Exam 13: Therapies

Lauren was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Lauren's physician noted that psychotherapy would have limited effects, and that for the best outcome, she should begin to take _________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 141

The trend in psychotherapy is toward more traditional psychoanalytic methods.

(True/False)

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Question 142

Psychostimulants are often used to treat ADHD.

(True/False)

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Question 143

Trina's drinking got her fired from her last job. Knowing that her alcoholism is now interfering with her life, she decides to take medication that will make her nauseous each time she drinks. Eventually, Trina loses her desire to drink, owing to ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 144

Which of the following is not one of the reasons discussed in your text why patients and/or therapists select biological treatments?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 145

Prefrontal lobotomies are frequently used today.

(True/False)

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Question 146

The use of psychological techniques to treat personality and behavior disorders is called ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 147

Showing a client how his or her irrational and self-defeating beliefs are causing problems is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 148

According to behavior therapists, all behavior ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 149

If an individual was terrified of grasshoppers, and they were instructed to step into a room with hundreds of the insects fluttering about in order to overcome their fear, this would be described as ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 150

Reserpine and phenothiazines were introduced in the 1950s, and both are ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 151

Behavior therapists look upon illnesses such as depression and hypochondriasis as ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 152

________ an approach that recognizes the value of a broad treatment package over a rigid commitment to one form of therapy.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 153

Antipsychotic drugs can sometimes cure schizophrenia.

(True/False)

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Question 154

In systematic desensitization a therapist combines relaxation training with a hierarchy of fears.

(True/False)

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Question 155

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of institutionalization with deinstitutionalization.

(Essay)

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Question 156

Which of the treatments listed would be the most unlikely choice for a physician to recommend today?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 157

Therapeutic approaches that are based on the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned, and that the objective of therapy is to teach people new, more satisfying ways of behaving are ________ therapies.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 158

Bringing hidden feelings to consciousness is the goal of ________ therapy.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 159

Brain surgery performed to change a person's behavior and emotional state is known as ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Lauren was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Lauren's physician noted that psychotherapy would have limited effects, and that for the best outcome, she should begin to take _________.

The trend in psychotherapy is toward more traditional psychoanalytic methods.

Psychostimulants are often used to treat ADHD.

Trina's drinking got her fired from her last job. Knowing that her alcoholism is now interfering with her life, she decides to take medication that will make her nauseous each time she drinks. Eventually, Trina loses her desire to drink, owing to ________.

Which of the following is not one of the reasons discussed in your text why patients and/or therapists select biological treatments?

Prefrontal lobotomies are frequently used today.

The use of psychological techniques to treat personality and behavior disorders is called ________.

Showing a client how his or her irrational and self-defeating beliefs are causing problems is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

According to behavior therapists, all behavior ________.

If an individual was terrified of grasshoppers, and they were instructed to step into a room with hundreds of the insects fluttering about in order to overcome their fear, this would be described as ________.

Reserpine and phenothiazines were introduced in the 1950s, and both are ________.

Behavior therapists look upon illnesses such as depression and hypochondriasis as ________.

________ an approach that recognizes the value of a broad treatment package over a rigid commitment to one form of therapy.

Antipsychotic drugs can sometimes cure schizophrenia.

In systematic desensitization a therapist combines relaxation training with a hierarchy of fears.

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of institutionalization with deinstitutionalization.

Which of the treatments listed would be the most unlikely choice for a physician to recommend today?

Therapeutic approaches that are based on the belief that all normal and abnormal behavior is learned, and that the objective of therapy is to teach people new, more satisfying ways of behaving are ________ therapies.

Bringing hidden feelings to consciousness is the goal of ________ therapy.

Brain surgery performed to change a person's behavior and emotional state is known as ________.

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