A therapist openly challenges a client’s statement that she is a failure as a woman because her boyfriend left her, insisting that she justify it with evidence. Which type of therapy is probably being used?

A. Psychodynamic therapy
B. Client-centered therapy
C. Aversion therapy
D. Cognitive therapy

Collectively, numerous studies of theraputic outcome suggests that: ___________?

A. Insight therapy is superior to no treatment or placebo treatment.
B. Individual insight therapy is effective but group therapy is not.
C. Group therapy is effective, but individual insight therapy is not.
D. Insight therapy is only effective if patients are in therapy for at least two years.

Systematic desensitization is particularly effective for the treatment of _______ disorders.

A. Generalized anxiety
B. Panic
C. Obsessive-compulsive
D. Phobic

Linda’s therapist has her practice active listening skills in structured role-playing exercises.Later,Linda is gradually asked to practice these skills with family members, friends, and finally, her boss. Linda is undergoing:

A. Systematic desensitization.
B. Biofeedback.
C. A token economy procedure.
D. Social skills training.

After being released from a hospital many schizophernic patients stop taking their anti psychotic medication because:

A. Their mental impairment causes them to forget.
B. Of the unpleasant side effects.
C. Most schizophrenics don’t believe they are ill.
D. All of the above.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)can be effective in the treatment of______disorders.

A. Depressive
B. Schizophrenic
C. Obsessive-compulsive
D. Both a and c

Modern Psychotherapy:

A. Was spawned by a cultural milieu that viewed the self as an independent, rational being.
B. Embrances universal cultural values.
C. Has been successfully exported to many non-western cultures.
D. Involves both b and c.

If research indicated that phobia result from a chemical imbalance in the central nervous system, this would most clearly give added cerebility to:

A. Psychoanalytic theory.
B. The medical model.
C. Learning theory.
D. The social-cognitive perspective.

Which of the following disorder is classified as a mood disorder?

A. Bipolar disorder
B. Catatonia
C. Antisocial personality disorder
D. Agoraphobia

A post-traumatic stress disorder is considered to be(n)_______disorder.

A. Personality
B. Mood.
C. Distymic
D. Anxiety