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

Ellen takes a self-report test that asks her to look over a list of adjectives and check the ones which apply to her.The test is a(n)________ test.

In the DSM system,disorders are classified on the basis of ________.

The DSM system is based on the behavioural approach to classification.

Aaron goes to a therapist to help overcome his fear of snakes.The therapist uses a combination of systematic desensitization and gradual exposure to help Aaron reduce and control his fears.Aaron's therapist is most likely a(n)________.

Humanistic therapies tend to focus on ________ processes.

Despite its controversial nature,almost no distressing side effects have been associated with the prefrontal lobotomy.

Various methods of ________ assessment help researchers and clinicians evaluate whether or not behavioural problems reflect underlying organic conditions or brain damage.

Person-centred therapy is nondirective.

Standards for psychiatric commitment have loosened over the past generation.

TKS affects primarily ________.

Jolene's therapist points out that she distorts the meaning of negative events in her life and suggests that she views them through "dark-coloured glasses" of irrational beliefs.Her therapist is likely using what theoretical approach?

Some psychotherapists believe that the goal of psychotherapy is to teach clients to be themselves.

More psychotherapists identify with an eclectic approach than with any specific school of therapy.

It was determined that Morgan was not able to understand his charges and the proceedings that were brought against him in a criminal action.He would be considered ________.

The DSM-5 includes hoarding disorder.

Virginia Satir conceptualizes the family in terms of a (n)________.

People who are placed in psychiatric institutions because they show abnormal behaviours and are deemed to be a threat to themselves or others are committed through a process of ________ commitment.

The mean score of an IQ test is ________.

Describe family therapy approaches to treating the family unit.

An alternative form of brain stimulation treatment for depression is repetitive __________ magnetic stimulation.