Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Behavioral Psychology MCQ Exam

Questions (30)

1. What is the main goal of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

   • a) To gain insight into past emotional experiences
   • b) To explore the unconscious mind and repressed memories
   • c) To change maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors
   • d) To focus on the physiological aspects of mental health
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   Correct To change maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors

2. Which cognitive distortion involves expecting the worst possible outcome?

   • a) Catastrophizing
   • b) Overgeneralization
   • c) Mental filtering
   • d) All-or-nothing thinking
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   Correct Catastrophizing

3. What is a key technique used in CBT to treat anxiety disorders?

   • a) Psychoanalysis
   • b) Exposure therapy
   • c) Hypnotherapy
   • d) Dream analysis
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   Correct Exposure therapy

4. What does "behavioral activation" aim to address in CBT?

   • a) Poor self-esteem
   • b) Overthinking and anxiety
   • c) Unconscious conflicts
   • d) Decreased engagement in enjoyable or meaningful activities due to depression
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   Correct Decreased engagement in enjoyable or meaningful activities due to depression

5. What cognitive distortion involves believing that one event will cause a chain of negative events?

   • a) Catastrophizing
   • b) Personalization
   • c) Labeling
   • d) Disqualifying the positive
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   Correct Catastrophizing

6. Which of the following is a behavioral technique commonly used in CBT?

   • a) Free association
   • b) Reinforcement and punishment
   • c) Dream interpretation
   • d) Transference
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   Correct Reinforcement and punishment

7. What is "cognitive restructuring" in CBT?

   • a) The process of identifying and replacing negative thoughts with healthier ones
   • b) Analyzing unconscious motives and desires
   • c) Exploring past traumatic events
   • d) Understanding the body's physiological response to stress
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   Correct The process of identifying and replacing negative thoughts with healthier ones

8. What does CBT help individuals learn about their thoughts?

   • a) That all thoughts are irrational and should be ignored
   • b) That thoughts have no effect on emotions
   • c) That thoughts should be suppressed to avoid emotional distress
   • d) That their thoughts can influence their feelings and behaviors
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   Correct That their thoughts can influence their feelings and behaviors

9. What is "mindfulness" in the context of CBT?

   • a) Ignoring present emotions to focus on past experiences
   • b) Analyzing past traumatic memories
   • c) Being aware of and accepting the present moment without judgment
   • d) Using relaxation techniques to avoid confronting problems
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   Correct Being aware of and accepting the present moment without judgment

10. Which disorder is commonly treated using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?

    • a) Depression
    • b) Schizophrenia
    • c) Bipolar disorder
    • d) All of the above
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    Correct Depression

11. Which of the following is NOT a core component of CBT?

    • a) Identifying and challenging cognitive distortions
    • b) Focusing on past childhood experiences
    • c) Developing healthy coping skills
    • d) Setting realistic and achievable goals
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    Correct Focusing on past childhood experiences

12. What is "solution-focused therapy" in CBT?

    • a) A goal-directed approach that focuses on finding solutions for current problems
    • b) Analyzing past behaviors to find hidden causes
    • c) Exploring unconscious desires and dreams
    • d) Focusing on emotional expression
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    Correct A goal-directed approach that focuses on finding solutions for current problems

13. How does "cognitive restructuring" help with anxiety?

    • a) By suppressing all anxious thoughts
    • b) By avoiding feared situations completely
    • c) By analyzing past traumatic events
    • d) By challenging and changing irrational beliefs that contribute to anxiety
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    Correct By challenging and changing irrational beliefs that contribute to anxiety

14. What is the role of "homework assignments" in CBT?

    • a) To help clients practice new skills and apply techniques outside of therapy sessions
    • b) To analyze unconscious memories and desires
    • c) To focus on past experiences
    • d) To avoid confronting issues in therapy
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    Correct To help clients practice new skills and apply techniques outside of therapy sessions

15. What is a common cognitive distortion in individuals with depression?

    • a) Overgeneralization
    • b) Positive thinking
    • c) Self-affirmation
    • d) Disregarding negative thoughts
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    Correct Overgeneralization

16. Which of the following is a key feature of CBT for insomnia?

    • a) Prescribing sleep medications
    • b) Challenging and changing thoughts about sleep to improve sleep patterns
    • c) Analyzing childhood experiences
    • d) Practicing relaxation techniques only
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    Correct Challenging and changing thoughts about sleep to improve sleep patterns

17. What is the main benefit of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?

    • a) It uncovers deep repressed memories
    • b) It helps clients develop practical skills to manage their thoughts and emotions
    • c) It focuses exclusively on unconscious material
    • d) It relies solely on medication
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    Correct It helps clients develop practical skills to manage their thoughts and emotions

18. In CBT, what is the term for identifying and challenging irrational thoughts?

    • a) Cognitive restructuring
    • b) Systematic desensitization
    • c) Aversion therapy
    • d) Behavioral activation
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    Correct Cognitive restructuring

19. In CBT, what is the "thought record" used for?

    • a) To measure the effectiveness of medications
    • b) To analyze repressed childhood memories
    • c) To identify unconscious desires
    • d) To track and evaluate negative automatic thoughts and replace them with healthier alternatives
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    Correct To track and evaluate negative automatic thoughts and replace them with healthier alternatives

20. What does the term "thought stopping" refer to in CBT?

    • a) A technique for reinterpreting dreams
    • b) A method of ignoring all thoughts
    • c) A technique used to stop intrusive, negative thoughts by replacing them with positive alternatives
    • d) A form of deep relaxation to reduce stress
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    Correct A technique used to stop intrusive, negative thoughts by replacing them with positive alternatives

21. In CBT, which of the following cognitive distortions involves seeing things in black-and-white terms?

    • a) All-or-nothing thinking
    • b) Catastrophizing
    • c) Labeling
    • d) Filtering
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    Correct All-or-nothing thinking

22. In CBT, "self-monitoring" refers to which of the following?

    • a) Avoiding certain thoughts and memories
    • b) Keeping track of thoughts, emotions and behaviors to identify patterns
    • c) Analyzing repressed feelings
    • d) Keeping a journal of dreams
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    Correct Keeping track of thoughts, emotions and behaviors to identify patterns

23. What is a "core belief" in CBT?

    • a) Beliefs that are irrelevant to one's emotions
    • b) Brief thoughts that occur randomly during the day
    • c) Deeply held beliefs that shape thoughts, emotions and behaviors
    • d) Thoughts that only appear during dreams
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    Correct Deeply held beliefs that shape thoughts, emotions and behaviors

24. In CBT, "reality testing" involves which of the following?

    • a) Assessing the accuracy of negative thoughts by examining the evidence for and against them
    • b) Avoiding all negative thoughts
    • c) Focusing only on positive thoughts
    • d) Analyzing unconscious desires and memories
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    Correct Assessing the accuracy of negative thoughts by examining the evidence for and against them

25. In CBT, "behavioral experiments" are used to test the validity of which of the following?

    • a) Positive thinking patterns
    • b) Repressed memories
    • c) Unconscious fears
    • d) Negative beliefs or predictions
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    Correct Negative beliefs or predictions

26. What is "cognitive distortion" in the context of CBT?

    • a) A biased way of thinking that reinforces negative emotions and behaviors
    • b) A deep unconscious conflict
    • c) A physical condition that affects mental health
    • d) A normal process of rational thinking
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    Correct A biased way of thinking that reinforces negative emotions and behaviors

27. What is the main goal of "exposure therapy" in CBT?

    • a) To reinforce avoidance behaviors
    • b) Gradually reduce fear and anxiety by exposing individuals to feared situations
    • c) To uncover unconscious conflicts
    • d) To focus only on positive emotions
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    Correct Gradually reduce fear and anxiety by exposing individuals to feared situations

28. What is the primary focus of CBT when treating panic disorder?

    • a) Identifying and challenging catastrophic thoughts related to panic attacks
    • b) Exploring childhood trauma
    • c) Avoiding all situations that cause anxiety
    • d) Focusing exclusively on medication
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    Correct Identifying and challenging catastrophic thoughts related to panic attacks

29. What is the purpose of "behavioral rehearsal" in CBT?

    • a) Practicing new behaviors in a safe environment to improve real-life situations
    • b) Analyzing unconscious behaviors
    • c) Replaying past experiences to understand their emotional impact
    • d) Focusing on deep relaxation techniques
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    Correct Practicing new behaviors in a safe environment to improve real-life situations

30. What does "systematic desensitization" in CBT aim to treat?

    • a) Depression through psychoanalysis
    • b) Phobias and anxiety disorders by gradually exposing individuals to the feared object or situation
    • c) Negative thoughts through dream interpretation
    • d) Repressed memories by hypnosis
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    Correct Phobias and anxiety disorders by gradually exposing individuals to the feared object or situation