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Psych Exam 4
Module 42
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2014
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Immigrants from Asia would most likely experience difficulty as clients of American psychotherapists who emphasize the value of
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individualism
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Although Dr. Anderson uses systematic desensitization for the treatment of phobias, he prescribes antianxiety drugs as well. It is most likely that Dr. Anderson is a
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psychiatrist
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Cindy suggested that her nail biting might be a symptom of unconscious resentment toward her parents. Her therapist chuckled and said, “No, Cindy, your problem isn't unconscious hostility; your problem is nail biting.” Cindy's therapist sounds most like a ________ therapist.
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behavior
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Psychoanalysts would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of
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repression
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Which form of treatment is especially likely to focus on the goal of healing social relationships?
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family therapy
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A trained therapist who uses psychological techniques to assist someone to overcome a psychological disorder such as a phobia would generally be best described as a
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psychotherapist
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People whose life history includes some adversity often come to enjoy better mental health and well-being than those who have never faced any significant adversity. This best illustrates the importance of
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post-traumatic growth
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Therapist David Shapiro helped a patient to realize that he couldn't say “I love you” to his wife because it would feel soft and unmanly. The therapist's efforts best illustrate
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psychodynamic therapy
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Mr. Vogt is terribly afraid of being alone in his own house at night. To reduce this fear, a behavior therapist would most likely use
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systematic desensitization
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A psychodynamic therapist is most likely to suggest ___________ regarding patients' difficulties
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interpretive insights
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To a psychoanalyst, a patient's hesitation to free associate is most likely a sign of
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resistance
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The exposure therapies used today were refined by
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Joseph Wolpe
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Mr. Phillips has recently begun to express feelings of hostility and resentment toward his therapist, who is consistently friendly, caring, and helpful. A psychoanalyst would most likely consider Mr. Phillips's hostility to be an example of
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transference
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Many clinical psychologists have a Ph.D. degree, which indicates that they underwent ______ training
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research
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Which therapy is more concerned with removing specific troubling symptoms than with facilitating new ways of thinking?
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behavior therapy
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A therapist wants to help Hannah recognize her mixed feelings of fear and love for her husband and to realize that she often experienced similar feelings for her brothers during her childhood. The therapist's goal is most clearly consistent with the aims of
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psychodynamic therapy
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Jenna is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, “Cheer up, Jenna. You know what you're talking about and your topic is really interesting!” This approach to reducing Jenna's fear most clearly illustrates
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cognitive therapy
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As a therapist, Dr. Cioffi often uses systematic desensitization. She also considers active listening to be an invaluable therapeutic tool, and she frequently makes use of free association. Dr. Cioffi's therapeutic approach would best be described as
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eclectic
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More than 9 in 10 New Yorkers, although stunned and grief-stricken by the 9/11 terrorist attack, did not have a dysfunctional stress reaction. This best illustrates
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resilience
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Repeatedly pairing a conditioned stimulus that triggers distress with an unconditioned stimulus that triggers pleasure best illustrates
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counterconditioning
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In one treatment program, parents spent 40 hours a week attempting to shape the behavior of their uncommunicative 3-year-olds with autism. This program most clearly involved __________
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behavior therapy
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Cognitive therapists are most likely to emphasize that emotional disturbances result from
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self-blaming and overgeneralized explanations of bad events
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Which approach emphasizes the importance of providing patients with feelings of unconditional positive regard?
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client-centered therapy
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The psychotherapeutic value of hope is best illustrated by
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the placebo effect
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The best psychotherapy outcome studies are randomized clinical trials comparing treatment groups with ________ groups
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control
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Dr. Jackson reinforces depressed patients for their participation in pleasant activities and trains them to take increasingly more credit for the rewards they gain from engaging in those activities. Dr. Jackson's treatment approach best illustrates _______ therapy
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cognitive-behavioral
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Because she mistakenly thought that completing a diagnostic test was a therapeutic treatment for her anxiety disorder, Mrs. Shyam felt considerable relief for several weeks following the test. Mrs. Shyam's reaction best illustrates
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the placebo effect
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The most convincing evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy comes from
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meta-analyses of psychotherapeutic outcome studies
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Helping patients gain perspective on feelings they seem to be defending against is a major goal of __________ therapy
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psychodynamic
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Statistical summaries of psychotherapy outcome studies indicate that
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no single form of therapy proves consistently superior to the others
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Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates that clients are ______________ with the effectiveness of therapy
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generally satisfied
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Which of the following treatment approaches has received little or no scientific support?
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energy therapies
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Psychoanalysts are most likely to attend to patients' ______________________ toward their therapists
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positive and negative feelings
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Mrs. Laiti is a compulsive gambler. To reduce her attraction to this self-defeating activity, a behavior therapist would most likely use
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aversive conditioning
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Which of the following has been demonstrated to provide relief for those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder?
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light exposure therapy
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Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of
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phobias
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Which of the following techniques is derived from classical conditioning principles?
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systematic desensitization
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Although Ethan is actually doing very well in college, he feels depressed and academically incompetent. His therapist has instructed him to explain in writing how his good grades resulted from his own hard work and personal abilities. This therapeutic procedure is most characteristic of ________ therapy.
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cognitive
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Humanistic therapists are most likely to emphasize ______________________ for psychological adjustment
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the importance of self-awareness
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O. H. Mowrer trained children to discontinue bed-wetting by arranging for an alarm to sound each time they wet their beds. This technique best illustrates a therapeutic application of
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classical conditioning
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Hans Eysenck's summary of 24 early psychotherapy outcome studies suggested that patient improvement was not necessarily the result of
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psychotherapy
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Which of the following therapies is more concerned with removing specific troubling symptoms than with facilitating new ways of thinking?
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behavior therapy
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Many suspect that EMDR may be therapeutic because of its similarity to
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exposure therapy
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To treat nail biting, one can paint a patient's fingernails with a nasty-tasting nail polish. This procedure best illustrates
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aversive conditioning
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The psychodynamic and humanistic therapies are often referred to as
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insight therapies
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By examining the actual consequences associated with anxiety-provoking situations, cognitive therapy patients usually find that the consequences are not as bad as they had imagined. This most directly helps to
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decatastrophize thinking
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The repeated association of pleasant relaxing states with stimuli that arouse fear is a central feature of
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systematic desensitization
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Cancer survivors who develop a fresh delight in their children and who begin to savor the joy of each new day best illustrate
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post-traumatic growth
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To reduce his daughter's fear of the dark, Mr. Chew would hug and gently rock her immediately after turning off the lights at bedtime. Mr. Chew's strategy best illustrates the technique of
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counterconditioning
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Which of the following therapists introduced the use of free association?
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Sigmund Freud
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Which of the following is a statistical digest of the results of many different studies?
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meta-analysis
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With ________, the therapist replaces a fearful response with a relaxation response
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systematic desensitization
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Which of the following is considered to be the most nondirective form of therapy?
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client-centered therapy
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Persuading depressed patients to reverse their catastrophizing beliefs about themselves and their futures is most characteristic of
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Beck's cognitive therapy
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Counteracting self-blame by reattributing responsibility for past negative outcomes is a cognitive therapy technique designed to
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modify beliefs
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Therapists' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are likely to be misleading because clients typically emphasize their __________ at the start of therapy and their ____________ at the end of therapy
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problems;well-being
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Because Gretchen is afraid of contracting infectious diseases, she compulsively avoids shaking people's hands or touching doorknobs. Research suggests that an especially effective treatment for her difficulty would involve
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behavioral conditioning therapy
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To help Thor overcome his fear of giving public speeches, his therapist instructs him to relax and then to imagine speaking to a group of four people. The therapist is using
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systematic desensitization
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Freud's techniques and assumptions are most evident in today's
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psychodynamic therapies
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Three benefits attributed to all psychotherapies are
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hope, a new perspective, and a caring relationship
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Instead of focusing on the cure of psychological disorders, ________ therapies seek to promote personal growth and self-fulfillment.
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humanistic
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The practice of ________ is based on the application of operant conditioning principles
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behavior modification
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of psychological disorders is called a
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psychiatrist
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The interpretation of dreams is most closely associated with
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psychoanalysis
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The expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier relationships is known as
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transference
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Psychoanalytic interpretation is designed to promote
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insight
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Systematic desensitization involves the use of progressive
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relaxation
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Influencing patients by therapeutically controlling the consequences of their actions illustrates an application of
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operant conditioning
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Client-centered therapists are most likely to _______ and ________ what clients say during the course of therapy
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restate and clarify
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Which of the following is most likely to contribute to inflated perceptions of the effectiveness of alternative therapies such as herbal medicine?
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the placebo effect
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Increasingly, insurer and government support for mental health services requires
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evidence-based practice
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Humanistic therapists aim to boost people's self-fulfillment by helping them to grow in
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self-acceptance
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The construction of a list of anxiety-provoking stimuli and training in relaxation are important aspects of
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systematic desensitization
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In which operant conditioning procedure are positive reinforcers given for desired behaviors?
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a token economy
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Which of the following is a form of counterconditioning?
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virtual reality exposure therapy
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The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of
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family therapy
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Just as Austin began telling his therapist about a painful childhood experience, he complained of a headache and abruptly ended the session. A psychoanalyst would most likely suggest that Austin's behavior is an example of
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resistance
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To help Mrs. Otsuki lose weight, her therapist first attempted to assess whether her weight loss might be personally threatening to her husband. The therapist's concern is most characteristic of a
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family therapist
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What would be most helpful for encouraging disturbed children or people with schizophrenia and other mental disabilities to make their beds every morning?
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a token economy
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In one study, people were taught to attribute their compulsive urges to abnormal brain functioning. Instead of giving in to an urge, they participated in an alternative activity that engaged other parts of the brain. This strategy for dealing with their difficulty best illustrates
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cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Mr. Quinones, a fifth-grade teacher, gives a blue plastic star to each student who achieves a high score on a math or spelling test. At the end of the semester, students can exchange their stars for prizes. Mr. Quinones' strategy illustrates an application of __________ conditioning
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operant
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The beneficial consequence of a person's expecting that a treatment will be therapeutic is known as
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the placebo effect
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EMDR was originally developed for the treatment of
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anxiety
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Psychotherapy is MOST likely to be effective in freeing
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Jim from an excessive fear of giving speeches in public
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Sigmund Freud introduced a form of psychotherapy known as
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psychoanalysis
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Which of the following is most clearly a key contributor to the formation of the therapeutic alliance?
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an empathic therapist
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Ideal clinical decision making is a three-legged stool upheld by clinical expertise, knowledge of the patient, and
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research evidence
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Freud is to ________ as Rogers is to ________.
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free association; active listening
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Proponents of ________ have argued that maintaining appropriate patient behaviors with positive rewards is more humane than relying on punishment
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token economies
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Principles derived from psychologists' understanding of operant conditioning have most directly influenced the development of
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behavior therapies
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Researchers have found that matching Asian-American clients with counselors who share their cultural values facilitates
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the therapeutic alliance
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Which of the following is most likely to contribute to inflated estimates of the value of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing?
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the placebo effect
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Psychoanalytic techniques are designed primarily to help patients
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become aware of their repressed conflicts and impulses
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Many self-help groups have emulated the use of ________ by Alcoholics Anonymous
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a 12-step program
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Repeatedly introducing people to things they fear and avoid is most characteristic of
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exposure therapies
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Preventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from
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stressful social situations
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