Question 1

How do Group and Family Therapy differ from Individual Therapy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of group therapy compared to individual therapy? Under what circumstances would you recommend that someone go for group therapy rather than individual therapy?

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Group therapy is the simultaneous psycho...

Question 2

According to Rogers, personal distress occurs when

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A)   unconscious conflicts threaten to rise to the surface of conscious awareness.
B)   a person engages in negative thinking.
C)   there is incongruence between a person's self-concept and reality.
D)   a person is lacking in self-control.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Therapists who emphasise the application of learning principles in treatment use the ____ approach to psychotherapy.

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A)   behaviour
B)   biomedical
C)   insight
D)   emotionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

During psychoanalysis when a client begins to start relating to their therapist in ways that mimic critical relationships in their lives the patient is said to be engaging in

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A)   transference.
B)   frustration.
C)   resistance.
D)   projection.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

In light of the differences between the various psychological disorders and their hypothesised etiologies, it would seem that for each disorder, a particular type of therapy might work best. Discuss this notion, and give examples using specific disorders and specific approaches to therapy to support your arguments.

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This proposition makes sense, and there ...

Question 6

The newest antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft

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A)   increase levels of dopamine in the brain.
B)   act as MAO inhibitors.
C)   slow the reuptake process at serotonin synapses.
D)   also reduce the manic symptoms associated with bipolar disorder.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

According to Carl Roger's ____________________ therapy, the climate in which therapy takes place in is more important than the process used by the therapist.

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The answer of According to Carl Roger's ____________________ therapy, the...

Question 8

Which of the following statements is LEAST accurate?

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A)   An individual client may be treated with several different kinds of therapy.
B)   A combination of therapeutic approaches is often more effective than a single approach.
C)   Therapy is generally more effective if a single approach is used consistently throughout the treatment of an individual client.
D)   Generally speaking, the majority of clinical psychologists use an eclectic approach to therapy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The transferring of treatment of mental illness from inpatient institutions to community-based facilities is referred to as

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A)   mainstreaming.
B)   exit-transfer therapy.
C)   decentralisation.
D)   deinstitutionalisation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Valium is

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A)   an antidepressant drug.
B)   an antianxiety drug.
C)   an antipsychotic drug.
D)   an MAO inhibitor.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

A therapist's attempt to explain the significance of a client's thoughts, feelings and behaviours is referred to as

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A)   interpretation.
B)   debriefing.
C)   confrontation.
D)   clarification.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

The class of drugs used to reduce the mental confusion, hallucinations and delusions often associated with schizophrenia are ____________________ drugs.

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The answer of The class of drugs used to reduce...

Question 13

The principles of classical and operant conditioning and observational learning are used by

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A)   psychoanalysts.
B)   biomedical therapists.
C)   behaviour therapists.
D)   client-centred therapists.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Claude has been seeing a therapist in an attempt to finally stop smoking. The therapist has described a number of specific techniques that they might try to eliminate Claude's behavior of smoking. In this case, his therapist's approach to treatment would MOST likely be classified as

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A)   insight therapy.
B)   biomedical therapy.
C)   homeopathic therapy.
D)   behaviour therapy.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The major emphasis in client-centred therapy is to provide the client with

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A)   interpretation of unconscious thinking.
B)   cognitive restructuring.
C)   feedback and clarification.
D)   good advice.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

According to behaviour therapists, pathological behaviours

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A)   are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem.
B)   should be viewed as the expression of an unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict.
C)   can be modified directly, through the application of established principles of conditioning.
D)   are the products of irrational thinking.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which of the following would Freud consider to be the most direct means of access to the unconscious mind?

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A)   transference
B)   the content of dreams
C)   the client's feelings toward the therapist
D)   the client's attempts to hinder the progress of therapyE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Many specific therapies have turned out to be irrelevant or counterproductive when used with different cultural groups. This finding illustrates that

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A)   psychology is theoretically diverse.
B)   our behaviour is shaped by our cultural heritage.
C)   psychology evolves in a socio-historical context.
D)   our experience of the world is highly subjective.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Largely unconscious defensive manoeuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy are referred to as

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A)   transference.
B)   frustration.
C)   resistance.
D)   projection.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Jennifer's doctor has recently prescribed a drug that alters the activity in dopamine synapses. Her doctor is most likely treating Jennifer for symptoms of

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A)   depression.
B)   schizophrenia.
C)   bipolar disorder.
D)   an anxiety disorder.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Exam 16: Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Which of the following statements is LEAST accurate?

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Largely unconscious defensive manoeuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy are referred to as

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Therapists who emphasise the application of learning principles in treatment use the ____ approach to psychotherapy.

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Jennifer's doctor has recently prescribed a drug that alters the activity in dopamine synapses. Her doctor is most likely treating Jennifer for symptoms of

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Valium is

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Claude has been seeing a therapist in an attempt to finally stop smoking. The therapist has described a number of specific techniques that they might try to eliminate Claude's behavior of smoking. In this case, his therapist's approach to treatment would MOST likely be classified as

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A therapist's attempt to explain the significance of a client's thoughts, feelings and behaviours is referred to as

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According to Carl Roger's ____________________ therapy, the climate in which therapy takes place in is more important than the process used by the therapist.

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How do Group and Family Therapy differ from Individual Therapy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of group therapy compared to individual therapy? Under what circumstances would you recommend that someone go for group therapy rather than individual therapy?

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According to Rogers, personal distress occurs when

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The newest antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft

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The principles of classical and operant conditioning and observational learning are used by

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The class of drugs used to reduce the mental confusion, hallucinations and delusions often associated with schizophrenia are ____________________ drugs.

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During psychoanalysis when a client begins to start relating to their therapist in ways that mimic critical relationships in their lives the patient is said to be engaging in

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Many specific therapies have turned out to be irrelevant or counterproductive when used with different cultural groups. This finding illustrates that

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