Exam 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Skylar recently became a clinical psychologist and is interested in working specifically with people suffering from depression.Based on what is known about the demographics of this disorder,which of the following issues is likely to come up most frequently in sessions with depressed clients?

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder are difficult to treat because they:

If you are the parent of a child who has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and who is being treated with Ritalin or similar drugs,what side effects might you expect to see in your child?

Antipsychotic medications would not be effective if they did not:

Tricyclics,though very effective in relieving depression,often result in:

Tory,a 6-year-old boy with autism,has received applied behavior analysis treatment for the past four years.Which of the following statements will be most accurate about Tory's current situation?

Dr.Prajna treats patients with anxiety and mood disorders.She bases her therapeutic techniques and medication choices on recent scientific literature.She uses only treatments that have been shown to be effective in large,double-blind,controlled clinical trials.She never prescribes a drug or form of talk therapy for which she does not know the research findings related to its effectiveness.Dr.Prajna's views are similar to those of _____,who emphasized the use of _____.

Tommy has a 20-year history of stealing,armed robbery,physical violence,and lying and cheating to get out of trouble.These behaviors started in grade school.Based on what is known about the origins and treatment of this kind of disorder,which of the following statements would best represent a knowledgeable psychiatrist's opinion on Tommy's treatment options?

Your therapist suggests that when you go to college,you keep a diary and record events and your emotional reactions to them.She says that this will help keep you physically healthy.Is this a good suggestion?

Currently,the best approach to treating borderline personality disorder is:

Haloperidol is a medication that acts on key neurotransmitter systems to effect cognitive and behavioral changes.Jake takes haloperidol to ease his hallucinations and delusional thinking.Jake is taking:

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder:

If your physician prescribes a drug to treat your depression,what is the likelihood you will experience relief from your symptoms?

Odelia has schizophrenia and has been successfully treated with medication; her visual and auditory hallucinations have decreased,and she no longer believes that her great aunt speaks to her through the television.However,Odelia still has some odd behaviors,and others view her as a little strange.Odelia's doctor will most likely recommend that she receive:

Which of the following statements is central to the applied behavioral analysis approach to the treatment of autism?

About personality disorders,we can say that:

In general,placebo treatments for depression have been found to have:

Based on research presented in the text,which of the following young patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is likely to have the best treatment outcome after three years?

Rob plans to receive drug therapy for his depressive symptoms.Should Rob expect different kinds of results from drug treatment,compared to other kinds of therapy?

Kim has obsessive-compulsive disorder,which is focused on behaviors related to cleaning and checking.If she takes an antidepressant such as Prozac,her _____,an effect also found with depressed patients.