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The drug ________ is used to treat depression.


A) Ritalin
B) Prozac
C) Valium
D) Tofranil

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A therapist offers his patient unconditional positive regard, values the patient, and shows acceptance by reflecting the patient's statements. The therapist is using ________ therapy.


A) psychoanalytic
B) Gestalt
C) client-centered
D) rational-emotive

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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If you wanted to treat severe depression that was not responding to drugs or psychotherapy, you would be most likely to succeed by using ________.


A) trephining
B) relaxation training and meditation
C) electroconvulsive therapy
D) psychosurgery

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In psychoanalysis, the goal of an analyst's interpretation of a patient's feelings is to ________.


A) give the patient guidelines for successful living
B) rid the patient of negative feelings
C) give the patient insight
D) encourage positive transference

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Hank's therapist asks him to engage in an imaginary conversation with his dead mother in order to resolve his feelings of sadness about her death. Hank's therapist is probably a ________ therapist.


A) rational-emotive
B) psychoanalytic
C) Gestalt
D) client-centered

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Describe the general roles of behavior therapies. Also, identify three types of behavior therapy and describe their goals, techniques, and effectiveness.

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The delivery of health care over the Internet or other electronic means is known as ________.


A) secondary health care
B) telehealth
C) remote access health
D) distance health care

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Penny goes to a therapist who tells her that her problems derive from external controls, male-dominated cultural norms, and inappropriate sex roles. Her therapist is probably a ________ therapist.


A) cognitive
B) feminist
C) psychoanalytic
D) behavioral

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The "empty chair technique" was first developed and used by ________ therapists.


A) Gestalt
B) client-centered
C) rational-emotive
D) psychoanalytic

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known ________ group.


A) structured behavior therapy
B) desensitization
C) psychoanalytic therapy
D) self-help

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Token economies are usually employed in institutions like schools and hospitals.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following treatments is least likely to be used today?


A) prefrontal lobotomy
B) electroconvulsive therapy
C) drug treatment
D) behavioral therapy

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date. His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist. The therapist sits Steve on a couch and tells him to lie down and relax. The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head. Steve eventually talks about his fear of women, which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother, her friends, his teachers, and so on. Steve is using ________.


A) the empty chair technique
B) pole-shifting
C) psychic determinism
D) free association

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Showing a client how his or her irrational and self-defeating beliefs are causing problems is most characteristic of ________ therapy.


A) behavioral
B) rational-emotive
C) psychoanalytic
D) client-centered

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Family therapy is a form of ________ therapy.


A) self-help
B) organic
C) group
D) informal

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Hank's therapist asks him to engage in an imaginary conversation with his dead mother in order to resolve his feelings of sadness about her death. Hank's therapist is using the ________ technique.


A) reflection
B) empty chair
C) free association
D) catharsis

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Biological treatments are preferred when the patient is ________.


A) from another culture
B) a child or an adolescent
C) elderly
D) bothered by difficulties that are difficult to treat with psychotherapy

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Token economies and behavioral contracting are techniques used by ________ therapists.


A) psychoanalytic
B) Gestalt
C) behavioral
D) rational-emotive

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Each of the following is a type of cognitive therapy except ________.


A) systematic desensitization
B) stress-inoculation therapy
C) Beck's cognitive therapy
D) rational-emotive therapy

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs supports the notion that schizophrenia is linked to ________.


A) insufficient blood flow to the frontal lobes of the brain
B) structural abnormalities in the motor areas of the brain
C) an excess of dopamine in the brain
D) a deficit of dopamine in the brain

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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