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Question 111

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A Consumer Reports survey found that the level of satisfaction with psychotherapy among clients

A) was strongly linked to whether their therapists had extensive training and experience.
B) was unrelated to whether they were seen by therapists in a group or in an individual context.
C) depended on whether they had been treated by a psychiatrist or psychologist,rather than by a social worker.
D) was greatest among those who had also received drug therapy.

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Question 112

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In one massive experiment,potentially delinquent boys were assigned to a 5-year treatment program that included professional counseling and family assistance.Many years later,Joan McCord's investigation of this program's effectiveness revealed that

A) clients who received the special treatment subsequently had fewer incidents of juvenile delinquency.
B) clients typically underestimated the truly positive effects of this program on their own lives.
C) only the therapists who were involved in the program could accurately gauge its effectiveness.
D) clients' accounts of the program's effectiveness were often misleading and overly positive.

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Question 113

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Deep-brain stimulation has been reported to provide relief from

In which approach to therapy do psychotherapists expect that patients are often motivated to resist discussing anxiety-laden material?

The use of deep-brain stimulation for treating depression involves manipulating activity in a neural hub that bridges the frontal lobes to the

Tom tells his therapist that his girlfriend undermines his ability to make his own decisions.The therapist acknowledges Tom's apparent frustration and irritation and asks him to clarify how his girlfriend's actions trigger such strong feelings in him.The therapist's technique best illustrates

Dual-action antidepressant drugs work by increasing the availability of

A token economy is to operant conditioning as ________ is to classical conditioning.

Virtual reality exposure therapy is most similar to

Self-blaming explanations of bad events often fuel a depressed mood that leads to behavioral withdrawal and the later pain of feeling lonely.This best illustrates that depression may involve

Mr.McCardle's excessive feelings of helplessness and despondency are periodically interrupted by episodes in which he experiences extreme feelings of personal power and a grandiose optimism about his future.Which drug would most likely be prescribed to alleviate his symptoms?

The most convincing evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy comes from

Free association involves the

While focusing on several intrusive thoughts that had been bothering her recently,Jenny was instructed by her therapist to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts.Jenny's therapist was making use of a technique known as

The relentless rehearsal of overgeneralized,self-blaming thoughts by depressed clients is called

Statistical summaries of psychotherapy outcome studies indicate that

Because she mistakenly thought that completing a diagnostic test was a therapeutic treatment for her anxiety disorder,Mrs.Shyam felt considerable relief for several weeks following the test.Mrs.Shyam's reaction best illustrates

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process?

Many clinical psychologists have a Ph.D.degree,which indicates that they

Connie is a 20-year-old who is stressed by the financial challenges and heavy workload associated with being a full-time college student.Which of the following would most likely help her to avoid or minimize episodes of depression?