Exam 12: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

The originator of the famous "talking cure" in psychology was

What symptoms of schizophrenia are reduced by antipsychotic medications? Which symptoms are not relieved by these medications?

Webster's parents are pleased that the therapy for his bed-wetting has been so successful.Webster was treated by a __________ therapist,which has been demonstrated to be the most effective approach for this problem.

Antidepressants are addictive.

Tranquilizers are the drugs most often prescribed by physicians for patients who complain of depressed mood,panic,and anxiety.What is the problem with the use of tranquilizers by such patients?

A major element of all psychodynamic therapies,from Freudian to present forms,is

Researchers are now looking for new ways to stimulate the brains of severely depressed individuals.One method,called __________,involves the use of a pulsing coil held to a person's skull at the left prefrontal cortex.

Some cognitive-behavioral therapists have begun to question the goal of changing a client's self-defeating thoughts.They argue that it is difficult if not impossible to get rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings,especially when people have been rehearsing them for years.This idea was inspired,at least in part,by

Behavioral therapists argue that unconscious expectations and habits,established in early relations with important family members,reproduce themselves in adult relationships.

What criteria does the textbook recommend critical thinkers can use to distinguish good self-help books from useless ones?

The placebo effect occurs when the success of a treatment is due to the patient's expectations rather than to the chemical properties of the drug.

What is the goal of the technique known as graduated exposure?

When Kyle's psychiatrist prescribes him a drug for his severe stage fright,he tells Kyle,"This drug is used primarily for heart and circulatory irregularities,and is not technically approved for treating anxiety,but I think it will help you." The drug prescribed for Kyle is likely a

Which of the following is true regarding medical and nonmedical treatments emotional and behavioral problems?

The _______________ school of therapy has,as one of its primary goals,insight into unconscious motives and feelings.

Murray is a bright student but he procrastinates.He puts off writing term papers and gets incompletes which eventually become Fs.Murray's _______________ therapist assumes that Murray's procrastination masks his low self-regard,and that he is out of touch with his real feelings.

In behavior therapy,a method in which a person suffering from an anxiety disorder,such as a phobia or panic disorder,is gradually taken into the feared situation until the anxiety subsides is called

The _______________ school of therapy has,as one of its primary goals,self-acceptance and self-fulfillment.

Antipsychotic drugs targeted for children and the elderly often carry unacceptable risks for these very groups.

If Fergus takes _______________,it reduces his agitation and delusions,and shortens his schizophrenic episodes.