Question 1

Deep-brain stimulation is a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic therapy. 
B)  cognitive therapy. 
C)  behavior therapy. 
D)  biomedical therapy.

Question 2

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  dissociative disorders. 
D)  bipolar disorder.

Question 3

Melissa suffers from auditory hallucinations and falsely believes that her former high school teachers are trying to kill her.Melissa's symptoms are most likely to be relieved by ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant 
B)  antianxiety 
C)  mood-stabilizing 
D)  antipsychotic

Question 4

Increasing the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin helps relieve depression because these neurotransmitters

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce tardive dyskinesia. 
B)  increase appetite. 
C)  elevate arousal. 
D)  occupy dopamine receptor sites.

Question 5

Barbara is under a lot of stress at work.To help her reduce the stress,modern researchers would suggest that she should

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in outdoor physical activity. 
B)  sleep 9 to 10 hours each night. 
C)  take a nutritional supplement. 
D)  get adequate light exposure.

Question 6

MRI-guided precision surgery is occasionally done to cut the brain circuits involved in severe cases of

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  depression.

Question 7

Between 1936 and 1954,lobotomies were most likely to be performed on psychologically disturbed patients who were

Accepted Answer

A)  uncontrollably violent. 
B)  hopelessly depressed. 
C)  notably overweight. 
D)  consistently forgetful.

Question 8

Researchers have developed training seminars promoting therapeutic lifestyle change.These seminars would likely be most effective in helping

Accepted Answer

A)  Darlene effectively cope with posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  Jeremy effectively cope with antisocial personality disorder. 
C)  Amy effectively cope with major depressive disorder. 
D)  Larry effectively cope with dissociative identity disorder.

Question 9

Which of the following is a possible side effect of electroconvulsive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  mild memory loss 
B)  manic episodes 
C)  obesity 
D)  tardive dyskinesia

Question 10

Which drugs are designed to depress central nervous system activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  antipsychotic drugs 
B)  antianxiety drugs 
C)  antidepressant drugs 
D)  mood-stabilizing drugs

Question 11

A biomedical treatment for severe depression in which a brief electrical current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient is

Accepted Answer

A)  a lobotomy. 
B)  the double-blind procedure. 
C)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
D)  rTMS.

Question 12

Tony's episodes of depression have not been relieved by antidepressant drugs or psychotherapy.If physicians decide,as a last resort,to administer the safest and least-invasive brain stimulation therapy to treat Tony,they would recommend

Accepted Answer

A)  deep-brain stimulation. 
B)  a lobotomy. 
C)  rTMS. 
D)  ECT.

Question 13

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from rTMS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jaydon,who suffers from an excessive fear of needles and the sight of blood 
B)  Anissa,whose depressive episodes have been increasing in both length and frequency 
C)  Zackory,who engages in aggressive sexual behavior and has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder 
D)  Elena,who experiences auditory hallucinations and delusions of persecution

Question 14

Mr.Andrews suffers from frequent episodes of extreme depression.When a friend suggests that he might be helped by drug therapy,Mr.Andrews responds,"Drugs are just a crutch for people who lack self-discipline and who want to hide from their problems.Besides,I'm not about to hand over control of my life to some psychiatrist and his magic pills." Explain why Mr.Andrews' ideas about drug therapy are inaccurate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mr.Andrews suffers from frequent episodes of extreme...

Question 15

Antianxiety drugs are most likely to be used in combination with exposure therapy to treat

Accepted Answer

A)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 16

Tardive dyskinesia is associated with the long-term use of certain ________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  antianxiety 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  antidepressant 
D)  mood-stabilizing

Question 17

After discontinuing heavy use of an antianxiety drug,Angela experienced increased anxiety and difficulty sleeping.Angela was experiencing symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawal. 
B)  resilience. 
C)  tardive dyskinesia. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 18

Which drug dampens responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli in schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  lithium 
B)  Risperdal 
C)  chlorpromazine 
D)  Ativan

Question 19

The use of deep-brain stimulation for treating depression involves manipulating activity in a neural hub that bridges the frontal lobes to the

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  temporal lobes. 
C)  reticular formation. 
D)  limbic system.

Question 20

When lithium failed to reduce Carrie's manic episodes,her doctor tried a drug originally used to treat epilepsy called

Accepted Answer

A)  Prozac. 
B)  Depakote. 
C)  Thorazine. 
D)  Paxil.

Exam 55: Social Thinking