Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about taking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:
A. Xanax. B. Prozac C. Thorazine. D. Ati9van.
Abnormal Psychology MCQs
Hiding information or things from your therapist can be evidence for
A. transference B. resistance to therapy C. free association D. displacement
After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensely with his therapist,although the therapist has been consistently warm and supportive.Andy’s feelings are probably
A. a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience B. a sign of an impending psychosis C. a result of free association D. a result of transference
You make an appointment to see a therapist and, as you are waiting, you notice that a large number of the books on the therapist’s shelves deal with the work of Aaron Beck. You might expect that this therapist will.
A. use counterconditioning to reverse maladaptive behaviours B. help you discover the underlying cause of your aggressive behaviour C. help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs D. provide a supportive emotional environment while allowing you to determine the peace and direction of your therapy
The technique reduces people to puppets controlled by therapists! It doesn’t respect human freedom.” This criticism is most likely to be directed at:
A. systematic desensitization. B. psychoanalysis. C. EMDR. D. a token economy
Counterconditioning techniques were derived from principles first developed by:____________?
A. B.F. Skinner B. Sigmund Freud. C. Carl Rogers. D. Ivan Pavlov
A psychodynamic therapist is most likely to: _____________?
A. suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties. B. help patients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences. C. associate patients’ undesirable behaviors with unpleasant consequences. D. recommend the use of antipsychotic drugs during the process of psychotherapy.
The value of light exposure therapy appears to result from its influence on people’s:
A. self-blaming explanations. B. social relationships. C. circadian rhythm D. visual acuity.
Which form of therapy is most likely to be criticized for being too expensive and time-consuming?
A. psychoanalysis B. systematic desensitization C. client-centered therapy D. family therapy
Although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to:_________?
A. therapeutic touch. B. regression toward the mean. C. the double-blind technique. D. transference.