Clinical Psychology Test
inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are major symptoms of
ADHD
Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called
SSRIs
An immediate and irrational anxiety response to the mere sight of blood is indicative of
a specific phobia
What is a feature of client-centered therapy?
active listening
Fear learning experiences can traumatize the brain by creating fear circuits within the
amygdala
Maladaptive behaviors that reduce worry and fear are most indicative of
an anxiety disorder
What drug is most closely associated with increasing availability of norepinephrine/seratonin
antidepressant
The distinctive older term psychopath refers to an individual with
antisocial personality disorder
The risk of suicide is greatest when people
begin to rebound from their depression
Ron suffers from claustrophobia. ______ therapy is the most effective way to solve this.
behavior
To overcome a fear of a dog, a __ therapist might trigger a stimulus causing a fear response
behavior
Mania is most likely to be associated with a(n)
bipolar disorder
What is similar with humanistic and psychoanalytic therapies?
both are considered insight theories
What therapy is most closely associated with the goal of altering actions and thoughts
cognitive behavioral
Which therapeutic approach is scientifically supported?
cognitive therapy
"getting people to change what they say to themselves changes their thinking" exemplifies _____
cognitive therapy approach
Some patients whose depression resisted drugs benefited from this experimental treatment
deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation has been reported to provide relief from
depression
The rise of Western individualism appears most clearly responsible for an increase in
depression
Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by
disorganized and fragmented thinking
A sense of being separated from your body and watching yourself with a sense of detachment is
dissociation
Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n)
dissociative identity disorder
The biomedical treatment most widely used today is
drug therapy
Ongoing patterns of behavior that interfere with day to day life are best characterized as
dysfunctional
SSRIs are prescribed to
elevate arousal and mood
The prominent feature of mood disorders is the experience of`
emotional extremes
Which is a way humanistic therapies differ from psychoanalytic therapies?
focuses on growth rather than curing illness
Allowing people to discover that others have problems similar to their own is what therapy
group
What psychosurgical procedure was designed to calm uncontrollably emotional/violent patients
lobotomy
The conception of psychological disorders as biologically based sicknesses is known as the
medical model
Lithium is often an effective ______ drug
mood stabilizing
Dual action antidepressant drugs work by increasing the availability of
norepinephrine and serotonin
Anxiety is considered a disorder if it is
persistent and distressing
Which kind of therapist would note "blocks in the flow of free association indicate resistance"
psychodynamic
Compulsions are best described as
repetitive behaviors
A person who has agoraphobia is most likely to
stay close to home
Experiencing strong positive or negative feelings for your analyst is a sign of
transference
Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least
two weeks
