1. Behavior therapy is associated with all but one of the following:
a. empirically supported treatments.
b. functional analysis of behavior.
c. a philosophical view of human behavior.
d. a comprehensive assessment process.
2. Behavior therapy assumes that:
a. behavior is the result of unconscious forces.
b. behavior is the result of free choices.
c. behavior is determined by psychic energy.
d. behavior is learned.
3. Behavior therapy is characterized by all of the following, except:
a. a focus on overt specific behavior.
b. a formulation of precise treatment goals.
c. the subjective diagnosis of the therapist.
d. the design of an appropriate treatment plan.
4. Behavior therapy is based on:
a. anexperimentalanalysisofbehaviorintheclient’sownsocialenvironment.
b. a systematic set of concepts.
c. a well-developed theory of personality.
d. the principle of self-actualization.
5. Michael believes that he will be able to improve his public speaking skills after completing a speech course at
school. Based on social-cognitive theory, one might observe that Michael is not lacking in:
a. arrogance and grandiosity.
b. intelligence.
c. selfefficacy.
d. cognitivefunctioning.
6. The general goals of behavior therapy are:
a. fostering self-actualization.
b. expanding self-understanding and insight.
c. assisting clients in making value judgments concerning their behavior.
d. to increase personal choice and to create new conditions for learning.
7. Which is not true of the relationship between therapist and client in behavior therapy?
a. The therapist is solely responsible for setting treatment goals.
b. The relationship is considered collaborative.
c. Therapist and client work together in a warm and flexible manner.
d. The therapeutic relationship is an important factor in treatment outcomes.
8. All of the following are functions of the behavior therapist, except:
a. to provide modeling for the client.
b. to provide a direct and therapist run therapeutic environment.
c. to assess specific behavior problems.
d. to provide reinforcement for clients.
9. Which of the following interventions is not associated with the third wave of behavior therapy?
a. Dialectical behavior therapy
b. Relaxation training
c. Acceptance and commitment therapy
d. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy
10. Which of the following is not true regarding behavior therapy?
a. The client must be an active participant.
b. The client is merely passive while the therapist uses techniques.
c. If clients are not involved or motivated, the chances are slim that therapy will be successful.
d. Both therapist and client need to work together for common goals.
11. All of the following are true about social skills training except:
a. it is a psychoeducational approach to interpersonal growth.
b. it involves modeling and direct instruction and coaching.
c. it uses role playing exercises to simulate social situations.
d. it requires clients to engage in catharsis.
12. Whichanxietyreductiontechniqueinvolvescreatingahierarchyoftheclient’sfearfulexperiences?
a. Assertivetraining
b. Operantconditioning
c. Systematic desensitization
d. Social reinforcement
13. Behavior therapists look to the current environmental events that maintain problem behaviors and help clients
produce behavior change by changing environmental events, through a process called:
a. functional assessment.
b. motivational interviewing.
c. mindfulness-based stress reduction.
d. reorientation.
14. In the ABC model, the A stands for:
a. arbitrary behaviors.
b. antecedents.
c. actions.
d. assessment.
15. Which statement is not true?
a. Because cognitive factors have a place in the practice of behavior therapy, techniques from this approach
can be used to attain humanistic ends.
b. Contemporary behavior therapy is grounded on a scientific view of human behavior.
c. Behavioral methods can be applied to a diverse client population.
d. Contemporarybehaviortherapyisincreasinglyconcernedwiththerapists’behavioralcontrol.
16. Which of the following is not a basic characteristic of behavior therapy?
a. Treatment goals are specific and concrete.
b. It is grounded in learning theory.
c. Many specific techniques are supported by research.
d. The therapist is manipulative and controlling.
17. Who has done most of the work in the area of modeling?
a. JosephWolpe
b. HansEysenck
c. E.Jacobson
d. AlbertBandura
18. B. F. Skinner is associated with which of the following trends in the behavioral approach?
a. Classical conditioning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Multimodal therapy
d. Dialectical behavior therapy
19. Which of the following is not true about how behavior therapists function in the therapeutic setting?
a. They use techniques such as summarizing, reflection, clarification, and open-ended questioning.
b. They focus on using a variety of techniques in narrowly treating specific behavioral problems.
c. They complete a formal assessment prior to treatment to determine behaviors that are targets for change.
d. They serve as a model for the client and do not require behavioral change in the client.
20. Phil has been in behavior therapy to address his fear of heights. The treatment will not be considered complete
until:
a. Phil transfers what he learns in therapy to his everyday life and takes actual steps to confront his fear.
b. Phil agrees to take up sky diving as a hobby.
c. Phil has absolutely no fear of heights, which may be measured by his willingness to move to one of the top
floors of a skyscraper.
d. Phil acknowledges his fear.
21. What is not a part of the steps in a self-directed change program?
a. Explorationofone’sfamilyconstellation
b. Selectinggoals
c. Selfmonitoring
d. A self-reinforcement system
22. __________ is a comprehensive, systematic, holistic approach to behavior therapy developed by the late Arnold
Lazarus.
a. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
b. Social skills training
c. Self-management
d. Multimodal therapy
23. Whichofthefollowingistrueabout“technicaleclecticism”inmultimodaltherapy?
a. Therapists borrow techniques exclusively from the social learning model.
b. Therapists use techniques from a variety of theories to a wide range of problems.
c. The client is fit into a predetermined treatment.
d. It is considered confusing to the client.
24. In terms of ethical accountability, behavior therapy:
a. does not address this issue.
b. is ethically neutral in that it does not dictate whose behavior or what behavior should be changed.
c. offers a greater chance of abusing interventions than do other approaches.
d. makes use of techniques that have questionable validity.
25. Which of the following behavior therapists is credited with developing the social cognitive learning model, doing
much work on observational learning and modeling, and writing about self-efficacy?
a. Bandura
b. Linehan
c. Wolpe
d. Jacobson
26. Which of the following distinguishes the cognitive trend in behavior therapy from the trends of classical and operant
conditioning?
a. A focus on experimental analysis
b. A focus on evaluating therapeutic procedures
c. Developing procedures that give control to clients and thus increase their range of freedom
d. The integration of mindfulness approaches as a basic part of any treatment procedure
27. Multimodal therapy is a therapeutic approach that is grounded on:
a. cognitive behavior therapy.
b. social cognitive learning theory.
c. applied behavior analysis.
d. operant conditioning.
28. Behavior therapy has been criticized for a variety of reasons. Which of the following is one listed in the book?
a. Behavior therapy has an overemphasis on feeling and the neglect of cognition.
b. Behavior therapy has an overemphasis upon insight.
c. Behavior therapy may change behaviors, but it does not change feelings.
d. Behavior therapy has a need for long-term treatment to effect change.
29. During the 1980s, behavior therapy:
a. continued without growing.
b. was characterized by a search for new horizons in concepts and methods that went beyond traditional
learning theory.
c. adopted a stronger medical perspective.
d. realized applying behavior therapy principles to prevention of disease and illness would not be beneficial.
30. Mindfulnessis:
a. the awareness that emerges through having attention on purpose, in the present moment, and
nonjudgmentally, to the unfolding or experience moment by moment.
b. the assessment process in multimodal therapy.
c. under the idea that change can be brought about by teaching people to use coping skills in problematic
situations.
d. not beneficial for clients with behavioral problems.
31. Wolpe’ssystematicdesensitizationisbasedontheprinciplesof:
a. classical conditioning.
b. operant conditioning.
c. modeling.
d. motivational interviewing.
32. The situation in which behaviors are influenced mainly by the consequences that follow them is:
a. classicalconditioning.
b. operantconditioning.
c. modeling.
d. flooding.
33. _____________ involves the escape from or the avoidance of unpleasant stimuli.
a. Negativereinforcement
b. Positivereinforcement
c. Punishment
d. Systematicdesensitization
34. In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), skills are taught in four modules. Which among the following is not one of
the modules listed in the text?
a. Mindfulness
b. Interpersonal effectiveness
c. Emotional regulation
d. Relapse prevention
35. _________ is a key pioneer of clinical behavior therapy because of his broadening of its conceptual bases and
development of multimodal therapy.
a. AlbertBandura
b. JosephWolpe
c. B.F.Skinner
d. ArnoldLazarus
36. All of the following are characteristics of the behavioral approaches except:
a. behavior therapy relies on the principles and procedures of the scientific method.
b. behavior therapy specifies treatment goals in concrete and objective terms.
c. behavior therapy focuses on the client’s current problems and the factors influencing them.
d. behavior therapy employs the same procedures to every client with a particular dysfunctional behavior.
37. All of the following are steps in the use of systematic desensitization except for:
a. hypnosis.
b. relaxation training.
c. the development of an anxiety hierarchy.
d. psychoeducation.
38. Techniques used in mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy include all but:
a. yoga.
b. flooding.
c. body scan meditation.
d. formal and informal meditation.
39. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates techniques from:
a. multimodal therapy and mindfulness.
b. mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavior therapy.
c. motivational interviewing and mindfulness.
d. yoga, systematic desensitization, and mindfulness.
40. In vivo flooding consists of:
a. brief and graduated series of exposures to feared events.
b. exposure to actual anxiety-evoking events rather than simply imagining these situations.
c. imagined exposure to fearful experiences paired with muscle relaxation.
d. guided use of mindfulness techniques.
41. Albert Bandura is credited with originally developing the progressive relaxation procedure.
a. True
b. False
42. Systematic desensitization typically includes the use of relaxation procedures.
a. True
b. False
43. A criticism of behavior therapy is that it treats symptoms rather than causes problems.
a. True
b. False
44. Modeling is a form of systematic desensitization.
a. True
b. False
45. Thethirdgeneration(or“thirdwave”)ofbehaviortherapyemphasizesconsiderationsthatwereconsideredofflimits
for behavior therapists until recently.
a. True
b. False
46. Modeling methods have been used in treating people with anger management issues and in teaching new behaviors
to children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
a. True
b. False
47. A trend in contemporary behavior therapy is the increased emphasis on the role of thinking in behavior.
a. True
b. False
48. In regards to third-generation behavior therapies, one of the core themes is creating a life worth living.
a. True
b. False
49. A behavior therapist makes use of the technique of open-ended questioning for the purpose of obtaining important
informationrelatedtotheclient’sproblem.
a. True
b. False
50. AlbertBanduraisdirectlyresponsibleforpromotingthe“thirdwave”ofbehaviortherapy.
a. True
b. False
51. Mindfulnessinvolvesjudgmentandcarefulevaluationofone’sthoughts.
a. True
b. False
52. Third-generation behavior therapies center around five interrelated core themes.
a. True
b. False
53. Behavior therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of chronic pain.
a. True
b. False
54. There is no place for the role of thinking process and attitudes in contemporary behavior therapy.
a. True
b. False
55. Behavior therapy has undergone important changes and has expanded considerably.
a. True
b. False
56. Dialectical behavior therapy integrates behavioral techniques with psychoanalytic concepts and mindfulness training
of Eastern psychological and spiritual practices.
a. True
b. False
57. Behavior therapists believe that insight is not a necessary condition for behavior change to occur.
a. True
b. False
58. Inmindfulnesspractice,clientstrainthemselvestointentionallyfocusontheir“pastexperiencewithacceptance.”
a. True
b. False
59. Through mindfulness exercises, veterans may be better able to observe repetitive negative thinking and prevent
extensive engagement with maladaptive ruminative processes.
a. True
b. False
60. Evidence-based therapies are a hallmark of both behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.
a. True
b. False
61. Dialectical behavior therapy requires both individual and group treatment.
a. True
b. False
62. Behavior therapy groups employ a long-term treatment model.
a. True
b. False
63. Acceptance and commitment therapy is an example of a mindfulness based approach.
a. True
b. False
64. Mindfulness shows promise across a broad range of clinical problems, including the treatment of depression, anxiety
disorders, relationship problems, substance abuse, and psychophysiological disorders.
a. True
b. False
65. There is little empirical support for acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
a. True
b. False
66. Behavior therapy practitioners focus on directly observable behavior, current determinants of behavior,
learning experiences that promote change, tailoring treatment strategies to individual clients, and rigorous
assessment and evaluation.
a. True
b. False
67. Acceptanceisoneofthethird‐generationbehaviortherapies’fiveinterrelatedcorethemes.
a. True
b. False
68. In acceptance and commitment therapy, values are a basic part; however, the work does not depend on what
an individual wants and values.
a. True
b. False
69. Progressive muscle relaxation has become increasingly popular as a method of teaching people to cope with
stresses produced by daily living.
a. True
b. False
70. Many therapeutic approaches are incorporating mindfulness and meditation, as well as other contemplative
practices, in the counseling process.
a. True
b. False