Exam 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Which of the following things would Gestalt therapy have in common with rational-emotive therapy?

Kamilè is a therapist who uses resistance,transference,and dream analysis when treating her patients.Kamilè is practising the ___ approach to therapy.

Describe the humanistic and existential therapies for psychological disorders.

Describe the major biological treatments for psychological disorders.

Bronwyn is suffering from road rage whenever she does her commute to and from work.She decides to seek therapy for the problem.If Bronwyn sees a second-wave cognitive-behavioural therapist,what is the focus of her therapy likely to be?

Short-term psychodynamic therapy uses ___.

Lobotomies are used frequently by modern therapists to treat mental disorders.

Name two side effects of patients who underwent lobotomies?

Barry is 18 years old and has begun taking an SSRI for depression.His doctor wants to keep a close eye on him for the first 2 months and see how he's doing.What is his doctor most likely concerned about?

You are attending your first session with a new therapist.On his bookshelf,you see many books written by Ellis.What type of therapy might you expect the therapist to use?

Drugs that act primarily on the brain and significantly reduce the symptoms of psychological disorders are called

After Frederick finishes his first psychotherapy session,he is surprised that his therapist gave him a homework assignment.He asked Frederick to write down his thoughts whenever he felt discouraged or worthless at home or at work.Which type of therapy is Frederick's therapist most likely using?

Which of the following is NOT a component of psychodynamic therapy?

Tara has just relived a painful childhood experience in her therapy session and she feels completely drained.However,both she and her therapist feel that she made extraordinary progress in the session.What did Tara achieve in her therapy session?

In Sybil's last therapy session,she achieved catharsis.Now that she has faced the core issues of her problem,how will her therapy progress?

Jimsa has spent her whole adolescence and adulthood on a diet and hating her body,and has decided that enough is enough.Perhaps there is nothing wrong with her body at all,and she needs to change how she thinks about her body.So now she looks in a mirror and thinks 'fat and ugly',ideally,she will one day be able to look in a mirror and think 'NOT Vogue centrefold but I can see some positives - my legs are great,my skin has a nice glow,and I look fabulous in this outfit'.If Jimsa could one day reach her goal,what would Albert Ellis call this?

Katerina has been diagnosed with depression.Which of the following would likely be most effective in treating Katerina?

What psychological phenomenon is exhibited when patients act and feel toward the therapist as they do toward influential figures in their lives,past and present?

You are attending your first session with a new therapist.On his bookshelf,you see many books written by Beck.What type of therapy might you expect the therapist to use?

Which of the following therapy techniques is based on the biological approach to treating psychological disorders?