Question 1

A primitive procedure that was used to "release evil spirits" and consisted of boring,chipping,or bashing holes in the patients' heads was called _______.

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Question 2

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 3

In order to help Andy see how his words and gestures appear aggressive to others,the therapist in Andy's psychodrama group has Andy join the audience and two other members of the group play Andy and the person he is talking with.This technique is known as the _______ technique.

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Question 4

Therapy provides clients with a new perspective about themselves and their situations and a chance to practice new behaviors

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Therapy helps clients gain insights and new perspectives about their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It also provides a safe environment for practicing new behaviors and skills.

Question 5

Clients assume responsibility for solving their own problems,while the therapist assists,but does not guide or give advice in therapies that are considered _______.

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Question 6

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 7

Discuss the various types of distance therapies,including how they can be helpful and harmful to the public,the APA's recommendation for mass media psychologists,and the advantages and limitations of the different types of distance therapies.

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Question 8

In a national survey,nearly nine out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment.

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The statement presents a fact from a national survey which concludes that 9 out of 10 people who sought mental health care experienced an improvement in their lives after treatment. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 9

A brief dynamic psychotherapy designed to help people by improving their relationships with other people is known as __________.

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Question 10

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 11

Therapy conducted over the telephone or the Internet would be referred to as _______ therapy.

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Question 12

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 13

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 14

Helping to guide clients to a deeper understanding of the origins of their thoughts,emotions,and behaviors is the goal of psychodynamic and humanistic therapies,both of which are considered _______ therapies.

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Question 15

The first true psychotherapy was _______.

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Question 16

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

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Question 17

Telephone and Internet therapists have to be credentialed and licensed just like face-to-face therapists as well as holding licensure in all 50 states in the U.S.and in Canada.

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Quiz 65: Therapies: Treating Psychological Distress