Exam 15: Psychological Treatments

Johanna is a therapist who works with clients to help them understand their problems and work toward a solution by changing their behavior.Johanna is practicing

When treating anxiety disorders,including panic disorder,anti-anxiety drugs

In his practice,Dr.Howard uses the idea that because actions are learned,they can also be unlearned through classical and operant conditioning.Dr.Howard is most likely a ________ therapist.

Inka,a 15-year-old,is in family therapy. A) Describe this type of treatment,including a description of its major therapeutic goal. B) How does the systems approach relate to this treatment?

Alberto has antisocial personality disorder,and in addition to therapeutic sessions,his doctor would like to prescribe a psychotropic medication to treat his symptoms.The doctor may have some small success with all of the following EXCEPT

Nathan is experiencing both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia,both of which need to be treated.His psychiatrist is most likely to treat him with

Dr.Macallan is a behavioral therapist.When treating a person with schizophrenia,Dr.Macallan takes his client out to dinner in order to show what behaviors are appropriate when dining in public. Dr.Macallan is using ________ to help his client.

Ramon has been diagnosed with panic attacks and has been prescribed an anti-anxiety drug to help relieve his symptoms.He has most likely been prescribed ________,and he may experience ________ as a side effect.

Gwen is a fourth grader who has trouble sitting still,listening to her teacher,and playing calmly with friends.She has been taking medication for these problems and is experiencing some side effects.In particular,she has sleep problems,does not feel like eating very often,and has uncontrollable muscle twitching in her arms. A) What type of medication is Gwen taking? What positive benefits does it have? B) Explain the major reason why it is desirable to add behavioral therapy to biological treatment for children with this disorder.

Simone is a practitioner who teaches clients to relax as they are progressively exposed to a feared stimuli or situation without being able to act in any way to reduce their fear.Simone is using ________,a technique used in ________ therapy.

Dr.Johnson asks Sam,"How have you gotten your way in the past?" Sam says,"By intimidating and bullying people." Dr.Johnson continues,"And what consequences have resulted from your behavior?" Sam says,"I have been in jail for 12 of the past 13 years." Dr.Johnson asks,"What did you actually accomplish by bullying others?" Sam responds,"I got jail time." Sam will have the best prognosis for his personality disorder if he is treated with ________ therapy.

Yolanda is a 12-year-old who is severely depressed and is being treated with only a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). A) Describe some potential drawbacks to Yolanda's current treatment plan. B) Provide some recommendations that would improve her prognosis.

Troy,a 6-year-old boy with autism,has received applied behavior analysis treatment for the past four years.Which of the following statements about Troy's current situation is most accurate?

Shoshanna is hyperactive at school,often having trouble with instructions,sitting still in her seat,and focusing on her school work.Shoshanna is most likely to be treated with a ________,such as ________.

Michael has borderline personality disorder.He wants to pursue treatment using psychodynamic therapy because it

Malik,a child in intensive applied behavior analysis treatment for autism,has improved in a number of ways after four years with this treatment.All of the following factors influenced Malik's relatively positive prognosis EXCEPT

Hans has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder,and neither therapy nor drug treatment has effectively improved his symptoms.Hans is beginning to explore alternative methods to help his disease.Hans is most likely to discuss ________ with his doctor as an extreme treatment.

For the past year,Howard has been engaged in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)because he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. A) In general,what obstacles to treatment are presented by people with personality disorders? B) Explain the phases of DBT.(Hint: What is the goal? What happens at each step?)

Olga knows her therapist is using client-centered therapy when she

Dr.Sampson is a clinical psychologist who knows that cognitive-behavioral therapy works best to help clients with