Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

E VA LU AT E
1. Match the following mental health practitioners with the 
appropriate description.
1. Psychiatrist
a. PhD specializing in the treatment 
2. Clinical
of psychological disorders
psychologist
b.
Professional specializing in 
3. Counseling
Freudian therapy techniques
psychologist c. MD trained in abnormal behavior 
4. Psychoanalyst
d. PhD specializing in the adjustment 
of day-to-day problems
psychotherapy p. 544
biomedical therapy p. 544
psychodynamic 
therapy p. 546
psychoanalysis p. 546
transference p. 547
behavioral treatment 
approaches p. 548
aversive 
conditioning p. 549
systematic 
desensitization p. 549
exposure p. 550
dialectical behavior 
therapy p. 551
cognitive treatment 
approaches p. 552
2. According to Freud, people use
as 
a means of preventing unwanted impulses from intruding 
on conscious thought.
3.
In dream interpretation, a psychoanalyst must learn to 
distinguish between the
content of a dream, 
which is what appears on the surface, and the
content, its underlying meaning.
4.
Which of the following treatments deals with phobias by 
gradual exposure to the item producing the fear?
a. Systematic desensitization
b. Partial reinforcement
c. Behavioral self-management
d. Aversion therapy
R E T H I N K
1. In what ways are psychoanalysis and cognitive therapy 
similar, and how do they differ?
2. From the perspective of a child-care provider:  How might you 
use systematic desensitization to help children overcome 
their fears?