Exam 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

During therapy,Amanda's therapist tells her that she very much reminds him of his daughter,and raises the same types of protective feelings in him that he feels toward his daughter.What Amanda and her therapist are experiencing is called ________.

The most widely practiced form of psychosurgery was ________.

TKS afflicts up to ________ % of people who are treated by psychiatrists in Japan.

Anxiety disorders,sleep disorders,and sexual dysfunctions have responded most effectively to ________ therapy.

Tofranil and Elavil are types of ________.

About ________ % of the IQ scores of any population on the Wechsler scales are above 130 or below 70.

Electroconvulsive therapy is used today to treat ________.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of recent editions of the DSM?

Analogue measures are the hallmark of behavioural assessment.

Terri seeks out a helping professional for assistance with her depression.The person she seeks out is not licensed and has not completed a master's degree or a PhD in either psychology or social work.The person has also not completed an MD or a DO.This person seems caring but lacks the credentials associated with other helping professionals.This person is a ________.

New disorders included in the DSM-5 include __________.

The behavioural interview,more so than the general clinical interview,focuses on the ________ that relate to the problem.

Define the concept of "mental disorders" in the DSM system and show how the diagnostic system adheres to the medical model.

Phenothiazines control psychotic features by blocking the action of ________.

Implanting electrodes and transmitting electrical impulses within the part of the brain that affects mood is known as ___________.

It is only in the past ________ decades that Canada has adequately extended civil rights to people in psychiatric hospitals.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of group therapy.

The DSM system does not subscribe to a particular theory of abnormal behaviour.

Rachel seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.Her therapist asks her to lie down on a couch and say anything that comes to her mind.Her therapist sits in a chair behind her,out of direct view.For the next 50 minutes Rachel lets her mind wander,saying whatever she likes.Her therapist says very little.Her therapist is most like ________.

Diagnostic criteria in the DSM system are determined by consensus of psychiatrists,psychologists,and social workers from the __________.