Exam 11: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

The surface description of a dream is known as ___________.

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

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.

Self-help therapy does not work for people who are experiencing substance abuse issues.

Classic Freudian psychodynamic therapy tends to be a lengthy and expensive affair.

Behavior therapy does not work very well for eliminating anxiety disorders,treating phobias and compulsions,or establishing control over impulses.

Today's psychodynamic therapy takes a more active role in controlling the course of therapy and prodding and advising the patient with considerable directness.

___________ therapy relies on drugs and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning.

A treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think is known as the ____________ approach.

When a therapist is understanding of a client's emotional experiences,but does not necessarily approve of everything that the client says or does,is known as ___________.

Because no single type of psychotherapy is invariably more effective for every individual,some therapists use a(n)____________ approach to therapy.

A branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community is called _____________ psychology.

A procedure used in the treatment of severe depression,in which an electric current of 70 to 150 volts is briefly administered to a patient's head,is called _____________ therapy.

Humanistic treatment is very specific,precise,and the most scientifically and theoretically developed type of treatment.

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

A form of treatment in which the focus is on getting people to accept who they are,regardless of whether it matches their ideal,is called ____________ behavior therapy.

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

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

A form of therapy that reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with undesired behavior is called ____________ conditioning.

___________ therapy relies on drugs and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning.