Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Research has found positive results for cognitive therapy with all of the following disorders EXCEPT

According to the text, 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 _____________ question.

Hans Eysenck claimed that ______________ people improved without therapy when compared with those who received therapy.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2008) found that about __________ of Canadians reported using an anti-anxiety drug at least once a year.

A client has been on antipsychotic drugs for a long period of time. This has also led to a movement disorder in which he has uncontrollable and grotesque movements of the face and tongue. What disorder has the client developed due to antipsychotic medications?

During the course of therapy, a client develops strong emotional feelings for his therapist. He thinks about her often and though he is unwilling to admit it, he has become quite dependent on and attracted to her. Though he is only just becoming aware of this, he has noticed that his therapist in many ways reminds him of his mother. This example best demonstrates the psychoanalytic concept of

How is meta-analysis used to assess therapy effects? What have meta-analyses shown about overall effectiveness and the effects of different forms of therapy?

Compared to exposure therapies, systematic desensitization typically evokes __________ anxiety in the client during treatment and usually takes ___________ time to fully treat someone.

Melanie is being taught mediation techniques to develop a tranquil state and to focus on her sensations, thoughts, and feelings, allowing them to come and go without a struggle. Melanie's therapist is using what type of approach to therapy?

One of the side effects of antipsychotic medications is the disorder called tardive dyskinesia. The symptoms of this disorder include

Carl Rogers's work demonstrating the importance of empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness is most consistent with the "specificity question" goal that addresses the role of the different types of ___________ in psychotherapy.

You take on a new patient in your clinic and during her first visit she asks if you plan to use the two-chair technique. You do not plan to use this, but you immediately know that her previous therapist was

Which of the following was considered to be the most important factor impacting the outcome of psychotherapy?

Takeshi is seeing Dr. Shakar to help her deal with her social phobia. Early in treatment, they built a list of 15 steps beginning with low-anxiety scenarios and ending with high-anxiety scenarios. Over time they have conquered many of the situations on the list, and it is time for Takeshi to try staying relaxed while walking down a busy street. The approach Dr. Shakar is using with Takeshi is called

One of your patients suffers from schizophrenia. You have addressed this with a drug treatment, however, you should be careful to watch for

A doctor genuinely cares for their clients, and accepts them without judgments or evaluations. The doctor communicates a sense of trust in the clients' ability to work through their problems. The doctor is placing ___________ in their clients.

MAO inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants treat depression by increasing levels of ______________ in the nervous system, whereas the SSRIs function to increase the activity of ______________.

All of the following were presented as examples of common factors that might explain the similar effectiveness of various forms of therapy EXCEPT

As part of a smoking cessation program, Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and then is asked to smoke a cigarette. Even though he knows he is receiving the drug, it is hoped that Paul will associate the nausea symptoms with smoking and will thus smoke less. This example best demonstrates the procedures typically used in

After completing a successful therapy experience, a client reflects that one of the things that she found most helpful about therapy was the different explanations offered by her therapist that allowed her to feel more at ease about herself and her problems. This example best demonstrates which of the following common factors thought to be responsible for the general effectiveness of psychotherapy?