Week 8 (Chap. 16: Therapy and Treatment)

________ were the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders.

Asylums

Who led the reform efforts for mental health care in the United States?

Dorothea Dix

ToF? Harlow is eight years old. She sees Dr. Gardener every Friday at 11:00 a.m. Their sessions involve Dr. Gardener watching Harlow interact with stuffed animals and other toys. This psychotherapeutic orientation is called ECT?

False

Which kind of therapy involves a therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning theory to help clients change undesirable behaviors?

behavior

In the free association technique of psychoanalysis, the ________.

client says whatever comes to mind at the moment

Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goals is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. His therapist helps him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. For example, he helps Rafael learn to not overgeneralize his likelihood of failing his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first exam. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

cognitive therapy

Aversive conditioning is a ________.

counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable behavior

In medieval times, abnormal behaviors were often viewed as a sign that a person was ________.

possessed by demons

Deinstitutionalization refers to the ________.

process of closing large asylums

Elena is attending mandatory therapy sessions. Her therapist primarily wants her to talk about conflicts in her childhood. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

psychodynamic psychotherapy