Chapter 15 - Treatment
The empty chair technique, which involves role-playing an imaginary exchange between the client and another person, is associated with which therapy treatment?
Gestalt
__________ therapies, which are sometimes called talk therapies, try to help patients understand the thoughts, emotions, and motives that underlie their difficulties.
Insight
The placebo effect is an example of:
a nonspecific treatment effect.
Eclectic psychotherapy is often rated as the most commonly used treatment among practicing therapists and involves using:
a variety of techniques depending on the client and the problem.
The research of Beck indicates that depressed people ultimately show what is called the negative cognitive triad, which involves _____.
automatic, repetitive, and negative thoughts.
Replacing a negative response with a positive response is to systematic desensitization as replacing a positive response with a negative response is to:
aversive conditioning
The psychodynamic approach to therapy generally focuses on exploring _____ to develop insight into an individual's psychological problems.
childhood events
A common therapy used to treat anxiety and depression, known as _____, stresses that some behaviors are not controlled through rational thought, but, nevertheless, there are ways of helping people to think more rationally when thought does play a role.
cognitive behavioral therapy
Which of these is the best treatment for anxiety?
cognitive behavioral therapy and/or medication
Herbal remedies and natural products that can be purchased in the United States:
may be effective in treating certain psychological disorders, but further research must be done.
Avoid anxiety is to intense emotional feelings as
resistance is to transferrence
_____ have a master's degree, are often employed by government or private social service agencies, and are trained to work with people in dire circumstances, such as poverty, homelessness, or severe family conflict.
social workers
The Consumer Reports study of personal experiences in therapy found that
long term therapy is better than short term therapy
Depression is to mania as
low norepinephrine and low serotonin is to high norepinephrine and low serotonin.
The most commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medications are
barbiturates and benzodiazepines.
One of the most common treatments of depression is to use SSRIs, which work by:
blocking the reuptake of serotonin in the brain.
A psychoanalyst may help clients gain insight into their unconscious through each of these techniques EXCEPT:
introspecting about the structure of consciousness.
Evidence indicates that depression is related to lower brain activity where?
left frontal lobe
_____ have a PhD or a PsyD, which qualifies them to assess, diagnose, and treat psychological disorders, but they usually do not prescribe medication.
psychologists
Over time, Heather has begun to feel a strong emotional attachment to her therapist, treating him like a father figure. This represents the process of:
transference