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

Not guilty by reason of insanity was changed to not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder to reflect the fact that ________.

Gino's therapist encourages him to ask a few friends to have lunch and to record on paper their reactions to his requests.This form of reality testing homework would likely be given by a therapist who uses the ________ approach.

Critics of the DSM system argue that it needs to focus more on each of the following EXCEPT ________.

In Canada,the cultural consultation services (CCS)model was designed to _________.

Psychological tests are structured methods of assessment that are used to evaluate ________.

Most resistance to using computer interviews comes from clinicians rather than clients.

Describe the following techniques: the behavioural interview,self-monitoring,use of contrived measures,direct observation,behavioural rating scales.

Lack of standardization tends to reduce the ________ of the unstructured interview as a diagnostic tool.

Most therapists still practice classic psychoanalysis.

Psychotherapies involve nonverbal communication.

Tammy has a fear of elevators,and her therapist gradually exposes her to them and conducts cognitive restructuring along the process.This approach is an example of _________ therapy.

Psychological tests are unstructured methods of assessment.

The psychiatric syndrome TKS is common in ________,but rare elsewhere.

Kayla seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.Her therapist mirrors and reflects her expressed feelings to help her get in touch with deeper feelings and parts of herself she had disowned because of social condemnation.The therapist reflects back her disclosures without judgment or interpretation.Her therapist is most like ________.

Drugs have not been found helpful in treating abnormal behaviour problems.

Mild tranquilizers often lead to dependence.

Follow-up studies of the effectiveness of recent forms of psychosurgery show marked improvement in ________ of cases.

A technique that uses a computer to analyze brain wave patterns to reveal areas of relative activity and inactivity from moment to moment is ________.

Jeremiah is asked when he feels anxious,where he when he feels anxious,how often he feels anxious,and under what circumstances he feels anxious in his assessment.This would most likely be done in a __________ assessment.

Lithium has proven to be useful in alleviating the acute episodes associated with psychosis.