Question 1

You place a rubber band around your wrist.Every time you catch yourself engaging in negative self-talk, you "pop" the rubber band as mild punishment.This self-management behavioral technique is known as __________.

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Question 2

Although a psychiatrist can administer somatic therapy and prescribe drugs, so can psychologists in New Mexico and __________.

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Question 3

Under the supervision of Dr.Abbot, Hannah, who is an ex-alcoholic, helps with group counseling for alcoholics and drug addicts at the community mental health center.In her near-professional capacity, Hannah is considered a(n)__________.

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Question 4

One of the best things you can do when offering support to another person is to give feedback by simply restating what is said, which is called __________.

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Question 5

Adapting traditional theories and techniques to meet the needs of clients from non-European ethnic and racial groups and treating members of racial and ethnic communities as individuals are abilities exhibited by __________ therapists.

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Question 6

A friend tells you, "I feel like my boss has it in for me at work." You reply, "How do you feel about it?" which would be considered a(n)__________ question.

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Question 7

Explain the advantages of group therapy; and describe psychodrama, including its originator and three of the techniques used in this type of group therapy.

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Question 8

Thomas is a nonprofessional person who has learned basic counseling skills and works at the campus counseling center.Thomas would be considered a(n)__________ counselor.

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Question 9

To find out if therapy works, researchers randomly place clients in an experimental group that receives therapy and a control group that does not receive therapy, which is known as the __________ control group.

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Question 10

Distinguish between insight and action therapies and between directive and nondirective therapies, then for each of the following therapies identify (1)whether the therapy is an insight therapy or an action therapy; (2)whether it is directive or nondirective; (3)whether it is usually conducted individually or conducted both individually and in groups; and (4)the major strength of each therapy: psychoanalysis, brief psychodynamic therapy, client-centered therapy, existential therapy, Gestalt therapy, behavioral therapies, Beck's cognitive therapy, and Ellis' REBT.

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Question 11

When counseling a friend, it important not to give unsolicited advice because giving advice often leads to the "Why don't you ...? Yes, but ..." game, according to psychotherapist __________.

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Question 12

Describe the four basic techniques used in Freudian psychoanalysis, and explain the purpose of each.

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Question 13

A behavioral technique in which a person uses positive imagery to reinforce desired behavior is called __________.

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Question 14

The first step in desensitization involves learning to relax voluntarily by using one of three methods: (1)imagining a very safe, pleasant, and relaxing scene; (2)deep breathing; or (3)using the __________ method.

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Question 15

A group of people who share a particular type of problem and provide mutual support to one another is known as a(n)________ group.

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Question 16

Hans Eysenck suggested that psychoanalysis simply takes so long that patients improve due to the mere passage of time, that is, they experience a(n)__________.

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Question 17

Many cities have groups organized by concerned citizens that keep listings of qualified therapists and other services and programs in the community, which are called __________ associations.

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Question 18

Discuss the history of how mental illness has been treated from the Stone Age, through the Middle Ages until Pinel's work in France, including the approaches used and which mental disorders that their "patients" were probably suffering from.

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Question 19

A caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client in working to solve the client's problems is referred to as the __________.

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Question 20

In order to reduce the time he spends watching TV, Greg vividly imagines himself failing an important exam because he watched too much TV instead of studying.Greg is using the self-management behavior technique known as __________.

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Quiz 15: Therapies.