Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Research suggests that aversion therapy ________.

A research design in which participants have well-defined psychological disorders and are assigned to either an experimental or control condition is called a ________.

In psychoanalytic theory, it is assumed that while the person may consciously want help, there may be an unconscious motivation not to change. The defensive patterns that disrupt therapy and function to maintain the present condition are called

When Dr. Callum points out Dylan's pattern of avoiding therapy sessions, Dylan becomes angry and accuses Dr. Callum of being controlling and demeaning. He threatens to quit therapy if Dr. Callum doesn't quit treating him "the same way my father did." Dr. Callum is able to show Dylan that he is experiencing

A friend of yours is in therapy. He comments that the therapist uses a variety of techniques including mindfulness. What type of therapy is he receiving?

The virtual reality simulations derived not from the authenticity of the computerized images but from integration of perception and action is the characteristic of ___________.

A company offers its employees a class in stress management and relaxation techniques in the hopes that it will ultimately help employees by eliminating the environmental causes of behaviour disorders. Such an intervention program would best be classified as an example of

The question, "Which types of therapy, administered by which kinds of therapists to which kinds of clients having which kinds of problems, produce which kinds of effects?" is known as the

What are interpretations, and how are they used by analysts?

In psychoanalytic theory, any statement made by the therapist that is intended to help the client gain insight into their behaviour or dynamics is called

You are working for a drug company that has just designed a new drug-Ziffrin-that works in the same way as an MAO inhibitor. What exactly does Ziffrin do?

Dr. Roth is working in a clinic with children with developmental delays and decides to implement a new program to encourage more positive behaviours. Whenever children engage in specific behaviours (such as saying, "Thank you," taking turns with a friend, and co-operating with another child on a project), they are rewarded with stickers that can later be turned in for various prizes that they enjoy. Dr. Roth is using which of the following therapeutic techniques?

A 1977 meta-analysis by Mary Ann Smith and Gene Glass concluded that the average person receiving psychotherapy showed more positive outcomes than ____________ of non-treated individuals. More modern meta-analyses of the effectiveness of therapy have generated percentages that are ______________.

The fact that vastly different types of therapies often produce similar outcomes has led some researchers to search for what are called ___________, which are similar elements shared by each of the approaches that may account for their common successes.

According to Beck's Cognitive Therapy, a key first step is to help clients realize that

You are interested in pursuing psychodynamic therapy, but you have a time constraint (no more than 20 sessions). Which of the following therapies should you try?

Describe the three 'third wave' cognitive-behavioural therapies. How effective are they?

You are treating a patient with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The drugs seem effective but most likely will not reduce his

Describe Eysenck's challenge to therapy effectiveness and the data on which it was based.

Though several classes of antidepressant drugs are available to prescribing physicians, the SSRIs are used