Exam 14: Treatment

Group therapy participants are often helped by the insights of others in the group, as well as those of the therapist.

When a psychotherapist "prescribes" a self-help book to a patient as an adjunct to in-person therapy sessions, he or she is engaging in

Which of the following is NOT a class of antidepressant drugs?

If you find yourself extremely unhappy on a given day, it is likely that your mood will soon improve if measured again. This is called

All of the following are statements from clients that a cognitive therapist might identify as self-defeating, EXCEPT:

Talking therapies like cognitive-behavior therapy and behavior therapy are less effective than prescribing psychoactive drugs to treat anxiety and depression.

Anxiolytic medications such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates mainly affect the neurotransmitter

Freud's notion that psychological problems are caused by tension within a person's own mind between mental forces that are at odds with one another, is called

Though not necessarily more effective than other therapies, this therapy is claimed to be the best choice for treating depression.

In ____________________, a person is rewarded with tangible, desirable goods, prizes, or privileges for engaging in desired behaviors and avoiding undesirable behaviors.

Early psychosurgical techniques primarily involved lobotomy procedures, which consist of cutting connections to the

An _________________ treatment is one that has utility in the real world of practicing psychotherapists treating distressed clients in hospitals and consulting rooms.

First-generation antipsychotics like Thorazine and Haldol were revolutionary in their effectiveness in reducing

Transference refers to the psychoanalytic belief that patients in therapy may transfer their feelings about their spouse or parents onto

Alber Ellis devised a form of therapy based on the idea that human beings can be taught to control their feelings by controlling their thoughts. His therapy was called

In addition to feeling "drugged," patients taking first-generation antipsychotics for a long period of time risked the development of this serious neurological condition.

Which of the following statements is NOT an aspect of so-called empirically supported treatments (ESTs)?

This basic assumption underlies both systematic desensitization and flooding: Phobias are maintained by avoidance of the feared object or situation, and the solution is to compel the phobic person to face his or her fears directly.

In this form of therapy, a patient is anesthetized, given muscle relaxants, and then a brief, low-voltage electric shock is passed through the brain.

The common effectiveness factors of therapeutic alliance, allegiance, and therapist competence apply equally to all legitimate forms of therapy and can all be strong in the absence of advanced degree and years of experience.