Exam 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Brandon is a 6-year-old who was diagnosed with autism at age 2. He has been receiving a treatment called applied behavioural analysis (ABA) for the past 4 years. Which of the following outcomes is most likely for Brandon after 4 years of receiving ABA, according to research presented in the textbook?

Studies of people with schizophrenia who live with their families after therapy indicate:

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.

Which of the following psychological treatments appears to have the most research support in terms of large-scale treatment studies of adolescent depression?

Individuals with anti-social personality disorder:

Who is usually given credit for introducing surgical treatments of mental disorders?

Hayley has a snake phobia. She has always avoided situations in which she may encounter a snake, and even will avoid viewing pictures of them. If Hayley's therapist approaches her problem from a behavioural perspective, he may use:

Panic disorder is best treated by:

If you are the parent of a child who has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and who is being treated with Ritalin or similar drugs, what side effects might you expect to see in your child?

A paradoxical aspect of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is that:

Torrence is engaged in cognitive-behavioural therapy to treat his social phobia. Although tranquilizers may be effective in the short term, they are not a long-term solution to Torrence's problem. Based on this logic and on the research findings in the textbook, which other treatment might Torrence benefit from?

When tranquilizers are used for the treatment of phobias:

Therapies that have no scientific basis, such as re-enacting one's birth and screaming, all have in common that they:

____________ is best treated with medication. This is a problem because ____________.

One of the more exciting treatments for depression has shown what the textbook calls "stunning" results in severely depressed people. Four out of six patients in one study felt almost immediate relief from depression symptoms once this treatment program began. This treatment is:

The drug lithium:

How do serotonin agonist drugs affect children with autism?

Skylar recently became a clinical psychologist and is interested in working specifically with women suffering from depression. Based on what is known about the demographics of this disorder, which of the following issues is likely to come up most frequently in sessions with depressed clients?

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

The case of the child with autism named James reported in the text reveals: