Psychology Chapter 16
Which of the following choices is an emphasis of humanistic approaches to
psychotherapy?
a. the client's unconscious desires
b. the client's recent past
c. the client's early infancy
d. the client's present and future
d. the client's present and future
The amount of time a client spends in psychotherapy is determined by the client's s needs
as well as his or her ________.
a. insurance coverage
b. age
c. psychotherapist's training
d. personal goals
d. personal goals
Electroconvulsive therapy is effective in alleviating symptoms for people with ________.
a. ADHD who also suffer from anxiety
b. a mood disorder who do not believe in traditional biomedical approaches
c. auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia
d. severe depression who have not responded to traditional drug therapy
d. severe depression who have not responded to traditional drug therapy
In order to overcome an eating disorder, Sevilla's therapist works to change her distorted
ways of thinking and self-defeating actions by helping her learn to identify such behaviors.
What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?
a. classical conditioning counseling
b. cognitive-behavioral therapy
c. client-centered therapy
d. systematic desensitization
b. cognitive-behavioral therapy
Addiction is often viewed as a(n) ________ disease that can rewire the suffererâ s brain.
a. acute
b. nomothetic
c. idiographic
d. chronic
d. chronic
