Module 6C: Therapy

Question 1

psychotherapy

Answer 1

(also, psychodynamic psychotherapy) psychological treatment that employs various methods
to help someone overcome personal problems, or to attain personal growth

Question 2

biomedical therapy

Answer 2

treatment that involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological
disorders

Question 3

treatment that involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological
disorders

Answer 3

biomedical therapy

Question 4

therapeutic orientation developed by Sigmund Freud that employs free association, dream
analysis, and transference to uncover repressed feelings

Answer 4

psychoanalysis

Question 5

process in psychoanalysis in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions
associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst

Answer 5

transference

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transference

Answer 6

process in psychoanalysis in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions
associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst

Question 7

unconditional positive regard

Answer 7

fundamental acceptance of a person regardless of what they say or do; term
associated with humanistic psychology

Question 8

therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change
undesirable behaviors

Answer 8

behavior therapy

Question 9

classical conditioning therapeutic technique in which a client learns a new response to
a stimulus that has previously elicited an undesirable behavior

Answer 9

counterconditioning

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exposure therapy

Answer 10

counterconditioning technique in which a therapist seeks to treat a client’s fear or anxiety
by presenting the feared object or situation with the idea that the person will eventually get used to it

Question 11

counterconditioning technique in which a therapist seeks to treat a client’s fear or anxiety
by presenting the feared object or situation with the idea that the person will eventually get used to it

Answer 11

exposure therapy

Question 12

aversive conditioning

Answer 12

counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable
behavior

Question 13

counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable
behavior

Answer 13

aversive conditioning

Question 14

form of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing
a person to the feared object or situation through a stimulus hierarchy

Answer 14

systematic desensitization

Question 15

systematic desensitization

Answer 15

form of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing
a person to the feared object or situation through a stimulus hierarchy

Question 16

token economy

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controlled setting where individuals are reinforced for desirable behaviors with tokens (e.g.,
poker chip) that be exchanged for items or privileges

Question 17

virtual reality exposure therapy

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uses a simulation rather than the actual feared object or situation to help
people conquer their fears

Question 18

cognitive-behavioral therapy

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form of psychotherapy that aims to change cognitive distortions and selfdefeating
behaviors

Question 19

form of psychotherapy that aims to change cognitive distortions and selfdefeating
behaviors

Answer 19

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 20

cognitive therapy

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form of psychotherapy that focuses on how a person’s thoughts lead to feelings of distress,
with the aim of helping them change these irrational thoughts

Question 21

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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type of biomedical therapy that involves using an electrical current to
induce seizures in a person to help alleviate the effects of severe depression

Question 22

counterconditioning

Answer 22

classical conditioning therapeutic technique in which a client learns a new response to
a stimulus that has previously elicited an undesirable behavior