Question 1

Antidepressant drugs typically affect which type of neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A)  amino acids
B)  monoamines
C)  peptides
D)  endorphins

Question 2

Rihanna goes to a mental health professional for help with her depression.While waiting for the therapist,she notices the medical degree hanging on the wall in the office.At the end of the session,the therapist writes Rihanna a prescription for an antidepressant drug.Rihanna's therapist is a

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical social worker.
B)  psychiatrist.
C)  clinical psychologist.
D)  counseling psychologist.

Question 3

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance
B)  reactance
C)  countertransference
D)  transference

Question 4

A new drug that increases the activity of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be calming and reduce anxiety.
B)  reduce psychotic episodes.
C)  reduce feelings of sadness and improve mood.
D)  reduce manic behaviours.

Question 5

For which of these problems would systematic desensitization most likely be used?

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A)  Joe has been depressed for two years.
B)  Ken is sexually attracted to young children.
C)  As a result of schizophrenia,David does not interact with members of his family.
D)  A fear of heights restricts Alice's enrollment to classes that meet on the first floor.

Question 6

Carl Rogers believed that _____________ was the cause of psychological health issues,and therefore ____________ was the key to helping clients get over them.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional positive regard;conditions of worth
B)  conditions of worth;unconditional positive regard
C)  resistance;transference
D)  transference;resistance

Question 7

John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another.Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  family
B)  individual
C)  psychopharmacotherapy
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 8

Compared to psychoanalysis,cognitive-behavioural therapies tend to

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A)  be less effective.
B)  be more expensive.
C)  require less effort from the client.
D)  take much less time.

Question 9

Which of the following is a key difference between clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinical psychologists have a PhD and counseling psychologists have a PsyD.
B)  Clinical psychologists have a PsyD and counseling psychologists have a PhD.
C)  Clinical psychologists treat a range of psychological problems from minor to severe,whereas counseling psychologists do not typically treat people with severe disorders.
D)  There is no difference between the two types of psychologists.

Question 10

In interpreting a dream,a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's _________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  latent
B)  manifest
C)  conscious
D)  resistant

Question 11

In client-centered therapy,this nonjudgmental acceptance of all feelings the patient expresses is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional bipositive regard.
B)  unconditional negative regard.
C)  unconditional positive regard.
D)  unconditional neutral regard.

Question 12

Andre's mother acts as if she will be very disappointed in him if he does not become a doctor or a lawyer.Carl Rogers would refer to this as

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance.
B)  a condition of worth.
C)  unconditional positive regard.
D)  transference.

Question 13

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

Accepted Answer

A)  feedback from their biologically controlled responses.
B)  help in understanding perceptual processes.
C)  basic training in observational learning and practice.
D)  clearer understanding of their feelings,motivations,and actions.

Question 14

Carl Rogers asserts that an effective psychotherapist will

Accepted Answer

A)  actively confront and challenge his or her client's erroneous beliefs.
B)  interpret important transference and resistance behaviours for his or her client.
C)  provide unconditional positive regard toward his or her client.
D)  seek to identify how negative reinforcement is promoting maladaptive behaviours,feelings,and/or thoughts for an individual.

Question 15

Which of the following has been a side effect of moving the treatment of mental illness from inpatient to outpatient care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychiatric hospitals have become more inhumane.
B)  Crime rates have increased greatly.
C)  Homelessness has become a major problem for the mentally ill.
D)  There have not been any negative side effects from moving to outpatient treatment.

Question 16

In order to have an effect,drugs used to treat psychological disorders must be able to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce neurotransmitter activity in the brain.
B)  increase neurotransmitter activity in the brain.
C)  cross from one side of a synapse to the other.
D)  cross the blood-brain barrier.

Question 17

Which of the following disorders is LEAST likely to be successfully treated by cognitive-behavioural therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia
B)  depression
C)  require less effort from the client
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 18

Treatments that have been tested using sound research designs and have been found to be both safe and effective are called

Accepted Answer

A)  bibliotherapies.
B)  empirically supported treatments.
C)  psychotherapies.
D)  insight therapies.

Question 19

According to your textbook,which of the following is true regarding the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic therapies are ineffective in treating psychological disorders.
B)  Psychodynamic therapies are extremely effective in treating almost all psychological disorders.
C)  The effectiveness of psychodynamic therapies has never been scientifically tested.
D)  Psychodynamic therapies may be effective for less serious disorders,but does not work well for people with severe mental illness.

Question 20

Who would benefit most from taking lithium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zara,who is near death from starving herself
B)  Jonathan,who swings from mania to thoughts of suicide
C)  Joshua who has hallucinations and delusions
D)  Barbara,who experiences excessive worry and anxiety

Exam 16: B: Therapies

Antidepressant drugs typically affect which type of neurotransmitters?

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Which of the following has been a side effect of moving the treatment of mental illness from inpatient to outpatient care?

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Rihanna goes to a mental health professional for help with her depression.While waiting for the therapist,she notices the medical degree hanging on the wall in the office.At the end of the session,the therapist writes Rihanna a prescription for an antidepressant drug.Rihanna's therapist is a

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Carl Rogers believed that _____________ was the cause of psychological health issues,and therefore ____________ was the key to helping clients get over them.

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Who would benefit most from taking lithium?

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In client-centered therapy,this nonjudgmental acceptance of all feelings the patient expresses is known as

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What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

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Treatments that have been tested using sound research designs and have been found to be both safe and effective are called

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John and his wife are having trouble communicating and getting along with one another.Which type of therapy is most likely to help them with their problems?

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In order to have an effect,drugs used to treat psychological disorders must be able to

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For which of these problems would systematic desensitization most likely be used?

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Andre's mother acts as if she will be very disappointed in him if he does not become a doctor or a lawyer.Carl Rogers would refer to this as

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Which of the following disorders is LEAST likely to be successfully treated by cognitive-behavioural therapy?

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A new drug that increases the activity of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is likely to

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In interpreting a dream,a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's _________ content.

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Compared to psychoanalysis,cognitive-behavioural therapies tend to

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According to your textbook,which of the following is true regarding the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapies?

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