Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

A cingulotomy is a last-resort treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder and involves

A humanistic therapist would most likely assume that which of the following would be the best measure of improvement in a psychotherapy outcome study?

In review studies making use of the meta-analysis technique, it is common for researchers to calculate the ___________________ statistic as a measure of treatment effectiveness.

Define the three important therapist attributes described by Rogers.

Without treatment, a sizeable percentage of people suffering from depression eventually get better within 5 to 10 months. It is most likely that these improvements are a product of

A humanistic therapist's refusal to offer advice or guidance to his or her client is best representative of the client-centred therapist attribute of

The most commonly used biological intervention for psychological disorders is/are ________.

As a psychodynamic therapist using classical psychoanalysis, what should you be looking for to determine when you have touched upon the patient's real problem?

A cingulotomy would most likely be used to treat which of the following disorders or problems?

Because its effects often do not generalize well from the treatment setting to the real world, many researchers believe that ____________ would be more effective if it were used in concert with learning specific coping skills programs that focus on avoiding relapse.

You overhear two psychopharmacologists arguing about the relative pros and cons associated with drug therapies targeting depression and anxiety. Which of the following would you be likely to overhear listed as an example of a common disadvantage of anti-anxiety drugs like sedatives?

Systematic desensitization focuses on the process of learning a response that is incompatible with anxiety. This is based on the concept of _______________________.

What were the major findings of the CR survey? On what bases were its conclusions criticized?

In an attempt to reduce stress, a company offers its employees a flexible workday. Specifically, employees are allowed to choose the time of day that they start and the only requirement is that they work an 8-hour day. The company hopes that this will ultimately help employees remain healthier and miss less time at work. Such an intervention program would best be classified as an example of _______________(-) focused prevention.

All of the following were mentioned as factors that may account for the higher prevalence of certain disorders in women EXCEPT

Let's say that you work for a drug company. You are trying to develop a new drug for the treatment of anxiety. Which of the following neurotransmitters are you likely to target?

Discuss some of the limitations of our current models of psychotherapy. What are three cultural barriers that limit the utilization of psychotherapy by ethnic minorities? What kinds of skills should a culturally competent therapist have?

One of the problems associated with deinstitutionalization is what is called _________________, where the majority of hospital admissions involve people who have previously been hospitalized.

Janice has a phobia of dogs and decides to consult with a behaviour therapist in order to get some help. The therapist first teaches her a muscle relaxation technique. After she has learned this, they create a list of increasingly fearful situations involving dogs. Starting with the least feared situation, the therapist has Janice imagine it and then use her relaxation training to eliminate any anxiety that arises. This therapist is using the general technique called systematic desensitization, and the list that they have created is an example of ____________.

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