Exam 17: Treatment of Mental Disorders

Both __________ are therapies that are based on principles derived from classical conditioning.

What do many couples and family therapists see as their primary task in providing therapy?

According to an important study, the "average person who receives therapy is better off at the end of it than 80% of the persons who do not." This study __________.

Tracy is debating whether to try MAOIs or tricyclics to treat her depression. In what way are MAOIs and tricyclics very similar in terms of their effect on neurochemistry?

Benjamin Rush was one of the founders of American psychiatry. His assorted treatment practices, circa the 18th century, included __________.

Regina is about to undergo psychosurgery. For which of the following conditions would she be most UNLIKELY to receive this treatment?

Treatment for schizophrenia has improved significantly in the past 60 years, with a range of possible treatments for those with schizophrenia, but treatment outcome may be unpredictable. After being released from a psychiatric hospital, the result is that __________.

The long-term prognosis for those with schizophrenia is __________.

Some patients may get better while in therapy simply because they expect to get better. This demonstrates the __________ effect.

Systematic desensitization is most useful in treating __________.

Dylan is receiving medication for his affective disorder. Which of the following would he most likely be taking?

One problem with before and after assessment of a particular form of treatment is that it ignores the possibility of __________.

When a patient who fears bridges is asked to drive over a real bridge by himself, this form of treatment is referred to as __________.

Dr. Grave has decided on an eclectic approach to conducting therapy, which means that his approaches involves __________.

MAO inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants __________.

As Dr. Jones and his patient Amy begin psychoanalysis, which of the following describes an important and therapeutically relevant aspect of their relationship?

Knowing that his psychiatrist has proposed using ECT as the treatment most likely to be effective for his condition, we can assume that Aaron is experiencing severe __________.

David is being treated for depression with electroconvulsive therapy, designed to alter brain functioning, while Matt is undergoing brain surgery to lesion a small area of the brain that is contributing to his obsessive-compulsive disorder. These treatments are both forms of __________.

Evan has just been prescribed a benzodiazepine by his physician for his excessive worry. However, his physician cautions him that benzodiazepines sometimes cause "rebound" effects, which means that __________.

In systematic desensitization, fear-producing stimuli are associated with __________.