Exam 15: Healing the Troubled Mind Therapy

Deborah is terrified of driving over bridges,but when her daughter moved to a new house across a major river,she is determined to get in her car and drive over the bridge to visit her daughter.Her therapist uses a technique in which Deborah's old irrational fears of bridges are replaced with rational thoughts about the safety of bridge construction.This technique is referred to as ____.

Dr.Cooper uses a cognitive approach when treating her clients.What underlying ideology influences her therapeutic style?

What discovery led to a dramatic decrease in institutionalized populations in the United States between 1955 and 2000?

Bart was diagnosed with schizophrenia several year ago and started taking Thorazine.He meets with his doctor,Dr.Aimes,to evaluate his progress on Thorazine.Dr.Aimes is concerned that due to the Thorazine,Bart is showing signs of ____.

A psychologist using a humanistic approach views society as a ____.

Compared with Europe,how is psychotherapy regulated in the United States?

What is the primary downside to using learning models that emphasize anger control,social skills,and moral reasoning to treat antisocial personality disorder?

Early treatments for hysteria focused on

According to research by Baker,McFall,and Shoham (2008),which psychologist is taking the most typical approach for treating clients?

Jermaine has battled moderate anxiety for most of his life.He seeks out the help of a mental health professional,who recommends a form of psychotherapy known as brief therapy.What can Jermaine expect from this type of therapy?

Dr.Blagovich is interested in understanding how antidepressants affect brain structure.After administering SSRIs to a group of rats for several weeks,Dr.Blagovich analyzes their brain tissue.He is likely to find an increase in ____.

The discovery of which class of drugs after World War II changed the treatment of anxiety dramatically?

Cognitive behavioral therapy has an excellent record of success,particularly in the treatment of ____.

Why is it thought that SSRIs cause sexual dysfunction?

A nonsurgical alternative to deep brain stimulation is repeated ____.

Dr.McGuire specializes in the treatment of borderline personality disorder.She engages her patients in a type of therapy that addresses their symptoms in the order of their importance: reducing suicidal thoughts,reducing behaviors that interfere with therapy,and finally,reducing behaviors that interfere with the quality of life.This type of therapy is referred to as ____.

During the 20th century,psychological approaches to treatment reflected the rise of the ____ perspectives.

According to humanistic theories,much of human unhappiness results from ____.

Dr.Zhang notices that his client,Lucian,becomes very defensive when asked to elaborate on his financial difficulties.Dr.Zhang infers that Lucian has likely been defensive with his parents and supervisors at work as well.What technique is Dr.Zhang using to make his inference?

Behavioral therapies use applications of ____.