Systematic desensitization
a. was developed by Meichenbaum.
b. has proven similarly efficacious for mood and anxiety disorders.
c. is based upon the principle that one cannot be simultaneously anxious and relaxed.
d. all of the above
Question 2ALL BUT WHICH of the following distinguishes the therapeutic relationship in behavior therapy from that of other therapies?
a. The therapist tends to adopt a more collaborative style.
b. The therapist tends to be slightly less warm or empathic.
c. The therapist may be more accepting of the problem as viewed/presented by the client.
d. The treatment recommended by the therapist may more obviously address the problematic behavior.
Question 3Data suggest that the client's perception of the therapeutic relationship
a. is not very important to the outcome of any type of psychotherapy.
b. is more important to the outcome of behavioral psychotherapy than to other types of psychotherapy.
c. is less important to the outcome of behavioral therapy than to other types of psychotherapy.
d. is very important to the outcome of behavioral and other forms of psychotherapy.
Question 4In the 1950s, Rotter theorized that
a. behavior was determined by the value of the reinforcement that followed it.
b. behavior was determined by the expectancy that it would be reinforced.
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
Question 5__________ procedures attempt to alter behavior by controlling the consequences of the behavior.
a. Classical conditioning
b. Operant
c. Restructuring
d. Pavlovian
Question 6Joseph Wolpe's name is most closely associated with which of the following?
a. free association
b. systematic desensitization
c. contingency management
d. thought stopping
Question 7In 1924, Mary Cover Jones worked with a young boy to remove a fear of rabbits and similar objects. Her therapeutic technique
a. involved pairing rabbits with objects that elicited a higher intensity of fear.
b. emphasized the symbolic meaning that the child attached to the rabbits.
c. was similar to Wolpe's later techniques involving reciprocal inhibition.
d. emphasized the replacement of irrational cognitions with more logical cognitions.
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