What should you NOT do if a person tells you they are having suicidal thoughts?
A. Take them seriously B. Promise to keep their secret C. Be willing to listen D. Talk openly and directly
Psychological Disorders and their Treatment MCQs
Which famous author was apparently affected with Jerusalem Syndrome while on a visit to the Holy Land?
A. Joan Didion B. Mark Twain C. Nikolai Gogol D. Honore de Balzac
Counterconditioning techniques were derived from principles first developed by:
A. B. F. Skinner B. Sigmund Freud C. Carl Rogers D. Ivan Pavlov
“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
After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensity angry 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
In client- centered therapy the therapist’s key task is:
A. psychoanalysis B. behavior modification C. cognitive evaluation D. clarification
Hiding information or things from your therapist can be evidence for:
A. transference B. resistance to therapy C. free association D. displacement
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 antipsychotherapy
Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about talking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:
A. Xanax B. Prozac C. Thorazine D. Ativan
Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:
A. transference B. counterconditioning C. unconditional positive regard D. the placebo effect