Exam 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

The originator of the famous "talking cure" in psychology was:

Client-centred therapy was developed by:

After a long period of controlled trials, the FDA approves a drug for the treatment of school-aged boys with ADHD. After it is approved, doctors are permitted to prescribe it:

Diana is a bright student, but she procrastinates. She puts off writing term papers and gets incomplete grades from her teachers which eventually become F's. Diana's therapist has her write down her thoughts about work, read the thoughts as if someone else had said them, and then write a rational response to each one. The treatment method used to help Diana deal with her problem is:

The ________ school of therapy's primary goal is to help the client achieve insight into unconscious motives and feelings and a change in their symptoms.

Eloise is trying to avoid thinking about the near-fatal car accident that she was in last year. She hasn't been able to drive to that part of the city since the accident. Her therapist has recommended that Eloise participate in exposure treatments, specifically "flooding." Describe what this experience will entail, based on your knowledge of behaviour therapies.

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used successfully to treat ________ that has not responded to other treatments, but its effects are short-lived.

________ is more effective than any other treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Who of the following was a humanist therapist?

Which of the following therapists is associated with family therapy?

A technique that assumes it is impossible to be relaxed and anxious at the same time is:

This class of drugs is primarily used to manage heart irregularities and hypertension, but it is also sometimes used to relieve acute anxiety.

The ________ school of therapy has, as one of its primary goals, the modification of irrational or unvalidated beliefs.

A recent survey (discussed in your textbook) found that the majority of the psychotherapists surveyed listed this therapist as the most influential on their practice.

With which of the behavioural therapy techniques are the concepts of modeling and role-playing most likely to be associated?

________ is a procedure used in cases of prolonged and severe major depression, in which a brief brain seizure is induced.

Which of following points do the textbook authors make about the value of psychotherapy?

A family therapist would be most likely to agree that:

Which of the following drugs is a first-generation neuroleptic drug?

Sam has been feeling depressed because he feels like his life is meaningless. He wants to find a therapist who will help him explore the meaning of life and help him cope with the inescapable realities of life. Sam should do a search for someone who practices _______________ therapy.