Exam 17: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Systematic desensitisation was developed in ________ and gradually exposes clients to ________ situations through the use of imagined scenes.

In family therapy, a therapist seeks to understand

________ is a statistical method that helps researchers to interpret large bodies of psychological literature.

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)has shown demonstrated success in substance abuse, eating disorders, and ________.

Research suggests that the causal direction of the relationship between therapeutic alliance and improvement may often be the reverse of what ________ proposed.

Cognitive-behavioural therapies have been found to be especially helpful in the treatment of ________ disorders.

During the first month of treatment, many clients improve considerably. In fact, 40 to ________ per cent of clients report improvement even before attending their first session.

Julie went to therapy for three years straight, and despite that others around her, including her husband, noticed no difference in Julie's outlook on life, she was convinced she had made significant progress. This may be best explained by ________.

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)is a short-term intervention designed to strengthen people's social skills and assist them in coping with interpersonal problems and conflicts. It typically lasts for ________ sessions.

A typical course of electroconvulsive therapy is ________ treatments, given ________ times a week.

________ therapy is a treatment that strengthens social skills and targets interpersonal problems, conflicts, and life transitions.

Psychotherapy is an intervention designed to help people to deal with and manage

________ allows psychotherapists to place persons in situations to confront and eliminate their fears that would either be infeasible or difficult to do in real life.

Identify and discuss the similarities and differences between the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)and controlled drinking approaches to treating alcoholism.

Your friend Maria asks you why seeing a mental health professional rather than a paraprofessional may be a better choice. You explain that

John slipped up last night at a party and had a glass of wine. He called his relapse prevention therapist immediately who told him it was okay, and that he needed to refocus on his sobriety and what led him to take that drink in the first place. John needed this validation and support to avoid ________.

Ralph has been disruptive and misbehaving in 5^th grade for the last three months. His therapist understands that this behaviour stems from repeated teasing that Ralph has been subjected to. Ralph's therapist demonstrates how Ralph can cope with the teasing, and then he guides him through the steps of the situation until Ralph can cope unassisted. This is known as

Antianxiety, antidepressant, or antipsychotic medications are most frequently prescribed by ________.

As many as ________ per cent of participants drop out within three months of joining Alcoholics Anonymous.

Dr Johnson tells her students not to think of a white rabbit during the lecture. Within a few seconds, many students report that they have already thought of a white rabbit. This casts doubt on