PHY 101

Limitations of group therapy include which of the following? (Check all that apply): -Concerns about confidentiality -Participants may be afraid to speak in front of others -Personality clashes -Significant time commitment

- Concerns about confidentiality - Participants may be afraid to speak in front of others - Personality clashes

Panic disorder is nearly three times more likely among individuals with which of the following health conditions: Asthma Depression Heart conditions Seizures

Asthma

One of the greatest risk factors for developing social anxiety disorder is characterized by a consistent tendency to show fear and restraint when presented with unfamiliar circumstances. This risk factor is known as: Conditioned experiences Self-medication and drinking alcohol Safety behaviors Behavioral inhibition

Behavioral inhibition

A fundamental aspect of cognitive-behavioral therapy by which the therapist helps to identify maladaptive thoughts so the patient can either eliminate or modify these thoughts is known as: Cognitive bias modification Free association Transference Cognitive restructuring

Cognitive restructuring

To replace the psychiatric asylums of the past, currently there are psychiatric hospitals, where the average length of stay is approximately 90 days. True False

False

Match the appropriate therapy with the various concepts or techniques: -Nondirective therapy -Directive therapy -Behavior therapy -Psychodynamic therapy

Nondirective therapy: Unconditional positive regard Directive therapy: Gestalt therapy Behavior therapy: Systematic Desensitization Psychodynamic therapy: Transference

Which of the following is true of positive symptoms? -Positive symptoms are a patient/client's resilient coping skills. -Positive symptoms are the presence of a symptom or behavior. -Positive symptoms are considered beneficial outcomes of a mental disorder. -Positive symptoms do not impair the functioning of the individual.

Positive symptoms are the presence of a symptom or behavior.

For the majority of states in the United States, which type of mental health professional can prescribe medication? Clinical psychologist Counseling psychologist Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst

Psychiatrist

Which of the following perspectives posits that disorders stem from childhood and unresolved or unconscious conflicts? Psychodynamic perspective Learning perspective Biopsychosocial perspective Cognitive perspective

Psychodynamic perspective

Mike is a patient that is seeking help for his fear of close spaces (claustrophobia). One of Mike's greatest challenges is going in an elevator up to the 10th-floor office location for his new job. As a result, Mike has been taking the stairs up and down the building several times a day, which is costing him valuable time and energy. Mike decides to seek the help of a therapist who suggests that Mike gradually starts by taking the elevator for just 1 floor the first week, 2 floors the second week, etc. until he can tolerate riding all the way to the 10th floor. This method is known as:

Systematic desensitization

Genetic factors play a stronger role in bipolar disorder than in major depressive disorder. True False

True

Panic attacks cannot result from the physiological effects of drugs, other substances, a medical condition, or another mental disorder. True False

True