Exam 14: Mental Health Therapies

Psychoanalysts believe that the way to reach the goal of changing maladaptive behavior is to ____.

The requirement of informed consent for therapy is especially important when ____.

Which ethnic group is most likely to have used mental health services in the past year?

Which client characteristic contributes to the success of psychotherapy?

Every time Kian correctly uses his fork, his mother praises him. Kian's mother is most likely using which operant conditioning strategy to influence Kian's behavior?

As a therapist, June follows basic Freudian principles, but is more likely to focus on the present rather than the past, and takes a more directive role in getting to the heart of the client's problem. She would be known as a ____.

Bryan is a person with paranoid schizophrenia who has auditory hallucinations and delusions. Which medication is most likely to be effective for Bryan's disorder?

Client-centered therapy is a type of ____ therapy.

Sienna's psychotherapist rapidly interviews and questions her to uncover unconscious issues and themes. The therapist focuses less on Sienna's past and more on her current problems and interpersonal relationships. Sienna is most likely undergoing what type of therapy?

A nonbenzodiazepine antianxiety medication that has a lower risk of dependence than benzodiazepine medications is called ____.

Which therapy is recommended for treatment of trauma?

Which of the following is a challenge in using a biomedical treatment for bipolar disorder?

Which technique is most closely associated with behavior therapy?

Which age-group is most likely to have received mental health therapy in the past year?

Describe and provide examples of three of the cognitive distortions that Aaron Beck suggests are central to feelings of depression or anxiety.

Which of the following would be characterized as an atypical antipsychotic medication?

Carlos is undergoing psychoanalysis with Dr. Lupe. After four months of therapy he finds himself fantasizing about Dr. Lupe and perceives her as loving, kind, and warm. Carlos is most likely experiencing ____.

Cognitive therapy has been found to be ____.

Before Alena uses an experimental type of treatment on a client, she tells the client about the treatment and what her participation would involve. Alena is following which ethical guideline?

If Dr. Harvey wants to create a successful therapeutic alliance with his clients, which of the following should he do?