Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Which of the following professionals most likely has a Ph.D.?

Which of the following operant conditioning techniques is incorrectly paired with its description?

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

In _____,the therapist and client (or teacher and student or parent and child)draw up a written agreement.

Describe using examples how behavior therapists can use averse conditioning to modify behavior.

Dr.Andersen attempts to bring about personal growth by using psychological techniques; Dr.Bradley attempts to improve psychological functioning through the use of psychotropic medication.Dr.Andersen practices _____; Dr.Bradley,_____.

_____ therapy seeks to bring unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious,where patients may deal with the problems more effectively.

_____ is the transmission of feelings to a psychoanalyst of love or anger that had been originally directed to a patient's parents or other authority figures.

_____ is a form of therapy that reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with undesired behavior.

_____ is a behavioral treatment for anxiety in which people are confronted either suddenly or gradually with a stimulus that they fear.

Research shows that behavioral therapy is roughly _____% more effective than no treatment at all.

Characteristics of cognitive treatment approaches include each of the following EXCEPT that:

The underlying meaning of a dream which is the TRUE unconscious meaning of the dream is called _____ content.

_____are professionals with a master's degree and specialized training who may provide therapy,usually regarding common family and personal problems.

Which type of antidepressant is matched with the correct neurotransmitter action?

Identify (a)one advantage,strength,or contribution,and (b)one disadvantage,weakness,or limitation of each of the following types of psychotherapy: behavior therapy and cognitive therapy.

_____ are professionals with a Ph.D.or Ed.D.who typically treat day-to-day adjustment problems,often in a university mental health clinic.

Which of the following is NOT among the neurotransmitters that are influenced by the various antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs?

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

Adrienne is describing a dream to her therapist.The events she recounts constitute the _____ content of her dream.