PSYCH 1101 FINAL EXAM
A behavior therapist is helping Chris deal with his alcoholism.
Through therapy, Chris will learn to associate the smell and taste of
alcohol with the uncomfortable feeling of nausea. If the __________
conditioning is successful, Chris will abstain from alcohol to avoid
feeling sick.
-cognitive
-desensitization
-operant
-aversive - ANSWERS-aversive
In behavior therapy, __________ is a technique that can be used to
teach job skills and independent living skills.
-transference
-gradual desensitization
-flooding
-modeling - ANSWERS-modeling
Rational-emotive therapists approach a client's dysfunctional beliefs
in a manner that is
-direct and challenging.
-reflective and nondirectional.
-accepting and supportive.
-gentle and indirect. - ANSWERS-direct and challenging
,Emilio has a clear psychological disorder and is receiving treatment
from a family therapist, who also sees Emilio's entire family. How is
family therapy most helpful to Emilio's healthy family members?
T-he therapy provides the family members with insight into how they
are partly responsible for Emilio's disorder.
-Emilio's therapist helps the family communicate with Emilio and
teaches Emilio what his family expects from him.
-The therapy teaches each family member how to effectively cope
with Emilio's disorder.
-Each family member learns how to prevent Emilio's type of mental
disorder from occurring among future generations. - ANSWERS-The
therapy teaches each family member how to effectively cope with
Emilio's disorder.
Which of the following results was a finding of the large-scale 1995
Consumer Reports study on the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
-Most respondents who reported improvement after therapy were also
taking medication.
-Short-term therapies were reported as more effective than long-term
therapies.
-The majority of respondents reported significant overall
improvement after therapy.
-Group therapies were reported as the most effective forms of
psychotherapy. - ANSWERS-The majority of respondents reported
significant overall improvement after therapy.
,Research indicates that a person struggling with hopelessness and
suicidal thoughts might do best with __________ therapy, while a
person dealing with a fear of public speaking might do best with
__________ therapy.
-insight; biological
-cognitive; behavior
-behavior; cognitive
-behavior; client-centered - ANSWERS-cognitive; behavior
In treating a client's psychological disorder, Dr. R might appropriately
choose a biological treatment such as medication instead of
psychotherapy because
-Dr. R remains uncertain about the client's exact diagnosis.
-the client is too disoriented for talk therapy.
-biological treatments are cheaper, quicker, and just as effective.
-biological treatments are always more effective than psychotherapy. -
ANSWERS-the client is too disoriented for talk therapy
The success of psychotropic drugs in treating the positive symptoms
of schizophrenia suggests that
-the drugs should also be effective in treating depression and bipolar
disorder.
-these symptoms are linked to the excess of dopamine in the brain.
-an excess of norepinephrine in the brain can be linked to these
symptoms.
, -schizophrenia may be caused by a lack of serotonin in the brain. -
ANSWERS-these symptoms are linked to the excess of dopamine in
the brain.
Bipolar disorder is typically treated with __________, which is not a
drug, but a naturally occurring salt.
-serotonin
-sertraline
-lithium
-reserpine - ANSWERS-lithium
A form of neurosurgery rarely practiced today, __________ involves
severing one part of the brain from the other and often results in
permanent, undesirable, side effects.
-transcranial direct current stimulation
-neuroendoscopy
-electroconvulsive therapy
-prefrontal lobotomy - ANSWERS-prefrontal lobotomy
Marquis is a psychologist who works with a mobile team of experts
providing on-call and onsite mental health support and counseling to
people in crisis situations. Marquis's mobile crisis team is an example
of __________ prevention as an approach to managing mental illness.
-primary
-tertiary
-secondary
A behavior therapist is helping Chris deal with his alcoholism.
Through therapy, Chris will learn to associate the smell and taste of
alcohol with the uncomfortable feeling of nausea. If the __________
conditioning is successful, Chris will abstain from alcohol to avoid
feeling sick.
-cognitive
-desensitization
-operant
-aversive - ANSWERS-aversive
In behavior therapy, __________ is a technique that can be used to
teach job skills and independent living skills.
-transference
-gradual desensitization
-flooding
-modeling - ANSWERS-modeling
Rational-emotive therapists approach a client's dysfunctional beliefs
in a manner that is
-direct and challenging.
-reflective and nondirectional.
-accepting and supportive.
-gentle and indirect. - ANSWERS-direct and challenging
,Emilio has a clear psychological disorder and is receiving treatment
from a family therapist, who also sees Emilio's entire family. How is
family therapy most helpful to Emilio's healthy family members?
T-he therapy provides the family members with insight into how they
are partly responsible for Emilio's disorder.
-Emilio's therapist helps the family communicate with Emilio and
teaches Emilio what his family expects from him.
-The therapy teaches each family member how to effectively cope
with Emilio's disorder.
-Each family member learns how to prevent Emilio's type of mental
disorder from occurring among future generations. - ANSWERS-The
therapy teaches each family member how to effectively cope with
Emilio's disorder.
Which of the following results was a finding of the large-scale 1995
Consumer Reports study on the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
-Most respondents who reported improvement after therapy were also
taking medication.
-Short-term therapies were reported as more effective than long-term
therapies.
-The majority of respondents reported significant overall
improvement after therapy.
-Group therapies were reported as the most effective forms of
psychotherapy. - ANSWERS-The majority of respondents reported
significant overall improvement after therapy.
,Research indicates that a person struggling with hopelessness and
suicidal thoughts might do best with __________ therapy, while a
person dealing with a fear of public speaking might do best with
__________ therapy.
-insight; biological
-cognitive; behavior
-behavior; cognitive
-behavior; client-centered - ANSWERS-cognitive; behavior
In treating a client's psychological disorder, Dr. R might appropriately
choose a biological treatment such as medication instead of
psychotherapy because
-Dr. R remains uncertain about the client's exact diagnosis.
-the client is too disoriented for talk therapy.
-biological treatments are cheaper, quicker, and just as effective.
-biological treatments are always more effective than psychotherapy. -
ANSWERS-the client is too disoriented for talk therapy
The success of psychotropic drugs in treating the positive symptoms
of schizophrenia suggests that
-the drugs should also be effective in treating depression and bipolar
disorder.
-these symptoms are linked to the excess of dopamine in the brain.
-an excess of norepinephrine in the brain can be linked to these
symptoms.
, -schizophrenia may be caused by a lack of serotonin in the brain. -
ANSWERS-these symptoms are linked to the excess of dopamine in
the brain.
Bipolar disorder is typically treated with __________, which is not a
drug, but a naturally occurring salt.
-serotonin
-sertraline
-lithium
-reserpine - ANSWERS-lithium
A form of neurosurgery rarely practiced today, __________ involves
severing one part of the brain from the other and often results in
permanent, undesirable, side effects.
-transcranial direct current stimulation
-neuroendoscopy
-electroconvulsive therapy
-prefrontal lobotomy - ANSWERS-prefrontal lobotomy
Marquis is a psychologist who works with a mobile team of experts
providing on-call and onsite mental health support and counseling to
people in crisis situations. Marquis's mobile crisis team is an example
of __________ prevention as an approach to managing mental illness.
-primary
-tertiary
-secondary
