Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Dr. Jackson is creating a study to evaluate the usefulness of a new therapy treatment for borderline personality disorder. She personally trains all of the therapists who will be used in her study and creates a detailed treatment manual that gives specific instructions regarding how all therapists are supposed to address various issues. What should be the next phase of her study?

The first step in systematic desensitization is ________.

Joel has been having some severe psychological problems. His therapist decided that the best course of treatment would include both psychotherapy and a tranquilizing drug. Given that this treatment is the optimal one, Joel is most likely suffering from

How is modelling used in social skills training? How is self-efficacy involved in its effectiveness?

The fact that most forms of therapy yield comparable effectiveness results is referred to as the ________.

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

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often used for depression when

A patient has an anxiety disorder and has sought help from a therapist. The therapist is a doctor who believes that the patient's anxiety is related to the unconscious fear of the unmet sexual impulses and that in order for this patient to get over the anxiety problem, the patient needs to have greater awareness of this unconscious dynamic. The therapist is most likely associated with the ______________ approach to therapy and appears to be trying to produce positive changes by fostering more _____________.

When a client has feelings of intense love, affection, or dependency for his or her therapist, this is called ________.

Justine has been successfully treated with a series of electroconvulsive therapy treatments for ___________________.

North American research studies indicate that psychological disorders are __________ prevalent in minority populations, but that mental health services are utilized ____________ by people in these different ethnic groups.

Using the principles of classical conditioning, explain how a dog phobia might occur. Be sure to use the appropriate classical conditioning labels. Describe how a therapist could use 1) extinction therapy and 2) systematic desensitization to treat this psychological disorder.

The key factor involved in the effectiveness of modelling for treating psychological disorders is ________________.

Karen tells other people that she gets lots out of the many sessions she's had with her therapist. However, her friends can't help but notice the fact that the problems which motivated her to seek help in the first place never seem to get any better. When they ask her for some examples of how what she learns in her sessions gets applied to her everyday life, she can't think of any. What factor could be reducing the chances that her therapy will have a successful outcome?

Dialectical behaviour therapy is a "package" of elements from cognitive, behavioural, humanistic, and psychodynamic therapies and was developed specifically for the treatment of ________.

Openness concerns a willingness to invest in therapy and to take the risks required to make changes. This is considered to be an important ___________ variable associated with treatment outcomes.

What is the major therapeutic goal in psychoanalysis?

Faith in the therapist and the opportunity to practise new behaviours are both thought to be important client factors that are associated with psychotherapy outcomes.

Research has revealed that punishment is an effective way to modify abnormal behaviour with

Designing good psychotherapy research is challenging for all of these reasons EXCEPT