Exam 14: Therapies

Kelly has been in therapy with Dr. Williams for 2 months when she suddenly starts skipping appointments because she got angry at some of her therapist's questions. Even when in session, she tends to blankly stare at the therapist. This is best explained by ____________.

A procedure which severs the connections from parts of the brain that control emotions is:

In what brand of psychotherapy would a clinical psychologist attempt to uncover the underlying unconscious conflicts and impulses that are the cause of one's psychological difficulties?

What has research concluded in regard to the effectiveness of insight therapies?

In general, antidepressant drugs are believed to work by:

Which of the following is true about the stigma associated with psychological disorders?

Which of the following disorders is LEAST likely to be successfully treated by cognitive-behavioral therapy?

According to your textbook, which technology is becoming increasingly common?

________ allows psychotherapists to place persons in situations to confront and eliminate their fears that would either be infeasible or difficult to do in real life.

______________ requires surgery to implant electrodes into the brain and an embedded power supply under the skin.

________ is the relationship that emerges in therapy and is an important aspect of effectiveness.

Which of the following has been a side effect of moving the treatment of mental illness from inpatient to outpatient care?

Systematic desensitization is specifically designed to help a person to deal with his or her ____________.

Which of the following is true about MAOIs and tricyclics?

Which type of therapy is based on using learning principles, such as classical conditioning?

Today, people in need of serious, long-term care often live in _________________ centers, which are a humane alternative to the asylums of the past.

Behavioral therapies address problematic behaviors and responses, and the environmental factors that trigger them, as ______________ as possible.

What does it mean to say that a therapy has "empirical support"?

A key part of cognitive-behavioral therapy is identifying and changing irrational, unproductive ways of thinking.

Procedures such as electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, or administering ketamine would most likely occur in which of the following scenarios?