PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 3 & FINAL REVIEW – HUNTER COLLEGE | PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔✔the first psychotherapy, which was also the most time-
consuming and expensive
Dream work in psychoanalysis is directed at interpreting the client's dream content based on -
correct answer ✔✔the patient's free associations to the dream material
psychodynamic therapists - correct answer ✔✔therapists who conduct therapy sessions much
more like other modern therapists, but who are rooted in psychoanalytic theory
systematic desensitization - correct answer ✔✔this behavior modification technique exposes
clients to increasingly intense anxiety-provoking images known as the anxiesty hierarchy
habituation - correct answer ✔✔this non-associative learning process is the basis for the effect
of flooding techniques
rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) - correct answer ✔✔this form of therapy, credited to
Albert Ellis, is based on the idea that human beings can be taught to control their feelings by
controlling their thoughts
automatic thoughts - correct answer ✔✔Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy was based on his
observation that people with emotional disturbances tend to experience ___________.
bibliotherapy - correct answer ✔✔The "prescription" of self-help books by therapists as
adjuncts to therapy sessions is known as_________. (therapeutic when "prescribed" material is
"science-based")
,The primary difference between self-help support groups and group therapy is that in a self-
help group - correct answer ✔✔the moderator or facilitator is not usually a mental help
professional
randomized control studies - correct answer ✔✔The effectiveness of psychotherapy and
biomedical treatments is usually tested using___________.
clinical significance - correct answer ✔✔In studies of psychotherapy, an effective treatment is
one that reduces symptoms of distress to a point of_____________.
cognitive-behavior therapy - correct answer ✔✔Most psychologists agree that this therapy is
the best choice for treating depression, though it is not necessarily more effective than other
approaches
factors common to all legitimate therapies - correct answer ✔✔In dismantling studies, the goal
is to compare the effectiveness of specific techniques from a therapeutic appproach with
____________________.
therapeutic allegiance - correct answer ✔✔The therapist's intellectual commitment to the
specific type of therapy he or she has chosen to practice is the basis for the common factor
known as __________________.
In a national survey, Pop and Tabachnick (1994) found that this percentage of practicing
psychotherapists were also patients of other therapists. - correct answer ✔✔84%
benzodiazepines - correct answer ✔✔the short-term anxiolytics that produce mild sedation, but
not total sedation, are called _______________.
4 classes of antidepressant drugs - correct answer ✔✔MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants,
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and third-generation drugs including
serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) differ from tricyclic antidepressants because SSRIs
- correct answer ✔✔affect only on serotonin
According to US Food and Drug Admin, which of the following populations is most at risk for
increased suicidality while using antidepressants? - correct answer ✔✔children and adolescents
Thorazine and Haldol were revolutionary in their effectiveness in reducing - correct answer
✔✔positive symptoms of schizophrenia
When the authors of a study testing the effectiveness of drug treatments for disorders do little
or nothing in the way of writing the article, it is called - correct answer ✔✔ghostwriting
The systematic exclusion of certain types of results from publication in favor of other types of
results is called - correct answer ✔✔publication bias
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is controversial mainly because early versions of the therapy -
correct answer ✔✔were painful and caused physical and cognitive damage
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation - correct answer ✔✔biological treatment which
involves placing an electromagnetic coil on the scalp to send short electromagnetic pulses
through the skull, gently stimulating the cerebral cortext
In terms of overall treatment of psychological disorders, this model is probably the best - correct
answer ✔✔integrative treatment model
Mary Cover Jones - correct answer ✔✔"mother" of behavior therapy
ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔✔the first psychotherapy, which was also the most time-
consuming and expensive
Dream work in psychoanalysis is directed at interpreting the client's dream content based on -
correct answer ✔✔the patient's free associations to the dream material
psychodynamic therapists - correct answer ✔✔therapists who conduct therapy sessions much
more like other modern therapists, but who are rooted in psychoanalytic theory
systematic desensitization - correct answer ✔✔this behavior modification technique exposes
clients to increasingly intense anxiety-provoking images known as the anxiesty hierarchy
habituation - correct answer ✔✔this non-associative learning process is the basis for the effect
of flooding techniques
rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) - correct answer ✔✔this form of therapy, credited to
Albert Ellis, is based on the idea that human beings can be taught to control their feelings by
controlling their thoughts
automatic thoughts - correct answer ✔✔Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy was based on his
observation that people with emotional disturbances tend to experience ___________.
bibliotherapy - correct answer ✔✔The "prescription" of self-help books by therapists as
adjuncts to therapy sessions is known as_________. (therapeutic when "prescribed" material is
"science-based")
,The primary difference between self-help support groups and group therapy is that in a self-
help group - correct answer ✔✔the moderator or facilitator is not usually a mental help
professional
randomized control studies - correct answer ✔✔The effectiveness of psychotherapy and
biomedical treatments is usually tested using___________.
clinical significance - correct answer ✔✔In studies of psychotherapy, an effective treatment is
one that reduces symptoms of distress to a point of_____________.
cognitive-behavior therapy - correct answer ✔✔Most psychologists agree that this therapy is
the best choice for treating depression, though it is not necessarily more effective than other
approaches
factors common to all legitimate therapies - correct answer ✔✔In dismantling studies, the goal
is to compare the effectiveness of specific techniques from a therapeutic appproach with
____________________.
therapeutic allegiance - correct answer ✔✔The therapist's intellectual commitment to the
specific type of therapy he or she has chosen to practice is the basis for the common factor
known as __________________.
In a national survey, Pop and Tabachnick (1994) found that this percentage of practicing
psychotherapists were also patients of other therapists. - correct answer ✔✔84%
benzodiazepines - correct answer ✔✔the short-term anxiolytics that produce mild sedation, but
not total sedation, are called _______________.
4 classes of antidepressant drugs - correct answer ✔✔MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants,
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and third-generation drugs including
serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) differ from tricyclic antidepressants because SSRIs
- correct answer ✔✔affect only on serotonin
According to US Food and Drug Admin, which of the following populations is most at risk for
increased suicidality while using antidepressants? - correct answer ✔✔children and adolescents
Thorazine and Haldol were revolutionary in their effectiveness in reducing - correct answer
✔✔positive symptoms of schizophrenia
When the authors of a study testing the effectiveness of drug treatments for disorders do little
or nothing in the way of writing the article, it is called - correct answer ✔✔ghostwriting
The systematic exclusion of certain types of results from publication in favor of other types of
results is called - correct answer ✔✔publication bias
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is controversial mainly because early versions of the therapy -
correct answer ✔✔were painful and caused physical and cognitive damage
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation - correct answer ✔✔biological treatment which
involves placing an electromagnetic coil on the scalp to send short electromagnetic pulses
through the skull, gently stimulating the cerebral cortext
In terms of overall treatment of psychological disorders, this model is probably the best - correct
answer ✔✔integrative treatment model
Mary Cover Jones - correct answer ✔✔"mother" of behavior therapy
