AP Psychology Therapies

Which of the following studies would John Watson have been likely to support?

• attempting to retrain how a person thinks about when they are afriad

• attempting to control a child's behavior with candy and other rewards and punishments

• attempting to measure if environment can change the innate success of genetic components of a species

• attempting to help a person achieve self actualization through providing them with opportunities to improve themselves.

• attempting to see if childhood trauma really does shape all later behavior in life

Theoretically today many people pull from multiple fields in order to support their comprehensive view of how to treat a client. Which view would probably be used to do this?

• Structuralist

• Functionalist

• Biopsychosocial

• Psychoanalytical

• Developmental

Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth

Match the following

• insight therapies

• A caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which Carl Rogers believed would help clients to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance

• unconditional positive regard

• A variety of therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning by increasing a person's awareness of underlying a motives and defenses

• client-centered therapy

• Therapy deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition that views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences, and that seeks to enhance self-insight

• active listening

• Empathetic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies. A feature of Roger's client-centered therapy

• psychodynamic therapy

• the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, empathetic environment to facilitate client's growth. (Also called person-centered therapy)

Therapy deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition that views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences, and that seeks to enhance self-insight

Which type of therapy focuses on changing maladaptive behaviors through reinforcement and punishment?

• Cognitive Therapy

• Behavioral Therapy

• Humanistic Therapy

• Psychoanalytic Therapy

What is the main goal of cognitive therapy?

• To change negative thought patterns

• To explore unconscious conflicts

• To improve communication skills

• To enhance self-actualization

Which therapy is based on the principles of classical and operant conditioning?

• Cognitive Therapy

• Behavioral Therapy

• Humanistic Therapy

• Psychoanalytic Therapy

Who is considered the father of client-centered therapy?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Rogers

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Ellis

Which therapy emphasizes the importance of unconditional positive regard?

• Cognitive Therapy

• Behavioral Therapy

• Humanistic Therapy

• Psychoanalytic Therapy