Chapter 17 - Treatment
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1
The field of psychological practice and research that is directed toward helping people who suffer from psychological problems and disorders is called:
applied psychology.
social psychology.
personality psychology.
clinical psychology.
2
For people who can afford it and who do not need hospitalization, the treatment place of choice is generally:
a nursing home.
a community mental health center.
the private office of a mental health professional.
a halfway house.
3
The original purpose of the MMPI was to:
provide an objective means of diagnosing mental disorders.
measure correlations between mental disorders and particular personality traits.
uncover unconscious thoughts and desires undisguised by defense mechanisms.
determine whether brain damage underlies certain patterns of mental disorder.
4
Which of the following statements is true of clozapine, a recently developed antipsychotic drug?
Compared with traditional antipsychotic drugs, it has a smaller blocking effect on dopamine.
It reduces both negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
It does not cause tardive dyskinesia.
All of the above statements are true.
5
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT), now administered in a way that is painless and safe, is generally reserved for ________ that has not responded to other therapies.
severe depression
schizophrenia
generalized anxiety disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder
6
The role of a psychoanalyst is most analogous to that of a(n):
detective searching for clues and fitting them together.
friend providing unconditional warmth and acceptance.
engineer finding the optimal solution to a specific problem.
debater challenging irrational beliefs and assumptions.
7
Carl Rogers believed that psychological problems arise when:
people learn from those in authority to deny their own feelings and distrust their ability to make decisions.
powerful mental conflicts can no longer be successfully repressed.
people engage in excessive self-monitoring.
specific situations are handled in maladaptive ways.
8
The notion that people's irrational interpretations of their experience, rather than the objective experiences themselves, cause their negative emotions is the basic premise of:
rational-emotive therapy.
psychoanalysis.
behavior therapy.
psychosurgery.
9
Louis is receiving therapy for a snake phobia. His therapy consists of continuously imagining himself in the presence of the most frightening kinds of snakes until the fear subsides. The therapy technique being used with Louis is:
systematic desensitization.
aversion treatment.
behavioral monitoring.
flooding.
10
If you were to design a behavior change program in which a client experienced a painful electric shock to the hand each time he compulsively tugged at his hair, you would be using what technique?
rational-emotive therapy
aversion treatment
systematic desensitization
transference