Exam 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

The first major antipsychotic drug to be introduced was _____;it was used to treat _____.

How might one best respond to the charge that behavior therapy produces only a superficial change in external behavior?

_____ is said to occur when therapists imparting certain basic social skills to their clients maintain eye contact and act assertively.

Bryan is feeling angry with his therapist;Bryan's anger reflects his feelings toward his father when he was a young boy in the throes of the Oedipal conflict.This example illustrates .

Dr.Grimaldi consults the research literature each time he acquires a new client;he seeks to use the most effective technique available,given a client's particular disorder.Dr.Grimaldi practices psychotherapy.

is a statistical technique in which the results of a large number of studies are combined.

One form of psychosurgery used today is ,performed occasionally to treat cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Describe the aim of person-centered therapy.Identify several ways that therapists try to achieve this goal.How does contemporary person-centered therapy differ from the therapy as it might have been practiced in Rogers' day?

The newest generation of antipsychotics is called antipsychotics;they influence serotonin and dopamine levels in the brain.

_____ is a form of therapy that attempts to restructure a person's belief system into a more realistic,rational,and logical set of views by challenging dysfunctional beliefs that maintain irrational behavior.

According to a behavior therapist,how might psychological disorders be treated most effectively?

Many therapists integrate multiple approaches to treat an individual's problems;that is,they use a(n)approach.

Which of the following statements is false regarding behavior therapy?

Noah dreams that he suddenly becomes paralyzed as he tries to cross a busy intersection.In Freudian terms,this is the _____ content of Noah's dream.The underlying meaning of the dream is the _____ content.

_____ are professionals with a Ph.D.or Psy.D.who have also completed a postgraduate internship.They specialize in assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties,providing psychotherapy and,in some U.S.states,can prescribe drugs.

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy?

A hierarchy of fears may be used in:

Which of the following best represents the percentage of homeless adults who have a major psychological disorder?

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

Person-centered therapy is a specific type of _____ therapy.