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Critical Thinking Exercise
Application of Therapeutic Techniques
Over the past ten years, Mariah, who is 30 years old and lives alone, has experienced some severe mental health problems. When she was younger, Mariah would only leave the house to shop for groceries and to occasionally visit her sister. She was overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety and panic. Over the past few years, however, her symptoms have worsened. Meals and supplies are delivered to her home, and she has only seen her sister once in the last three years. She developed a paralyzing fear of crowds and getting lost while driving. Two years ago, as she was driving to work, Mariah had a sudden panic attack. Her heart began racing, her chest tightened, she felt like she was going to pass out, and she seemed almost unable to breathe. She felt as if she “was going to die.” She was so frightened by the incident that she returned home, called her boss to quit her job, and has not left the house since.
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Referring to research on psychological disorders that is presented in Chapter 14, what disorder do you speculate Mariah to have?
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Using Chapter 15 as a source, summarize the technique that each of the following therapists would use to treat Mariah’s disorder. In addition, identify one goal associated with each type of therapy.
a. Dr. Ezra, a client-centered therapist (see p. 576 for assistance)
b. Dr. Arce, a behavioral therapist (see p. 578 for assistance)
с. Dr. Miller, a rational-emotive behavioral therapist (see p. 583 for assistance)
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According to your textbook, how effective is psychotherapy in helping people with psychological disorders? And does the type of disorder influence whether psychotherapy could be effective?
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Of all the therapeutic techniques described in your textbook, which one do you prefer, and why?
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In one of Sigmund Freud’s most famous techniques, called blank , the patient lies on a couch and then spontaneously reports all of his or her thoughts, mental images, and feelings.
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In blank , the therapist is nondirective and displays unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathic understanding.
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According to the rational-emotive approach, which of the following represents an irrational belief?
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Ron, who has been diagnosed with depression, tends to grossly overestimate the impact of negative events while grossly underestimating the impact of positive events. For instance, last month Ron was promoted to shift manager. When his brother congratulated him, Ron replied, “Well, I only got the job because Dean retired.” When Ron’s boss recently asked if he could come into work 30 minutes early for the next two weeks because the company was a little behind on a project, he was convinced that his boss was going to fire him but wanted to wait several weeks to do so. What cognitive bias, or error, has Ron demonstrated in both situations?
Suggested Answer: Ron is demonstrating the cognitive bias known as magnification and minimization. He magnifies small, bad events and minimizes good, large events.