A Therapist Turns on a Buzzer When a Client Speaks

question 155

Multiple Choice

A therapist turns on a buzzer when a client speaks slowly and laboriously. She turns it off when the client speaks more rapidly. In other cases the therapist instructs the client's spouse to ignore his mate when she complains or acts in a self-deprecating manner. This is an example of:

• A) existential therapy.
• B) cognitive-behavioral therapy.
• C) humanistic therapy.
• D) psychodynamic therapy.

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Definitions:

Psychological Assessment

Psychological Assessment is the process of using a combination of techniques to help arrive at some hypotheses about a person and their behavior, personality, and capabilities.

Prospective Study

A research design in which subjects are followed forward in time to observe outcomes or effects of certain variables.

Experimental Studies

Research methods that involve the manipulation of variables to determine cause-and-effect relationships between them.

Correlational Studies

Research methods that examine the relationship between two or more variables to determine if they are associated.