Ch. 17 Therapy and Change Lesson 3: Cognitive and Behavior Ther

What is the basic goal of cognitive therapies?

• to highlight the influence of the unconscious

• to change the way people think

• to help people become self-actualized

• to encourage conformity

How is cognitive therapy different from psychoanalysis?

• The cognitive therapy approach is more focused on problem-solving.

• Cognitive therapy focuses more on understanding past events.

• Cognitive therapy is more of a long-term process.

• The cognitive therapy approach emphasizes the id, ego, and superego.

Albert Ellis would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

• Unrealistic assumptions about other people lead to healthy responses.

• Emotions can be changed, but thoughts cannot.

• People behave in deliberate and rational ways.

• Most people do not think about their actions.

Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy focused on

• illogical thought processes.

• memories of past events.

• actions, rather than thoughts.

• unconscious urges.

A therapist practicing Aaron Beck's cognitive theory would likely try to do which of the following?

• practice dream therapy on a client

• help a client accept his underlying assumptions about a situation

• convince a client to transfer feelings about a parent onto the therapist

• help a client detect negative thinking patterns

Which statement best describes the difference between behavior therapy and cognitive therapy?

• A. Behavior therapy focuses on feelings; cognitive therapy emphasizes actions.

• B. Behavior therapy emphasizes behaviors; cognitive therapy focuses on thoughts.

• C. Behavior therapy focuses on consistency; cognitive therapy emphasizes change.

• D. Behavior therapy emphasizes thoughts; cognitive therapy focuses on behaviors.

A therapist might use systematic desensitization to help a person

• A. achieve self-actualization.

• B. avoid other people.

• C. overcome a fear of public speaking.

• D. become a better running back.

Which of the following would most likely occur during a flooding treatment?

• A. A therapist allows spiders to crawl over a client’s hand.

• B. A therapist refuses to allow a client to talk about spiders.

• C. A therapist drowns a spider in a sink while a client watches.

• D. A therapist tells a client to avoid spiders at all costs.

Contingency management involves

• A. avoiding negative situations.

• B. learning a behavior by watching something else.

• C. reinforcement for desired behaviors.

• D. accepting that behaviors cannot be changed.

Which of the following is an emphasis of cognitive behavior-therapy?

• A. punishing negative behavior

• B. changing a client’s interpretation of his situation

• C. reducing stress by avoiding problems

• D. exposing clients to something they fear