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Aerobic exercise,adequate sleep,light exposure,and social engagement are important components of


A) psychopharmacology.
B) systematic desensitization.
C) rTMS.
D) therapeutic lifestyle change.

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After several sessions,Jake and his psychotherapist have developed a sense of trust in each other and agree about their respective roles and the treatment outcomes they are working to achieve.Jake and his therapist have most clearly developed a(n)


A) evidence-based practice.
B) randomized clinical trial.
C) therapeutic alliance.
D) meta-analysis.

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Who developed the surgical procedure known as lobotomy?


A) Stephen Ilardi
B) Egas Moniz
C) John Cade
D) Sigmund Freud

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When his clients indicated that they no longer needed to see him,Dr.Williams assumed that their problems had been resolved.Dr.Williams is ________ between their leaving therapy and their mental health.


A) assuming a confirmation bias
B) making an illusory correlation
C) establishing resilience
D) making a transference

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According to psychoanalysts,resistance refers to the


A) expression toward a therapist of feelings linked with earlier relationships.
B) blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material during therapy.
C) replacement of a genuine concern for others with self-centeredness.
D) conversion of psychological conflicts into physical and behavioral disorders.

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Margo suffers from depression and spends time each morning exposed to intense light that is intended to mimic natural sunlight.She is undergoing


A) light therapy.
B) EMDR.
C) a therapeutic alliance.
D) evidence-based practice.

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Psychotherapy is defined as


A) therapy deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition that views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences.
B) an approach that uses techniques from various forms of therapy.
C) therapy that aims to improve psychological functioning by increasing a person's awareness of underlying motives and defenses.
D) treatment involving psychological techniques that consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to achieve personal growth.

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According to traditional psychoanalysis,when the patient experiences blocks in the process of free association,abruptly changes the topic being discussed,or suddenly goes silent,it probably signals


A) insight.
B) resistance.
C) interpretation.
D) transference.

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After several sessions,Sophia has not developed a trusting relationship with her therapist.She is frustrated because the therapist is more interested in telling her how she should think and feel rather than listening to her express her emotional concerns.Sophia and her therapist have not developed a(n)


A) evidence-based practice.
B) therapeutic alliance.
C) eclectic approach.
D) transference.

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Many professionals outside the field of psychology are prepared to offer psychotherapy in the process of completing a graduate program in


A) law.
B) anthropology.
C) social work.
D) philosophy.

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SSRIs work by


A) speeding recovery from delusions and hallucinations.
B) blocking the normal reuptake of serotonin from synapses.
C) successfully leveling the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder.
D) stimulating the release of norepinephrine into the bloodstream.

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Cognitive therapies are most likely to focus on the extent to which emotional disturbances result from


A) self-blaming and overgeneralized explanations of bad events.
B) chemical abnormalities within the brain.
C) overly permissive child-raising practices.
D) poverty,unemployment,racism,and sexism.

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Mr.Choi's therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents.The therapist's goal best reflects a primary aim of


A) client-centered therapy.
B) cognitive therapy.
C) psychoanalysis.
D) systematic desensitization.

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Which form of therapy has been criticized for offering interpretations that cannot be proven or disproven?


A) client-centered therapy
B) psychoanalysis
C) cognitive-behavioral therapy
D) systematic desensitization

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Clients often benefit from psychotherapy because it provides them with an explanation for their symptoms and frees them from false beliefs.This best illustrates the therapeutic value of


A) meta-analysis.
B) a new perspective.
C) randomized clinical trials.
D) free association.

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The best outcome studies for evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapy typically use


A) virtual reality.
B) token economies.
C) randomized clinical trials.
D) EMDR.

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Which therapeutic approach emphasizes that people are often disturbed because of their negative interpretations of events?


A) client-centered therapy
B) systematic desensitization
C) cognitive therapy
D) aversive conditioning

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Which of the following is true of behavior modification?


A) It involves reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors.
B) It involves disclosing unconscious memories.
C) It uses unconditional positive regard to enhance one's self-concept.
D) It involves the use of systematic desensitization to remove anxiety.

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________ has(have) been found to stimulate neurogenesis and new synaptic connections.


A) Mood-stabilizing medications
B) ECT
C) Antianxiety drugs
D) Psychosurgery

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Cognitive therapy for the treatment of depression is most likely to focus on helping people to


A) associate unwanted behaviors with unpleasant experiences.
B) replace negative self-talk with more positive comments.
C) associate a pleasant relaxed state with anxiety-arousing stimuli.
D) use free association to extinguish distressing emotions.

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