Exam 11: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Drugs used to reduce severe symptoms of disturbance,such as loss of touch with reality and agitation,are known as _____________ drugs.

____________ is Freudian psychotherapy in which the goal is to release hidden unconscious thoughts and feelings in order to reduce their power in controlling behavior.

The underlying meaning of a dream which reveals the true unconscious meaning of the dream is called ____________.

Aversion therapy works reasonably well in inhibiting substance abuse problems such as alcoholism and certain kinds of sexual disorders.

Therapy in which the goal is to reach one's potential for self-actualization is called _____________ therapy.

_____________ 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.

In a ____________,the therapist and client (or teacher and student,or parent and child)draw up a written agreement that includes behavioral goals the client hopes to achieve.It also specifies the positive consequences for reaching the goal.

Drugs that reduce the level of anxiety a person experiences,essentially by reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well-being,are known as _______________ drugs.

__________________ is where data from a large number of studies are statistically combined to create impressions of the data that is being studied.

The transfer of feelings to a psychoanalyst of love or anger that had been originally directed to a patient's parents or authority figures is known as _____________ in Freudian theory.

Expressing acceptance and understanding,regardless of the feelings and attitudes the client expresses,is called _________________.

________________ is a behavioral technique in which gradual exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus is paired with relaxation to extinguish the response of anxiety.

Drugs used to treat disorders that prevent manic episodes of bipolar disorder are known as _________________.

Short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships is known as _____________ therapy.

The surface description of a dream is known as ___________.

The transfer of former mental patients from institutions to the community is known as _______________.

Evidence-based psychotherapy practice seeks to use the research literature to determine the best practices for treating a specific disorder.

Treatment approaches that build on the basic processes of learning,and assume that normal and abnormal behavior are both learned,are called _____________ treatment approaches.

The process by which the behavior of other people is modeled to systematically teach people new skills and ways of handling their fears and anxieties is called ____________.

Family therapy involves two or more family members,one (or more)of whose problems led to treatment.