Exam 17: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Keegan has entered into rehabilitation for both an alcohol abuse problem as well as an addiction to cocaine. His therapist recognises that Keegan may not wish to change some of his long-standing behaviours that have precipitated his problems. Therefore, she spends the first two sessions working with Keegan to identify the reasons for changing and not changing his life. This form of person-centred therapy is known as ________.

A frequently prescribed drug therapy for managing one's depression is ________.

Which of the following is not one of the components of Ellis's rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT)?

Miranda is in treatment for alcoholism, and her doctor has prescribed Antabuse, which will make her vomit after drinking alcohol. Why might this not be an effective treatment for Miranda?

Wallace is forced to confront his fear of germs by cleaning the private bathroom in his psychotherapist's office. Wallace's doctor is using ________ therapy to extinguish his fear.

Discuss how focusing on the importance of critical thinking would be helpful as one perused the bookshelves for a helpful, self-guided treatment.

Which form of biological therapy would a psychiatrist be most likely to suggest for a client?

Token economies have shown success with ________ patients who require long-term hospitalisation.

________ therapy places somewhat greater weight on behavioural procedures than ________ therapy does.

Tim suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). His teachers and parents reward him with stars for desirable behaviours. The more stars he receives, the greater the reward he can get. This is known as ________.

The key to understanding dysfunctional family dynamics is to study the unhealthy ________ patterns that occur within this group.

Regardless of theoretical orientation, all of the forms of therapy discussed in the text provide a client or patient with

Carlita has just come from her first therapy session. To better understand Carlita's generalised anxiety, the therapist asked her to talk about her childhood experiences and interactions with her parents and has asked her to keep a dream journal for the next several weeks. With which orientation is this approach most consistent?

Probably the most famous form of self-help group therapy is ________, which was first formed in 1935.

As of 2007, more than ________ therapists have been trained in eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).

Sigmund Freud suggested that in therapy a person may transfer important intense, unrealistic feelings and expectations from their past onto the therapist, so that their relationship mirrors other relationships in the client's life. Another possibility, however, is that stable personality traits in the client may cause him or her to simply react in similar ways to different people. This is an important reminder of the critical-thinking concept of ________.

The ________ perspective disagrees with the AA model of total abstinence from alcohol.

Bart is asked by his psychotherapist to close his eyes. After a few minutes of relaxing, the therapist asks Bart to discuss whatever comes to mind and to continue without censoring any of the ideas or thoughts he experiences. Bart is experiencing the therapeutic technique of ________.

Trina has bipolar disorder; she is most likely on a(n)________.

The Freudian idea of working through was most important ________ insight had been achieved.