Introduction to Clinical Psychology 4th Edition by John Hunsley test bank

1. the utility of various assessment tools.
2. assessment tools to ensure that they are valid and reliable.
3. the effectiveness of clinical services.
4. psychologists’ abilities.

Answer: C            Page: 20
 

50.  Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud, extended her father’s work by

1. highlighting the roles of birth order and social comparison on a person’s development.
2. recognizing the role of conscious efforts to adjust to life difficulties and obstacles.
3. extending the role of unconscious forces in a person’s development.
4. questioning the role of dreams in a person’s development.

Answer: B            Page: 22
 

51. Who was the first person to be credited for using the term “clinical psychology?”

1. Sigmund Freud
2. Hans Eysenck
3. Lightner Witmer
4. Wilhelm Wundt

Answer: C            Page: 22
 

52. The experiment with little Albert and the furry white animals showed

1. that conditioning principles could explain the development of phobias.
2. that conditioning principles could explain the development of obsessions.
3. that psychodynamic principles could be demonstrated in the lab.
4. that psychodynamic principles had a large influence on learning.

Answer: A            Page: 22
 

53. In the 1940s and 50s, the demand for psychological services increased dramatically primarily because of the

1. increase in homeless individuals.
2. need for mental health services for those affected by the war.
3. lack of work.
4. destigmatization of mental illness.

Answer: B            Page: 22
 

54. Carl Rogers’ approach to psychotherapy differed from Freud’s in that

1. it was more negative in its assumptions of human nature.
2. it was more positive in its assumptions of human nature.
3. it proposed that we could never really understand human nature.
4. it was the first to take a multi-disciplinary approach.

Answer: B            Page: 22
 

55. The primary goal of Carl Rogers’ style of therapy was to provide a

1. warm and supportive environment to explore the unconscious.
2. demanding and challenging environment to explore the unconscious.
3. warm and supportive environment to discover potential for growth.
4. demanding and challenging environment to discover potential for growth.

Answer: C            Page: 22
 

56. In 1952, Hans Eysenck’s review of the effectiveness of psychotherapy concluded that

1. psychotherapy was very effective for reducing symptoms compared to receiving no therapy.
2. psychotherapy was no more effective for reducing symptoms compared to receiving no therapy.
3. assessment as it existed in the 1950’s was not effective for advising treatment.
4. psychotherapy sometimes had deleterious effects on individuals.

Answer: B            Page: 23
 

57. In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a marked ______ in the number of psychotherapies available, and an_______ in research concerning psychotherapy.

1. decrease; decrease
2. decrease; increase
3. increase; increase
4. increase; decrease

Answer: C            Page: 23
 

58. In the late 1970s, Don Meichenbaum and Aaron Beck published texts that laid the foundation for current

1. behaviour therapies.
2. cognitive-behaviour therapies.
3. client-centered therapies.
4. psychodynamic therapies.

Answer: B            Page: 23