Marital satisfaction increases throughout adulthood for most couples.
Is it true or is it false?
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Which of the following personality traits indicates the degree to which a person is unemotional and pragmatic and believes that ends can justify means?
A) core self-evaluation
B) Machiavellianism
C) Type A personality
D) self-monitoring
E) narcissism
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Which of the following is not a change that occurs in the human brain during middle adulthood?
A) formation of new synapses
B) decrease in brain weight
C) decline in density of the synapses
D) increased production of neurotransmitters
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The major goal of insight therapies is to give people:
A) feedback from their biologically controlled responses.
B) help in understanding perceptual processes.
C) basic training in observational learning and practice.
D) clearer understanding of their feelings, motivations, and actions.
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In the process of group therapy, group members function as quasi-therapists to one another.
A) True.
B) False.
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The healthcare system in the United States is under great financial pressure. Because of this reality, which of the following therapeutic approaches is MOST likely to expand?
A) Psychoanalysis.
B) Couples therapy.
C) Group therapy.
D) Electroconvulsive therapy.
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Which of the following statements about group therapy is MOST accurate?
A) Those in group therapy tend to take longer to improve relative to those in individual therapy.
B) Efficacy data suggests that group therapy is no less effective than individual treatment, for a variety of clients and situations.
C) Efficacy data suggests that group therapy is more effective than individual treatment, for a variety of clients and situations.
D) Group therapy should only be utilized when it is not practical or financially feasible to obtain individual treatment.
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_____ is the simultaneous treatment of several or more clients together.
a. Behavior therapy c. Group therapy
b. Psychoanalysis d. Talk therapy
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Suppose you spoke to a client-centered therapist about her approach to therapy. Which of the following remarks would be MOST reasonable to expect?
A) I establish a strong rapport so that I can identify and emphasize to my clients the number and nature of their inconsistencies in life.
B) I make my office space, namely my couch, very comfortable so my clients will express any emotions and cognitions as they come to mind.
C) I walk with my clients through their childhood experiences once again, provide feedback, and craft future action plans.
D) I have a conversation with my clients, and focus on asking questions rather than providing direction.
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The view that therapy has historically focused too much on pathology and suffering instead of health and resilience represents
A) psychoanalytic psychology.
B) client-centered psychology.
C) positive psychology.
D) behavioristic psychology.
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