Deck 12: Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Question 1

According to Carl Rogers, the __________is how people see their actual traits and abilities.

A)ideal self
B)real self
C)ego
D)id

Answer 1

real self

Question 2

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by ______.

A)Alfred Adler
B)Carl Rogers
C)Fritz Perls
D)Sigmund Freud

Answer 2

Sigmund Freud

Question 3

Studies on the effectiveness of psychotherapy have found that ________.

A)cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy is the most effective treatment for every problem
B)all psychotherapies can be used to treat any problem
C)Gestalt psychotherapy is the most effective treatment for any problem
D)no one psychotherapy worked for every type of problem

Answer 3

no one psychotherapy worked for every type of problem

Question 4

Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking.He is afraid that the therapist will get mad at him like his mother used to.Edward has started relating to his therapist as he related to his mother.Edward is experiencing ________.

A)transference
B)countertransference
C)catharsis
D)resistance

Question 5

For which of these problems would systematic desensitization most likely be used?

A)Joe has been depressed for two years.
B)Ken is sexually attracted to young children.
C)As a result of schizophrenia, David does not interact with members of his family.
D)A fear of heights restricts Alice's enrollment to classes that meet on the first floor.

Question 6

According to Albert Ellis, we become unhappy and depressed about events because of _______.

A)our behaviors
B)our irrational beliefs
C)the events that happen to us
D)other people's irrational beliefs

Question 7

You let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages looking for a psychotherapist.Your attention is drawn to an advertisement for a group practice described as eclectic.When you call the receptionist to ask for a description of the practice, what will you be told?

A)"Our group focuses on clients' early life experiences."
B)"Our staff uses a combination of methods to fit the client's needs."
C)"All the professionals in this group have training in psychoanalysis."
D)"The staff is trained in the biological perspective."

Question 8

Which of the following is a disadvantage of group therapy?

A)The therapist is the only person to whom secrets are revealed.
B)It allows the therapist to see how the client interacts with others.
C)It often allows group members to help one another learn new social skills.
D)The client must share the therapist's time.

Question 9

Some drugs that combat depression work by____________.

A)increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain
B)blocking dopamine receptors in the brain
C)inhibiting the function of the medulla and the pons
D)increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain

Question 10

Dinah, a therapist, works with her clients to help them change their problematic behaviors and irrational thoughts and provide new, more adaptive behaviors and beliefs to replace old, maladaptive ones.Dinah uses what type of therapy?

A)behavior therapy
B)cognitive-behavior therapy
C)psychoanalysis
D)client-centered therapy