Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

You are treating a patient for schizophrenia and have decided on drug therapy. You need to treat both the positive and negative symptoms. Which of the following drugs should you prescribe?

Jake is staying in a large halfway house for juvenile substance abusers. Every time he successfully finishes his chores around the house, helps a roommate, or does any other appropriate behaviour, he receives a token. These tokens can be later exchanged for privileges such as staying out past curfew or going to a movie theatre. The goal of this system is to eventually have these positive behaviours

The assumption that psychological disorders are produced by the blockage of natural tendencies toward personal growth is most consistent with the

Of the following behavioural treatments for disorders, which one is NOT based on classical conditioning?

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

Joanne has been having some severe psychological problems. Her therapist decided that the best course of treatment would include both psychotherapy and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Given that this treatment is the optimal one, Joanne is most likely suffering from

Virtual reality technology has primarily been used in the treatment of which of the following disorders?

According to the two-factor learning theory, the most direct way to reduce a phobia is through exposure to the feared conditioned stimulus (CS) in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) while keeping the operant avoidance response from occurring by using ______________________.

You are watching a discussion between two therapists. Therapist A stresses the importance of self-defeating irrational thoughts, while Therapist B talks about developing a stimulus hierarchy and finding a response that is incompatible with anxiety. Most likely, Therapist A practices ________, while Therapist B follows the _________ tradition.

Let's say that you work for a drug company. You are trying to develop a new drug for the treatment of mental disorders. This drug will replace a tricyclic. What disorder are you working on?

All of the following were mentioned by Carl Rogers as important and essential therapist characteristics EXCEPT

The client-centred approach to therapy was developed by ________.

In a psychotherapy outcome study assessing the effectiveness of a new treatment for agoraphobia, a behavioural therapist would likely be MOST interested in which of the following client measures?

Of the following behavioural treatments for disorders, which one is based on operant conditioning?

Which therapist factors affect treatment outcome?

Transferring the primary focus of treatment for patients suffering from extreme and chronic mental disorders from the hospital to the community is the primary focus of ______________________.

One of the primary functions of free association in psychoanalysis is to gain access to unconscious material.

A willingness to invest in therapy and to take the risks required to make changes is the characteristic of _______________ and it is considered to be an important type of ___________ variable associated with treatment outcomes.

Eugene has a terrible fear of being in a boat. Eugene works for the Coast Guard doing an administrative job, but he knows he will have to get over this fear in order to receive a promotion. His boss offered to pay for a behavioural therapy. Eugene, who was extremely anxious, wanted the least anxiety provoking behavioural therapy, chose

What is ECT? In your answer summarize what ECT is, describe why it was originally developed, discuss the conditions for which it is currently used, and cite the criticisms that have been made against its use.