Exam 13: Psychological Therapies

Levi's therapist is using interpersonal therapy.What would be the goal of Levi's therapy sessions?

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

The kind of therapy that uses biological treatments such as medication,surgical methods,and electrical shock treatments to bring about changes in the person's disordered behavior is called_______________.

Which neurotransmitter is not one of the three that seems to be involved in depression and the drugs that treat depression?

The use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behaviors is called_________.

In general,antipsychotic drugs work by ________.

A treatment for severe depression in which an electric shock is delivered to the patient,resulting in a seizure of the body and the release of a flood of neurotransmitters in the brain,is called____________.

The drug Lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder and episodes of mania,even though it is not clear exactly why it is effective in affecting mood.

Which of the following is a therapy based on the principles of operant conditioning?

Stephan sees a text message from a phone number he does not recognize on his girlfriend's phone.He immediately assumes his girlfriend is seeing someone else and the phone number belongs to that person.Beck would say that Stephan has engaged in what type of distorted thinking?

Which of the following is a barrier to effective therapy when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different?

In which form of therapy does the therapist take a directive role,challenging clients when they make "my way or nothing" statements?

What did Carl Rogers view as a cause of most personal problems and unhappiness?

Making someone who is afraid of snakes handle dozens of snakes in an effort to get him to overcome his fear is called __________.

You are a contestant on Jeopardy! and it is your turn.You say,"I'll take History of Therapies for $100." The answer is,"He began the movement for humane treatment of the mentally ill." The smile on your face reveals the confidence you have as you say____________.

Albert Bandura has used _______ techniques to reduce a wide range of phobic behaviors.

_________ strengthens a response by following it with the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.

The "token economy" is most closely associated with the _______ approach to treatment.

Medication,electroconvulsive shock therapy,and psychosurgery are all types of _________.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a particularly well-known _________.