Exam 15: B: Therapies

A therapeutic technique for psychological disorders that was supposed to calm persons who did not respond to any other treatment,but often produced a high rate of undesirable side effects,such as seizures,blunted emotions,major personality changes,and stupor was

Learning based on the consequences of making a response is called

Aversion therapy for smoking involves rapid smoking which seems to work because

Sarento's fear of flying is treated by exposing him to a three-dimensional,computer-generated "world" in which he can experience walking onto a plane,being seated,and taking off.This computerized environment that responds to a viewer's head movements and other inputs is part of a behavioral therapy known as

The desired behaviors a therapist selects for improvement (which are then reinforced)are called __________ behaviors.

The eye movement desensitization and reprocessing technique was developed by

The drugs used in pharmacotherapy

Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to be effective with

Regarding aversion therapy,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jamie is a child who is afraid of the high diving board.Jamie's fear is treated through desensitization using a rank ordered series of steps.This series of steps is known as

Regarding implanted electrodes,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Helga paints her fingernails with a bitter-tasting substance so that every time she begins to bite her fingernails,she will experience a bitter taste.This method to alleviate nail biting would be considered

The tension-release method is a procedure

Lamont's therapist helps him construct a list of fear-producing situations involving heights.His therapist then teaches Lamont exercises that produce deep relaxation.Once Lamont is relaxed,he attempts the first time on the list,which is "standing on a chair." The first item is repeated until Lamont feels no anxiety.He then proceeds to the second item "climbing a small stepladder." During the next six weeks,this procedure continues until Lamont performs the last item of "flying in an airplane." Lamont and his therapist are using

Regarding mental hospitalization,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Juan has claustrophobia; so Juan's therapist gradually exposes Juan to smaller and smaller places while Juan relaxes to each step in the hierarchy,beginning with the lowest fear-producing item.Juan's phobia is being treated with

The most common way of doing desensitization involves

Not many physicians who treat lung cancer patients are smokers.This observation helps explain the effectiveness of

Regarding virtual reality exposure,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The main mode of action of the antidepressants is to