Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

(Nora) #1

  1. Behavior modification is based on
    a. biological assumptions
    b. principles of operant conditioning
    c. Freudian theory
    d. the recovery of repressed information

  2. Albert Ellis originated rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He explicitly
    credits what ancient philosophy for some of his inspiration?
    a. Stoicism
    b. Empiricism
    c. Hedonism
    d. Determinism

  3. Aaron Beck speaks of automatic thoughts. These are very similar to Ellis’s con-
    cept of
    a. repressed memories
    b. activating events
    c. irrational thoughts
    d. involuntary perceptions

  4. Groups that aim at fostering one’s potentialities and personal growth are
    called
    a. Jungian self-realization groups
    b. encounter groups
    c. psychoanalytic groups
    d. actualization-orientation groups

  5. What drugs treat mental disorders characterized by a loss of touch with reality?
    a. Antianxiety agents
    b. Antidepressent agents
    c. Mood-stabilizing agents
    d. Antipsychotic agents

  6. Which of the following drugs is associated primarily with the treatment of
    bipolar disorder?
    a. Lithium carbonate
    b. Haloperidol
    c. Chlorpromazine
    d. Diazepam


ANSWERS TO THE SELF-TEST

1-a 2-d 3-b 4-c 5-b 6-a 7-c 8-b 9-d 10-a

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