Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

In psychoanalysis,____________________ refers to the therapist's attempts to explain the inner significance of the client's thoughts,feelings,memories,and behaviors.

Treating the therapist as though he were a very important person from one's past,such as a parent,defines

Largely unconscious defensive maneuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy are referred to as

Aversion therapy in which an aversive stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits an undesirable response relies on the use of the principles of ____________________.

Charlie alternates between periods of elation and depression.Which of the following medications is he MOST likely to receive to control his condition?

Freud emphasized dream interpretation,genuineness,and empathy as critical components of therapy.

Antipsychotic drugs are used primarily in the treatment of ____________________.

A form of behavior therapy that emphasizes modeling,behavioral rehearsal and shaping and is designed to improve interpersonal skills is

Which of the following statements concerning psychiatrists is false?

A major difference between insight therapies and behavior therapies is in their position about whether it's necessary or useful to seek out the origin of psychological difficulties.A compromise position might be that this kind of information is important for patients with some disorders,but not for patients with other disorders.Explain why this kind of information might be more helpful for some kinds of patients than for others.

Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic and humanistic brands of insight therapy.

Which of the following statements concerning the sex of a therapist is MOST accurate?

Compared to traditional antipsychotic drugs,the newer atypical antipsychotic drugs

How do Group and Family Therapy differ from Individual Therapy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of group therapy compared to individual therapy? Under what circumstances would you recommend that someone go for group therapy rather then individual therapy?

The newest antidepressant drugs such as Prozac,Paxil,and Zoloft

George has been in psychotherapy for several months.When he first started therapy George had a very positive relationship with his therapist.However,over the past two weeks he has shown increasing hostility,and he often yells and becomes threatening when his therapist offers her interpretations of the things that George says during therapy.According to Freud,George's behavior may be

Which of the following disorders would be LEAST likely to be treated by psychiatrists?

Freud believed that most clients would have difficulty accepting their therapist's interpretations and that they might display ____________________,or unconscious defensive maneuvers to hinder the process of therapy.

Which of the following statements is least accurate?

Eartha has been experiencing mental confusion,hallucinations,and delusions.Her parents schedule an appointment with a therapist to find out if there is something she can take to reduce her symptoms.In this case,the doctor will MOST likely prescribe