Experience Psychology LATEST VERSION 269 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
.Which of the following biomedical interventions for changing behavior is used LEAST
often?
A. Aversive conditioning
B. Electroconvulsive therapy
C. Psychosurgery
D. Drug therapy - CORRECT ANSWER C
3. Tranquilizers are ____ drugs.
A. antianxiety
B. antidepressant
C. antipsychotic
D. MAO inhibitor - CORRECT ANSWER A
4. Xanax, Valium, and Librium are benzodiazepines that are commonly used drug
therapies for treating ____
A. mood disorders
B. anxiety disorders
C. schizophrenia
D. dissociative disorders - CORRECT ANSWER B
5. Which of the following classes of drugs are NOT considered antidepressants?
A. Tricylics
B. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER D
6. ____ treat depression by increasing the level of norepinephrine and serotonin.
A. Tricylics
B. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER A
7. Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft are what type of antidepressant drugs?
A. Tricylics
B. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER C
8. Lithium is commonly used to treat ____
A. panic attack disorder
,B. bipolar disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. major depression - CORRECT ANSWER B
9. In addition to providing treatment for depression, antidepressant drugs may also be
an effective treatment for ____
A. schizophrenia
B. anxiety disorders and eating disorders
C. dissociative amnesia
D. antisocial personality disorder - CORRECT ANSWER B
10. Elizabeth visited a psychiatrist who, after interviewing her, recommended either
Paxil or Prozac. These drugs are generally used to treat ____
A. social skills deficiencies
B. depression and anxiety
C. bipolar disorder
D. psychosis - CORRECT ANSWER B
11. Lithium is an effective ____ drug.
A. antipsychotic
B. antianxiety
C. barbituate
D. mood-stabilizing - CORRECT ANSWER D
12. Experimental studies on whether antidepressants increase risk of suicide in children
and adolescents show that, compared to the control group, children who use
antidepressants____
A. were less likely to attempt suicide
B. were three times as likely to attempt suicide
C. were five times as likely to commit suicide
D. showed a greater number of spontaneous statements about suicidal thoughts -
CORRECT ANSWER D
13. Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat ____
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder
B. major depressive disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. panic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER C
14. Neuroleptic drugs ____
A. are antianxiety drugs
B. reduce schizophrenic symptoms
C. effectively block serotonin activity in the brain
D. cure schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER B
,15. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment sometimes used for ____
A. dissociative identity disorder
B. depression
C. schizophrenia
D. obsessive-compulsive disorder - CORRECT ANSWER B
16. Sharon is seeing a new doctor after many different medications have failed to help
with her condition. This doctor tells her that many well-designed studies suggest that
electroconvulsive therapy is effective in
the treatment of ____
A. borderline personality disorder
B. panic attack disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. depression - CORRECT ANSWER D
17. Ivan is very depressed, and the danger of suicide is eminent. He is not responding
to the drugs normally employed to treat depression. Which of the following treatments is
most likely to prove helpful in reducing Ivan's depression and suicidal behavior?
A. A self-help group
B. Electroconvulsive therapy
C. Encounter groups
D. Minor tranquilizers - CORRECT ANSWER B
18. Which of the following statements about psychosurgery is FALSE?
A Psychosurgery is a biological therapy that involves the removal or destruction of brain
tissue to improve the individual's adjustment.
B.A prefrontal lobotomy is a type of psychosurgery that involves severing fibers that
connect the frontal lobe and the thalamus.
C. The effects of psychosurgery can be reversed with intensive therapy.
D. Present-day psychosurgery involves making just a small lesion in the amygdala or
another part of the limbic system. - CORRECT ANSWER C
19. Which of the following forms of treatment would be used only as a last resort to help
patients with severely debilitating conditions?
A. Drug therapy
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Psychosurgery
D. Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER C
20. Which of the following perspectives views abnormal behavior as the result of
unresolved unconscious conflicts?
A. Psychodynamic therapy
B. Humanistic therapy
C. Social learning therapy
D. Biological therapy - CORRECT ANSWER A
, 21. According to the psychoanalytic approach to psychotherapy, which of the following
is an essential part of the job of a psychotherapist?
A. Point out inconsistencies in the patient's thoughts and behaviors.
B. Encourage the patient to explore his or her potential for growth.
C. Encourage the client to assess his or her own problems through client-centered
therapy.
D. Interpret the disguised revelations of the unconscious mind to the patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER D
22. The main goal of psychoanalysis is to ____
A. persuade clients to abandon their irrational, misery-inducing beliefs
B. provide clients with insight into their unconscious conflicts
C. train clients to avoid maladaptive patterns of behavior through modeling of
appropriate behaviors
D. demonstrate unconditional positive regard toward the client - CORRECT
ANSWER B
23. Psychoanalysts attempt to eliminate self-defeating behaviors by ____
A. convincing the client of the inappropriateness of the behaviors
B. paraphrasing the client's statements and asking for clarification
C. training the client in social skills
D. bringing unconscious material to consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER D
24. Dr. Billings is a therapist who specializes in psychoanalysis. The types of techniques
that she is likely to use would include ____
A. free association, dream interpretation, transference, and interpreting the client's
resistance to discussing painful memories
B. teaching clients to replace their fears systematically with more relaxed responses
C. systematic desensitization and token economies
D. prescribing strong medication that will reduce the client's anxiety so that the client
can learn to relax and gain insight - CORRECT ANSWER A
25. Your psychotherapist asks you to "free associate." What are you being asked to do?
A. You are being asked to concentrate on relaxing as your therapist presents you with
anxiety-provoking stimuli.
B. You are being asked to completely empty your mind of all thoughts.
C. You are being asked to just "talk" in an undirected manner without reflecting on what
you are about to say.
D. You are being asked to recall everything you can about traumatic childhood events. -
CORRECT ANSWER C
26. In psychoanalytic theory, the term transference is used to describe ____
A. the gradual shifting of erogenous desires from the mouth to the genitals
ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
.Which of the following biomedical interventions for changing behavior is used LEAST
often?
A. Aversive conditioning
B. Electroconvulsive therapy
C. Psychosurgery
D. Drug therapy - CORRECT ANSWER C
3. Tranquilizers are ____ drugs.
A. antianxiety
B. antidepressant
C. antipsychotic
D. MAO inhibitor - CORRECT ANSWER A
4. Xanax, Valium, and Librium are benzodiazepines that are commonly used drug
therapies for treating ____
A. mood disorders
B. anxiety disorders
C. schizophrenia
D. dissociative disorders - CORRECT ANSWER B
5. Which of the following classes of drugs are NOT considered antidepressants?
A. Tricylics
B. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER D
6. ____ treat depression by increasing the level of norepinephrine and serotonin.
A. Tricylics
B. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER A
7. Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft are what type of antidepressant drugs?
A. Tricylics
B. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER C
8. Lithium is commonly used to treat ____
A. panic attack disorder
,B. bipolar disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. major depression - CORRECT ANSWER B
9. In addition to providing treatment for depression, antidepressant drugs may also be
an effective treatment for ____
A. schizophrenia
B. anxiety disorders and eating disorders
C. dissociative amnesia
D. antisocial personality disorder - CORRECT ANSWER B
10. Elizabeth visited a psychiatrist who, after interviewing her, recommended either
Paxil or Prozac. These drugs are generally used to treat ____
A. social skills deficiencies
B. depression and anxiety
C. bipolar disorder
D. psychosis - CORRECT ANSWER B
11. Lithium is an effective ____ drug.
A. antipsychotic
B. antianxiety
C. barbituate
D. mood-stabilizing - CORRECT ANSWER D
12. Experimental studies on whether antidepressants increase risk of suicide in children
and adolescents show that, compared to the control group, children who use
antidepressants____
A. were less likely to attempt suicide
B. were three times as likely to attempt suicide
C. were five times as likely to commit suicide
D. showed a greater number of spontaneous statements about suicidal thoughts -
CORRECT ANSWER D
13. Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat ____
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder
B. major depressive disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. panic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER C
14. Neuroleptic drugs ____
A. are antianxiety drugs
B. reduce schizophrenic symptoms
C. effectively block serotonin activity in the brain
D. cure schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER B
,15. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment sometimes used for ____
A. dissociative identity disorder
B. depression
C. schizophrenia
D. obsessive-compulsive disorder - CORRECT ANSWER B
16. Sharon is seeing a new doctor after many different medications have failed to help
with her condition. This doctor tells her that many well-designed studies suggest that
electroconvulsive therapy is effective in
the treatment of ____
A. borderline personality disorder
B. panic attack disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. depression - CORRECT ANSWER D
17. Ivan is very depressed, and the danger of suicide is eminent. He is not responding
to the drugs normally employed to treat depression. Which of the following treatments is
most likely to prove helpful in reducing Ivan's depression and suicidal behavior?
A. A self-help group
B. Electroconvulsive therapy
C. Encounter groups
D. Minor tranquilizers - CORRECT ANSWER B
18. Which of the following statements about psychosurgery is FALSE?
A Psychosurgery is a biological therapy that involves the removal or destruction of brain
tissue to improve the individual's adjustment.
B.A prefrontal lobotomy is a type of psychosurgery that involves severing fibers that
connect the frontal lobe and the thalamus.
C. The effects of psychosurgery can be reversed with intensive therapy.
D. Present-day psychosurgery involves making just a small lesion in the amygdala or
another part of the limbic system. - CORRECT ANSWER C
19. Which of the following forms of treatment would be used only as a last resort to help
patients with severely debilitating conditions?
A. Drug therapy
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Psychosurgery
D. Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER C
20. Which of the following perspectives views abnormal behavior as the result of
unresolved unconscious conflicts?
A. Psychodynamic therapy
B. Humanistic therapy
C. Social learning therapy
D. Biological therapy - CORRECT ANSWER A
, 21. According to the psychoanalytic approach to psychotherapy, which of the following
is an essential part of the job of a psychotherapist?
A. Point out inconsistencies in the patient's thoughts and behaviors.
B. Encourage the patient to explore his or her potential for growth.
C. Encourage the client to assess his or her own problems through client-centered
therapy.
D. Interpret the disguised revelations of the unconscious mind to the patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER D
22. The main goal of psychoanalysis is to ____
A. persuade clients to abandon their irrational, misery-inducing beliefs
B. provide clients with insight into their unconscious conflicts
C. train clients to avoid maladaptive patterns of behavior through modeling of
appropriate behaviors
D. demonstrate unconditional positive regard toward the client - CORRECT
ANSWER B
23. Psychoanalysts attempt to eliminate self-defeating behaviors by ____
A. convincing the client of the inappropriateness of the behaviors
B. paraphrasing the client's statements and asking for clarification
C. training the client in social skills
D. bringing unconscious material to consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER D
24. Dr. Billings is a therapist who specializes in psychoanalysis. The types of techniques
that she is likely to use would include ____
A. free association, dream interpretation, transference, and interpreting the client's
resistance to discussing painful memories
B. teaching clients to replace their fears systematically with more relaxed responses
C. systematic desensitization and token economies
D. prescribing strong medication that will reduce the client's anxiety so that the client
can learn to relax and gain insight - CORRECT ANSWER A
25. Your psychotherapist asks you to "free associate." What are you being asked to do?
A. You are being asked to concentrate on relaxing as your therapist presents you with
anxiety-provoking stimuli.
B. You are being asked to completely empty your mind of all thoughts.
C. You are being asked to just "talk" in an undirected manner without reflecting on what
you are about to say.
D. You are being asked to recall everything you can about traumatic childhood events. -
CORRECT ANSWER C
26. In psychoanalytic theory, the term transference is used to describe ____
A. the gradual shifting of erogenous desires from the mouth to the genitals
