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61.Cognitive therapists such as Aaron Beck refer to errors in : 1231150
61.Cognitive therapists such as Aaron Beck refer to errors in thinking as
A)cognitive distortions.
B)faulty attributions.
C)cognitive appraisals.
D)activating events.
E)irrational beliefs.
62.Shannon goes to a cognitive therapist that gives her the following assignment, “Next time you have a negative thought, investigate it to determine if it is valid.” Based on this description, which therapeutic technique is Shannon’s therapist using?
A)reality testing
B)empathy
C)empty chair
D)gradual exposure
E)interpretation
63.Eclectic therapists
A)do not believe in using psychoanalysis.
B)generally adhere to behavioral principles.
C)are most often humanistic therapists.
D)are more often psychiatrists than psychologists.
E)integrate approaches from many different schools of therapy.
64.In a study reported in the text, which orientation was most often reported by a group of clinical and counseling psychologists?
A)Eclectic
B)Gestalt
C)Cognitive-behavioral
D)Psychoanalytic
E)Client-centered
65.Which type of therapy focuses on helping families focus on changing disruptive patterns of communication and improving the ways in which members relate to each other?
A)group therapy
B)marital therapy
C)couples therapy
D)family therapy
E)behavioral modification
66.All but which of the following are advantages of group therapy over individual therapy?
A)Group therapy allows the client to see how others have coped with similar problems.
B)Because it involves group interaction, group therapy is especially helpful for people experiencing problems like loneliness and shyness.
C)Those in group therapy have the extra benefit of social support from the group.
D)Clients feel safer expressing their feelings in a group setting.
E)Group therapy is usually less costly than individual therapy.
67.Dr. Lau is a couple therapist. What is the most typical problem she is likely to target in treatment?
A)sexual dysfunctions
B)communication difficulties
C)arguments about money
D)disagreements about parenting
E)infidelity
68.Regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)While the majority of people benefit from therapy, some may deteriorate.
B)Meta-analysis is a statistical technique used to average the results across a large number of studies, and this technique has been used to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy.
C)The greatest improvements in therapy are typically gained during the last few months of treatment.
D)Research supports the overall effectives of psychotherapy, marital therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.
E)The average therapy client achieves greater improvement than the majority of people assigned to untreated control groups.
69.In research reported in your text, an analysis of 400 controlled studies evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapy found that the average person receiving therapy did better than approximately what percentage of people placed on waiting lists for therapy?
A)30%
B)50%
C)60%
D)80%
E)93%
70.Meta-analyses of the effectiveness of psychotherapy suggest
A)traditional psychoanalysis is generally the most effective form of therapy.
B)behavior therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.
C)humanistic therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.
D)there is little difference in the effectiveness of the different forms of therapy.
E)group therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.
