Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders-Part C

Recent research suggests that psychodynamic therapy often impedes recovery.

Psychoanalysis assumes that we are born with aggressive and sexual urges that are repressed during childhood.

Atypical antipsychotics generally have fewer side effects than do conventional antipsychotics.

Cognitive bias modification is a computerized intervention that focuses on eliminating the biases in the ways that people process information

The development and resolution of transference is a key component in developing insight into personal relationships.

To best evaluate the effectiveness of a particular treatment,the treatment should be assessed in a double-blind experiment.

Mindfulness meditation involves constructing a hierarchy of stressful stimuli and then reflecting on each stimulus from weakest to strongest.

Atypical antipsychotics reduce the activity of both dopamine and serotonin.

Conventional antipsychotic medications work well for negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not relieve positive symptoms.

One of the advantages of group therapy is the relative ease of putting together a group of individuals with similar needs.

The levels of impairment associated with psychological disorders can equal or exceed impairments associated with chronic physical diseases.

In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),the therapist assumes the role of active listener,allowing the client to direct the discussion.

Exposure therapy usually begins by exposing clients to an intensely feared stimulus and then blocking their attempts to escape.

Treatments for psychological disorders are generally more effective than is no treatment at all.

Almost half of the U.S.population suffers from some type of psychological disorder in any given year.

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)is less intensive than is traditional psychoanalysis.

Antidepressants are effective in treating unipolar and bipolar depression.

Cognitive behavioral therapy,medication,and a combination of both have been found to be about equally effective in treating both mood and anxiety disorders.

During Interpersonal therapy (IPT),the client engages in social role-play while lying on a couch facing away from the analyst.

Psychodynamic therapists believe that the path to overcoming psychological problems is to develop insight into the unconscious.