Exam 17: Treatment of Mental Disorders

Electroconvulsive therapy was used quite frequently in past decades. However, the benefits of this treatment must be weighed against the potential negative consequences associated with its use, such as memory loss. ECT is used less frequently today. In weighing the costs and benefits of using this treatment, which of the following situations would be appropriate cases for using ECT?

In his therapy with his patient, Dr. Jones focuses much of his attention on transference, which is defined as __________.

Many schizophrenics do not take their drugs because of the enormous array of side effects that they produce, some of them irreversible. Which of the following is not one of these side effects?

Debbie wonders whether she should bother seeing a psychologist for her long-standing depression, as she has heard from two friends that they did not feel better after seeing a psychologist. To help inform her decision, her neighbor has just read a meta-analysis by Smith et al. (1980) in which their review of 475 studies revealed that the average person who receives therapy is better off at the end of it than __________% of persons who do not receive therapy.

A common side effect of SSRI antidepressants is __________.

In her work as a therapist, what role will Karla primarily play in cognitive therapy?

Benjamin has been taking classical antipsychotics for his schizophrenia, and these drugs have been somewhat effective in reducing the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. However, as with most patients they do not seem to effectively __________.

Dan is considering taking Wellbutrin but first wants to know how it compares with other types of antidepressants. His psychiatrist informs Dan that Wellbutrin __________.

New atypical antidepressants such as Wellbutrin are now flooding the marketplace. This particular drug is popular because, according to its manufacturer, it __________.

Dr. Cohen is working with patients who have borderline personality disorder by using dialectical behavior therapy techniques. This treatment draws from principles of cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic therapies, and is therefore a(n) __________.

Joseph Wolpe typically constructed a(n) __________ to help clients deal with a fear gradually.

A psychologist is being asked to defend his profession against the charge that psychological treatments are no better than no treatment at all, based on a paper by Hans Eysenck from 1952. Which of the following would represent the best and most accurate defense against this charge?

Cognitive therapy has been extended to treat which of the following disorders?

Bridget was suffering from depression when the first two classes of antidepressants were developed; if she was prescribed an antidepressant during this time period, it would have been one of which of the following?

Most psychotherapies aim to __________.

Dr. Zinn has both a Ph.D in clinical psychology and an M.D., with a specialization in psychiatry, and has 35 years of experience in treating patients. Ms. Fielden has a master's degree in social work and has been treating patients for just 6 months. In attempting to decide which clinician to see to treat her anxiety problems, it would be useful for Erin to know that __________.

Some therapies work better than others for specific disorders. For example, __________.

According to classical and neo-Freudian psychoanalysts, what is the key to a neurosis?

Donna was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1995 and has managed to live with her family most of the time since her diagnosis because she has consistently taken antipsychotic medications, with only a few short stays in a psychiatric hospital. However, those who lived with schizophrenia before the development of antipsychotics __________.

The theory behind why antipsychotic drugs seem to work focuses on which neurotransmitter system?