Exam 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Which method of treating a client with a phobia of spiders would be the most intense, if not terrifying, for the client?

When a therapist strongly believes in the prevalence of certain problems or disorders, how might this bias toward a particular diagnosis end up harming his or her clients?

Melcia's parents were surprised to learn that _______________ is the most likely to be effective in the treatment of their daughter, even though her disorder, autism, has biological origins.

A psychodynamic therapist would likely consider it part of the therapeutic process if a client reported that he had fallen in love with her.

What is the placebo effect and what role does it play in the effectiveness of antidepressants?

Describe the role of the therapeutic alliance in successful therapy.

Which of the following would likely be the most useful in reducing a patient's agitation, delusions, and hallucinations?

Electroconvulsive therapy involves the use of a pulsing magnetic coil held to the depressed person's skull at the left prefrontal cortex.

Systematic desensitization is based on the principles of classical conditioning.

In client-centered therapy, the therapist's role is to:

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Ever since she was mugged a month ago, Mona experiences acute anxiety when she leaves her apartment. Her doctor writes a prescription for a drug to temporarily reduce her anxiety, but he tells Mona that she may need to see a therapist because taking this type of drug over a long period is not the treatment of choice. What type of drug was most likely prescribed by Mona's doctor?

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

Which of the following therapists developed rational emotive behavior therapy?

A form of therapy that applies principles of classical and operant conditioning to help people change self-defeating or problematic behaviors is called __________ therapy.

Antipsychotic drugs are also known as:

Prefrontal lobotomy procedures were performed extensively in Europe but were not frequent procedures in the United States.

Which of the following therapies focuses on a person's free will to change and to self-actualize, rather than focusing on past conflicts?

A neurological disorder called tardive dyskinesia is a serious side effect associated with the use of:

Ralph is a bright student but he procrastinates. He postpones writing term papers and gets incomplete grades from his teachers that eventually become F's. After exploring his early childhood memories with a therapist for almost a year, Ralph comes to the insight that he procrastinates as a way of expressing anger toward his parents. The treatment method used to help Ralph deal with his problem is most likely: