Exam 14: Mental Health Therapies

Rendor decided to talk to a psychologist about his fear of rabbits. For years, Rendor has successfully avoided rabbits as a means of handling his phobia, but now he really wants to work at a pet store where they have rabbits. Using systematic desensitization, describe how the psychologist could help Rendor overcome his fear.

If you were prescribed buspirone, you should expect that it ____.

Janine is in therapy for depression. The therapist confronts Janine's incorrect beliefs, and indicates how her negative thoughts are contributing to her feelings of depression. Janine is most likely undergoing ____.

Antipsychotic drugs are primarily used to treat ____.

Chandra is a person with an anxiety disorder who is receiving medical treatment. Chandra is most likely receiving ____.

The goal of rational-emotive therapy is to ____.

Lori's therapist often points out her irrational beliefs by logically and forcefully confronting her with them. Her therapist is most likely a ____.

Dr. King is a psychiatrist who uses medications to treat the symptoms of psychological disorders. Dr. King is using what type of therapy?

Systematic desensitization is based on the idea that ____.

If you meet a long-term user of conventional antipsychotic medications, you may notice involuntary movements of the mouth, tongue, and face. This would be the manifestation of ____.

Carl Rogers developed ____.

Which type of therapy is most likely to view the therapist as a facilitator?

If you have a fear of riding in elevators, your therapist may teach you how to relax and then gradually expose you to the elements of riding in elevators that you fear. This technique is called ____.

A couple therapist focuses on the idea that problems in a relationship stem from ____.

Psychotherapists ____.

Which of the following is a technique typically used by psychoanalysts?

What behavioral technique is a substance abuse treatment center using when it awards redeemable points to clients for desired behaviors?

Enrique wants to quit chewing tobacco. His therapist has him imagine scarred and diseased oral tissues every time he puts tobacco in his mouth. Enrique is undergoing ____.

Rewarding a shy child with verbal praise every time he speaks out in class is an example of ____.

Phobias appear to respond best to ____ therapy.