Psychology Chapter 13

The biological approach to therapy views psychological disorders as

Akin to diseases requiring specific treatments

Commonly known as tranquilizers, _________ drugs calm people and make them less excitable

Antianxiety

________ drugs are drugs that regulate mood and help allevate depressed mood through their effects on neurotransmitters in the brain

Antidepressant

_________ drugs are drugs that regulate mood and help alleviate depressed mood through their effects on neurotransmitters in the brain

Antidepressant

____________ drugs are used to reduce severe symptoms of psychological disturbance, such as loss of touch with reality and agitation.

Antipsychotic

psychodynamic therapy is based of Freud's psychoanalytic approach to personality. The goal is to help the client

Become aware of unconscious conflicts that underline their problems

Which of the following is a therapy that uses principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior?

Behavior Therapy

Which of the following types of therapy offers action-oriented strategies and uses principles of learning to help clients?

Behavioral Therapy

drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery are all examples of what kind of therapy?

Biological

The _________ approach to therapy involves treatments that address symptoms of psychological disorders by altering aspects of bodily functioning

Biological / Biomedical

The ____________ approach to therapy involves treatments that address symptoms of psychological disorders by altering aspects of bodily functioning

Biological / Biomedical

__________ therapies are treatments to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of psychological disorders by altering the way an individual's body functions

Biomedical

The field of psychology that focuses on the integration of science and theory to prevent and treat psychological disorders is _____________ psychology

Clinical

________ therapies emphasizes that thoughts are the main source of psychological problems

Cognitive

________ treatment approaches teach people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional cognitions about themselves

Cognitive

_________-___________ therapy (CBT) combines reducing self-defeating thoughts and behavior change

Cognitive Behavioral

Changing a pattern of thought that is presumed to be causing maladaptive behavior or emotion is called

Cognitive Restructuring

In contrast to psychodynamic therapies, humanistic therapies emphasize _____ thoughts.

Conscious

Which of the following types of professionals cannot write prescriptions for drugs

Counselors Gestalt Therapists Clinical Psychologists

antipsychotic drugs do which of the following in individuals with severe psychological disorders?

Diminish agitated behavior Reduce tension Improve social behavior Decrease hallucinations

Which of the following factors are part of cultural concerns in therapy?

Ethnicity Socioeconomic Status

Martin is a therapist who reviews current research and takes his clients' characteristics, culture, and characteristics along with his clinical judgment into consideration when providing psychotherapy. According to your text, he is utilizing ____ - ____ practice

Evidence - based

In ________, decisions about treatment are made using the best available research and considering the therapists clinical judgement and client characteristics, culture, and preferences.

Evidence-based practice

The therapeutic alliance is defined as the level of commitment as patient has to therapy

FALSE

The concept of empathy as it is used in humanistic therapy is a therapist's attempt to _____.

Feel the emotions that the client is feeling.

Established by Carl Rogers, client-centered therapy attempts to help by which of the following means?

Helping patients identify and understand their feelings

__________ treatment uniquely emphasizes peoples self-healing capacities and encourages clients to understand and grow personally

Humanistic

A person who understands that even though they are well versed in another culture, they cannot know precisely what it is like to belongs to that culture, is said to practice cultural

Humility

contemporary usage of electroconvulsive therapy involves

Inducing a seizure that lasts for approximately a minute

Therapists who identify themselves as not adhering to any one method of therapy are said to be practicing ________ therapy

Integrative or Eclectic

Which of the following are true of psychoanalysis?

It assumes that early childhood experiences are important influences on adult behavior. Free association and dream analysis are important components of psychoanalysis. It is Freud's therapeutic technique for analyzing a person's unconscious thoughts.

when a client-centered therapist relates to a client with genuineness, the therapist does which of the following?

Lets client know the feelings of the therapist

A drug that is widely used ti treat bipolar disorder is

Lithium

Harrison was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and will MOST likely be prescribed which of the following?

Lithium

TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) has been found to be an effective treatment for which of the following disorders?

OCD Bipolar Disorder Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Which of the following statements about humanistic psychotherapy are true?

People are encouraged to understand themselves. There is an emphasis on peoples' self-healing capacities. The therapist emphasizes conscious rather than unconscious thought.

If your doctor writes you a prescription for anti-anxiety medication, this doctor is most likely which of the following?

Psychiatrist or other medical doctor

_______ is the use of nonmedical means to help individuals with psychological disorders recognize and alleviate their problems

Psychotherapy

The cognitive-behavioral approach uses the dual strategies of

Reducing self-defeating thoughts and changing behavior.

Antidepressants drugs

Regulate mood Increase or maintain the level of neurotransmitters in the brain

The therapeutic alliance is defined by which of the following?

Relationship between the THERAPIST and CLIENT

The sociocultural approach to therapy involves acknowledging which of the following that characterize a person's life?

Roles Relationships Cultural Contexts

Today, ECT is primarily used to treat

Severe depression that has been unresponsive to treatment

The psychodynamic approaches to therapy are based largely on the theories of

Sigmund Freud

What type of treatment for a fear of flying is this? The therapist asks the client to create top-10 list of fears related to his fear of flying. the client begins with the lowest fear while looking at a picture of a plane. Next the therapist encourages him to relax as he looks at the picture. Then the client continues to work his way up the top-10 list while relaxing. eventually, the client is able to fly on a plane.

Systematic Desensitization

__________ is a behavior therapy that treats anxiety by teaching the client to associate deep relaxation with relaxation with increasingly intense anxiety-producing situations

Systematic Desensitization

A culturally competent therapist demonstrates respect for the client's cultural practices while balancing therapeutic goals

TRUE

Psychoanalysis is Freuds therapeutic technique for analyzing unconscious conflicts

TRUE

clinical psychology is the area of psychology that integrates science and theory to prevent and treat psychological disorders

TRUE

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) sets off a seizure in the brain

TRUE

antianxiety drugs are commonly used as

Tranquillizers

In the practice of integrative therapy, a therapists might do which three of the following?

Treat the same individual with both psychotherapy and drug therapy, Use a cognitive form of therapy and a medical treatment option, Use a behavioral approach alongside a psychodynamic approach

The concept of genuineness is used by humanistic therapists and involves letting a client know the ________

True feelings if the therapist

A therapist who uses client-centered therapy and endeavors to create a warm and caring environment, never disapproving of the client as a person, is engaging in

Unconditional Positive Regard

Susie's therapist helps her feel accepted and valued. In client-centered therapy, Susie's therapist is demonstrating

Unconditional Positive Regard

The goal of psychodynamic therapy is to help the client become aware of _________ conflicts that may be creating problems for them

Unconscious

cognitive restructuring is designed to do which of the following?

change a pattern of thought that is causing a maladaptive behavior change a pattern of thought that is causing maladaptive emotion

Understanding the feelings of someone is called

empathy

Client-centered therapy is a humanistic therapy that emphasizes which of the following?

encouraging the client to gain insight into problems providing a warm, supportive atmosphere helping to identify and understand the client's genuine feelings

Which procedure used in treatment of severe depression involves an electric current being briefly administered to a patient's brain?

lectroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

The goal of psychotherapy is to use _________

nonmedical means to help individuals recognize and alleviate their problems

Cultural issues in therapy include factors such as which of the following?

religious beliefs socioeconomic status gender ethnicity

The therapeutic approach that takes into account the clients relationships,roles, and cultural context is referred to as __________ therapy

sociocultural

_______ uses a magnet to affect the brain and is administered to people who have not responded to at least one antidepressant medication

transcranial magnetic stimulation