Deck 1: Psychology and Psychotherapy

Question 1

The cognitive approach refers to

A)thoughts as an explanation of behaviour
B)chemicals as an explanation of behaviour
C)punishment and reinforcement as an explanation of behaviour
D)bodily changes and genetics as an

Answer 1

thoughts as an explanation of behaviour

Question 2

The behaviourist approach refers to

A)thoughts as an explanation of behaviour
B)chemicals as an explanation of behaviour
C)punishment and reinforcement as an explanation of behaviour
D)bodily changes and genetics as an explanation of behaviour

Answer 2

punishment and reinforcement as an explanation of behaviour

Question 3

Joelene is upset and has often felt stressed. She decides to visit a Psychologist, who refers her to a Psychiatrist. Which of the reasons below is not true of Psychiatrists?

A)a psychiatrist is a medically-trained doctor.
B)a psychiatrist prescribes medication
C)a psychiatrist must complete a four year degree in psychology
D)a psychiatrist performs medical procedures

Answer 3

a psychiatrist must complete a four year degree in psychology

Question 4

Which of the following is not a behaviourist?

A)rogers
B)pavlov
C)watson
D)skinner

Question 5

An explanation of behaviour that is not based on scientific methods is called a/an

A)experiment
B)pseudoscience
C)hypothesis
D)theory

Question 6

Freud was the founder of which approach to Psychology?

A)psychoanalytic
B)behaviouristic
C)humanistic
D)cognitive

Question 7

Mark is visiting a counsellor to deal with anxiety issues. A Cognitive Psychologist would approach therapy of Mark in which way?

A)interview him about his thought processes and self-talk
B)provide him with medication
C)give him positive or negative feedback, depending on the desired environmental outcome
D)tell him he is only trying to reach his true potential, and counsel him in an effort to find this

Question 8

Anthony is having trouble with his colleagues. Lucky, his workplace has some psychologist on hand for any issues. Anthony decides to go and visit them. The most likely type of Psychologist the workplace has, is a/an:

A)clinical psychologist
B)behavioural psychologist
C)organisational psychologist
D)forensic psychologist

Question 9

Your school has a goal of students being more prepared for class. For the first time all year, all of your students come to class prepared. How would you use positive reinforcement to try to increase the chance of this behavior happening again?

A)give the entire class a free ice cream pass to use in the cafeteria.
B)take away a homework assignment for that night.
C)drop each student\s lowest quiz grade for that marking peri

Question 10

You are potty training your 3 year old daughter. She lets you know every time she needs to use the bathroom, however she is having accidents instead of actually using the toilet. Her pediatrician suggests that you should have her clean her underwear every time she has an accident. You start enforcing this rule, and she has fewer accidents. This is an example of…

A)positive reinforcement
B)negative reinforcement
C)positive punishment
D)negative punishment

Question 11

You are trying to train your dog not to jump on guests when they walk into your home. You buy a zap collar at the store, which has a remote that will shock the dog when you push a button. Every time your dog jumps on a person, you push the button, and the dog gets an electric shock. Which scientist's experiments are you most closely replicating?

A)pavlov
B)gagne
C)skinner
D)walters

Question 12

Shyam is very orderly in the way he lives, and also very miserly with his money. According to Freud, these traits are associated with fixation at the _____________ stage of development.

A)oral
B)anal
C)phallic
D)genital

Question 13

Each of the following is part of the definition of psychotherapy except

A)trained professional
B)psychological methods
C)medical treatment methods
D)based on psychological theory

Question 14

According to the Association to the Association for Advancement of Behaviour Therapy, each of the following is an ethical consideration in the use of psychotherapy except

A)the goals of treatment
B)the fees (splitting the fees when necessary)
C)the choice of treatment methods
D)client confidentiality

Question 15

Ann's psychoanalytic therapist asks her to lie on a coach and talk about whatever comes to mind. The technique being used by her therapist is

A)catharsis
B)resistance
C)free association
D)transference

Question 16

According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how he or she would react to other authority figures, the process is called

A)resistance
B)catharsis
C)free association
D)transference

Question 17

In psychoanalysis, the release of emotional energy related to unconscious conflicts is called

A)resistance
B)catharsis
C)free association
D)transference

Question 18

According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client's emotions is an important process called

A)reflection
B)empathy
C)catharsis
D)transference

Question 19

The role of the client-centered therapist is to

A)interpret the client's unconscious conflicts
B)create a safe atmosphere for clients to express feelings
C)confront and challenge the client and point out inconsistencies
D)help the client unlearn abnormal ways

Question 20

Which of the following techniques is a client-centered therapist most likely to use?

A)analysis
B)giving advice
C)reflection
D)aversive conditioning

Question 21

Systematic desensitization and graded exposure are two techniques used to treat

A)schizophrenia
B)phobias
C)bipolar disorder
D)depression

Question 22

Behaviour therapy teaches skills based on methods derived from

A)classical conditioning
B)operant conditioning
C)information-processing theory
D)a and b above