Exam 17: Treatment of Mental Disorders

Dr. Norton wants to control for all possible confounding factors in his study of treatment efficacy. He knows that as part of this study he must control for possible placebo effect, which refers to __________.

In her work as both a couples and family therapist, Rebecca believes that one of the most important factors to consider is __________.

The technique of prefrontal lobotomy largely has been abandoned because the surgery __________.

Devon has a strong aversion to any form of biological therapy, but is suffering from a mental disorder. Which of the following would be a nonbiological treatment?

Gina was one of the first patients to start using Prozac. Which features distinguish Prozac from earlier types of antidepressants that Gina could also have used?

Bob is so afraid of cars he cannot leave his home. If a therapist who practices the therapeutic techniques of Dr. Joseph Wolpe were treating Bob, what would she likely recommend as a first step?

Miles is concerned that the ECT he is about to undergo will have cognitive side effects, such as short-term memory impairment. However, he is relieved to learn from his psychiatrist that these side effects can be reduced if the ECT is __________.

Antipsychotic drugs have drawbacks as well as advantages when they are used to treat schizophrenia; for example, these drugs __________.

Mark has been suffering from both depression and anxiety and would very much like to receive psychotherapy. However, he lives in a remote part of Montana, and the nearest clinician is more than 3 hours away, making face-to-face therapy impractical. Mark could probably benefit from which recent development in provision of therapy?

Gerald is pleased to learn that there are new drugs that he can take for his bipolar disorder instead of lithium. However, he is surprised to learn that these drugs were initially invented to treat __________.

Dr. Rogers is eager to test the effects of his newly developed antidepressant drug and would like to administer it to a group of depressed patients to see whether they are less depressed after taking the drug than before. However, a simple "before and after" test of the new drug is inadequate because __________.

Jennifer is terrified of insects. She will not walk on grass or go into any areas with trees. If Dr. Joseph Wolpe, the well-known behavioral therapist, were treating this phobia, which technique would he most likely use?

What is a psychotropic drug?

One way in which group therapy may be more effective than individual therapy is that __________.

Gary attends Alcoholics Anonymous for his alcohol problems and has been sober for 23 years. AA would be considered a(n) __________.

Although Mary has significant psychological distress, she is much less likely to undergo psychosurgery today than she would have been 60 years ago. This is because __________.

Which of the following is a behavior therapy technique?

Psychoanalytically oriented therapists focus on __________, whereas behavior therapists focus on __________.

One criticism of the use of randomized control trials is that __________.

Behavior therapists often attempt to use classical conditioning or operant conditioning principles and techniques to acquire or increase desired behaviors, or extinguish or decrease undesired behaviors. Another behavioral approach to altering behaviors that is distinct from both operant and classical conditioning is __________.