Exam 17: Psychological and Biological Treatments

The most frequently endorsed label for the type of therapy one practises as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or social worker is ________.

Marsha Linehan's therapy model is used frequently in the treatment of clients with ________ disorder.

An important criticism of self-help materials is that they frequently make far-fetched promises. This is similar to ________.

The symptoms of ________ include involuntary movements of the facial muscles and mouth along with twitching of the neck, arms, and legs.

We must be cautious about accepting patients' statements about the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)because they may be motivated to justify their experience or because they believed the treatment would work before starting. This reminds the critical thinker of the importance of ________.

Because the negative reinforcement of avoidance behaviour often maintains many phobias and other anxiety-related disorders, exposure therapy often involves ________.

Systematic desensitisation was developed by ________.

________ cognitive therapy played an instrumental role in creating the field of cognitive-behavioural therapy.

________ nondirective, person-centred therapy centres on the patient's goals and ways of solving problems.

A crucial component of flooding is ________, in which therapists prevent clients from performing their typical avoidance behaviours.

After learning how to relax, Herman begins his systematic desensitisation treatment for his claustrophobia by

As these therapies may involve unpleasant techniques, the decision to implement ________ should be made only after carefully weighing the costs and benefits relative to alternative approaches.

Julio tells his therapist that he dreamt of a large blue monster that was about to eat him. His therapist interpreted this dream as representing Julio's abusive father. According to dream analysis, the manifest content is ________.

The highest percentage of clinical psychologists and psychiatrists would label their therapeutic orientation as ________.

Dismantling allows researchers to examine the effectiveness of isolated components of a broader treatment such as systematic desensitisation and compare these effects with that of the full treatment package. Dismantling represents which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

By watching other group members engaged in her feared situation, going up to a stranger and engaging in conversation, LuEllen was able to see how she, too, could be successful in this situation. This is one example of the observational learning technique of participant ________.

________ is the name given to the use of medications to treat or control psychological problems.

Sometimes people recover from a serious illness such as depression without receiving or seeking out any help from a psychologist or clergy member. This is known as ________.

A concern with the many 12-step approaches that are based on the Alcoholics Anonymous model in dealing with various problems with living is that

According to Albert Ellis, our vulnerability to psychological disturbance is a product of the ________ of our irrational beliefs.