Understanding Psychology

Chapter 17: Therapy and Change

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Which of the following statements about the functions of psychotherapy is TRUE?
A)Psychotherapy attempts to help people realize that they are responsible for their own problems and that they are the only ones that can solve those problems.
B)Psychotherapy helps people realize they are mentally ill, and that only therapy can help them.
C)Psychotherapy tries to let people know that they are not responsible for their problems.
D)Psychotherapy tries to determine the best medication for helping the individual cope.
2
The task of the psychotherapist is to do all the following EXCEPT ____.
A)help people examine their lives
B)guide people toward understanding why the way they are living is causing them problems
C)suggest ways that people can learn how to live in more beneficial ways
D)control people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
3
Psychoanalysts believe that when patients understand their unconscious motivations, they have developed ____.
A)self-actualization
B)insight
C)transference
D)empathy
4
Which of the following is NOT a component of client-centered therapy?
A)empathy
B)positive regard
C)conditioning
D)genuineness
5
In cognitive therapy, ____ is when clients are confronted with evidence that directly contradicts their existing beliefs.
A)reconceptualization
B)insight
C)disconfirmation
D)flooding
6
Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the ideas of behavior therapy?
A)A disturbed person is one who has learned how to behavior in the wrong way, and the behavior can be unlearned.
B)Using certain conditioning techniques, such as counterconditioning, can change behavior.
C)Contingency management helps people overcome anxieties by encouraging them to imagine the feared situation while relaxing.
D)Modeling is a technique that can be used to teach someone to be more assertive.
7
Which statement about biological approaches to treatment is TRUE?
A)Biological approaches to treatment assume that an individual's physiological problems are the underlying cause of the psychological disorder.
B)Psychologists can administer the medications called for in biological therapy.
C)Electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery are widely used methods of biological therapy.
D)Biological approaches to treatment assume that any psychological problem can be helped with medication.
8
Also known as sedatives or mild tranquilizers, ____ are used to reduce excitability and cause drowsiness.
A)antipsychotic drugs
B)antidepressant drugs
C)lithium carbonates
D)antianxiety drugs
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