Deck 15: Overview of Action-Focused Treatment Systems

Question 1

Differences in application among cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy are

A)great.
B)varied, depending on the age of the client.
C)a matter of emphasis.
D)meaningless.

Answer 1

a matter of emphasis.

Question 2

Behavior therapy focuses on actions. Which of the following statements is not true?

A)Actions are easy to measure and quantify.
B)Research tends to affirm the effectiveness of behavior therapy.
C)People are more comfortable discussing emotions and thoughts than talking about their behaviors.
D)Clients frequently seek treatment to address a problem behavior.

Answer 2

People are more comfortable discussing emotions and thoughts than talking about their behaviors.

Question 3

Which of the following concepts is NOT associated with the first wave of behavior therapy?

A)organismic valuing process
B)stimulus-response concept
C)classical conditioning
D)systematic desensitization

Answer 3

organismic valuing process

Question 4

Which statement is most consistent with operant reinforcement theory?

A)Subjects must be reinforced at consistent intervals for the reward to be effective.
B)Subjects must be offered a reward that is tangible.
C)The rate at which a subject learns new behaviors depends on whether the reinforcement is positive or negative.
D)The frequency of a behavior is largely determined by the events that follow the behavior when it is presented.

Question 5

The stimulus response (S-R) concept explains the formation of

A)learning styles.
B)habits.
C)drives.
D)cues.

Question 6

A child who was stung by a bee is now afraid of all flying insects. The child's behavior illustrates the concept of

A)reciprocal inhibition.
B)stimulus discrimination.
C)stimulus generalization.
D)operant conditioning.

Question 7

If the child in the above example learns that she needs to be wary of bees but not of ladybugs, she has learned

A)stimulus discrimination.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)reciprocal inhibition.
D)extinction.

Question 8

Clients working with behavior therapists can expect their clinicians to

A)not be concerned about the nature of the therapeutic alliance.
B)use a medical model to apply a prescribed list of strategies.
C)focus on treatment plans, goals, and homework assignments.
D)place much more emphasis on in-session rather than between-session work.

Question 9

Behavior therapy has received more support through research than any other approach.

Question 10

According to behavior therapy theory, the process of symptom substitution occurs frequently.

Question 11

Questions about behaviors often seem less intrusive than questions about thoughts.

Question 12

Behaviors are usually more accessible than either thoughts or emotions.

Question 13

"Procrastinates in completing homework" is a behavior description of acceptable specificity.

Question 14

A baseline reflects the minimum acceptable goal of therapy.

Question 15

Intermittent reinforcement is generally less effective than regular reinforcement.

Question 16

Variable ratio reinforcement is controlled by the provider.

Question 17

A weekly paycheck is an example of a fixed-interval reinforcement.

Question 18

Punishment is generally just as effective as rewards in changing behavior.

Question 19

Punishments have no appropriate role in a behavior change plan.

Question 20

A lack of clean clothing is a natural consequence for a child who will not bring dirty clothing to the laundry room.

Question 21

Describe the advantages and limitations of focusing on actions and behavior in treatment.

Question 22

How can clinicians who focus on behavior minimize the likelihood that they will miss important underlying concerns?

Question 23

List a minimum of five basic assumptions that are shared by all action-oriented therapies.

Question 24

Describe the therapeutic relationship in behavior therapy. How does it differ from other treatment modalities?

Question 25

Discuss the major contributions to the development of behavior therapy of two of the following theorists:
●B.F. Skinner
●Ivan Pavlov
●John W. Watson
●John Dillard and Neal Miller
●Joseph Wolpe

Question 26

Define the following terms:
●Learned behavior
●Stimulus-response model
●Counterconditioning
●Classical conditioning
●Unconditioned stimulus
●Conditioned stimulus
●Operant conditioning