Exam 15: Therapy

In institutional settings, therapists have found that setting up token economies can be quite effective in teaching patients how to cope with the realities of everyday life.

Systematic desensitization is a technique based on:

The behavioral therapy that is designed to remove unwanted negative associations using classical conditioning techniques is:

Tina has been in psychoanalysis for just over a year.Lately she has started to become extremely hostile toward her therapist.Up until this time, she has had a very positive relationship with the therapist.According to Freud, Tina's behavior may be a sign of:

Valium and Xanax are:

Chlorpromazine is a dopamine antagonist.This means it:

Dr.Murphy is a psychotherapist who is nonjudgmental and extremely supportive of her clients.She encourages them to talk through their concerns, and she serves as a sounding board as her clients come to recognize their own self-worth.Dr.Murphy is most likely:

Existential therapists believe that psychological problems originate from:

Aversion therapy is designed to remove:

The three main categories of factors that are common to most forms of effective psychotherapy are ____________________, support, and learning.

Which drug used to treat schizophrenia effects both dopamine and serotonin?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Which of the following pairings of disorder and treatment is correct?

Magnetic seizure therapy may be effective in treating schizophrenia, without some of the side effects associated with ECT.

Which of the following is NOT one of the potential side effects of Prozac (fluoxetine)?

A therapist exhibits unconditional positive regard in interactions with a client when he or she:

Zoloft works by slowing:

A therapist displays genuineness in interactions with a client when he or she:

In behavioral inventions, ____________________ is rarely used alone because its use can damage the working relationship between the therapist and the client.

Cingulotomy, which destroys a small portion of tissue in the limbic system, is sometimes used to treat the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.