PSY Final Review

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

Depakote

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by _____ as a technique for treating people who have suffered trauma.

Francine Shapiro

Cora is a long-term user of antipsychotic medication and was once misdiagnosed with a medical condition that mimics tardive dyskinesia. Her misdiagnosis was MOST likely:

Parkinson's disease

Research shows that optimal quantity and quality of sleep affects mood:

a lot

Stefanie meets with her therapist once a week to talk about her marriage and her relationship with her parents. In addition to helping Stefanie gain insight into these relationships, Stefanie's therapist prescribes medication. This is an example of:

an eclectic approach

Tardive dyskinesia is associated with the long-term use of which type of drugs?

antipsychotic

In _____, the goal is to substitute a negative response for a positive response to a harmful stimulus.

aversive conditioning

Chelsea's therapist uses active listening within an empathic environment. Her therapist is MOST likely practicing:

client-centered therapy

Patrick suffers from depression. To address Patrick's depression, his therapist is attempting to teach him more adaptive ways of thinking. The therapist's approach is most representative of _____ therapy.

cognitive

_____ therapy has been shown to be effective in treating posttraumatic stress disorder.

cognitive

Several years after his wife's death, Mr. Sanchez remains incapacitated by feelings of guilt and sadness. To reduce Mr. Sanchez's depression, a therapist is actively encouraging him to stop blaming himself for his inability to prevent his wife's death. The therapist's approach is MOST representative of:

cognitive therapy

Humanistic therapies focuses on _____ thoughts.

conscious

Blake's doctor told her that she should not drink alcohol while taking Xanax. This is because antianxiety agents such as Xanax:

depress central nervous system activitye

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca BEST illustrates:

exposure therapy

Marjorie is experiencing frequent and intense conflict with her teenage daughter. Marjorie should arrange for them to participate in _____ therapy.

family

This therapy assumes that no person is an island, and that people live and grow in relation to others, especially their families.

family therapy

During a psychoanalytic therapy session, Max focuses on several intrusive thoughts that have been bothering him. The therapist tells Max to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Max's therapist is using a technique known as _____.

free association

The psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies are often referred to as _____ therapies.

insight

While this procedure did decrease a person's misery or tension, it also left them permanently lethargic, immature, and uncreative.

lobotomy

Antidepressant medications often take 4 weeks to take effect. One theory attributes the delay in action to _____.

neurogenesis

Family therapists view the family as a:

system

The emotional bond between the therapist and client is known as:

the therapeutic alliance

While _____ focused on revealing the absurdity of people's self-defeating ideas through a more confrontational approach, _____ sought to reverse people's catastrophizing beliefs about themselves through the use of gentle questioning.

Albert Ellis; Aaron Beck

Mark suffers from irrational thoughts that affect his social life. He would benefit MOST from _____therapy.

cognitive-behavioral the

The therapy that seeks to make people aware of their irrational negative thinking and to replace it with new ways of thinking is called:

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Edith suffers from depression. She has been using antidepressants for years with little effect but has resisted her therapist's recommendation to undergo ECT. More recently, though, Edith's therapist has been suggesting a new procedure that calms the area of the brain normally overexcited in people who are depressed. This procedure is known as:

deep brain stimulation

_____ drugs are used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder.q

antipsychotic

_____ share the common problem of emotion regulation.

anxiety disorders; depressive disorders; and bipolar disorder

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

atnianxiety

Marya's therapist is nondirective and refers to her as a client. Marya's therapist is operating from a _____ perspective.

humanistic

The _____ perspective has emphasized people's inherent potential for self-fulfillment.

humanistic

The goal of the _____ approach is to explore feelings as they occur rather than try to achieve insight into the childhood origins of feelings.

humanistic

Because Jacob lives in the northern United States, he wants to prepare for the dark and cold winter months ahead before he is afflicted by a seasonal pattern of major depressive disorder. Jacob decides to try:

light exposure therapy

_____ is a statistical procedure for combining the results of many different research studies.

meta-analysis

This behavior therapy is commonly used to treat phobias.

systematic desensitization

To help Tom reduce his fear of flying, a therapist first encourages him to physically relax and then simply imagine that he is taking off in an airplane. The therapist's technique BEST illustrates:

systematic desensitization

In _____, the goal is to substitute a positive response for a negative response to a harmless stimulus; in _____, the goal is to substitute a negative response for a positive response to a harmful stimulus.

systematic desensitization; aversive conditioning

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

Aidan, a man in his fifties, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and prescribed antipsychotic medication starting in his twenties. He has used this medication continuously since then. He is most at risk for _____.

tardive dyskinesia

Zander has been struggling with personal issues and has decided to seek help at a mental health clinic. Unfortunately, he was put on a waiting list and told he would likely have to wait several weeks before he could meet with a therapist. According to Hans Eysenck's findings, what do you predict will happen to Zander?

the chances are good that he will improve during this waiting period

All of the following are examples of classical conditioning techniques of behavior therapy EXCEPT:

token economy

At his weekly therapy session, Henry became agitated at his therapist, saying that she was controlling, domineering, and trying to ruin his life with all of her mothering. A psychoanalyst would suggest that this illustrates:

transference

When patients in psychoanalysis begin to have feelings toward their therapist such as love or hatred, and those feelings are linked to other relationships they have had or have, they are experiencing:

transfrence

Sharif is mildly depressed. Recently, he read that research has shown that something as simple as frequent _____ can relieve symptoms.

walks in the woods

_____ therapy is the process of prescribing medication or procedures that act directly on the person's physiology.

Biomedical

Psychodynamic therapy is based on the premise that:

people unconsciously avoid issues that are painful

As a young adult, Clarice has difficulty forming relationships because she feels she cannot trust men. She is seeking a therapist who can help her gain insight into her feelings. The therapy that focuses on helping patients to gain insight is:

psychoanalysis

Therapists using _____ interpret the patient's dreams, resistances, and other behaviors, while practitioners of _____ focus more on helping the patient understand their current symptoms by focusing on themes across important relationships.

psychoanalysis; psychodynamic therapy

Jolie tells her friend, "I think my problem is an overactive superego!" Jolie's proclamation indicates that she has received _____ therapy.

psychoanalytic

_____ is the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior.

psychopharmacology

For a person recovering from alcohol use disorder, Alcoholics Anonymous may be beneficial because the group meetings:

reduce isolation

Tasha wants to help a family member who suffers from depression and has not found relief with therapy or medication. Tasha would probably recommend ___ as the safest option, because there are few very dangerous side effects.

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Constance suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and Steven suffers from depression. What class of drugs are they likely to be prescribed?

both will receive antidepressants

Nanci's therapist is an active listener, who often paraphrases what she says. He does not judge her and is quite open to her exploration of her weaknesses. He gives her appropriate validation and encourages her to reflect on her feelings. He wants to deepen her self-understanding. Her therapy is MOST likely:

client-centered

During a therapy session, Jenny focuses on several intrusive thoughts that have been bothering her. The therapist tells Jenny to report any ideas or memories stimulated by these thoughts. Jenny's therapist is using a technique known as:

free association

Carl Rogers encouraged therapists to exhibit

genuineness, acceptance, and empathy

Humanistic therapies differ from psychodynamic therapies in many ways, including that the path to _____ is taking immediate responsibility for one's feelings and actions.

growth

This is a caring, accepting, and nonjudgmental attitude, which Carl Rogers believed to be conducive to developing self-awareness and self-acceptance.

unconditional positive regard

Dr. Pimler is conducting a study on a new antipsychotic medication. To determine if the drug is effective, he should:

use the double-blind procedure