1. Clicker Questions
Psychology in Modules, 11th Edition by David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
Slides by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
Modules 54-56: Therapy

2. 1. Which type of therapy involves prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on a person’s physiology?
A. Psychotherapy
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Eclectic approach
D. Biomedical therapy

3. 1. Which type of therapy involves prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on a person’s physiology? ANSWER
A. Psychotherapy
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Eclectic approach
D. Biomedical therapy

4. 2. The blocking of anxiety-laden material from consciousness is called:
A. resistance.
B. transference.
C. interpretation.
D. psychoanalysis.

5. 2. The blocking of anxiety-laden material from consciousness is called: ANSWER
A. resistance.
B. transference.
C. interpretation.
D. psychoanalysis.

6. 3. Which of the following is NOT a technique used in client-centered therapy?
A. Genuiness
B. Interpretation
C. Acceptance
D. Empathy

7. 3. Which of the following is NOT a technique used in client-centered therapy? ANSWER
A. Genuiness
B. Interpretation
C. Acceptance
D. Empathy

8. 4. Which type of behavior therapy involves the association of an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior?
A. Exposure therapy
B. Systematic desensitization
C. Counterconditioning
D. Aversive conditioning

9. 4. Which type of behavior therapy involves the association of an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior? ANSWER
A. Exposure therapy
B. Systematic desensitization
C. Counterconditioning
D. Aversive conditioning

10. 5. Which type of therapy involves changing self-defeating thinking and the way people act?
A. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Group therapy
D. Insight therapy

11. 5. Which type of therapy involves changing self-defeating thinking and the way people act? ANSWER
A. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Group therapy
D. Insight therapy

12. 6. The procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies is called (a/an):
A. evidence-based practice.
B. meta-analysis.
C. therapeutic alliance.
D. recovered memory therapy.

13. 6. The procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies is called (a/an): ANSWER
A. evidence-based practice.
B. meta-analysis.
C. therapeutic alliance.
D. recovered memory therapy.

14. 7. Which type of drug is used to treat bipolar disorder?
A. Antianxiety drugs
B. Antidepressant drugs
C. Antipsychotic drugs
D. Mood-stabilizing drugs

15. 7. Which type of drug is used to treat bipolar disorder? ANSWER
A. Antianxiety drugs
B. Antidepressant drugs
C. Antipsychotic drugs
D. Mood-stabilizing drugs

16. 8. Which technique may be used with an individual who suffers from severe depression, when drug therapies don’t work?
A. Electroconvulsive therapy
B. Psychosurgery
C. Group therapy
D. Lobotomy

17. 8. Which technique may be used with an individual who suffers from severe depression, when drug therapies don’t work? ANSWER
A. Electroconvulsive therapy
B. Psychosurgery
C. Group therapy
D. Lobotomy

18. 9. Which is a newer, promising treatment that helps improve mood by possibly energizing the left frontal lobe?
A. Lobotomy
B. Electroconvulsive therapy
C. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
D. Psychosurgery

19. 9. Which is a newer, promising treatment that helps improve mood by possibly energizing the left frontal lobe? ANSWER
A. Lobotomy
B. Electroconvulsive therapy
C. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
D. Psychosurgery

20. 10. The therapy that focuses on restoring a healthy way of life in reducing stress (such as through exercise and sleep) is called:
A. Brain stimulation
B. Therapeutic lifestyle change
C. Drug therapy
D. Psychosurgery

21. 10. The therapy that focuses on restoring a healthy way of life in reducing stress (such as through exercise and sleep) is called: ANSWER
A. Brain stimulation
B. Therapeutic lifestyle change
C. Drug therapy
D. Psychosurgery

22. Critical Thinking Questions

23. 11. Hillary has a phobia of spiders
11. Hillary has a phobia of spiders. Through therapy she is taught to relax while looking at a picture of a spider, then being in the same room with a spider, then handling a spider. This type of therapy is called:
A. virtual reality exposure therapy.
B. systematic desensitization.
C. aversive conditioning.
D. counterconditioning.

24. 11. Hillary has a phobia of spiders
11. Hillary has a phobia of spiders. Through therapy she is taught to relax while looking at a picture of a spider, then being in the same room with a spider, then handling a spider. This type of therapy is called: ANSWER
A. virtual reality exposure therapy.
B. systematic desensitization.
C. aversive conditioning.
D. counterconditioning.

25. 12. Shaniqua has an addiction
12. Shaniqua has an addiction. She continues to relapse because certain family members are enabling her. Which type of therapy might help her best?
A. Self-help group
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Family therapy
D. Exposure therapy

26. 12. Shaniqua has an addiction
12. Shaniqua has an addiction. She continues to relapse because certain family members are enabling her. Which type of therapy might help her best? ANSWER
A. Self-help group
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Family therapy
D. Exposure therapy

27. 13. Norris is a physician by training who specializes in treating psychological disorders. He can prescribe medicine, so he is a:
A. psychiatrist.
B. psychologist.
C. social worker.
D. counselor.

28. 13. Norris is a physician by training who specializes in treating psychological disorders. He can prescribe medicine, so he is a: ANSWER
A. psychiatrist.
B. psychologist.
C. social worker.
D. counselor.

29. 14. Herbert is having delusions and hallucinations
14. Herbert is having delusions and hallucinations. Which type of drug may he be prescribed?
A. Mood-stabilizing
B. Antipsychotic
C. Antidepressant
D. Antianxiety

30. 14. Herbert is having delusions and hallucinations
14. Herbert is having delusions and hallucinations. Which type of drug may he be prescribed? ANSWER
A. Mood-stabilizing
B. Antipsychotic
C. Antidepressant
D. Antianxiety

31. 15. Isla wants to reduce stress and live a healthier, more fulfilling life. She decides to begin a new nutritional and exercise program, as well as spend more time outdoors. What type of therapy is she adopting?
A. Self-help group
B. Therapeutic alliance
C. Therapeutic lifestyle change
D. Psychopharmacology

32. 15. Isla wants to reduce stress and live a healthier, more fulfilling life. She decides to begin a new nutritional and exercise program, as well as spend more time outdoors. What type of therapy is she adopting? ANSWER
A. Self-help group
B. Therapeutic alliance
C. Therapeutic lifestyle change
D. Psychopharmacology