Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 13
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Which of the following is an action -oriented approach to therapy that does not rely heavily on
talk?
a) psychoanalytical
b) cognitive
c) behavioral
d) humanistic
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Therapies defined as “talk therapies” include .
a) psychodynamic and cognitive
b) humanistic and behavioral
c) psychoanalysis and ECT
d) humanistic and operant conditioning
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Psychotherapy is defined in your text as the various methods of therapy that .
a) attempt to describe, explain, and treat various mental disorders
b) aim to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to life
,c) were only used by Freud
d) seek to improve biological functioning and promote adjustment to life
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Using therapeutic techniques to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to
life is known as .
a) eclectic therapy
b) psychoanalysis/psychodynamic therapy
c) psychotherapy
d) counseling
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
5) The system of psychotherapy developed by Freud that seeks to bring unconscious conflicts into
conscious awareness is known as .
a) transference
b) cognitive restructuring
c) psychoanalysis
d) the “empty chair” technique
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
, Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
6) According to your text, why does psychoanalysis work?
a) Once a person understands her or his maladaptive thoughts, new thoughts can be learned.
b) Once unconscious material gets to the conscious mind, new behavior can be learned.
c) Once a person gains insight, conflicts can be resolved.
d) Once a person feels unconditional positive regard, she or he can learn to love her or himself.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1 Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
7) Having a patient recline on the couch with only the ceiling to look at is believed to encourage
.
a) catharsis
b) countertransference
c) transference
d) free association
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) According to Freud, which part of the mind has strong defense mechanisms that block
unconscious thought from becoming conscious?
a) ego
b) superego
c) id
d) conscience
Answer: a
, Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
9) In psychoanalysis, free association refers to .
a) unproductive sessions when the client is not effectively working through problems
b) a thought process that has no underlying cause or motivation
c) reporting whatever comes to mind without monitoring its contents
d) purposefully bizarre and disconnected associations
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
10) In therapy, Alda started speaking about her upcoming birthday, which reminded her of a
childhood birthday. In discussing her fifth birthday, she remembered feelings of rage and
disappointment and recalled a dream she’d had last night in which she was behind the wheel of a
steamroller. This process would best be described as .
a) dream analysis
b) psychotic processing
c) free association
d) transference
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 13
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Which of the following is an action -oriented approach to therapy that does not rely heavily on
talk?
a) psychoanalytical
b) cognitive
c) behavioral
d) humanistic
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Therapies defined as “talk therapies” include .
a) psychodynamic and cognitive
b) humanistic and behavioral
c) psychoanalysis and ECT
d) humanistic and operant conditioning
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Psychotherapy is defined in your text as the various methods of therapy that .
a) attempt to describe, explain, and treat various mental disorders
b) aim to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to life
,c) were only used by Freud
d) seek to improve biological functioning and promote adjustment to life
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Using therapeutic techniques to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to
life is known as .
a) eclectic therapy
b) psychoanalysis/psychodynamic therapy
c) psychotherapy
d) counseling
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
5) The system of psychotherapy developed by Freud that seeks to bring unconscious conflicts into
conscious awareness is known as .
a) transference
b) cognitive restructuring
c) psychoanalysis
d) the “empty chair” technique
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
, Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
6) According to your text, why does psychoanalysis work?
a) Once a person understands her or his maladaptive thoughts, new thoughts can be learned.
b) Once unconscious material gets to the conscious mind, new behavior can be learned.
c) Once a person gains insight, conflicts can be resolved.
d) Once a person feels unconditional positive regard, she or he can learn to love her or himself.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1 Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
7) Having a patient recline on the couch with only the ceiling to look at is believed to encourage
.
a) catharsis
b) countertransference
c) transference
d) free association
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) According to Freud, which part of the mind has strong defense mechanisms that block
unconscious thought from becoming conscious?
a) ego
b) superego
c) id
d) conscience
Answer: a
, Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
9) In psychoanalysis, free association refers to .
a) unproductive sessions when the client is not effectively working through problems
b) a thought process that has no underlying cause or motivation
c) reporting whatever comes to mind without monitoring its contents
d) purposefully bizarre and disconnected associations
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
10) In therapy, Alda started speaking about her upcoming birthday, which reminded her of a
childhood birthday. In discussing her fifth birthday, she remembered feelings of rage and
disappointment and recalled a dream she’d had last night in which she was behind the wheel of a
steamroller. This process would best be described as .
a) dream analysis
b) psychotic processing
c) free association
d) transference
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Talk Therapies
Learning Objective 13: 1.1: Describe the principles of psychoanalysis and of psychodynamic,
cognitive, and humanistic therapies.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
