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
