Question

1. At the beginning of his first therapy session. Douglas tells his therapist that he wants help with getting along with his girtlfriend, who is threatening to drop him. He has never been able to get along with a girl for any length of time. A behavior therapist is likely to assume that _______ is (are) the problem.

a. arrested growth

b. getting along with girls

c. low self-esteem

d. unconscious conflicts

2. Which therapy makes the assumption that patients should determine the content and direction of treatment?

a. behavior

b. client-centered

c. gestalt

d. psychoanalytic

3. Jan is hearing voices. She also thinks that she is Mary Poppins. In addition, she exhibits "zombie like" emotion. What diagnosis fits her best?

a. antisocial personality disorder

b. conduct disorder

c. schizophrenia

d. bipolar

4. Bart is intensely frightened of crowds and avoids all public places where he is likely to confront more than a dozen at a time. What would psychologists call his disorder?

a. generalized anxiety disorder

b. panic disorder

c. social phobia

d. posttraumatic stress

5. Margy does not look people in the eye. She bites her own shoulder, rocks for hours at a time, and likes to stare at teh blades of the fan as it rotates. What disorder is she most likely to have?

a. autism

b. mental retardation

c. panic disorder

d. schizophrenia

Answer 1

1. At the beginning of his first therapy session. Douglas tells his therapist that he wants help with getting along with his girlfriend, who is threatening to drop him. He has never been able to get along with a girl for any length of time. A behavior therapist is likely to assume that _______ is (are) the problem.

c. low self-esteem

2. The therapy makes the assumption that patients should determine the content and direction of treatment;

b. client-centered

3. Jan is hearing voices. She also thinks that she is Mary Poppins. In addition, she exhibits "zombie-like" emotion. The diagnosis that fits her best is;

c. schizophrenia

4. Bart is intensely frightened of crowds and avoids all public places where he is likely to confront more than a dozen at a time. Psychologists would call his disorder;

c. social phobia