Question 1

Which of the following procedures is associated with some memory loss for the treatment period but no discernable brain damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  rTMS 
B)  the double-blind procedure 
C)  vagus nerve stimulation 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy 
A)  rTMS 
B)  the double-blind procedure 
C)  vagus nerve stimulation 
D)  electroconvulsive therapy

Question 2

Compared with placebos,antidepressant drugs provide ________ benefits to patients with severe symptoms of depression and ________ benefits to patients with mild symptoms of depression.

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal;substantial 
B)  substantial;minimal 
C)  minimal;minimal 
D)  substantial;substantial 
A)  minimal;substantial 
B)  substantial;minimal 
C)  minimal;minimal 
D)  substantial;substantial

Question 3

A possible explanation for the effectiveness of ________ is that it may reduce depression by triggering the formation of new functioning brain circuits through the long-term potentiation of nerve cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  EMDR 
B)  rTMS 
C)  tDCS 
D)  psychosurgery 
A)  EMDR 
B)  rTMS 
C)  tDCS 
D)  psychosurgery

Question 4

Connie is a 20-year-old who is stressed by the financial challenges and heavy workload associated with being a full-time college student.Which of the following would most likely help her to avoid or minimize episodes of depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  a token economy 
B)  therapeutic lifestyle change 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  aversive conditioning 
A)  a token economy 
B)  therapeutic lifestyle change 
C)  systematic desensitization 
D)  aversive conditioning

Question 5

________,which was originally used to treat epilepsy,is useful for treating bipolar patients.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The double-blind procedure is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive therapies. 
B)  behavior therapies. 
C)  humanistic therapies. 
D)  drug therapies. 
A)  cognitive therapies. 
B)  behavior therapies. 
C)  humanistic therapies. 
D)  drug therapies.

Question 7

Preventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed impulses and conflicts. 
B)  stressful social situations. 
C)  abnormal personality traits. 
D)  long-term potentiation. 
A)  repressed impulses and conflicts. 
B)  stressful social situations. 
C)  abnormal personality traits. 
D)  long-term potentiation.

Question 8

Some research confirms that ECT works by stimulating neurogenesis and new synaptic connections within the

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus and amygdala. 
B)  frontal and parietal lobes. 
C)  central and peripheral nervous systems. 
D)  left and right frontal lobes. 
A)  hippocampus and amygdala. 
B)  frontal and parietal lobes. 
C)  central and peripheral nervous systems. 
D)  left and right frontal lobes.

Question 9

In promoting therapeutic lifestyle change,research has found that human brains and bodies were designed for physical activity and

Accepted Answer

A)  rTMS. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  social engagement. 
D)  self-esteem. 
A)  rTMS. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  social engagement. 
D)  self-esteem.

Question 10

Considering the greatest range of factors that may contribute to the process of healing is most clearly facilitated by a ________ approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  biopsychosocial 
D)  client-centered 
A)  biomedical 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  biopsychosocial 
D)  client-centered

Question 11

Tardive dyskinesia is often associated with long-term use of drugs that occupy certain ________ receptor sites.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  norepinephrine 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  dopamine 
A)  serotonin 
B)  norepinephrine 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  dopamine

Question 12

The personal strength that enables people to cope with stress and recover from adversity is called

Accepted Answer

A)  resilience. 
B)  individualism. 
C)  resistance. 
D)  long-term potentiation. 
A)  resilience. 
B)  individualism. 
C)  resistance. 
D)  long-term potentiation.

Question 13

Which of the following is a selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Xanax 
B)  Prozac 
C)  lithium 
D)  Thorazine 
A)  Xanax 
B)  Prozac 
C)  lithium 
D)  Thorazine

Question 14

The study of the effect of drugs on mind and behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosurgery. 
B)  psychobiology. 
C)  ECT. 
D)  psychopharmacology. 
A)  psychosurgery. 
B)  psychobiology. 
C)  ECT. 
D)  psychopharmacology.

Question 15

One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is

Accepted Answer

A)  aerobic exercise. 
B)  a lobotomy. 
C)  exposure therapy. 
D)  Thorazine. 
A)  aerobic exercise. 
B)  a lobotomy. 
C)  exposure therapy. 
D)  Thorazine.

Question 16

The treatment of psychological disorders with prescription drugs,electrical stimulation of the brain,or brain surgery is called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychopharmacology. 
B)  biomedical therapy. 
C)  psychotherapy. 
D)  neurogenesis. 
A)  psychopharmacology. 
B)  biomedical therapy. 
C)  psychotherapy. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 17

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by

Accepted Answer

A)  enabling more people to see professional psychotherapists. 
B)  encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems. 
C)  establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing social conditions. 
D)  emphasizing the importance of using a biomedical approach to therapy. 
A)  enabling more people to see professional psychotherapists. 
B)  encouraging depressed people to take more personal responsibility for their own problems. 
C)  establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing social conditions. 
D)  emphasizing the importance of using a biomedical approach to therapy.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Jack,who has lost his sense of identity and wandered from his home to a distant city 
B)  Andrea,who hears imaginary voices telling her that she will suffer a fatal accident 
C)  Tami,who is so addicted to cigarettes that she doesn't want to quit smoking 
D)  Shannon,who feels helpless and apathetic and thinks her life is meaningless and worthless 
A)  Jack,who has lost his sense of identity and wandered from his home to a distant city 
B)  Andrea,who hears imaginary voices telling her that she will suffer a fatal accident 
C)  Tami,who is so addicted to cigarettes that she doesn't want to quit smoking 
D)  Shannon,who feels helpless and apathetic and thinks her life is meaningless and worthless

Question 19

Double-blind studies enable researchers to assess the extent to which the effectiveness of a drug is attributable to

Accepted Answer

A)  deep-brain stimulation. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  a placebo effect. 
D)  rTMS. 
A)  deep-brain stimulation. 
B)  tardive dyskinesia. 
C)  a placebo effect. 
D)  rTMS.

Question 20

Marisa has attempted suicide twice in the last year due to severe depression that is not responding to antidepressants.Her psychiatrist has recommended electroconvulsive therapy,which involves

Accepted Answer

A)  a brief electric current through the brain of an anesthetized patient. 
B)  repeated pulses surge through a magnetic coil held close to a person's skull. 
C)  injecting the patient with insulin or another chemical that induces a seizure. 
D)  the surgical implantation of a device in the chest wall that delivers intermittent electrical stimulation to the brainstem. 
A)  a brief electric current through the brain of an anesthetized patient. 
B)  repeated pulses surge through a magnetic coil held close to a person's skull. 
C)  injecting the patient with insulin or another chemical that induces a seizure. 
D)  the surgical implantation of a device in the chest wall that delivers intermittent electrical stimulation to the brainstem.

Exam 55: Social Thinking

Which of the following procedures is associated with some memory loss for the treatment period but no discernable brain damage?

Compared with placebos,antidepressant drugs provide ________ benefits to patients with severe symptoms of depression and ________ benefits to patients with mild symptoms of depression.

A possible explanation for the effectiveness of ________ is that it may reduce depression by triggering the formation of new functioning brain circuits through the long-term potentiation of nerve cells.

Connie is a 20-year-old who is stressed by the financial challenges and heavy workload associated with being a full-time college student.Which of the following would most likely help her to avoid or minimize episodes of depression?

________,which was originally used to treat epilepsy,is useful for treating bipolar patients.

The double-blind procedure is most likely to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of

Preventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from

Some research confirms that ECT works by stimulating neurogenesis and new synaptic connections within the

In promoting therapeutic lifestyle change,research has found that human brains and bodies were designed for physical activity and

Considering the greatest range of factors that may contribute to the process of healing is most clearly facilitated by a ________ approach to therapy.

Tardive dyskinesia is often associated with long-term use of drugs that occupy certain ________ receptor sites.

The personal strength that enables people to cope with stress and recover from adversity is called

Which of the following is a selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitor?

The study of the effect of drugs on mind and behavior is called

One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is

The treatment of psychological disorders with prescription drugs,electrical stimulation of the brain,or brain surgery is called

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by

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

Double-blind studies enable researchers to assess the extent to which the effectiveness of a drug is attributable to

Marisa has attempted suicide twice in the last year due to severe depression that is not responding to antidepressants.Her psychiatrist has recommended electroconvulsive therapy,which involves

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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