Clinical Psychology Test

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inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are major symptoms of

ADHD

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called

SSRIs

An immediate and irrational anxiety response to the mere sight of blood is indicative of

a specific phobia

What is a feature of client-centered therapy?

active listening

Fear learning experiences can traumatize the brain by creating fear circuits within the

amygdala

Maladaptive behaviors that reduce worry and fear are most indicative of

an anxiety disorder

What drug is most closely associated with increasing availability of norepinephrine/seratonin

antidepressant

The distinctive older term psychopath refers to an individual with

antisocial personality disorder

The risk of suicide is greatest when people

begin to rebound from their depression

Ron suffers from claustrophobia. ______ therapy is the most effective way to solve this.

behavior

To overcome a fear of a dog, a __ therapist might trigger a stimulus causing a fear response

behavior

Mania is most likely to be associated with a(n)

bipolar disorder

What is similar with humanistic and psychoanalytic therapies?

both are considered insight theories

What therapy is most closely associated with the goal of altering actions and thoughts

cognitive behavioral

Which therapeutic approach is scientifically supported?

cognitive therapy

"getting people to change what they say to themselves changes their thinking" exemplifies _____

cognitive therapy approach

Some patients whose depression resisted drugs benefited from this experimental treatment

deep brain stimulation

Deep brain stimulation has been reported to provide relief from

depression

The rise of Western individualism appears most clearly responsible for an increase in

depression

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

disorganized and fragmented thinking

A sense of being separated from your body and watching yourself with a sense of detachment is

dissociation

Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)

dissociative identity disorder

The biomedical treatment most widely used today is

drug therapy

Ongoing patterns of behavior that interfere with day to day life are best characterized as

dysfunctional

SSRIs are prescribed to

elevate arousal and mood

The prominent feature of mood disorders is the experience of`

emotional extremes

Which is a way humanistic therapies differ from psychoanalytic therapies?

focuses on growth rather than curing illness

Allowing people to discover that others have problems similar to their own is what therapy

group

What psychosurgical procedure was designed to calm uncontrollably emotional/violent patients

lobotomy

The conception of psychological disorders as biologically based sicknesses is known as the

medical model

Lithium is often an effective ______ drug

mood stabilizing

Dual action antidepressant drugs work by increasing the availability of

norepinephrine and serotonin

Anxiety is considered a disorder if it is

persistent and distressing

Which kind of therapist would note "blocks in the flow of free association indicate resistance"

psychodynamic

Compulsions are best described as

repetitive behaviors

A person who has agoraphobia is most likely to

stay close to home

Experiencing strong positive or negative feelings for your analyst is a sign of

transference

Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least

two weeks


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