The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders

Reflect feelings.

"It sounds frustrating" might mirror what you're sensing from the person's body language and intensity.

Paraphrase.

Rather than saying "I know how you feel," check your understandings by summarizing the person's words in your own words.

Which of the following drugs is MOST likely to provide patients with schizophrenia with some relief from their auditory hallucinations and paranoia?

Thorazine

Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment with:

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Gerald suffers from bipolar disorder. He is likely to be prescribed _____ to combat the highs and lows of this disorder.

lithium

Identifying and eliminating the socially stressful conditions that contribute to psychological disorders is of MOST interest to the advocates of:

preventive mental health.

If a patient suffers uncontrollable seizures, physicians can destroy specific nerve clusters that cause or transmit the convulsions. This BEST illustrates a procedure known as:

psychosurgery

A patient at a mental health clinic is suffering from involuntary movements of his facial muscles and tongue. It is possible that this _____ is a side effect of his long-term use of an antipsychotic.

tardive dyskinesia

Shane is mildly depressed. Which form of treatment is likely to have the greatest positive effect?

therapeutic lifestyle change

Mel and her doctor are trying to decide which medication she should use to reduce her psychotic symptoms. Her doctor told her that the first-generation dopamine-blocking drugs can have side effects such as:

twitches and tremors.

Like alcohol, _____ drugs work by depressing central nervous system activity.

antianxiety

Invite clarification

. "What might be an example of that?" may encourage the person to say more.

Twenty-eight-year-old John suffers from bipolar disorder. He is concerned mostly about controlling his manic episodes. His doctor prescribes _____.

Depakote