A. social-cognitive
B. biological
C. humanistic
D. psychoanalytic
Related Mcqs:
- Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places.Luke’s therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell of a sliding board. The therapist’s suggestion reflects a _______ perspective.
A. cognitive
B. biological
C. learning
D. psychoanalytic - College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murders. Under hypnosis, the typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:
A. unconscious fear.
B. feelings of ambivalence.
C. low self-esteem.
D. role-playing. - Mr.Choi’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of:
A. operant conditioning techniques.
B. psychoanalysis.
C. cognitive therapy.
D. client-centered therapy. - 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 - Which of the following statements about dissociative identity disorder is true?
A. The original personality is always aware of the alternate personalities.
B. The alternate personalities are usually unaware of the original personality.
C. The personalities are typically all quite similar to one an other.
D. Starting in the 1970s, a dramatic increase occurred in the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder. - During a marriage counselling session, the therapist suggests to Mr.and Mrs. Gallo that they each restate their spouse’s comments before making their own. The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with:
A. client-centered therapy
B. psychoanalysis.
C. systematic desensitization.
D. cognitive-behavior therapy - 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. - Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.A. 1 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s in all her college courses meant she was incompetent.Her therapist calmly challenged his assertion commenting. “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.
A. electic
B. psychoanalytic
C. cognitive
D. behavior - 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
