Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

The authors of the text recommend seeking treatment from a mental health professional under all of the following circumstances, EXCEPT when you ________.

In Albert Ellis's "ABCD" model, the "B" stands for the client's maladaptive behaviours.

This therapy is often conducted in a group format, it sometimes incorporates role playing, and it can be rather confrontational. This is ______________ therapy.

A drug is used to treat a psychological disorder that slows down the excitatory synaptic activity in the nervous system by enhancing the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a major inhibitory transmitter. It is most likely that this drug is a(n)

Though initially created for use with schizophrenia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is best suited for individuals suffering from _______________.

After conducting several neurological tests, a researcher evaluating the impact of a drug on the nervous system concludes that the drug is increasing the activity of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Given this information, one thing we can be sure of is that this drug is not

The basic goal of aversion therapy is to ___________________ response.

Ciara's therapist believes that her problems are rooted in her childhood and her unconscious, and that he can help her uncover the dynamics responsible for her problem. This awareness, also called ______________, will allow her to adjust her behaviour.

You are working for a drug company that has just designed a new drug-Ziffrin-that works in the same way as the medication for schizophrenia. What process does Ziffrin target?

For humanistic theorists, disordered behaviour reflects ________.

What are the different types of mental-health professionals?

Of the following, which one is not a variable that would affect the outcome of therapy?

The assumption that psychological disorders are produced by the blockage or frustration of natural tendencies for growth is most consistent with the

Inadequate funding of community-based mental-health treatment facilities has resulted in

Which of the following pays the least amount of attention to internal processes, including thoughts, feelings, or unconscious dynamics?

Lennon was diagnosed with depression. Following an fMRI, the doctor suggested that Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) would not likely be the best treatment option. It is likely that when Lennon rated words with negative emotional meaning he showed low levels of activity in his

In Ellis's rational-emotive therapy, the idea that emotions are directly caused by events is challenged. Instead, emotions are attributed to ________.

You are treating a patient for unipolar depression and decide to proscribe drugs. In order to minimize any side effects of the drug, your best choice to prescribe would be a(n)

Prime Minister Trudeau implemented changes to the Canadian Child Tax Benefit. The new plan provides greater support to those who need help the most: single-parent families and low-income families. This is called

Although more expensive and time-consuming, long-term classical psychoanalysis still tends to produce better therapeutic outcomes than briefer psychodynamic therapies do.