Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders-Part C

Humanistic therapy emerged as part of a backlash against behavior therapy.

Conventional antipsychotics reduce dopamine activity in the mesolimbic area of the brain.

When an analyst begins to correctly interpret the underlying meaning of the client's psychological problems,the client's resistance to the therapy breaks down.

General practice physicians receive extensive experience in diagnosing and treating psychological disorders while in medical school.

A cingulotomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A lobotomy involves the severing of the corpus callosum.

Xanax is an antidepressant drug.

Lithium is the most commonly prescribed mood stabilizer in the United States today.

In couples therapy,the job of the therapist is to target for behavior change the person who is most responsible for the relationship dysfunction.

Group therapy often is just as effective as individual therapy.

The majority of psychotherapists use a single approach instead of an eclectic approach.

Finding the right treatment for a psychological disorder is a relatively easy process.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)work by selectively increasing the release of serotonin.

Psychodynamic therapy has its roots in Freud's theory of hypnosis.

The therapeutic effects of antidepressant medication are due,in considerable part,to placebo effects.

Counselors typically have PsyD degrees.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)has fewer side effects but is much less effective than is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)for the treatment of depression.

Imaginary exposure to feared stimuli is just as effective of an exposure technique as real-life exposure.

Person-centered therapy was developed by Carl Rogers.

The Food and Drug Administration requires that herbal supplements demonstrate their safety and effectiveness.