AP Psychology Therapies Quiz

Which type of therapy involves a therapist actively working to uncover and alter the unconscious processes that are thought to drive psychological disorders?

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy

• Humanistic therapy

• Psychodynamic therapy

• Behavioral therapy

What is the primary goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?

• To improve self-awareness and self-esteem

• To challenge self defeating thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

• To provide unconditional positive regard

• To explore unconscious conflicts from childhood

In the context of treating anxiety disorders, which type of therapy might involve seeing or somehow experiencing an anxiety-producing stimulus in a safe environment until the anxiety response is extinguished?

• Psychodynamic therapy

• Exposure therapy

• Cognitive therapy

• Humanistic therapy

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?

• Challenges maladaptive thinking

• It involves homework assignments

• It focuses on exploring childhood experiences

• It aims to change patterns of thinking or behavior

Which of the following mental health professionals can prescribe medication?

• licensed mental health conunselor

• licensed clinical social worker

• clinical psychologist

• psychiatrist

Used to treat schizophrenia, functions by blocking dopamine receptor sites. 

• Mood-stabilizing medication
• Antidepressant medication
• Antianxiety medication
• antipscychotic medication

Side effects of antipsychotic drugs include: 

• excess dopamine levels

• auditory hallucinations and paranoia

• tremors, like those in Parkinson’s; tardive dyskinesia- involuntary movements 

• low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine

Which neurotransmitter is affected by antipsychotic medications?

• epinephrine

• dopamine

• serotonin

• norepinephrine

These depress central nervous system activity.

• Mood-stabilizing medication

• Antidepressant  medication

• Antianxiety  medication

• Antipsychotic  medication

These are also called SSRIs (selective-serotonin-
reuptake-inhibitor drugs) because they block the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin. 

• Mood-stabilizing medication

• Antidepressant medication

• Antianxiety medication

• Antipsychotic medication