Chapter 13 part 9

Adelle's feelings of unhappiness, low self-esteem, and hopelessness have become so extreme that she has attempted suicide. Which of the following treatments is likely to provide her with the quickest relief from her misery? a. electroconvulsive therapy b. drug therapy c. psychoanalysis d. systematic desensitization e. cognitive therapy

a

Edith, a 45-year-old journalist, alternates between extreme sadness and lethargy and extreme euphoria and over-activity. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to her is a. lithium. b. Xanax. c. Clozaril. d. Thorazine. e. Paxil.

a

One good alternative to antidepressant drugs is a. aerobic exercise. b. psychosurgery. c. virtual reality exposure therapy. d. EMDR. e. DSM.

a

Prozac is an antidepressant drug that partially blocks the reabsorption and removal of ________ from synapses. a. serotonin b. dopamine c. acetylcholine d. chlorpromazine e. thorazine

a

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy? a. Mark, who feels so depressed that he recently tried to commit suicide b. Mary, who suffers from amnesia and has lost her sense of identity c. Jim, who experiences visual hallucinations and suffers from a delusion that enemy spies are following him d. Luke, who suffers from a compulsion to wash his hands at least once every 15 minutes e. Sarah, who always feels the need to be the center of attention in any group setting

a

A possible explanation for the effectiveness of ________ is that it may reduce depression by triggering the long-term potentiation of frontal lobe nerve cells. a. EMDR b. rTMS c. Xanax d. psychosurgery e. tardive dyskinesia

b

Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about taking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is a. Ativan. b. Prozac. c. Xanax. d. Thorazine. e. Risperdal.

b

Compared with ECT, rTMS is ________ likely to produce seizures and ________ likely to produce memory loss. a. just as; more b. less; less c. more; just as d. less; more e. just as; just as

b

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called SSRIs because they a. speed recovery from episodes of depression. b. slow the normal reabsorption of excess serotonin from synapses. c. successfully level the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder. d. stimulate the release of norepinephrine into the bloodstream. e. increase the number of receptor sites for dopamine.

b

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation shows greatest promise for the treatment of a. schizophrenia. b. depression. c. alcohol dependency. d. phobias. e. bulimia.

b

Using implanted electrodes to inhibit activity in an area of the cortex that triggers negative emotions is called a. EMDR. b. deep-brain stimulation. c. electroconvulsive therapy. d. repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. e. rTMS.

b

Which of the following biomedical treatments provides some of the benefits of ECT without triggering seizures or memory loss? a. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing b. repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation c. systematic desensitization d. psychosurgery e. virtual reality exposure therapy

b

A natural return to a state of psychological health following an extended period of depression illustrates a. neurogenesis. b. counterconditioning. c. spontaneous recovery. d. tardive dyskinesia. e. transference.

c

Cognitive therapy works, top-down, by changing thought processes. Antidepressant drugs work, bottom-up, on the emotion-forming a. brainstem. b. cerebellum. c. limbic system. d. sensory cortex. e. medulla.

c

Deep-brain stimulation involves the implantation of ________ into the cortex. a. DNA b. lithium c. electrodes d. stem cells e. rTMS

c

Depakote, a drug originally used to treat epilepsy, more recently has been found to be effective in the control of a. tardive dyskinesia. b. auditory hallucinations. c. manic episodes. d. phobias. e. personality disorders.

c

Inflated estimates of the value of antidepressant drugs are in large part due to the fact that patient recovery often results from a. the therapeutic touch. b. the double-blind procedure. c. the placebo effect. d. meta-analysis. e. stress inoculation training.

c

Selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitors are frequently prescribed for the treatment of a. tardive dyskinesia. b. schizophrenia. c. depression. d. mania. e. personality disorders.

c

Some antidepressants block the reuptake or breakdown of both serotonin and another neurotransmitter, norepinephrine. These antidepressants are called a. antipsychotic drugs. b. mood-stabilizing drugs. c. dual-action drugs. d. ECTs. e. rTMSs.

c

Deep-brain stimulation has been reported to provide relief from a. dissociative disorders. b. phobias. c. schizophrenia. d. depression. e. conversion disorders.

d

Dual-action antidepressant drugs work by increasing the availability of a. dopamine and acetylcholine. b. serotonin and dopamine. c. acetylcholine and norepinephrine. d. norepinephrine and serotonin. e. thorazine and dopamine.

d

Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of a. phobias. b. dissociative disorders. c. schizophrenia. d. depression. e. mania.

d

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of a. anxiety disorders. b. schizophrenia. c. dissociative disorders. d. bipolar disorder. e. personality disorders.

d

Lithium is often an effective ________ drug. a. antipsychotic b. antianxiety c. antidepressant d. mood-stabilizing e. dual-action

d

Mr. McCardle's excessive feelings of helplessness and despondency are periodically interrupted by episodes in which he experiences extreme feelings of personal power and a grandiose optimism about his future. Which drug would most likely be prescribed to alleviate his symptoms? a. Valium b. Thorazine c. Xanax d. lithium e. Paxil

d

One possible explanation for the delayed effect of antidepressant drugs is that the increased availability of serotonin seems to promote a. increased metabolic rates. b. tardive dyskinesia. c. decreased norepinephrine levels. d. neurogenesis. e. transference.

d

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called a. antipsychotic drugs. b. mood-stabilizing drugs. c. antianxiety drugs. d. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. e. lithium derivatives.

d

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from Prozac? a. Jack, who has lost his sense of identity and wandered from his home to a distant city b. Andrea, who hears imaginary voices telling her that she will suffer a fatal accident c. Tami, who is so addicted to cigarettes that she doesn't want to quit smoking d. Shannon, who feels helpless and apathetic and thinks her life is meaningless and worthless e. Marco, who experiences periods of mania and hallucinations

d

Which of the following procedures is most likely to result in a loss of memory? a. aversive conditioning b. the double-blind procedure c. systematic desensitization d. electroconvulsive therapy e. psychopharmacology

d

Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used only with severely depressed patients? a. psychoanalysis b. drug therapy c. systematic desensitization d. electroconvulsive therapy e. stress inoculation training

d