A. can not be stopped by the patient.which is why he/she is seeking therapy
B. are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem
C. can be modified directly, through the applications of established principles of conditioning
D. should be viewed as the expression of a unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following techniques have behavior therapists used to help people ovecome a fear of flying?
A. the double-blind technique
B. aversive conditioning
C. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
D. virtual reality exposure 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 - According to Thomas, abnormal behavior usually involves:
A. behavior that is statistically unusual.
B. behavior that deviates from social norms.
C. a disease of the mind.
D. biological imbalance - In order to help Mr. Masood overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempt to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction to his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:
A. biomedical therapist.
B. psychoanalyst.
C. family therapist.
D. cognitive therapist. - All of the following are behavior therapies EXCEPT
A. Exposure therapies
B. Systematic desensitization
C. Dream analysis
D. Aversion therapy - Which of this definitions applies to ALL types of abnormal behavior?
A. Abnormal behavior occurs in frequently.
B. Abnormal behavior is odd or strange.
C. Abnormal behavior is characterized by suffering.
D. Abnormal behavior causes impairment in the person’s life. - In treating an abnormal behavior, the main concern of a psychoanalyst would be to discover the ____________?
A. childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
B. repressed memories from childhood that instigate aggressive behavior
C. inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior
D. ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self-actualized - The concept that abnormal behavior is the result of a disease goes with the ___________?
A. behavioral model
B. humanistic model
C. medical model
D. psychological model - The goals of behavior therapy is to: __________?
A. identify the early childhood unconscious conflicts that are the source of the client’s symptoms.
B. achieve major personality reconstruction.
C. alter the frequently of specific problematic responses by using conditioning techniques.
D. alter the client’s brain chemistry by prescribing specific drugs. - A person who does not conform to the accepted norms of morality and behavior and is impulsive, callous, and manipulative is referred to as having _________?
A. borderline personality disorder
B. histrionic personality disorder
C. paranoid personality disorder
D. antisocial personality disorder
