Acknowledgements: This activity was written
by Antoinette R. Miller, Clayton State
University
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A patient in a hospital receives poker chips
for making her bed, being punctual at meal
times, and maintaining her physical
appearance. The poker chips can be
exchanged for privileges, such as television
viewing, snacks, and magazines.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
behavior therapy
cognitive therapy
cognitive-behavior therapy
psychoanalysis
biomedical therapy
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A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear
of water by getting her to swim in the family’s
backyard pool three times a day for two
consecutive weeks.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
family therapy
humanistic therapy
behavior therapy
cognitive therapy
cognitive-behavior therapy
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In order to help Janet overcome her nearly
irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist
provides her with a supply of chocolate
candies that contain solidified droplets of a
harmless but very bitter-tasting substance.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
psychoanalysis
group therapy
behavior therapy
humanist therapy
cognitive therapy
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After George tripped and fell down in front of a
large group of people (causing them to laugh), he
called himself “stupid.” Later, when Nicole
rejected his request for a date, George saw this as
evidence that he’d never find love or success. The
campus psychologist suggested George keep a
notebook, detailing similar upsetting situations
and including how they made him feel as well as
how he could reinterpret them in a more
reasonable way.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
biomedical therapy
humanist therapy
cognitive therapy
behavior therapy
psychoanalysis
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When Rubin received a well-deserved job
promotion, he told his therapist it was just a
lucky break. The therapist responded, “Let’s
work together, Rubin, on helping you see that
you deserve some credit for your successes.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
behavior therapy
cognitive therapy
psychoanalysis
humanist therapy
group therapy
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Melanie’s therapist suggests that when she
feels anxious, Melanie should attribute her
arousal to her highly reactive nervous system
and then shift her attention to playing a game
with her preschool child.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
behavior therapy
cognitive-behavior therapy
cognitive therapy
family therapy
psychoanalysis
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After Darnel dropped a pass in an important
football game, he became depressed and
vowed to quit the team because of this athletic
incompetence. The campus psychologist
challenged his illogical reasoning and pointed
out that Darnel’s “incompetence” had earned
him an athletic scholarship.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
group therapy
biomedical therapy
humanistic therapy
behavior therapy
cognitive therapy
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When Molly told her therapist about her
frightening car accident, the therapist
instructed her to close her eyes and verbalize
any further thoughts stimulated by this
experience even if the thoughts were scary or
embarrassing.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
humanistic therapy
cognitive therapy
behavioral therapy
psychoanalysis
cognitive-behavior therapy
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When Freda told her therapist that she
wanted to get his advice on what she should
do about her relationship problems, he
replied: “It sounds to me as though your
friends don’t want to be as close to you as
you want to be to them. That must make you
feel lonely and confused.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
biomedical therapy
humanistic therapy
cognitive-behavior therapy
psychoanalysis
group therapy
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Dr. Rassmunsen uses medication and other
medical procedures, including
electroconvulsive therapy, to treat the
symptoms of psychological disorders.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
behavior therapy
cognitive-behavior therapy
biomedical therapy
cognitive-behavior
humanistic therapy
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What factors do you think influence the
type of therapy that will be used to treat
someone?
Why do some therapists combine
psychological (“talk”) with biomedical
therapies?
Is therapy effective?