |
| | C) | referrals. |
| | D) | finding someone similar to yourself. |
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Nguyen has been diagnosed with major depression and Anh has been diagnosed with panic disorder. Which type of therapy would be most effective for each of them? |
| | A) | A combination of CBT and medication would be most effective for Nguyen; CBT would be most effective for Anh. |
| | B) | A combination of CBT and medication would be most effective for both Nguyen and Anh. |
| | C) | CBT would be most effective for both Nguyen and Anh. |
| | D) | Psychoanalysis would be most effective for Nguyen; medication would be most effective for Anh. |
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