Psychological Therapies

Behavior therapy has been criticized for all of the following EXCEPT

• a. it is simplistic (too simple)

• b. ignoring affect

• c. it is cold and mechanical

• d. it is not very operationalizable

Piglet runs away every time he sees a horse. Which of the following, according to behavior therapists, is likely to explain his behavior?

• a. Piglet has irrational beliefs about horses

• b. The running behavior is reinforced by the reduction of anxiety

• c. The horse is reinforcing to Piglet

• d. a and b

The roots of cognitive therapy appear to be a combination of which of the following two theories:

• a. Behaviorism and psychoanalysis

• b. Behaviorism and rational emotive behavioral therapy

• c. Psychoanalysis and person-centered theory

• d. Psychoanalysis and individual psychology

When Ron goes to the grocery store, he experiences strong urges to flee and feels anxious. Beck would say that:

• a. his self-enhancement primal mode is appropriately activated

• b. the threat primal mode is inappropriately activated

• c. metacognition is occurring

• d. the victim mode is active

According to structural family therapy, subsystems are

• a. small groups of family members

• b. entire families

• c. individuals

• d. a and c

In solution-focused therapy, the counselor is most interested in

• a. the absence of the problem

• b. historical aspects of the problem

• c. the family dynamics of the client

• d. the causes of the problem

In narrative therapy, the type of story that brings clients to counseling is called the

• a. problem-saturated story

• b. alternate story

• c. depressing story

• d. b and c

Approaches that represent the “third wave” of behavioral and cognitive therapies include _____.

• a. Gestalt therapy

• b. reality therapy

• c. mindfulness approaches

• d. solution-focused therapy

Which of the following is true regarding the research on mindfulness approaches?

• a. Both ACT and DBT have solid theoretical systems and good research support.

• b. Neither ACT nor DBT have a solid theoretical system or good research support.

• c. ACT has a solid theoretical system but weak research support.

• d. DBT has little research support but a solid theoretical system.

How do you feel after doing these MCQs?

• I am going to get a perfect score for the exam!

• It was ok... I got some right and some wrong. That's life.

• I really, really need to study now.

• I am doomed.