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Psychology Exam #2 Quiz Questions With 100% Verified Answers Nadine has decided to seek help for some problems she is having. She knows a little about different therapies and has decided she doesn't want to get involved in anything long term. However, she does want to gain insight into the root...

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Psychology Exam #2 Quiz Questions With
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Nadine has decided to seek help for some problems she is having. She knows a little about

different therapies and has decided she doesn't want to get involved in anything long term.

However, she does want to gain insight into the roots of her difficulties. If Nadine wants to gain

insight into current issues, rather than delve into the past, she should try to find a therapist who

specializes in:




a. token economy.

b. psychoanalysis.

c. interpersonal psychotherapy.


d. systematic desensitization. - answer✔c.


The primary goal of psychoanalysis is to:




a. learn and reinforce more productive behaviors in place of maladaptive behaviors.

b. actively confront irrational thought patterns.

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c. provide unconditional positive regard to the person seeking help.

d. bring unconscious conflicts to conscious awareness to help the person gain insight into

conflicts and resolve them. - answer✔d.


Who emphasized the importance of active listening in the process of psychotherapy?




a. Sigmund Freud

b. Carl Rogers

c. Mary Cover Jones


d. Hans Eysenck - answer✔b.


To help Jacob overcome his smoking habit, a therapist puts him in a room with a carton of

cigarettes laced with a chemical to induce nausea. He displays images of the dangers of smoking

both on the walls and on a television set. This approach to treatment best illustrates:




a. systematic desensitization.

b. light exposure therapy.

c. aversive conditioning.


d. stress inoculation training. - answer✔c.

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In a clinic for eating disorders, the patients receive poker chips for good eating behaviors, such

as finishing their meal and not exercising after their meal, and for appropriate behaviors on the

hospital unit. The patients can then use the poker chips they earned to rent videos, computer

games, or other items they wish. This best illustrates an application of:




a. virtual reality exposure therapy.

b. the token economy.

c. stress inoculation training.


d. systematic desensitization. - answer✔b.


This therapy is empirically supported for treating bed-wetting.




a. psychodynamic therapy

b. behavior modification

c. family therapy


d. cognitive-behavioral therapy - answer✔b.


The goal of stress inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people

to say positive things to themselves during anxiety-producing situations. This best illustrates a

form of:

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a. psychodynamic therapy.

b. cognitive therapy.

c. light exposure therapy.


d. humanistic therapy. - answer✔b.


Several years after his wife's death, Mr. Sanchez remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and

sadness. To reduce Mr. Sanchez's depression, a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop

blaming himself for having been unable to prevent his wife's death. The therapist's approach is

most representative of:




a. psychoanalysis.

b. systematic desensitization.

c. client-centered therapy.


d. cognitive therapy. - answer✔d.


Therapists' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are likely to be misleading because:




a. clients typically emphasize their problems at the start of therapy and their well-being at the

end of therapy.

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