FSU CLP 3305 - Chapter 14 Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives

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Chapter 17Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineMULTIPLE CHOICEESSAYChapter 14Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral PerspectivesMULTIPLE CHOICE1. Definitions of behavior therapy are diverse, but all of them tend to emphasizea. an experimental approach to the study of human behavior.b. clinical inference.c. mentalism over science.d. mentalism and science equally.ANS: A REF: Origins of the Behavioral Approach DIF: Conceptual2. In 1924, Mary Cover Jones worked with a young boy to remove a fear of rabbits and similar objects. Her therapeutic techniquea. involved pairing rabbits with objects that elicited a higher intensity of fear.b. emphasized the symbolic meaning that the child attached to the rabbits.c. was similar to Wolpe's later techniques involving reciprocal inhibition.d. emphasized the replacement of irrational cognitions with more logical cognitions.ANS: C REF: Origins of the Behavioral Approach DIF: Conceptual3. Joseph Wolpe's name is most closely associated with which of the following?a. free associationb. systematic desensitizationc. contingency managementd. thought stoppingANS: B REF: Origins of the Behavioral Approach DIF: FactualMSC: WWW4. __________ procedures attempt to alter behavior by controlling the consequences of the behavior. a. Classical conditioningb. Operantc. Restructuringd. PavlovianANS: B REF: Origins of the Behavioral Approach DIF: Factual5. In the 1950s, Rotter theorized thata. behavior was determined by the value of the reinforcement that followed it.b. behavior was determined by the expectancy that it would be reinforced.c. both of the aboved. neither of the aboveANS: C REF: Origins of the Behavioral Approach DIF: Conceptual6. Data suggest that the client's perception of the therapeutic relationshipa. is not very important to the outcome of any type of psychotherapy.b. is more important to the outcome of behavioral psychotherapy than to other types of psychotherapy.c. is less important to the outcome of behavioral therapy than to other types of psychotherapy.d. is very important to the outcome of behavioral and other forms of psychotherapy.ANS: D REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Conceptual7. ALL BUT WHICH of the following distinguishes the therapeutic relationship in behavior therapy from that of other therapies?a. The therapist tends to adopt a more collaborative style.b. The therapist tends to be slightly less warm or empathic. c. The therapist may be more accepting of the problem as viewed/presented by the client.d. The treatment recommended by the therapist may more obviously address the problematic behavior.ANS: B REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Conceptual8. Systematic desensitizationa. was developed by Meichenbaum.b. has proven similarly efficacious for mood and anxiety disorders.c. is based upon the principle that one cannot be simultaneously anxious and relaxed.d. all of the aboveANS: C REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Conceptual9. If a client who has never been taught proper table manners becomes seriously anxious while dining out with others, a behavior therapist's goal should be toa. employ exposure treatment to help the client overcome his/her anxiety.b. teach the client proper table manners to overcome his/her behavioral deficit.c. refer the client to either a client-centered or psychodynamic therapist.d. teach the client relaxation skills to use when he/she becomes anxious about table manners.ANS: B REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: AppliedMSC: WWW10. Relaxation training in systematic desensitizationa. was once an important component of treatment, but no longer is emphasized.b. typically occupies about 15-20 sessions.c. involves teaching the client to tense and relax particular muscle groups.d. all of the aboveANS: C REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Conceptual11. In systematic desensitization, who constructs the hierarchy?a. the client aloneb. the therapist alonec. the client and therapist togetherd. a neutral third partyANS: C REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Factual12. Susan is a client with a phobia of airplanes who is seeing Dr. Williams, a behavioral therapist. Which of the following should occur during systematic desensitization?a. Dr. Williams decides the order of the items that Susan generates for her anxiety hierarchy.b. Dr. Williams teaches Susan to relax by audiorecording instructions for tensing and relaxing various muscle groups.c. Dr. Williams has Susan list 20 ways in which her fear of flying has negatively affected herlife.d. Dr. Williams explains to Susan the rationale for the desensitization treatment, using professional jargon.ANS: B REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Applied13. Dr. Olaf and Marcus are proceeding through a systematic desensitization exercise when Marcus signals that he feels anxious. Given what you know about the treatment, what should happen next? a. Dr. Olaf should halt the treatment entirely, and he and Marcus should spend time trying to identify the origin of Marcus’s anxiety.b. Dr. Olaf should reassure Marcus that the anxiety is normal, but that he must endure it untilit subsides naturally.c. Dr. Olaf should direct Marcus to stop visualizing the scenario and help him to relax, and then they should resume the exercise. d. Dr. Olaf should direct Marcus to stop visualizing that scenario and they should move to the next one up the hierarchy.ANS: C REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Applied14. It has been hypothesized that systematic desensitization works as a result ofa. counterconditioning.b. habituation.c. extinction.d. all of the aboveANS: D REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Factual15. In __________ exposure, the client actually confronts the feared stimulus or anxiety-provoking situation.a. in vivob. simulatedc. experientiald. in imaginoANS: A REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: FactualMSC: WWW16. Michael is a client with social phobia who is seeing a behavioral therapist. If the therapist uses exposure therapy,a. the therapist is using a technique with no empirical support for this disorder.b. Michael will have to remain in anxiety-provoking situations until his anxiety subsides.c. he or she cannot use any other treatment interventions concurrently.d. none of the aboveANS: B REF: Traditional Techniques of Behavior Therapy DIF: Applied17. To achieve maximum benefit in exposure


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