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(D) psychoanalytic therapy

(E) outreach programs for at-risk children

7. An unplanned social change that occurred as a result of deinstitutionalization was

(A) the rise of a multitude of group homes to provide care for these former patients

(B) a rise in the number of better psychotropic drugs to treat schizophrenia and bipolar illness

(C) an increase in the number of schizophrenics among the homeless population in urban centers

(D) an increase in the use of the insanity plea to avoid long-term incarceration

(E) an increase in the number of mental hospitals across the nation

8. Vic is encouraged to take charge of the therapy session and his therapist uses an active listening approach to mirror back the feelings he hears from him. Which therapy is most likely being described?

(A) client-centered therapy

(B) cognitive therapy

(C) psychodynamic therapy

(D) existential therapy

(E) rational-emotive therapy

9. The antidepressants Prozac, Paxel, and Zoloft work to

(A) block dopamine receptors

(B) decrease the level of acetylcholine in the bloodstream

(C) break down the MAO enzymes

(D) decrease the amount of GABA at the postsynaptic neuron

(E) block the reuptake of serotonin

10. All of the following are potential benefits of group therapy EXCEPT

(A) it is often more economical than 1:1 treatment

(B) it does not require the services of a mental health professional

(C) clients with similar problems can provide helpful insight and feedback to peers

(D) group members can see how their problems might impact others

(E) it may reduce the resistance of patients who have experienced difficulties in 1:1 settings

11. Drew’s depression seems an outgrowth of his belief that everyone should like him. If his therapist were to utilize REBT, how might he proceed in treating Drew’s depression?

(A) He would suggest a mild antidepressant drug like Prozac to elevate his mood state.

(B) He would give him unconditional positive regard and encourage him to open up about his feelings.

(C) He would challenge Drew’s belief so that in defending it Drew will recognize just how absurd it sounds.

(D) Using the cognitive triad of Self, World, and Future, he would determine Drew’s assumptions in all three areas.

(E) He would search Drew’s early childhood for the root cause of this distortion of reality.

12. Antabuse is a drug that, when paired with alcohol in the bloodstream, brings about extreme nausea. For many motivated alcoholics, this has proven to be an effective treatment. Under which umbrella of psychotherapy would it most likely be used?

(A) insight therapy

(B) aversive conditioning

(C) Gestalt therapy

(D) self-help therapy

(E) flooding exposure therapy

13. Andre suffers from mood swings, alternating from wild episodes of euphoria and spending sprees to motionless staring and hopelessness. A drug to treat his condition is

(A) Lithium carbonate

(B) Haldol

(C) Xanax

(D) Thorazine

(E) Ritalin

14. The belief of ancient Greeks such as Hippocrates and Galen about the cause of abnormal behavior was closest to which of the following modern approaches to psychology?

(A) psychoanalytic

(B) behavioral

(C) humanistic

(D) cognitive

(E) biomedical

15. After conducting a meta-analysis of over 475 outcome studies on the effectiveness of psychotherapies, psychologists concluded that

(A) evidence supported its efficacy

(B) psychotherapy is no more effective than talking to a friend

(C) the potential to do further harm to the patient with psychotropic drugs outweighs its effectiveness

(D) psychotherapy proves no more beneficial than no treatment at all

(E) of all treatments, psychoanalysis proved the most beneficial over all other types of therapy

Answers and Explanations

1. C—Gestalt therapy includes the use of dream interpretation. What Jenna reported was the manifest content of her dream and what her analyst attempts to interpret is the latent or hidden meaning to help her gain insight into her