Deck 16: True-False

Question 1

When an analyst begins to correctly interpret the underlying meaning of the client's psychological problems,the client's resistance to the therapy breaks down.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

During free association,clients try to decipher the meaning of what they say and do.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Eclectic psychologists tend to adhere to a single theoretical perspective in treating clients.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Counselors typically have PsyD degrees.

Question 5

General practice physicians receive extensive experience in diagnosing and treating psychological disorders while in medical school.

Question 6

Psychodynamic therapists believe that the path to overcoming psychological problems is to develop insight into the unconscious.

Question 7

During psychoanalysis,the therapist challenges the distorted thoughts and beliefs of the client.

Question 8

The majority of psychotherapists use a single approach instead of an eclectic approach.

Question 9

In the United States,the financial costs associated with psychological disorders are in the billions of dollars per year.

Question 10

Psychiatrists usually have a PhD.

Question 11

The levels of impairment associated with psychological disorders can equal or exceed impairments associated with chronic physical diseases.

Question 12

Psychoanalysis assumes that we are born with aggressive and sexual urges that are repressed during childhood.

Question 13

Traditional psychoanalysis involves years of therapy.

Question 14

Almost half of the U.S.population suffers from some type of psychological disorder in any given year.

Question 15

Finding the right treatment for a psychological disorder is a relatively easy process.

Question 16

More psychotherapists describe using an eclectic approach than using a psychodynamic approach.

Question 17

Psychodynamic therapy has its roots in Freud's theory of hypnosis.

Question 18

A psychologist usually cannot prescribe medication.

Question 19

Virtually all people who seek help for a psychological disorder receive effective treatment in a timely manner.

Question 20

The portrayal of traditional psychoanalysis as involving the client lying on a couch with a therapist sitting behind the client is largely a Hollywood creation.

Question 21

During Interpersonal therapy (IPT),the client engages in social role-play while lying on a couch facing away from the analyst.

Question 22

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)is less intensive than is traditional psychoanalysis.

Question 23

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)is a psychoanalytic form of group therapy.

Question 24

Modern psychodynamic therapists are more likely to see relief from symptoms as a reasonable goal for therapy than are classical therapists.

Question 25

Humanistic therapy posits that psychological problems can be traced to failures to reach one's potential.

Question 26

Humanistic therapy emerged as part of a backlash against behavior therapy.

Question 27

A goal of gestalt therapy is to help the client be aware of feelings,emotions,and behavior in the "here and now."

Question 28

Behavior therapy can be used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 29

Person-centered therapy was developed by Carl Rogers.

Question 30

The development and resolution of transference is a key component in developing insight into personal relationships.

Question 31

Imaginary exposure to feared stimuli is just as effective of an exposure technique as real-life exposure.

Question 32

Exposure therapy usually begins by exposing clients to an intensely feared stimulus and then blocking their attempts to escape.

Question 33

Exposure therapy is often used to treat major depressive disorders.

Question 34

Exposure therapy depends on the underlying processes of habituation and response extinction.

Question 35

The token economy is based on operant conditioning.

Question 36

Person-centered therapists use a variety of exercises and techniques,among them the empty-chair technique.

Question 37

Gestalt therapy is a type of existential therapy.

Question 38

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)focuses more on improving current relationships than does psychoanalysis.

Question 39

The statement "Everyone is always watching me" is an example of an irrational belief that might lead to social anxiety.

Question 40

Person-centered therapy is a nondirective treatment.

Question 41

Self-help groups are associated with many benefits at little or no cost and very few risks.

Question 42

The first antipsychotic medication was chlorpromazine (Thorazine).

Question 43

One reason for choosing group therapy is that it shows clients they are not alone in their struggles.

Question 44

In family therapy,the client is the entire family.

Question 45

Conventional antipsychotics reduce dopamine activity in the mesolimbic area of the brain.

Question 46

Mindfulness meditation involves constructing a hierarchy of stressful stimuli and then reflecting on each stimulus from weakest to strongest.

Question 47

One of the advantages of group therapy is the relative ease of putting together a group of individuals with similar needs.

Question 48

Most therapists who work with anxiety and depression use a blend of cognitive and behavioral therapeutic strategies.

Question 49

Self-help groups usually are not led by trained therapists.

Question 50

Cognitive psychologists believe that irrational beliefs and distorted thinking are the result of psychological disorders.

Question 51

Risperidal is an atypical antipsychotic.

Question 52

Conventional antipsychotic medications work well for negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not relieve positive symptoms.

Question 53

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)assumes that all behaviors can be controlled through rational thought.

Question 54

Group therapy often is just as effective as individual therapy.

Question 55

The primary reason for the deinstitutionalization movement of the 1960s was reports of widespread abuse in psychiatric hospitals.

Question 56

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)has been found to be extremely effective at treating unipolar depression and generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 57

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)is transparent in that nothing is withheld from the client.

Question 58

In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),the therapist assumes the role of active listener,allowing the client to direct the discussion.

Question 59

In couples therapy,the job of the therapist is to target for behavior change the person who is most responsible for the relationship dysfunction.

Question 60

Cognitive bias modification is a computerized intervention that focuses on eliminating the biases in the ways that people process information

Question 61

Atypical antipsychotics are much more effective at treating the positive symptoms of schizophrenia than are conventional antipsychotics.

Question 62

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)work by selectively increasing the release of serotonin.

Question 63

Atypical antipsychotics reduce the activity of both dopamine and serotonin.

Question 64

Antidepressants are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety disorders.

Question 65

Zolpidem is a hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.

Question 66

Tricyclic antidepressants work by blocking the reuptake of dopamine,norepinephrine,and serotonin.

Question 67

One symptom of withdrawal from benzodiazepines is anxiety.

Question 68

Cognitive behavioral therapy,medication,and a combination of both have been found to be about equally effective in treating both mood and anxiety disorders.

Question 69

Due to their side effects,monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)are not commonly prescribed.

Question 70

Atypical antipsychotics generally have fewer side effects than do conventional antipsychotics.

Question 71

Benzodiazepines are minor tranquilizers that reduce the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)in the brain.

Question 72

Psychotherapy has been shown to be equally effective as antipsychotic medication in treating schizophrenia.

Question 73

Antidepressants are effective in treating unipolar and bipolar depression.

Question 74

Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

Question 75

Xanax is an antidepressant drug.

Question 76

In most U.S.states,psychologists can both prescribe medication and provide psychotherapy.

Question 77

The Food and Drug Administration requires that herbal supplements demonstrate their safety and effectiveness.

Question 78

Lithium is the most commonly prescribed mood stabilizer in the United States today.

Question 79

In a recent survey,almost half of all Americans with anxiety disorders and depression reported using alternative treatments such as herbal remedies or megavitamins to treat their conditions.

Question 80

The first antidepressants were the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).