Deck 17: Applications of Behavior Therapy to Psychological Disorders With Primary Physical Characteristics

Question 1

The positive practice portion of dry-bed training focuses on

A)urinating in the bathroom.
B)changing pajamas and the bed.
C)building bladder control.
D)establishing associations.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Compared to those with enuresis, healthy individuals are awakened by their

A)initial urination.
B)circadian rhythm.
C)REM interruption.
D)bladder tension.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In habit reversal for tics, the awareness training component involves

A)self-monitoring.
B)self-modeling.
C)self-prompting.
D)self-reinforcement.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Rapidly and deliberately performing tics as quickly as possible is known as

A)contingency training.
B)self-monitoring.
C)habit reversal.
D)massed negative practice.

Question 5

The urine alarm treatment for enuresis is effective in about _____ of cases.

A)25%
B)50%
C)75%
D)95%

Question 6

Dry-bed training was developed by

A)Mowrer.
B)Bootzin.
C)Marlatt.
D)Azrin.

Question 7

The most frequently used behavioral treatment for tics is

A)habit reversal.
B)self-monitoring.
C)massed negative practice.
D)relaxation training.

Question 8

The most effective behavior therapy for nocturnal enuresis is

A)the urine alarm.
B)the bell-and-pad.
C)dry-bed training.
D)dry-pants training.

Question 9

One major limitation of dry-bed training concerns

A)acceptability.
B)transfer.
C)efficacy.
D)maintenance.

Question 10

In classical conditioning terms, the goal of the bell-and-pad method is to establish bladder tension as a(n)

A)UCS.
B)CR.
C)CS.
D)UCR.

Question 11

The _____ is the generic term for any device that wakes a person when the person begins to urinate.

A)urine alarm
B)bell-and-pad
C)wet-bed alert
D)wee alarm

Question 12

The two basic components of dry-bed training are

A)overcorrection and response cost.
B)prompting and shaping.
C)shaping and overcorrection.
D)response cost and reinforcement.

Question 13

_____ is used during the day to train clients to hold increasingly greater amounts of urine in their bladder.

A)Stimulus control
B)Retention control training
C)Response prevention
D)Bladder control training

Question 14

The main difference between dry-bed training and the dry-pants method is the

A)age of client.
B)time of day.
C)medical condition.
D)equipment used.

Question 15

The urine alarm treatment of enuresis is based on

A)modeling therapy.
B)classical conditioning.
C)operant conditioning.
D)retention control training.

Question 16

A tic is a recurring, sudden

A)rapid movement.
B)change in mood.
C)visceral irritation.
D)onset of pain.

Question 17

The major weakness of relaxation training in the treatment of tics concerns

A)acceptability.
B)transfer.
C)efficacy.
D)generalization.

Question 18

Enuresis is the inability to voluntarily control urination in people over the age of

A)5.
B)7.
C)10.
D)12.

Question 19

One major shortcoming of punishment procedures for the treatment of tics concerns

A)efficiency.
B)generalization.
C)acceptability.
D)efficacy.

Question 20

The emphasis in dry-bed training is on

A)the prevention of enuresis.
B)parental modeling and response cost.
C)early intervention for enuresis.
D)children's developing self-control skills.

Question 21

Compared to untreated infants with sleep problems, infants treated with extinction

A)develop less secure relationships.
B)are less trusting of their caregivers.
C)display fewer negative emotions.
D)perform less anti-social b ehavior.

Question 22

Adult insomnia has been successfully treated through

A)shaping.
B)modifying setting events.
C)the use of the Premack principle.
D)contingency contracts.

Question 23

Habit reversal is effective in reducing tics by

A)50%.
B)30%.
C)70%.
D)90%.

Question 24

The critical components of habit reversal for tics are

A)awareness training and competing response training.
B)relaxation training and reinforcement.
C)awareness training and reinforcement.
D)reinforcement and self-monitoring.

Question 25

One limitation of extinction in the treatment of infants' sleep problems is that

A)it can take several months to achieve changes.
B)many parents find it discomforting.
C)the deprivation can have negative effects.
D)administration instructions are relatively complex.

Question 26

The treatment of choice for adult insomnia in cases where worrying is a maintaining antecedent of sleep problems is

A)scheduled awakenings.
B)cognitive restructuring.
C)sleep education.
D)relaxation training.

Question 27

Habit reversal has also been used to treat

A)gambling.
B)stuttering.
C)obsessions.
D)kleptomania.

Question 28

The most effective behavior therapy for tics is

A)massed negative practice.
B)differential reinforcement.
C)habit reversal.
D)relaxation training.

Question 29

Awareness training is necessary to teach clients the

A)effects of tics.
B)early signs of tics.
C)presenting moods.
D)peripheral symptoms.

Question 30

Extinction is the treatment of choice for infant sleep problems when

A)parental attention is the maintaining consequence.
B)the problem primarily involves sleep-onset problems.
C)the child is at least 18 months of age.
D)other procedures have proven ineffective.

Question 31

Scheduled awakenings are used to treat problems with

A)sleep deprivation.
B)sleep onset.
C)sleep terrors.
D)sleep walking.

Question 32

Changing setting events to treat insomnia originally was developed by

A)Bootzin.
B)Marlatt.
C)Beck.
D)Azrin.

Question 33

The major objective in changing setting events to treat insomnia is to

A)modify beliefs about sleep difficulties.
B)elicit the natural circadian rhythm.
C)establish clear cues for sleeping.
D)reduce excessive anxiety.

Question 34

One limitation of graduated extinction in the treatment of sleep problems concerns

A)maintenance.
B)acceptability.
C)individuality.
D)efficacy.

Question 35

In competing response training for the treatment of tics, clients learn a response that

A)competes with all possible tics.
B)is incompatible with routine behaviors.
C)interferes with a particular tic.
D)can be monitored by others.

Question 36

Relaxation training is used primarily to treat insomnia that is maintained by

A)depression.
B)distraction.
C)obligations.
D)tension.

Question 37

Habit reversal was developed by

A)Meichenbaum.
B)Mowrer.
C)Marlatt.
D)Azrin.

Question 38

One limitation of habit reversal is that it

A)is not thoroughly researched.
B)requires considerable time.
C)suffers from poor maintenance.
D)rarely surpasses medical alternatives.

Question 39

One primary cause of adult insomnia is

A)excessive worry.
B)motivation.
C)diet.
D)depression.

Question 40

The most frequent treatment of adult insomnia is

A)stimulus control.
B)extinction.
C)relaxation training.
D)medication.

Question 41

In the treatment of bulimia nervosa, clients are taught problem solving skills to

A)engender rationally-motivated dieting.
B)identify the likely consequences of purging.
C)help them cope with stress-inducing events.
D)brainstorm possible competing behaviors.

Question 42

The treatment of choice for bulimia nervosa is

A)flooding with response prevention.
B)a cognitive-behavioral treatment package.
C)relapse prevention.
D)systematic desensitization.

Question 43

Self-monitoring of binge eating and purging episodes allows for changes in

A)setting events.
B)drug interventions.
C)self-conscious behaviors.
D)social reactivity.

Question 44

Long-term maintenance of treatments for bulimia nervosa may be best improved by

A)treating before symptom onset.
B)lengthened treatment times.
C)intensifying flooding therapy.
D)targeting maladaptive cognitions.

Question 45

In the treatment of bulimia nervosa, flooding therapy has been shown to

A)shorten treatment times.
B)mollify maintaining anxiety.
C)weaken avoidance contingencies.
D)decrease therapy effectiveness.

Question 46

To alter dysfunctional beliefs about eating and body image, therapists employ cognitive restructuring and

A)verbal instruction.
B)collaborative empiricism.
C)graduated exposure.
D)thought stopping.

Question 47

Cognitive-behavioral treatment packages for insomnia

A)show setting-related effectiveness.
B)may involve methods of sleep restriction.
C)increase total sleep time by 50% on average.
D)are no more effective than isolated treatments.

Question 48

One additional benefit of cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa is

A)improved self esteem.
B)interpersonal affluence.
C)increased levels of exercise.
D)superior nutrition knowledge.