Exam 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Jenny is in psychotherapy for an eating disorder.Her therapist is warm and supportive and can easily take her perspective.He encourages her to express her thoughts and feelings about her eating issues and does not judge or criticize anything she says.This therapeutic relationship is the basis for change,creating an environment where the client can be herself.This therapist is using a ________ therapeutic approach.

This treatment delivers a strong electrical current to the brain with the goal of reducing the symptoms of depression.

Jaime has generalized anxiety disorder.Her psychiatrist gives her a psychotropic medication.The most likely action of this drug is to ________ activity.

In a study in which treatment with the drug clomipramine was compared with exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder,it was found that:

Research on the role of oxytocin in ________ suggests it may be a promising treatment for ________.

Based on an inquiry by the FDA,about how many adolescents out of 100 could be expected to experience serious suicidal thoughts while being treated with Prozac?

Dr.Prajna treats patients with anxiety and mood disorders.She bases her therapeutic techniques and medication choices on recent scientific literature.She uses only treatments that have been shown to be effective in large,double-blind,controlled clinical trials.Dr.Prajna's views are similar to those of ________,who emphasized the use of ________.

A friend of yours is having serious mental health problems,and you recommend that he see a therapist.What factor should be foremost among your considerations in making a recommendation?

Psychiatric nurses:

Currently,the best approach to treating borderline personality disorder is:

Ted has suffered from schizophrenia for the last 10 years.He has several negative symptoms and has not responded favorably to traditional antipsychotics.In deciding on an appropriate treatment going forward,his psychiatrist would be wise to suggest:

The use of tranquilizers to control anxiety disorders:

Which of the following adolescents would be most likely to experience suicidal thinking during treatment?

Applied behavioral analysis therapy has been used to treat:

Dr.Arjuna has several patients who suffer from anxiety symptoms,and he is interested in finding a treatment or combination of treatments that will be effective in the long-term with the fewest side effects.Dr.Arjuna should prescribe:

If Prozac did not increase the activity of ________,it would not be effective in treating depression.

The antipsychotic medication Chlorpromazine:

________ ,a(n)________ for treating disruptive behavior,has proven deadly in at least one instance.

In comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy and the drug imipramine for treating panic disorder,Barlow found that:

Two mental health providers are choosing treatment approaches for two different patients.Patient A has schizophrenia,believed to be caused by brain dysfunction,and is being seen by Dr.Brahma,a psychiatrist.Patient B has a mild eating disorder,believed to be caused in part by inaccurate beliefs,and is being seen by Dr.Johnson,a clinical psychologist.Patient A will likely receive ________ treatment,and Patient B will likely receive ________ treatment,each being one of the major treatment approaches available to mental health professionals.