Exam 12: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Which of the following best characterizes psychotherapy?

This class of drugs is primarily used to manage heart irregularities and hypertension and is sometimes prescribed to relieve acute anxiety.

What is the goal of a cognitive therapist?

Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This procedure requires surgery to implant electrodes into the brain and an embedded box under the collarbone.

The benefits of drug therapy are proclaimed in magazines and on television commercials,but there are also limitations.Discuss,in detail,four of the limitations of drug therapy.

_______________ occurs when a client responds to her therapist with unconscious emotions or reactions,such as conflicts about her parents.

People suffering from bipolar disorder often are helped by taking _______________,which may produce its effects by protecting brain cells from being overstimulated by another neurotransmitter,glutamate.

In the 1950s,Terence had a procedure done to him where the doctor used an instrument to cut the nerve fibers connecting his prefrontal cortex to the rest of the brain.This procedure,called _____________,left him withdrawn and unable to care for himself.

All successful therapies,regardless of approach,share what key element?

A therapist is interested in interpreting dreams and in having clients relate stories about her childhood.This therapist is most likely to be a

A form of therapy designed to identify and change irrational,unproductive ways of thinking and hence reduce negative emotions and their behavioral consequences is called __________ therapy.

The term "unconditional positive regard" is associated with

Rational emotive therapists challenge unrealistic beliefs and the tendency to overgeneralize when emotionally upset.

Which of the following people would likely benefit most from taking antipsychotic drugs?

A therapist's goal is to delve into the unconscious processes of his patients.He is most likely to consider himself a practitioner of

Sam has been feeling depressed because he feels like his life is meaningless.He wants to find a therapist who will help him explore the meaning of life and help him cope with the inescapable realities of life.Sam should do a search for someone who practices _______________ therapy.

An immediate side effect of some antipsychotic drugs is

Antipsychotics have been shown to be ineffective for the treatment of:

Cognitive models of therapy tend to focus on