Question 1

Which of the following drugs is a first-generation neuroleptic drug?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clozaril
B)   Risperdal
C)   Zyprexa
D)   Thorazine D

Question 2

Melcia's parents were surprised to learn that _______________ is the most likely to be effective in the treatment of their daughter, even though her disorder, autism, has biological origins.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychodynamic therapy
B)   family intervention therapy
C)   cognitive therapy
D)   behaviour therapy D

Question 3

Antipsychotic drugs offer little relief from which of the following symptoms of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   emotional flatness
B)   agitation
C)   delusions
D)   hallucinations A

Question 4

What is a phobia? What type of phobia did 3-year-old Peter have before Mary Cover Jones was able to eliminate it? Describe her counterconditioning technique and then explain how a variation of this procedure, systematic desensitization, is used for treating phobias in adults.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a phobia? What type of...

Question 5

Electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation are primarily used to treat:

Accepted Answer

A)   anxiety.
B)   psychosis.
C)   major depression.
D)   obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 6

Balthazar is being treated through a procedure in which electrodes are placed on both sides of his head and a brief current is turned on. The current triggers a seizure that lasts about a minute, causing his body to convulse. This type of treatment is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   SSRI.
B)   MAO.
C)   ECT.
D)   PET.

Question 7

Your textbook discusses the results of several PET-scan studies involving people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Among those who were taking the SSRI Prozac, the metabolism of glucose in a critical part of the brain decreased, suggesting that the drug was having a beneficial effect by "calming" that area. How did this effect compare to the patients who were receiving cognitive-behaviour therapy and no medicine? What does this result suggest?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your textbook discusses the results of several...

Question 8

One immediate side effect of antipsychotic drugs is:

Accepted Answer

A)   sudden dementia.
B)   ADHD.
C)   extreme weight gain.
D)   aggressiveness.

Question 9

Maureen is in therapy because she is very frightened of her father and feels tongue-tied around him. After a few months, she begins to feel frightened of her therapist also. According to Freud, this would be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   object relations.
B)   counterconditioning.
C)   transference.
D)   an existential crisis.

Question 10

Which treatment is least likely to be used today?

Accepted Answer

A)   drug therapy
B)   prefrontal lobotomy
C)   ECT
D)   behaviour therapy

Question 11

________ is more effective than any other treatment for agoraphobia.

Accepted Answer

A)   Exposure therapy
B)   Cognitive therapy
C)   Existential therapy
D)   Family intervention therapy

Question 12

Which of the following therapies focuses on a person's free will to change and to self-actualize, rather than focusing on past conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)   behaviour
B)   cognitive
C)   humanist
D)   family

Question 13

When a patient comes in complaining of a headache, the therapist views the headache as the tip of a mental iceberg, with the real problem hidden in the deep unconscious. Which type of therapy would this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalytic
B)   behavioural
C)   cognitive
D)   existential

Question 14

Analyze in detail three of the behavioural techniques discussed in your textbook that psychotherapists use to help clients change unwanted behaviours. Include key terms and definitions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Analyze in detail three of the behavioural...

Question 15

Which of the following drugs is a second-generation neuroleptic drug?

Accepted Answer

A)   Elavil
B)   Clozaril
C)   Thorazine
D)   Haldol

Question 16

In addition to depression, antidepressant drugs are also used in the treatment of:

Accepted Answer

A)   bipolar disorder.
B)   anxiety.
C)   delusions.
D)   schizophrenia.

Question 17

Which of the following is generally more important than the specific technique a therapist uses in determining the success of psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   how long the therapy lasts
B)   the insight that the therapy provides the client
C)   the bond between the therapist and the client
D)   whether the therapist and client are matched by gender

Question 18

Ever since she was mugged a month ago, Mona experiences acute anxiety when she leaves her apartment. Her doctor writes a prescription for a drug to temporarily reduce her anxiety, but he tells Mona that she may need to see a therapist because taking this type of drug over a long period is not the treatment of choice. What type of drug was most likely prescribed by Mona's doctor?

Accepted Answer

A)   an antipsychotic
B)   lithium carbonate
C)   a tranquilizer
D)   an antidepressant

Question 19

Virtual reality devices permit behaviour therapists to conduct _______________ in their offices.

Accepted Answer

A)   rational emotive behaviour therapy
B)   transference
C)   exposure therapy
D)   existential therapy

Question 20

Which of the following is generally more important than the specific technique a therapist uses in determining the success of psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   how long the therapy lasts
B)   the insight that the therapy provides the client
C)   the bond between the therapist and the client
D)   whether the therapist and client are matched by gender

Exam 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Which of the following drugs is a first-generation neuroleptic drug?

Melcia's parents were surprised to learn that _______________ is the most likely to be effective in the treatment of their daughter, even though her disorder, autism, has biological origins.

Antipsychotic drugs offer little relief from which of the following symptoms of schizophrenia?

What is a phobia? What type of phobia did 3-year-old Peter have before Mary Cover Jones was able to eliminate it? Describe her counterconditioning technique and then explain how a variation of this procedure, systematic desensitization, is used for treating phobias in adults.

Electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation are primarily used to treat:

Balthazar is being treated through a procedure in which electrodes are placed on both sides of his head and a brief current is turned on. The current triggers a seizure that lasts about a minute, causing his body to convulse. This type of treatment is known as:

One immediate side effect of antipsychotic drugs is:

Maureen is in therapy because she is very frightened of her father and feels tongue-tied around him. After a few months, she begins to feel frightened of her therapist also. According to Freud, this would be an example of:

Which treatment is least likely to be used today?

________ is more effective than any other treatment for agoraphobia.

Which of the following therapies focuses on a person's free will to change and to self-actualize, rather than focusing on past conflicts?

When a patient comes in complaining of a headache, the therapist views the headache as the tip of a mental iceberg, with the real problem hidden in the deep unconscious. Which type of therapy would this represent?

Analyze in detail three of the behavioural techniques discussed in your textbook that psychotherapists use to help clients change unwanted behaviours. Include key terms and definitions.

Which of the following drugs is a second-generation neuroleptic drug?

In addition to depression, antidepressant drugs are also used in the treatment of:

Which of the following is generally more important than the specific technique a therapist uses in determining the success of psychotherapy?

Virtual reality devices permit behaviour therapists to conduct _______________ in their offices.

Which of the following is generally more important than the specific technique a therapist uses in determining the success of psychotherapy?