Question 1

_____________involves the removal of unpleasant stimuli from a situation once a certain behavior has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative reinforcement
B)  Positive reinforcement
C)  Punishment
D)  Systematic desensitization
E)  Flooding

Question 2

Which is not true of the relationship between therapist and client in behavior therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapist is solely responsible for setting treatment goals.
B)  The relationship is considered collaborative.
C)  Therapist and client work together in a warm and flexible manner.
D)  The therapeutic relationship is an important factor in treatment outcomes.

Question 3

Lazarus argues in favor of:

Accepted Answer

A)  technical eclecticism.
B)  positive punishment.
C)  zen-based techniques.
D)  strict adherence to treatment manuals to ensure standardization.
E)  theoretical integration

Question 4

Which of the following distinguishes the cognitive trend in behavior therapy from the trends of classical and operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  a focus on experimental analysis
B)  a focus on evaluating therapeutic procedures
C)  the integration of thoughts and feelings in the process of behavior change
D)  the integration of mindfulness approaches as a basic part of any treatment procedure
E)  a tendency to draw from the experiential approaches as a way to build a relationships

Question 5

Skinner's view of shaping behavior is based on the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning.
B)  operant conditioning.
C)  reciprocal inhibition.
D)  acceptance.

Question 6

Behavior therapy is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  applying the experimental method to the therapeutic process.
B)  a systematic set of concepts.
C)  a well-developed theory of personality.
D)  the principle of self-actualization.

Question 7

Self-management strategies include:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-monitoring.
B)  self-award.
C)  self-contracting.
D)  stimulus control.
E)  all of these

Question 8

In terms of ethical accountability,behavior therapy:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not address this issue.
B)  provides a basis for responsible practice.
C)  offers a greater chance of abusing interventions than do other approaches.
D)  makes use of techniques that have questionable validity.
E)  is the only ethical form of therapy today.

Question 9

Which anxiety reduction technique involves creating a hierarchy of the client's fearful experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  assertive training
B)  operant conditioning
C)  systematic desensitization
D)  social reinforcement
E)  stress inoculation

Question 10

In vivo flooding consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  brief and graduated series of exposures to feared events.
B)  intense and prolonged exposure to the actual anxiety-producing stimuli.
C)  imagined exposure to fearful experiences paired with muscle relaxation.
D)  guided use of mindfulness techniques.

Question 11

Modeling is a form of systematic desensitization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Behavior therapists believe that insight is not a necessary condition for behavior change to occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Haley has difficulty turning down dates and consistently allows men to take advantage of her.A behavioral intervention that may help Haley establish appropriate boundaries with others and speak up for herself is:

Accepted Answer

A)  stress inoculation training.
B)  anger management.
C)  assertion training.
D)  EMDR.
E)  In vivo flooding.

Question 14

Behavior therapy has undergone important changes and has expanded considerably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Michael believes that he will be able to improve his public speaking skills after completing a speech course at school.Based on social-cognitive theory,one might observe that Michael is not lacking in:

Accepted Answer

A)  arrogance and grandiosity.
B)  intelligence.
C)  self-efficacy.
D)  cognitive functioning.

Question 16

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates techniques from:

Accepted Answer

A)  multimodal therapy and mindfulness.
B)  mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavior therapy.
C)  motivational interviewing and mindfulness.
D)  Yoga,systematic desensitization,and mindfulness.

Question 17

Evidence-based procedures are a part of both behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following clinical strategies is not necessarily employed during assertion training?

Accepted Answer

A)  feedback
B)  modeling
C)  social reinforcement
D)  homework assignments
E)  relaxation

Question 19

Dialectical behavior therapy integrates behavioral techniques with psychoanalytic concepts and mindfulness training of Eastern psychological and spiritual practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

There is no place for the role of thinking process and attitudes in contemporary behavior therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Behavior Therapy

In vivo flooding consists of:

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_____________involves the removal of unpleasant stimuli from a situation once a certain behavior has occurred.

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Which anxiety reduction technique involves creating a hierarchy of the client's fearful experiences?

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Which of the following clinical strategies is not necessarily employed during assertion training?

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Which of the following distinguishes the cognitive trend in behavior therapy from the trends of classical and operant conditioning?

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Modeling is a form of systematic desensitization.

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In terms of ethical accountability,behavior therapy:

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Lazarus argues in favor of:

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There is no place for the role of thinking process and attitudes in contemporary behavior therapy.

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Haley has difficulty turning down dates and consistently allows men to take advantage of her.A behavioral intervention that may help Haley establish appropriate boundaries with others and speak up for herself is:

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Behavior therapy is based on:

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Skinner's view of shaping behavior is based on the principle of:

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Dialectical behavior therapy integrates behavioral techniques with psychoanalytic concepts and mindfulness training of Eastern psychological and spiritual practices.

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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates techniques from:

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Behavior therapists believe that insight is not a necessary condition for behavior change to occur.

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Which is not true of the relationship between therapist and client in behavior therapy?

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Michael believes that he will be able to improve his public speaking skills after completing a speech course at school.Based on social-cognitive theory,one might observe that Michael is not lacking in:

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Behavior therapy has undergone important changes and has expanded considerably.

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Self-management strategies include:

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Evidence-based procedures are a part of both behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.

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