Psychology 1010 Exam#4 Quiz#5

Of the following individuals, who is most likely to benefit from therapeutic drugs that block receptor sites for dopamine?

Betsy, who hears imaginary voices telling her she will soon be killed

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy?

Mark, who feels so depressed that he recently tried to commit suicide

Antidepressant drugs, a fresh perspective on his problems, and a strong therapeutic alliance all contributed to helping David recover from a major depressive disorder. An integrated understanding of David's recovery process is best provided by

a biopsychosocial approach

Surgically cutting the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain is called

a lobotomy

The double-blind procedure involves

a research method in which neither patient nor health care staff know whether a given patient is receiving a drug or a placebo

Which drugs are designed to depress central nervous system activity?

antianxiety drugs

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is administered to patients who ________, and it produces ________ memory loss than ECT.

are wide awake; less

To help an adult client overcome fears of venturing out of his own home, Dr. Ricci plans to use behavior therapy in combination with drug therapy. Which of the following drugs would Dr. Ricci be most likely to prescribe?

ativan

Which drug reduces overreactions to irrelevant stimuli in schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms?

chlorpromazine

Using implanted electrodes to inhibit activity in an area of the brain that triggers negative emotions is called

deep-brain stimulation

An implanted electrode device that stimulates the vagus nerve has been used in the treatment of

depression

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation shows greatest promise for the treatment of

depression

The biomedical treatment most widely used today is

drug therapy

Mr. McCardle's excessive feelings of helplessness and despondency are periodically interrupted by episodes in which he experiences extreme feelings of personal power and a grandiose optimism about his future. Which drug would most likely be prescribed to alleviate his symptoms?

lithium

Which psychosurgical procedure was designed to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients?

lobotomy

Depakote, a drug originally used to treat epilepsy, more recently has been found to be effective in the control of

manic episodes

Electroconvulsive therapy appears to promote

neurogenesis

Dual-action antidepressant drugs work by increasing the availability of

norepinephrine and serotonin

Although many of the newer-generation antipsychotics such as Risperdal are less likely to produce disturbing tremors and twitches, these drugs may increase the risk of

obesity

Unpleasant withdrawal symptoms following the discontinued use of an antianxiety drug are indicative of

physiological dependence

The study of the effect of drugs on mind and behavior is called

psychopharmacology

Though not performed today, lobotomies provide a historical example of

psychosurgery

Antipsychotic drugs have proved helpful in the treatment of

schizophrenia

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called SSRIs because they

slow the normal reabsorption of excess serotonin from synapses

Dr. Volz is a researcher who wants to distinguish between the direct effects of a new antianxiety medication and effects arising from expectations of the drug's effectiveness. Dr. Volz is most likely to use a method known as

the double-blind procedure

Antidepressant drugs have been found to be less effective than originally thought in large part because patient improvement often results from both natural recovery and

the placebo effect

Aerobic exercise, adequate sleep, light exposure, and social engagement are important components of

therapeutic lifestyle change

Connie is a 20-year-old who is stressed by the financial challenges and heavy workload associated with being a full-time college student. Which of the following would most likely help her to avoid or minimize episodes of depression?

therapeutic lifestyle change

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are prescribed to

treat depression as well as anxiety disorders