Question 1

Deep-brain stimulation is a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic therapy. 
B)  cognitive therapy. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  biomedical therapy. 
A)  psychodynamic therapy. 
B)  cognitive therapy. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  biomedical therapy.

Question 2

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  dissociative disorders. 
D)  bipolar disorder. 
A)  anxiety disorders. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  dissociative disorders. 
D)  bipolar disorder.

Question 3

Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her.Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant 
B)  antianxiety 
C)  mood-stabilizing 
D)  antipsychotic 
A)  antidepressant 
B)  antianxiety 
C)  mood-stabilizing 
D)  antipsychotic

Question 4

Increasing the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin helps relieve depression because these neurotransmitters

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce tardive dyskinesia. 
B)  increase appetite. 
C)  elevate arousal. 
D)  occupy dopamine receptor sites. 
A)  reduce tardive dyskinesia. 
B)  increase appetite. 
C)  elevate arousal. 
D)  occupy dopamine receptor sites.

Question 5

Barbara is under a lot of stress at work.To help her reduce the stress,modern researchers would suggest that she should

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in outdoor physical activity. 
B)  sleep 9 to 10 hours each night. 
C)  take a nutritional supplement. 
D)  get adequate light exposure. 
A)  engage in outdoor physical activity. 
B)  sleep 9 to 10 hours each night. 
C)  take a nutritional supplement. 
D)  get adequate light exposure.

Question 6

MRI-guided precision surgery is occasionally done to cut the brain circuits involved in severe cases of

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  depression. 
A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  depression.

Question 7

Between 1936 and 1954,lobotomies were most likely to be performed on psychologically disturbed patients who were

Accepted Answer

A)  uncontrollably violent. 
B)  hopelessly depressed. 
C)  notably overweight. 
D)  consistently forgetful. 
A)  uncontrollably violent. 
B)  hopelessly depressed. 
C)  notably overweight. 
D)  consistently forgetful.

Question 8

Researchers have developed training seminars promoting therapeutic lifestyle change.These seminars would likely be most effective in helping

Accepted Answer

A)  Darlene effectively cope with posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  Jeremy effectively cope with antisocial personality disorder. 
C)  Amy effectively cope with major depressive disorder. 
D)  Larry effectively cope with dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  Darlene effectively cope with posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  Jeremy effectively cope with antisocial personality disorder. 
C)  Amy effectively cope with major depressive disorder. 
D)  Larry effectively cope with dissociative identity disorder.

Question 9

Which of the following is a possible side effect of electroconvulsive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  mild memory loss 
B)  manic episodes 
C)  obesity 
D)  tardive dyskinesia 
A)  mild memory loss 
B)  manic episodes 
C)  obesity 
D)  tardive dyskinesia

Question 10

Which drugs are designed to depress central nervous system activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  antipsychotic drugs 
B)  antianxiety drugs 
C)  antidepressant drugs 
D)  mood-stabilizing drugs 
A)  antipsychotic drugs 
B)  antianxiety drugs 
C)  antidepressant drugs 
D)  mood-stabilizing drugs

Question 11

A biomedical treatment for severe depression in which a brief electrical current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient is

Accepted Answer

A)  a lobotomy. 
B)  the double-blind procedure. 
C)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
D)  rTMS. 
A)  a lobotomy. 
B)  the double-blind procedure. 
C)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
D)  rTMS.

Question 12

Tony's episodes of depression have not been relieved by antidepressant drugs or psychotherapy.If physicians decide,as a last resort,to administer the safest and least-invasive brain stimulation therapy to treat Tony,they would recommend

Accepted Answer

A)  deep-brain stimulation. 
B)  a lobotomy. 
C)  rTMS. 
D)  ECT. 
A)  deep-brain stimulation. 
B)  a lobotomy. 
C)  rTMS. 
D)  ECT.

Question 13

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from rTMS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jaydon,who suffers from an excessive fear of needles and the sight of blood 
B)  Anissa,whose depressive episodes have been increasing in both length and frequency 
C)  Zackory,who engages in aggressive sexual behavior and has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Elena,who experiences auditory hallucinations and delusions of persecution 
A)  Jaydon,who suffers from an excessive fear of needles and the sight of blood 
B)  Anissa,whose depressive episodes have been increasing in both length and frequency 
C)  Zackory,who engages in aggressive sexual behavior and has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Elena,who experiences auditory hallucinations and delusions of persecution

Question 14

Mr.Andrews suffers from frequent episodes of extreme depression.When a friend suggests that he might be helped by drug therapy,Mr.Andrews responds,"Drugs are just a crutch for people who lack self-discipline and who want to hide from their problems.Besides,I'm not about to hand over control of my life to some psychiatrist and his magic pills." Explain why Mr.Andrews' ideas about drug therapy are inaccurate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mr.Andrews suffers from frequent episodes of extreme...

Question 15

Antianxiety drugs are most likely to be used in combination with exposure therapy to treat

Accepted Answer

A)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 16

Tardive dyskinesia is associated with the long-term use of certain ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  antianxiety 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  antidepressant 
D)  mood-stabilizing 
A)  antianxiety 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  antidepressant 
D)  mood-stabilizing

Question 17

After discontinuing heavy use of an antianxiety drug,Angela experienced increased anxiety and difficulty sleeping.Angela was experiencing symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawal. 
B)  resilience. 
C)  tardive dyskinesia. 
D)  neurogenesis. 
A)  withdrawal. 
B)  resilience. 
C)  tardive dyskinesia. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 18

Which drug dampens responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli in schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  lithium 
B)  Risperdal 
C)  chlorpromazine 
D)  Ativan 
A)  lithium 
B)  Risperdal 
C)  chlorpromazine 
D)  Ativan

Question 19

The use of deep-brain stimulation for treating depression involves manipulating activity in a neural hub that bridges the frontal lobes to the

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  temporal lobes. 
C)  reticular formation. 
D)  limbic system. 
A)  thalamus. 
B)  temporal lobes. 
C)  reticular formation. 
D)  limbic system.

Question 20

When lithium failed to reduce Carrie's manic episodes,her doctor tried a drug originally used to treat epilepsy called

Accepted Answer

A)  Prozac. 
B)  Depakote. 
C)  Thorazine. 
D)  Paxil. 
A)  Prozac. 
B)  Depakote. 
C)  Thorazine. 
D)  Paxil.

Exam 55: Social Thinking

Deep-brain stimulation is a form of

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of

Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her.Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by ________ drugs.

Increasing the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin helps relieve depression because these neurotransmitters

Barbara is under a lot of stress at work.To help her reduce the stress,modern researchers would suggest that she should

MRI-guided precision surgery is occasionally done to cut the brain circuits involved in severe cases of

Between 1936 and 1954,lobotomies were most likely to be performed on psychologically disturbed patients who were

Researchers have developed training seminars promoting therapeutic lifestyle change.These seminars would likely be most effective in helping

Which of the following is a possible side effect of electroconvulsive therapy?

Which drugs are designed to depress central nervous system activity?

A biomedical treatment for severe depression in which a brief electrical current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient is

Tony's episodes of depression have not been relieved by antidepressant drugs or psychotherapy.If physicians decide,as a last resort,to administer the safest and least-invasive brain stimulation therapy to treat Tony,they would recommend

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from rTMS?

Antianxiety drugs are most likely to be used in combination with exposure therapy to treat

Tardive dyskinesia is associated with the long-term use of certain ________ drugs.

After discontinuing heavy use of an antianxiety drug,Angela experienced increased anxiety and difficulty sleeping.Angela was experiencing symptoms of

Which drug dampens responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli in schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms?

The use of deep-brain stimulation for treating depression involves manipulating activity in a neural hub that bridges the frontal lobes to the

When lithium failed to reduce Carrie's manic episodes,her doctor tried a drug originally used to treat epilepsy called

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

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