Question 1

What were the findings of the Consumers Reports survey of psychotherapy effectiveness concerning medications in treatment?

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A)  Medication adds little to psychotherapy.
B)  Medication was superior to psychotherapy in treating clients.
C)  Medication added significantly to the effectiveness of psychotherapy.
D)  The use of medication detracted from the overall effectiveness of the psychotherapy.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

In most psychology experiments a research finding is considered to be statistically significant if the

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A)  hypothesis was supported.
B)  participants were randomly assigned.
C)  result would occur no more than 5 percent of the time by chance.
D)  independent variable changed substantially during the experiment.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

A statistical procedure that allows researchers to combine the results from several studies on a similar topic in a standardized way is known as

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The answer of A statistical procedure that allows researchers to...

Question 4

What is the placebo effect,why is it important,and how do researchers deal with it in outcome research?

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The placebo effect refers to the powerfu...

Question 5

John B.Watson's behaviorism can be seen as the forerunner of modern

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A)  classical conditioning therapy.
B)  cognitive-behavior therapy.
C)  new psycodynamic therapy.
D)  attachment therapy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Discuss the problems associated with using no-treatment control groups in experimental research on treatment effectiveness.

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In experimental research on psychotherap...

Question 7

In what ways is humanistic therapy different from psychodynamic and behavioral therapies? In what ways is humanistic therapy similar to psychodynamic and behavioral therapies?

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Humanistic therapy was promoted original...

Question 8

Sid wants to end his habit of smoking three packs of cigarettes a day; Ted wants to stop his serious drinking problem.Which treatment might be used for both individuals?

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A)  aversion therapy
B)  flooding
C)  in vivo desensitization
D)  systematic desensitizationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

During a couple therapy session with Frances and her husband,the therapist suggests that she has been using "mind reading" again and that it is not helping her in improving communication.Which of the following is an example of what the therapist thinks needs work?

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A)  She has a tendency to put words in the mouths of others.
B)  She fails to tell her husband of her wants in the hope that he will just know.
C)  She uses too many nonverbal gestures when she speaks,which is distracting to listeners.
D)  She often offers interpretations of her own behavior before the therapist has a chance to speak.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

In client-centered therapy the bond between therapist and client that is seen as central to the process of therapy is known as the

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A)  therapy relationship.
B)  transference relationship.
C)  therapeutic bond.
D)  therapeutic alliance.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which term describes efforts to improve the environment in order to prevent new cases of mental illness from developing?

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A)  social ecology
B)  primary prevention
C)  tertiary prevention
D)  secondary preventionE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is an essential feature of the experimental method?

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A)  hypothesis
B)  confounding variable
C)  correlation
D)  theoretical derivationE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Trying to determine whether and to what extent psychotherapy is effective requires

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A)  psychotherapy process research.
B)  psychotherapy outcome research.
C)  eclectic psychotherapy research.
D)  epidemiological research.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In an experiment,a researcher gives some patients psychotherapy,gives others medication,and puts others on a waiting list.The researcher then measures how depressed the patients are feeling after six months.What is the independent variable in this experiment?

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A)  number of patients
B)  time span of six months
C)  improvement in depression
D)  kind of treatment receivedE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

What interesting finding has emerged from the analysis of tapes of therapy sessions conducted by Carl Rogers?

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A)  Much of the session focused on early childhood experiences.
B)  Several specific behavioral procedures were used during the sessions.
C)  Despite his opposition to psychoanalytic techniques,he used dream analysis extensively.
D)  Although he advocated a nondirective approach,he was subtly directive by empathizing with some client statements but not others.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

According to Albert Ellis emotional disorders are caused by __________ beliefs.

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The answer of According to Albert Ellis emotional disorders are...

Question 17

What are possible common factors in psychotherapy that might account for its effectiveness,and why is it important to know about them?

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Studies indicate that clients' ratings o...

Question 18

A psychoanalyst might suggest that Frances,whose case was presented in the text,is demonstrating ______________ if she begins to treat the analyst in ways that suggest she feels about him the way she felt about her father.

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A)  free association
B)  transference
C)  countertransference
D)  resistanceE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Describe the technique of systematic desensitization.

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Systematic desensitization,developed by ...

Question 20

Discuss some of the major issues in the use of psychotropic drugs to treat mental disorders.

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(1)There is considerable evidence that i...

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