Exam 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

"Don't worry about the hidden meanings behind your psychological problems.Just change the way you think and act about them,and you'll get better." This statement best summarizes which therapeutic approach?

Dr.Bregel is a behavior therapist.When working with a client,Dr.Bregel seeks to change the client's behavior by ____.

During sessions with her analyst,Sheila began to treat him with tenderness and dependence,much like her relationship with her father.Freud called this phenomenon ____.

To help overcome her need for cigarettes,Januari smokes twenty cigarettes quickly.Although she must do this two days in a row,Januari finally associates smoking with nausea and dizziness.Januari has used ____.

Which of the following statements concerning drug treatment is true?

All the methods of therapy for psychological problems have general goals and basic features in common.List and describe two of these general goals and three of these basic features.

Lola works with clients who are overcoming social phobias.She often models appropriate social behaviors and assists clients in learning to express their feelings.Her hope with this kind of ____ is that her clients will feel more comfortable and effective in their daily interactions with others.

You are afraid of tunnels.Your therapist first helps you to deeply relax and then asks you to imagine a distant tunnel.When you can stay relaxed while visualizing this image,the therapist then asks you to imagine nearing the entrance,and finally entering the tunnel.Eventually,when you can remain relaxed while imagining all of this,the therapist takes you through a short tunnel.This list of increasingly fear-provoking situations is known as ____.

St.John's wort is an herbal remedy.It appears that its active substance,hypericin,enhances serotonin activity and acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).If studies show that St.John's wort is effective in treating disorders,it will most likely be used to combat symptoms of ____.

Pedro is afraid of crossing bridges.A psychologist helps Pedro by first letting him look at bridges and then having him imagine himself standing near a bridge while being in a safe,relaxing environment.Next,the psychologist has Pedro watch a video of a man crossing a bridge in a car and then has him imagine himself crossing that bridge.Eventually,Pedro is able to stay relaxed while he drives over a bridge.This process is called ____.

Trisha is working with teachers to help them identify early signs of child abuse.She feels that if children's problems are detected early,there may be something that can be done to improve the situation or at least keep it from becoming worse.Trisha's approach is that of ____.

Before Dr.Frank Castle may use punishment as a therapeutic means of eliminating a disruptive behavior,he is required by ethical and legal guidelines to ask himself if ____.

You are looking through a selection of magazines at the bookstore,and in search of one that discusses the treatment of psychological disorders through psychological methods,such as talking about problems and exploring new ways of thinking and acting.Knowing this,you would be best to select a magazine with which word in the title?

Which statement best summarizes the research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

Nam has been learning to reduce his test anxiety by using cognitive restructuring.Which thought would be an example of a successful application of his therapy?

Serdar is interested in psychopathology and wants to go to graduate school and get a doctoral degree in psychology.His choice would most likely lead him toward a career as a ____.

Electroconvulsive shock therapy (EST)is not usually used when the patient ____.

Peter was reading through the classifieds in the newspaper when he came across an advertisement for a position as a community psychologist.According to your text,a community psychologist could be expected to ____.

At the Nova Clinic,a group of therapists specialize in modern forms of psychoanalysis that focus on helping clients overcome problematic effects that occur after childhood,such as conflicts with a spouse or job loss.Therefore,these therapists are practitioners of ____ therapy.

Which statement regarding the benefits of group therapy is false?