CH. 11 Treatment of Psychological Disorders Smartbook

A treatment that uses basic principles of learning is sometimes referred to as the _____ approach. A. Cognitive-behavioral B. Operant conditioning C. Rational-emotive

A. Cognitive-behavioral

Which of the following techniques are most typical of the biomedical therapy approach to psychological disorders? (Select all that apply.) A. Electric therapy B. Drugs C. Surgery D. Aversive conditioning E. Rational-emotive behavior therapy

A. Electric therapy B. Drugs C. Surgery

_____ therapy has the underlying rationale that people have control of their behavior, can make choices about their lives, and are essentially able to solve their own problems. A. Humanistic B. Behavioral C. Psychodynamic D. Cognitive

A. Humanistic

Which therapy draws on the philosophical perspective of self-responsibility? A. Humanistic therapy B. Interpersonal therapy C. Psychodynamic therapy D. Cognitive therapy

A. Humanistic therapy

Which of the following are true of interpersonal therapy? (Select all that apply.) A. It typically focuses on interpersonal issues, such as conflicts with others. B. It is also called client-centered therapy. C. It is therapy in the context of social relationships. D. It is a cognitive treatment approach to therapy. E. Therapists make concrete suggestions on how to improve relationships with others.

A. It typically focuses on interpersonal issues, such as conflicts with others. C. It is therapy in the context of social relationships. E. Therapists make concrete suggestions on how to improve relationships with others.

Which procedure used in the treatment of severe depression involves an electric current being briefly administered to a patient's brain? A. Psychosurgery B. Electroconvulsive therapy C. Antipsychotic treatment D. Eclectic therapy

B. Electroconvulsive therapy

A branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community is known as _____. A. clinical psychology B. community psychology C. cognitive psychology D. deinstitutionalization

B. community psychology

Critics say that in addition to only providing temporary relief of symptoms, _____ can produce side effects A. electroconvulsive therapy B. cognitive therapy C. Biomedical therapies D. Psychodynamic therapy

C. Biomedical therapies

This professional with a PhD or PsyD specializes in assessing and treating psychological difficulties. A. Psychiatrist B. Clinical social worker C. Clinical psychologist D. Psychoanalyst

C. Clinical psychologist

_____ therapy is a short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships. A. Psychodynamic B. Cognitive C. Interpersonal D. Client-centered

C. Interpersonal

Which statement best represents psychodynamic therapy? A. Based on the idea that people have control of their behavior, can make choices about their lives, and are responsible for solving their own problems B. Builds on the basic processes of learning and assumes that both abnormal and normal behavior are learned C. Seeks to bring unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious. D. Teaches people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional cognitions about the world and themselves.

C. Seeks to bring unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious.

Drug therapy works by altering the operation of _____ in the brain. A. the lobes B. genes and chromosomes C. neurons and neurotransmitters D. blood and oxygen

C. neurons and neurotransmitters

______________ psychologists specialize in the assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.

Clinical

The __________ ____________ approach is a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think.

Cognitive Behavioral

_____________ psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community.

Community

In _____ therapy, several unrelated people meet with a therapist to discuss some aspect of their psychological functioning. A. interpersonal B. self-help C. family D. group

D. Group

Which statement best represents behavioral therapy? A. It asserts that people have an inborn tendency toward growth and self-improvement. B. It teaches people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional thoughts. C. It seeks to bring unresolved past conflicts from the unconscious into the conscious. D. It builds on the basic processes of learning and assumes that abnormal behavior is learned.

D. It builds on the basic processes of learning and assumes that abnormal behavior is learned.

Treatment in which a trained professional uses psychological techniques to help a person overcome psychological difficulties and disorders, resolve problems in living, or bring about personal growth is known as _____. A. Biomedical Therapy B. Psychoanalysis C. Transference D. Psychotherapy

D. Psychotherapy

__________________ therapy is a procedure used in the treatment of severe depression in which an electric current of 70 to 150 volts is briefly administered to a patient's head.

Electroconvulsive or ECT

Several unrelated people meet with a therapist to discuss some aspect of their psychological functioning in ___________ therapy.

Group

______________ remission can be described as recovery without treatment.

Spontaneous

Drug therapy is the control of psychological disorders through the use of ________________.

drugs, medication, or medications

Critics charge that biomedical therapies merely provide relief of the ______________ of mental disorder; as soon as the drugs are withdrawn, these return.

symptoms

The principles of ________________ are used in behavioral treatment approaches to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior.

learning

Spontaneous remission can be described as recovery without _________________.

treatment or therapy