Question 1

Describe the humanistic therapies of existential therapy, including logotherapy, and Gestalt therapy, and explain how each differs from client-centered therapy.

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Question 2

Your friend is going through a break-up with her boyfriend. Describe how you can best counsel your friend by discussing the nine guidelines.

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Question 3

Describe and provide examples of the three distortions in thinking that underlie depression, according to Aaron Beck.

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Question 4

What is a token economy and how could it be used in an institutional setting, such as a mental hospital?

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Question 5

Discuss the roles of the community mental health centers and how well they have met each of these goals; describe the work of paraprofessionals within these centers, and explain why these individuals are so important to mental health services.

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Question 6

In one national survey, nine out of ten people who have sought mental health care said their lives improved as a result of the treatment. Describe three different factors that could bias these results; and explain how a therapy's value could be determined scientifically.

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Question 7

Describe the three types of brain stimulation therapies, including how each is conducted, how successful they have been in treating different disorders, and any side effects of these treatments.

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Question 8

Describe the four basic conditions that Carl Rogers believed that an effective therapist should maintain.

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Question 9

Discuss deinstitutionalization, including what it was meant to accomplish, the problems that have resulted for the mentally ill, and two workable alternatives.

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Question 10

Describe the four core features offered by effective therapy, and explain why each is important.

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Question 11

Discuss how one should evaluate a therapist, including his or her personal characteristics, the therapeutic alliance established, and the danger signals to watch for in therapy.

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Question 12

Lana has lost most of her life's savings at the casino. Describe the seven cognitive distortions related to gambling, and explain how these beliefs could have led to Lana's addiction and how cognitive therapists could help her.

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Question 13

Explain how Albert Ellis uses his A-B-C analysis in rational-emotive behavior therapy; list the three core ideas from which most irrational beliefs originate; and describe how REBT therapists would attempt to change these beliefs.

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Question 14

You are preoccupied by the negative thought that "I will fail every test I take in college." How could you use thought stopping to reduce the occurrence of this negative thought?

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Quiz 15: Therapies