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Test Item File for Lilienfeld et al, Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, Canadian Edition

Chapter 16: Psychological and Biological Treatments: Helping People Change 1) The kind of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called A) interpersonal therapy. B) physical therapy. C) biomedical therapy. D) psychotherapy. Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 686 Skill: Factual 2) Psychotherapy is an intervention designed to help people to deal with and manage A) interpersonal problems. B) emotional problems. C) behavioural problems. D) all of the above. Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 686 Skill: Factual 3) What predicts whether a particular ethnic group has a positive attitude toward psychotherapy and would be more likely to seek help? A) Higher intelligence B) Prior positive therapy experiences C) Culturally sensitive therapists D) Perceived access Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 686-687 Skill: Factual 4) Females benefit ________ males when receiving psychotherapy for their emotional or mental difficulties. A) equally as much as B) more than C) less than D) substantially more than Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 687 Skill: Factual

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5) Which of the following persons is most likely to seek help for his or her mental health difficulty? A) Marie, a 45-year-old Caucasian female B) Byron, a recently naturalized U.S. citizen from South Africa C) Julia, who entered the United States illegally from Venezuela D) Ralph, a 65-year-old postal worker Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 687 Skill: Factual 6) One study showed that therapists used to prefer treating particular clients, namely under the category of YAVIS. What does the “I” stand for in this model? A) Intelligent B) Independent C) Irate D) Institutionalized Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 687 Skill: Factual 7) One study showed that therapists used to prefer treating particular clients, namely under the category of YAVIS. What does the “S” stand for in this model? A) Successful B) Sexy C) Sensationalistic D) Serious Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 687 Skill: Factual 8) One study showed that therapists used to prefer treating particular clients, namely under the category of YAVIS. What does the “V” stand for in this model? A) Verbal B) Visual C) Venerable D) Visceral Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 687 Skill: Factual

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9) One study showed that therapists used to prefer treating particular clients, namely under the category of YAVIS. What does the “A” stand for in this model? A) Attractive B) Affluent C) Agreeable D) Amicable Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 687 Skill: Factual 10) Which of the following professionals is trained as a medical doctor and may be found working in either private practice or in a hospital setting? A) Psychiatrist B) Clinical social worker C) Mental health counsellor D) Clinical psychologist Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 688 Skill: Factual 11) Which of the following professionals works at university clinics and mental health centres; they often treat people with less severe psychological problems. A) Counselling psychologist B) Clinical social worker C) Mental health counsellor D) Clinical psychologist Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 688 Skill: Factual 12) Which of the following professionals works in hospitals, community health centres, primary care facilities, and outpatient mental health clinics; they often have an associate’s degree, and can manage medications? A) Psychiatric nurse B) Clinical social worker C) Mental health counsellor D) Clinical psychologist Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 688 Skill: Factual

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13) _________________ are persons who work in the helping field and provide mental health services, but have no formal professional training. A) School psychologists B) Paraprofessionals C) Mental health counsellors D) Mental health counselors Answer: B Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 688 Skill: Factual 14) Which of the following professionals offers counselling and support in spiritual context (mainly through wellness programs) to groups, families, and couples? A) Pastoral counsellor B) Clinical social worker C) Mental health counsellor D) Clinical psychologist Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 688 Skill: Factual 15) When it comes to the success of psychotherapy, the choice of __________ may often matter more than the choice of __________. A) therapy; therapist B) treatment; duration C) therapist; therapy D) duration; treatment Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 689 Skill: Factual 16) A therapist is more likely to be effective when they have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT A) they are warm and direct. B) they establish a positive working relationship with patients. C) they contradict patients to challenge their thought patterns. D) they match their approach to the needs of the patient. Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 689 Skill: Factual

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17) The major goal of insight therapies is to give people A) feedback from their biologically controlled responses. B) clearer understanding of their feelings, motivations, and actions. C) basic training in observational learning and practice. D) help in understanding perceptual processes. Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Conceptual 18) A therapist is interested in helping her client get a clearer understanding of his motives and actions. This therapist is most likely to be a(n) A) behavioural therapist. B) insight therapist. C) action therapist. D) cognitive therapist. Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Conceptual 19) In what brand of psychotherapy would a clinical psychologist attempt to uncover the underlying unconscious conflicts and impulses that are the cause of one's psychological difficulties? A) Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic B) Humanistic-existential C) Cognitive-behavioural D) Behavioural Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Factual 20) Dr. Shedrika uses a form of therapy that emphasizes revealing his clients’ unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires, which he believes are the cause of his clients’ disordered emotions and behaviour. This therapist is most likely using A) psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy. B) humanistic-existential therapy. C) cognitive-behavioural therapy. D) behavioural therapy. Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Factual

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21) A client lies on a couch with the therapist sitting out of sight behind her. The therapist gets to know the client’s problems through free association and positive and negative transference. This is an example of ______ therapy. A) psychoanalytic/psychodynamic B) humanistic-existential C) cognitive-behavioural D) behavioural Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Factual 22) _______________ formed a large part of Freud’s psychoanalytic method. A) Dream interpretation B) Empathy C) Reflection D) Unconditional positive regard Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Factual 23) Which of the following is a key component of Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis? A) Dream interpretation B) Cognitive analysis C) Empathy D) Behavioural analysis Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Factual 24) What category of therapy is most concerned with improving a client's awareness of the underlying causes of his or her difficulties? A) Behavioural B) Insight C) Cognitive D) Biological Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690 Skill: Conceptual 25) Therapies aimed mainly at understanding one’s motives and actions are referred to as A) Behavioural B) Insight C) Cognitive D) Biological Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690

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Skill: Conceptual 26) In Freudian psychoanalysis, what person was responsible for obtaining the insight into the client's psychological problem? A) The therapist B) The client C) A member of the client's family D) The client's closest friend Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690-691 Skill: Conceptual 27) Carlita has just come from her first therapy session. To better understand Carlita's generalized anxiety, the therapist asked her to talk about her childhood experiences and interactions with her parents and has asked her to keep a dream journal for the next several weeks. With which orientation is this therapy most consistent? A) Humanistic-existential B) Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic C) Behavioural D) Eclectic Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690-691 Skill: Conceptual 28) Which of the following approaches is NOT used by psychoanalytic therapists? A) Dream analysis B) Phenomenology C) Resistance D) Transference Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690-691 Skill: Factual 29) Meagan has been undergoing psychoanalysis for a few months. At a session several weeks ago, her therapist confronted her about her underlying need for attention and love that is unfulfilled and suggested this as the reason for her sexual promiscuity. This made her uncomfortable to talk about and she tried to redirect the topic on to other issues in her life. Since that session, she has cancelled three more sessions with her therapist. What process would the therapist say is occurring? A) Transference B) Working through C) Conditions of worth D) Resistance Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 690-691 Skill: Applied

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30) Jung is to ____________ as Freud is to _____________. A) collective unconscious; amplification B) individuation; transference C) latent content; prognostic dreams D) resistance; archetypes Answer: B Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 690-692 Skill: Conceptual 31) Bart is asked by his psychotherapist to close his eyes. After a few minutes of relaxing, the therapist asks Bart to discuss whatever comes to mind and to continue without censoring any of the ideas or thoughts he experiences. Bart is experiencing the therapeutic technique of A) systematic desensitization. B) active confrontation. C) free association. D) empathy. Answer: C Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Conceptual 32) According to Sigmund Freud, when you awaken in the morning and remember a dream, you recall the dream’s A) deep content. B) surface content. C) manifest content. D) latent content. Answer: C Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Conceptual 33) According to Freud, the ___________ of the dream refers to the client’s memory of the things, people, and events in the dream. A) deep content B) surface content C) manifest content D) latent content Answer: C Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Conceptual

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34) In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream’s A) deep content. B) surface content. C) manifest content. D) latent content. Answer: D Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Conceptual 35) George begins to project his anxieties and unresolved feelings about his mother onto his therapist. This is what Sigmund Freud would have called A) free association. B) transference. C) working through. D) resistance. Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Factual 36) Steve is 21 years old and has never gone on a date. His parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist. The therapist tells Steve to lie down on the couch and relax. The therapist sits behind Steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head. Steve eventually talks about his fear of women, which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother, her friends, his teachers, and so on. Steve is using A) free association. B) transference. C) working through. D) resistance. Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Applied 37) As Celine begins to reveal more and more of her innermost thoughts and feelings to her therapist, she begins to feel good about him as well as accepted by him. She develops a sense of trust, particularly because he does not criticize her. What process is occurring? A) free association. B) transference. C) working through. D) resistance. Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Applied

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38) During free association, a patient may become unwilling to talk about certain topics. What term would a psychoanalyst use to describe this change in the patient’s willingness to verbalize? A) free association. B) transference. C) working through. D) resistance. Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Conceptual 39) Joe has been undergoing psychoanalysis for several months. Over the past few weeks, he has become unwilling to talk about his relationship with his father and becomes uncomfortable when thoughts of him enter his mind during therapy. What process would the therapist say is occurring? A) free association. B) transference. C) working through. D) resistance. Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Applied 40) The Freudian idea of working through was most important ________ insight had been achieved. A) exactly as B) immediately before C) long before D) after Answer: D Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 691 Skill: Factual 41) The neo-Freudians would have been LEAST likely to emphasize the importance of conscious ________ impulses and needs in a therapeutic setting. A) sexual B) social C) dependence D) status Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 691-693 Skill: Conceptual

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42) The neo-Freudians differ from traditional Freudian psychoanalysts in that they focus on the ______ as a motivating force of behaviour, and they favour ______ their patients. A) ego; face-to-face discussions with B) id; face-to-face discussions with C) ego; sitting behind and passively listening to D) id; sitting behind and passively listening to Answer: A Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 691-693 Skill: Conceptual 43) According to interpersonal therapy, the analyst should assume the role of A) the problem. B) the teacher. C) the participant observer. D) the observer. Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 692 Skill: Factual 44) What did Jung believe was the goal of psychotherapy? A) Amplification B) Uncovering unconscious impulses C) Dealing with the inferiority complex D) Individuation Answer: D Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 692 Skill: Factual/Conceptual 45) Research suggests that ______________ is more important than insight in psychotherapeutic change and improvement. A) individuation B) working through C) amplification D) free association Answer: B Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 692-693 Skill: Factual 46) What type of therapist is most likely to analyze his or her client's trust through an attachment to important people in his or her life? A) Humanistic B) Psychoanalytic C) Object relations D) Analytical Answer: C Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 692

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Skill: Applied 47) Carmelo is giving a report to his graduate seminar on research on the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapies. Which point would you be most likely to hear him make if you were in that seminar? A) Practising new, adaptive behaviours is more important than gaining insight into one's unconscious conflicts. B) Active confrontation of irrational thinking and the display of empathy are two important psychodynamic therapeutic techniques. C) Unconscious motives clearly impact our daily behaviour in many different and important ways. D) Claims of repressed traumatic memories are a growing problem and there is strong research to support the validity of such claims. Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 693 Skill: Applied 48) Dr. Johnson tells her students not to think of a white rabbit during the lecture. Within a few seconds, many students report that they have already thought of a white rabbit. Along with research from cognitive and clinical psychology, this casts doubt on A) all claims made by the psychoanalytic or psychodynamic therapies. B) the usefulness of active listening as a therapeutic technique. C) the importance of insight as a therapeutic goal. D) the existence of repressed memories from traumatic events. Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 693 Skill: Factual 49) What type of therapy would be LEAST effective for psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia? A) Cognitive-behavioural therapy B) Biological treatments C) Psychodynamic therapy D) Electroconvulsive shock therapy Answer: C Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 693-694 Skill: Conceptual 50) Humanistic-existential psychotherapists would be most likely to work with their clients to focus their attention to the ________ rather than to the ________. A) present; past B) present; future C) past; present D) future; past Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 694

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Skill: Conceptual 51) Using a _____________ approach means that therapists encounter patients in terms of the subjective thoughts or feelings they experience at the present moment. A) psychoanalytic B) phenomenological C) logotherapeutic D) behavioural Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 694 Skill: Factual 52) Person-centred therapy is a type of ______ therapy. A) insight B) behavioural C) cognitive D) reality Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 694 Skill: Conceptual 53) The main difference between the humanistic-existentialist and other therapies is the A) importance of gaining insight into one's difficulties. B) importance of the present over the past. C) importance of positive self-fulfillment in guiding one's behaviour and thoughts. D) importance of the client-therapist relationship. Answer: C Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 694 Skill: Factual 54) Humanistic and existential theorists differ in their beliefs regarding A) the importance of focusing on the present rather than the past. B) the ease with which one can attain personal fulfillment. C) people's desire to find meaning and fulfillment in their lives. D) the need for a person to be authentic, loving, and responsible in daily life. Answer: B Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 694 Skill: Conceptual

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55) Lionel has been in therapy for four weeks now. At the first meeting with his therapist, the therapist waited for Lionel to begin discussing why he was there and what he hoped to gain from the session. The therapist also reminds Lionel that he is responsible for solving his own problems. Lionel's therapist is making use of A) Frankl's logotherapy. B) Jung's analytic therapy. C) Beck's cognitive therapy. D) Rogers's person-centred therapy. Answer: D Diff: 2 Type: MC Page...