Psych 101 Ch.16 Learning Curve

A patient who experiences bipolar disorder may be hesitant to try a mood stabilizer because the:

drug mechanism is unknown

Marjorie is experiencing frequent and intense conflict with her teenage daughter. Marjorie should seek out _____ therapy.

family

According to one study, good therapies share much in common, including:

hope for demoralized people.

Interpersonal therapy is a variation of psychodynamic therapy and typically involves _____ sessions.

12-16

Chase is experiencing depression. He feels terrible and wants immediate relief. His doctor prescribes an antidepressant. How soon will Chase get relief?

4 to 6 weeks

The full psychological effect of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) takes about:

4 weeks

Doug, a person who suffers from depression, recently saw an ad for free medication in return for participation in a new drug trial. Doug was told that he would be participating in a double blind study. What does that imply?

The researcher won't know if Doug is receiving a placebo or the medication.

Stephanie meets with her therapist once a week in order to talk about her marriage as well as the relationship she has with her parents. In addition to helping Stephanie seek insight about these relationships, Stephanie's therapist prescribes Stephanie medication. This is an example of:

an eclectic approach.

According to the text, those NOT undergoing therapy for psychological disorders often improve, but those undergoing therapy:

are more likely to improve more quickly, and with less risk of relapse.

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

cognitive-behavioral

Christopher has a two-year master's degree and specializes in helping those with a history of substance use disorder. Christopher is most likely a:

counselor

For patients whose depression has resisted drugs as well as ECT, neuroscientist Helen Mayberg has developed a new treatment known as:

deep-brain stimulation

The three main features that humanistic therapists hope to exhibit are _____, acceptance, and empathy.

genuineness

If a person routinely takes antianxiety medication for an extended period of time, what is the MOST debilitating symptom likely experienced if the person stops taking the drug?

intense anxiety

Which of the following drugs partially blocks the reabsorption and removal of serotonin from synapses?

prozac

Bonnie has just finished a two-year master program and now is in postgraduate supervision that is preparing her to offer psychotherapy to people with everyday personal and family problems. Bonnie is mostly likely preparing to be a:

psychiatric social worker.

Lindsey is a physician who specializes in the treatment of psychological disorders. She is an M.D. and can prescribe medication. Lindsey is most likely a:

psychiatrist

To help Monica overcome her nearly irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist provides her with a supply of chocolate candies that contain solidified droplets of a harmless but very bitter-tasting substance. This approach to treatment best illustrates:

aversive conditioning

The biopsychosocial approach relies on the perspective that:

changing one's lifestyle will change one's internal experience.

Most _____ are psychologists with a Ph.D. or Psy.D. supplemented by a supervised internship and, often, postdoctoral training.

clinical psychologists

The placebo effect best illustrates the importance of _____ processes in therapeutic outcomes.

cognitive

The goal of stress-inoculation training is to reduce incapacitating anxiety by encouraging people to say positive things to themselves during anxiety-producing situations. This best illustrates a form of:

cognitive therapy

When making a decision on which therapy to use, the American Psychological Association (APA) advocates that clinicians consider all of the following EXCEPT:

therapeutic trends

Is the public's belief in the effectiveness of psychotherapy justified? Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates:

treatment is generally beneficial

The following are examples of how humanistic therapists differ from psychoanalytic therapists EXCEPT humanistic therapists:

attempt to reduce growth-impeding inner conflicts by providing clients with insight.

To help Jacob overcome his smoking habit, a therapist puts him in a room with a carton of cigarettes laced with a chemical to induce nausea. He displays images of the dangers of smoking both on the walls and on a television set. This approach to treatment best illustrates _____.

aversive conditioning

Barry, who plans to be a nurse, has a strong sense of purpose in life. Because of this trait, he is more likely to _____.

be socially active

As a parent, Wendy is skeptical of treatments that sound too good to be true. When she arrives at the psychologist's office, she asks about what is the empirically-supported treatment for bed-wetting because her 6-year-old son has been having difficulties. She learns that _____ is the empirically-supported treatment.

behavior conditioning

In order to consider the greatest range of factors that may contribute to the process of healing, a _____ approach to therapy may be most useful.

biopsychosocial

Constance suffers from generalized anxiety disorder and Steven suffers from depression. What class of medication are they likely to be prescribed?

both will receive antidepressants

To help Adam reduce his fear of dogs, a therapist encourages him to physically relax and imagine that he is walking toward a friendly and harmless little dog. The therapist's technique best illustrates _____.

systematic desensitization

Mikkia needs therapy for help with procrastination. She says, "There's no way I'm going to that therapist! He sees patients three times a week for years on end. I need to get better soon!" The therapist most likely uses the _____ approach.

traditional psychoanalytic

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.

transcranial magnetic stimulation

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

To help Monica overcome her nearly irresistible craving for chocolate, a therapist provides her with a supply of chocolate candies that contain solidified droplets of a harmless but very bitter-tasting substance. This approach to treatment best illustrates _____.

aversive conditioning

Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to:

ECT

Of the following individuals, who is MOST likely to benefit from the use of lithium?

Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness, followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement

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.

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 the _____ technique in behavioral therapy.

exposure

Stefan recently suffered a traumatic experience and is now seeing a therapist on a regular basis. His therapist waves her finger in front of Stefan's eyes while he imagines the traumatic scene. This type of therapy is known as:

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).

The aim of this therapy is relationship healing.

family

Which of the following alternative therapies has shown promise as an effective treatment?

light exposure therapy

Today, patients are very rarely treated using _____, a psychosurgical procedure in which the nerves that connect the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain are cut.

lobotomy

In psychodynamic therapy, the patient is viewed as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences. Psychodynamic therapists seek to help the patient by enhancing:

self-insight

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 antipsychotic medication.

tardive dyskinesia