AP Unit 13 Review

The antidepressant drug Prozac does which of the following?

• Blocks the reuptake of dopamine
• Blocks the reuptake of serotonin
• Decreases the amount of adrenaline in the blood stream
• Levels the amount of epinephrine

Joy's therapist is trying to encourage her to take charge of the therapy session. The therapist uses active listening while Joy discusses her feelings. Which therapy type is most likely being described?

• Psychodynamic therapy

• Rational emotive behavior therapy

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy

• Client-centered therapy

Which of the following is a major goal of Aaron Beck's therapy?

• to rid an individual of his or her internal negative thoughts

• to change an individual's negative behavior

• to enable a person to become self-actualized

• to help a client change learned or modeled behavior

Light therapy is used to help which of the following disorders?

• Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Persistent Depressive Disorder

An eclectic therapist is one who:

• prescribes the use of drugs

• emphasizes active listening

• prefers group therapy

• uses a variety of psychological and therapeutic approaches.

Dr. Tsarfaty is a clinical psychologist who sometimes uses operant conditioning techniques, sometimes encourages them to modify their attributional patterns, and on occasion interprets their transference behaviors. Dr. Tsarfaty’s therapeutic approach would best be described as:

• client-centered.

• biomedical.

• eclectic.

• behavioral.

Mr. Nelson’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of

• client-centered therapy.

• psychoanalysis.

• operant conditioning techniques.

• systematic desensitization.

When Reginald told his therapist, “I came to see what you could do for me,” the therapist responded, “It sounds like you’re feeling you need some help. Am I right?” The therapist’s response reflects the technique of:

• therapeutic touch.

• transference.

• free association.

• active listening.

A token economy represents an application of the principles of:

• classical conditioning.

• humanistic theory.

• operant conditioning.

• observational learning.

Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former teachers are trying to hurt her. Melissa’s symptoms are most likely to be relieved by _________ drugs.

• antidepressant

• antianxiety

• antimanic

• antipsychotic