Exam 13: Therapies

Simon has never been married or had children, and he is worried about becoming a stepfather when he and his fiancée get married. He decides to see a therapist to gain some tools, and make the transition easier. The therapist suggests that his fiancée and her two children join Simon during the third session. Simon is probably seeing a ________.

Describe the general roles of behavior therapies. Also, identify three types of behavior therapy and describe their goals, techniques, and effectiveness.

Stress-inoculation therapy is a form of behavioral therapy.

We understand exactly how ECT works as a treatment.

The vast majority of people who seek therapy do not go into traditional analysis.

The effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs supports the notion that schizophrenia is linked to ________.

Modeling has been used successfully for each of the following except to ________.

When discussing electroconvulsive therapy, all of the following are false except it ________.

In ____________, therapists try to reflect client statements.

Deinstitutionalization has been largely successful due to the abundance of follow-up care available in the community.

Most couple therapists concentrate on ________.

Beck describes self-critical people as having all of the following traits except ________.

The psychoanalytic technique that encourages a person to talk without inhibition about whatever thoughts or fantasies come to mind is ________.

A technique that aims to eliminate a fear through full-intensity exposure to a feared stimulus for a prolonged period of time is ________.

Lithium is a naturally occurring ________.

Token economies and behavioral contracting are techniques used by ________ therapists.

Medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and neurosurgery are all types of ________.

Describe the role of the therapist in psychoanalysis. What events should occur as a normal result of therapy and how does the therapist help or hinder this process? Finally, summarize current criticisms of traditional psychoanalysis.

A disturbance of motor control, particularly of the facial muscles that results from the use of antipsychotic drugs is ________.

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people ________.