PSY 201 CREIGHTON FINAL EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Insight therapies - ANS a variety of therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning
by increasing a person's awareness of underlying motives and defenses
Freudian Psychoanalysis - ANS theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior by looking
at the deep unconscious forces inside the person
humanistic therapy - ANS Focuses on removing obstacles that block personal growth and
potential.
cognitive therapy - ANS therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking
and acting; based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our
emotional reactions
Behavioral Therapies - ANS treatments designed to change behavior through the use of
established learning techniques
systematic desensitization - ANS A type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant
relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli. Commonly used to treat
phobias.
exposure therapy - ANS An approach to treatment that involves confronting an emotion-
arousing stimulus directly and repeatedly, ultimately leading to a decrease in the emotional
response
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, aversion therapy - ANS treatment that uses punishment to decrease the frequency of
undesirable behaviors
contingency management therapy - ANS a therapeutic approach used in the treatment of
drug addiction that works to reduce the use of drugs through a highly structured reinforcement
and punishment program
token economies - ANS a behavioral technique in which desirable behaviors are reinforced
with a token, such as a small chip or fake coin, which can be exchanged for privileges
Rational Emotive Therapy - ANS A Cognitive Therapy based on Albert Ellis' theory that
cognitions control our emotions and behaviors; therefore, changing the way we think about
things will affect the way we feel and the way we behave.
cognitive behavioral therapy - ANS a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive
therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)
drug therapy - ANS the use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a
mental disorder
antipsychotic drugs - ANS drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe
thought disorder
anti-depressant drugs - ANS drugs used to treat depression; also increasingly prescribed for
anxiety. Different types work by altering the availability of various neurotransmitters. Three
main classes are SSRIs, SNRIs, and MAOIs
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - ANS a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients
in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient
What is psychology? - ANS the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Insight therapies - ANS a variety of therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning
by increasing a person's awareness of underlying motives and defenses
Freudian Psychoanalysis - ANS theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior by looking
at the deep unconscious forces inside the person
humanistic therapy - ANS Focuses on removing obstacles that block personal growth and
potential.
cognitive therapy - ANS therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking
and acting; based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our
emotional reactions
Behavioral Therapies - ANS treatments designed to change behavior through the use of
established learning techniques
systematic desensitization - ANS A type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant
relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli. Commonly used to treat
phobias.
exposure therapy - ANS An approach to treatment that involves confronting an emotion-
arousing stimulus directly and repeatedly, ultimately leading to a decrease in the emotional
response
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, aversion therapy - ANS treatment that uses punishment to decrease the frequency of
undesirable behaviors
contingency management therapy - ANS a therapeutic approach used in the treatment of
drug addiction that works to reduce the use of drugs through a highly structured reinforcement
and punishment program
token economies - ANS a behavioral technique in which desirable behaviors are reinforced
with a token, such as a small chip or fake coin, which can be exchanged for privileges
Rational Emotive Therapy - ANS A Cognitive Therapy based on Albert Ellis' theory that
cognitions control our emotions and behaviors; therefore, changing the way we think about
things will affect the way we feel and the way we behave.
cognitive behavioral therapy - ANS a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive
therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)
drug therapy - ANS the use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a
mental disorder
antipsychotic drugs - ANS drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe
thought disorder
anti-depressant drugs - ANS drugs used to treat depression; also increasingly prescribed for
anxiety. Different types work by altering the availability of various neurotransmitters. Three
main classes are SSRIs, SNRIs, and MAOIs
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - ANS a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients
in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient
What is psychology? - ANS the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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