Exam 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

________ would be most likely to encourage a client to test her beliefs against the evidence, because depression is often caused by misinformation and unproductive beliefs.

One of Sigmund Freud's patients labelled his therapy "the talking cure." Why? What was Freud's goal and what techniques did he use to achieve it?

Systematic desensitization is based on the principles of classical conditioning.

Tricyclic antidepressants, such as Elavil, produces their effects by preventing the normal reuptake of serotonin.

For centuries, physicians treated mental illness by trying to change brain function directly. Describe the use of psychosurgery from earlier centuries through the twentieth-first century.

Which of the statements below would a couples therapist disagree with?

Many doctors prescribe drugs routinely, often without accompanying psychotherapy, for a person's problems. What reasons are given in the textbook for the overprescription of drugs?

________ is/are usually all that is necessary in effectively treating phobias such as fear of dogs or of public speaking.

Irvin Yalom is an existential therapist.

Describe the four main classes of drugs used in the treatment of mental and emotional disorders, including the benefits and drawbacks of each. For which disorders would each class be prescribed?

Cognitive therapy's greatest success has been in the treatment of mood disorders, especially depression.

Electroconvulsive therapy involves the use of a pulsing magnetic coil held to the depressed person's skull at the left prefrontal cortex.

If a person is experiencing mild anxiety, then a tranquilizer, such as Valium, would be inappropriate for long-term treatment.

Systematic desensitization is based on the principles of operant conditioning.

In order to help her bond with her adopted parents, Candace Newmaker was completely wrapped in a blanket to simulate a womb. Candace died as the rebirthing therapists pressed pillows on top of her to simulate contractions. As a critical thinker, what question should you ask about a therapist and the therapist's approach before beginning treatment?

For common emotional problems of life, about half of the clients improve within eight to eleven sessions.

Which of the following would be useful in reducing a patient's agitation and delusions?

Gardenia is trying to avoid thinking about the near-fatal car accident that she was in last year. She hasn't been able to drive to that side of the city since the accident. Her therapist has recommended that Gardenia participate in exposure treatments. Describe what this experience will entail, based on your knowledge of behaviour therapies.

________ maintains that a client's problems develop in the context of family, that they are sustained by family interactions, and that any change made by the client will affect all the family members.

Behavioural self-monitoring and skills training are techniques used in behaviour therapy.