Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders-Part A

Which therapy assumes that everyone has a tendency toward growth and that this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist?

In a recent study designed to determine the effectiveness of antidepressant medication,depressed patients were randomly assigned to take either an antidepressant medication or a placebo.Symptoms of depression were measured before and during treatment.Over the course of treatment,both groups reported decreased symptoms of depression.The investigators still concluded that antidepressants were clinically effective because:

Who is MOST at risk of receiving inadequate treatment for mental health problems?

About _____% of people suffer from a psychological disorder in any given year.

One of the main problems with self-help and support groups is that:

Which treatment illusion need not involve an actual reduction in symptoms?

In ECT,the shock is administered to the patient's:

The FIRST antidepressants were:

A _____ is an inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that it will produce a healing response.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to lower rates of:

Robin suffers from extreme social withdrawal and a flat emotional affect.Diagnosed with schizophrenia,her doctor would be MOST likely to prescribe:

Therapies involving operant conditioning typically manipulate:

A group that is NOT an example of a self-help group is:

Adam consistently experienced stress in social situations.He worried that everyone thought he was different and that no one liked him.Adam's therapist taught him to focus on each situation as unique,and instead of focusing on his surroundings and others,to focus on being aware of what he was feeling and to stop his negative thinking before it led him to being anxious.Adam learned which technique for dealing with his stress?

Antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia are believed to block _____ receptors in the brain.

Haley has been prescribed an antidepressant by her psychiatrist,although she is not depressed.Haley MOST likely has:

Medications that help reduce the experience of fear or nervousness are called:

Which mental health professional has the MOST training in dealing with people in dire life situations such as poverty,homelessness,or family conflict?

Lately,Charlie and Angelica have been having problems in their relationship.Both are having trouble communicating their true feelings to each other.Which type of therapy might be MOST beneficial to them to attend at the same time?

Researchers do NOT attempt to overcome the effects of treatment illusions in outcome studies by: