Multiple-choice questions the ABC letters in rational-emotive behavior therapy

1. The ABC letters in rational-emotive behavior therapy stand for:

   	a.	Association, beliefs, and cognitions.
   	b.	Actions, beliefs, and contexts.
   	c.	Activating experience, beliefs, emotional consequence.
   	d.	Activating experience, beliefs, and cognitions.

10 points

QUESTION 2

1. During systematic desensitization, a person:

   	a.	Is asked to tense and release muscles in order to produce relaxation.
   	b.	Is gradually exposed to a stimulus that causes anxiety or fear.
   	c.	Is exposed to computer images of a feared stimulus.
   	d.	Reduces anxiety by watching others being exposed to a feared stimulus or perform a feared behavior.

10 points

QUESTION 3

1. The use of medications to treat psychological problems is called:

   	a.	Pharmacotherapy.
   	b.	Deinstitutionalization.
   	c.	Psychotherapy.
   	d.	Somatic therapy.

10 points

QUESTION 4

1. Regarding personality disorders, which of the following statements is false?

   	a.	Personality disorders are all maladaptive but vary in severity of impairment.
   	b.	Personality disorders typically emerge abruptly after a traumatic experience, rather than being deeply rooted.
   	c.	The patterns of personality disorders often begin in adolescence or childhood.
   	d.	Schizoid, borderline, and obsessive-compulsive are three types of personality disorders.

10 points

QUESTION 5

1. If a person believes that his or her mind is being controlled by outside forces, this person is experiencing which type of psychotic symptom?

   	a.	Insanity.
   	b.	Delusions.
   	c.	Neuroses.
   	d.	None of the above.

10 points

QUESTION 6

1. Annabelle is in the grocery store when she notices her heart is racing, and she becomes very dizzy. She is shaking, so that she is barely able to stand up, and she cannot seem to get enough air and begins to hyperventilate. Annabelle thinks that maybe she is having a heart attack or going insane. She was fine a few minutes ago. Annabelle is exhibiting symptoms of a(n):

   	a.	Generalized anxiety disorder.
   	b.	Panic disorder (without agoraphobia).
   	c.	Acute stress disorder.
   	d.	Dissociative fugue.

10 points

QUESTION 7

1. The Mad Hatter from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland suffered ________________ due to exposure to the toxic substance mercury that was once used in hat making.

   	a.	Dementia.
   	b.	Schizophrenia.
   	c.	Narcissistic personality disorder.
   	d.	Organic psychosis.

10 points

QUESTION 8

1. Aversion therapy is used to help a person develop a strong negative reaction to something undesirable, such as cigarettes or alcohol. Aversion therapy is based on principles of:

   	a.	Client-centered therapy.
   	b.	Psychoanalysis.
   	c.	Behavior therapy.
   	d.	Rational-emotive therapy.

10 points

QUESTION 9

1. Ellis created rational-emotive behavior therapy based on the idea that self-defeating behaviors are due to:

   	a.	Early childhood experiences.
   	b.	Low self-esteem.
   	c.	Resistance.
   	d.	Unrealistic or faulty beliefs.

10 points

QUESTION 10

1. According to ___________ therapists, changing the thinking patterns of anxious individuals can greatly lessen their fears.

   	a.	Cognitive.
   	b.	Behavioral.
   	c.	Existential.
   	d.	Humanistic.

10 points

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