Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is an insight therapy that emphasizes:
A) the recovery of unconscious conflicts, motives, and defenses.
B) improving interpersonal skills.
6) correcting habitual thinking errors.
the recovery of unconscious conflicts, motives, and defenses.
According to Carl Rogers, what is the main driver of people’s anxiety?
A) Most anxiety is caused by the unconscious conflicts present within an individual.
B) Most anxiety is caused by people’s belief that affection from others is unconditional.
C) Most anxiety is caused by people’s incongruent self-concept, which may be maintained and exacerbated by defense mechanisms
C) Most anxiety is caused by people’s incongruent self-concept, which may be maintained and exacerbated by defense mechanisms
On what type of learning is the underlying rationale behind systematic desensitization based?
A) Observational learning
B) Classical conditioning
C) Operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
Which of the following statements regarding the efficacy of antipsychotic medications is MOST correct?
A) Antipsychotic medications work for almost everyone; approximately 90% of patients respond positively to treatment.
B) Antipsychotic medications are generally effective for many people; approximately 70% of patients respond positively to treatment.
C) Antipsychotic medications work for very few people; approximately 30% of patients respond positively to treatment.
B) Antipsychotic medications are generally effective for many people; approximately 70% of patients respond positively to treatment.
The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of
A) observers to favor internal attributions in explaining the behavior of others.
B) observers to favor external attributions in explaining the behavior of others.
C) actors to favor internal attributions in explaining their behavior.
A) observers to favor internal attributions in explaining the behavior of others.
Austin has been in psychoanalysis for several months, but during the last few sessions he has been distracted and inattentive. When his therapist asks him to describe any dreams he has had recently, Austin insists that he doesn't remember any of his dreams. According to Freud, Austin’s behavior may be a sign of:
A) Projection
B) Reaction formation
C) resistance
C) Resistance
Carl Rogers believed that which is more important in client-centered therapy—the process of therapy, or the climate in which therapy takes place?
A) The climate of therapy
B) The climate and process of therapy are equally important.
C) The process of therapy
A) the climate of therapy
In a nutshell, what are the three steps involved in systematic desensitization?
A) Creating an anxiety hierarchy, discussing the connections between one’s thoughts about the feared situations and one’s feelings about each situation on the hierarchy, decreasing the association between the thoughts and feelings about the situation(s).
B) Creating an anxiety hierarchy, taking prescription medication, and working through the hierarchy
C) Creating an anxiety hierarchy, training in deep muscle relaxation, and working through the hierarchy
C) Creating an anxiety hierarchy, training in deep muscle relaxation, and working through the hierarchy
B) Dopamine
Which of the following concepts do reciprocity effects suggest?
A) People tend to modify their attitudes to be similar to their partner’s attitudes.
B) People tend to like others who show that they like them.
C) People tend to be attracted to people who are similar to themselves.
B) People tend to like others who show that they like them.
Which of the following is not a technique used in psychoanalysis?
A) dream analysis
B) systematic desensitization
C) interpretation
D) free association
systematic desensitization
What three conditions did Carl Rogers emphasize as being important aspects of creating a supportive therapeutic atmosphere?
A) Genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and disputing client’s irrational thoughts
B) Genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and accurate empathy
C) Genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and effective transference
B) Genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and accurate empathy
Imagine you are a therapist working with a client named Chad. During the past several therapy sessions, Chad described how he has a strong fear of flying in an airplane. He recalled an incident as a child in which he flew from California to Hawaii during which the plane experienced significant turbulence, causing him to shake around violently in his seat. If you wanted to use systematic desensitization with Chad, what would be the main association that you would like to weaken to help Chad overcome his fear?
A) The relationship between turbulence and his fear
B) The relationship between being shaken and his fear
C) The relationship between flying in an airplane and his fear
C) The relationship between flying in an airplane and his fear
Tardive dyskinesia is a common, serious side effect of anti-psychotics. What makes it a serious side effect?
A) It causes frequent constipation.
B) It typically causes people to experience drowsiness.
C) It often results in significant and involuntary writhing, tics, and repetitive motions.
C) It often results in significant and involuntary writhing, tics, and repetitive motions
Attitude alignment occurs when:
A) In most couples, “birds of a feather flock together.”
B) Dating partners modify their attitudes to be more congruent.
C) People who have similar attitudes are attracted to each other.
B) Dating partners modify their attitudes to be more congruent.
Treating the therapist as though he were a very important person from one's past, such as a parent, would be one common manifestation of
A) reaction formation.
B) resistance.
C) transference.
Transference
Amongst the following vignettes, which therapist’s described approach is most illustrative of client-centered therapy?
A) Dr. Cordes’ finds herself providing very little guidance to her clients. Instead, she often relies on reflective statements in her therapy work: she repeats statements made by her clients back to them, which she believes helps to provide clarification of her clients’ emotions and experiences.
B) Dr. Shaieb uses a combination of verbal interventions, behavioral modification, and frequent homework assignments to help change his clients’ maladaptive patterns of thinking.
C) Dr. Singer spends most of her time in therapy exploring her clients’ past experiences; analyzes her clients’ dreams, daydreams, and fantasies; and frequently discusses her therapeutic relationship between herself and her client
A) Dr. Cordes’ finds herself providing very little guidance to her clients. Instead, she often relies on reflective statements in her therapy work: she repeats statements made by her clients back to them, which she believes helps to provide clarification of her clients’ emotions and experiences.
True or False: Systemic Desensitization can use Virtual Reality to help with exposure.
True
Compared to first-generation antipsychotic drugs, second-generation antipsychotic drugs generally have:
A) the same amount of risks.
B) lower risks.
C) higher risks.
B) lower risks
Apply Festinger’s dissonance theory to the following scenario. A group of students are all in favor of legalizing marijuana. Which student is most likely to change their opinion about the legalization of marijuana?
A) A student who writes a paper in opposition of legalization as a favor to a friend
B) A student who writes a paper in favor of legalization as a favor to a friend
C) A student who writes a paper in opposition of legalization as a course requirement
A) A student who writes a paper in opposition of legalization as a favor to a friend
True or false: Catharsis is when he client is to say whatever first comes to mind
False, that is free association, Catharsis is the release of emotional tension when the individual relives an emotionally charged and conflicting experience
True or false: (Client-Centered Therapy) is
designed to get a person back on path toward self-
actualization
true
Systemic desensitization can be used to treat anxiety by combining ______ with anxiety-provoking stimuli.
A) Cognitive behavioural therapy
B) deep relaxation
C) Mindfulness
B) deep relaxation
Xanax is an example of what type of medication:
A) antipsychotic
B) antidepressant
C) antianxiety
c) antianxiety
In Festinger and Carlsmith’s classic experiment on cognitive dissonance, which group of subjects stated that they had the most favorable attitude towards the dull task?
A) The subjects paid $1 to lie.
B) The subjects paid $1 to tell the truth.
C) The subjects paid $20 to lie.
A) The subjects paid $1 to lie.