Although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he had completed therapy. I would be reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to:

Related Mcqs:

1. Three year old Shawn ate lead paint which was chipping off the walls in an older home. Consequently, he developed a psychosis based on brain damage due to lead poisoning. Shawn’s psychosis would be called a(n):

   A. functional psychosis
   B. organic psychosis
   C. neural psychosis
   D. neo – cortical psychosis

2. If both depressed and non-depressed individuals received similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it is said that the test ______________________?

   A. has not been standardized
   B. is not valid
   C. is not reliable
   D. has not been factor analyzed

3. Which form of therapy would most likely help depressed patients by teaching them how to resolve disagreements with their friends?

   A. humanistic therapy
   B. interpersonal psychotherapy
   C. psychoanalysis
   D. cognitive therapy

4. When Saleem returned from combat in the Kargil War, he began experiencing high anxiety that has persisted without any improvement. This example illustrates which anxiety related disorder?

   A. panic
   B. post – traumatic stress
   C. phobia
   D. obsessive – compulsive

5. The drunken driving suspect was unable to hold his hand out to the side and bring this finger to a stop on his nose because of the brain structures depressed first by alcohol is the:

   A. hypothalamus
   B. corpus callosum
   C. cerebellum
   D. medulla

6. John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear the president of the company was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting in his office, john began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most support john’s circumstances?

   A. Nice- factor theory
   B. Face satisfaction theory
   C. Dissatisfaction theory
   D. Opponent process theory

7. After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Salim’s physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. it most likely that Mr. Salim suffered damage to his:

   A. cerebellum
   B. autonomic nervous system
   C. thalamus
   D. association areas

8. Jackson had a huge breakfast this morning and is still feeling stuffed when he arrives at work. However, one of his colleagues has brought some delicious-looking donuts to the morning staff meeting and Jackson just can’t resist. Although he feels full, he eats donuts. His behavior is inconsistent with:

   A. incentive theories of motivation
   B. drive theories of motivation
   C. evolutionary theories of motivation
   D. the Cannon-Bard theory of motivation

9. 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

10. Rogers named his technique “client – centered therapy” to emphasize his belief that:

    A. a client should play a major role in determining the place and direction of their therapy
    B. the client is in position of natural status and authority over the therapist
    C. therapist should never give their diagnosis directly to the client
    D. client should always be the center of attention