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

Cognitive therapists tend to be more confrontive than rational-emotive therapists.

Some people who use anti-anxiety drugs report that anxiety and insomnia return in a more severe form once they stop using the medication.This is called _______.

The DSM-5 classifies abnormal behaviour patterns,or mental disorders,according to

Discuss the development of safeguards to prevent abuses of psychiatric commitment.

Wechsler labelled those with IQ scores above ________ as "very superior."

Which of the following therapies appears to be MOST successful in fostering self-insight and personality growth?

________ interview techniques increase the reliability of diagnostic clinical judgments.

Muscle tension can be measured by the galvanic skin response test.

Among antidepressant medications,________.

Discuss analogue or contrived measures.

Despite beliefs that it is a wonder drug,the antidepressant Prozac appears to be no more effective than the earlier generation of antidepressants.

Since the proclamation of the 1982 Canadian Bill of Rights,there has been increasing recognition across the provinces and territories of the right for competent,involuntary patients to refuse treatment.

Kathryn seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.The therapist spends much of the time in the early sessions using the techniques of mirroring and reflection,suggesting that part of her problem relates to early childhood conflicts with her parents,which have prevented her from achieving self-actualization.Then the therapist suggests focusing on her current problems,emphasizing the role of learned maladaptive behaviours and negative self-talk in maintaining her depression.The therapist uses a combination of cognitive restructuring and operant conditioning techniques to help Kathryn overcome her depression.Kathryn's therapist is best described as ________.

Smith,Glass,and Miller (1980)found that the average psychotherapy client was better off than ________ % of clients who remained untreated.

Nicole seeks out a therapist to help her overcome her severe depression.Her therapist tells her that her depression stems from her irrational beliefs about herself and what she must accomplish in life to be loved and accepted by others.Her therapist actively disputes these beliefs and helps her develop more adaptive beliefs.Nicole's therapist is using ________.

People generally reveal more personal problems in a computerized interview than they do when they are interviewed by a human.

Discuss the history of the legal bases of the insanity plea.

A significant change in the 5th edition of the DSM is the __________.

Describe the two subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and give three examples from each subtest.

The Thematic Aptitude Test was developed by ________.