Psychology Chapter 12

Sherry suffers from severe depression, and modern antidepressants have proven ineffective. Which of the following biological therapies might be a last resort for Sherry?

Electroconvulsive therapy.

Identify the theorist who developed the behavioral approach to therapy that focuses on trying to improve specific behaviors.

Joseph Wolpe

Which of the following provides an example of regression to the mean as the term is used in psychology?

An extremely sad person getting happier.

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a technique that asks the patient to complete various tasks outside of the therapist office to stem maladaptive behavior.

6 types of depressants

barbiturates benzodiazepines alcohol opioids cannabis Rohypnol

Maladaptive behaviors

behaviors that are counterproductive to a healthy, well-adjusted life

What can have horrific side effects when mixed with the chemical tyramine, which can be found in beer, some cheeses, and cured meats

MAOI's

Which of the following statements is true about depressants and overdose?

The combination of any depressant drugs is unsafe and can increase the risk of overdose.

cognitive therapy treats...

depression.

Exploring a person's unconscious through spontaneous word association is known as

free association

Therapeutic techniques in psychoanalytic therapy include

free association analysis of resistance analysis of transference dream analysis

Repressed or unconscious feelings are most often explored through what two techniques

free association and dream analysis

availability heuristic

overestimate how often their patients have positive results

Insulin-shock therapy causes a patient to go into

coma

Group therapy can include

groups who know each other groups who share a common problem families couples

systematic desensitization

is taught to confront the stimulus with increased relaxation. It's essentially teaching the patient's brain to see a stressful thing as no longer stressful, even though nothing about the stressful thing has actually changed.

A common side effect of electroconvulsive therapy is

memory loss

aversive conditioning,

technique that creates an aversive stimulus paired with a maladaptive behavior.

systematic positive reinforcement

technique that uses reward intervals to further motivate

Why are support groups different from other forms of therapy?

Support groups lack a therapist leader.

In the psychodynamic approach to therapy, how is the superego different from the id?

The id is the impulsive part of our personalities, Immature the superego considers long-term decisions, mature

validity testing

This is when a therapist asks a patient to list examples that prove that their negative thoughts are true

You are just beginning your psychiatry practice and meet with a new patient who has been previously diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Given your knowledge of the latest research, how would it be best to approach treatment for this patient?

Through behavioral therapy and medication.

How is catharsis involved in a therapeutic process?

To promote relief from tension or unhappy feelings

Why are depressants used medically?

To treat sleep problems and prevent seizures

If a psychiatrist believed a patient's level of either serotonin or norepinephrine was out of balance, how would you expect them to address the issue?

With an antidepressant, since antidepressants work to change levels of serotonin and norepinephrine

Why would a doctor be especially concerned about closely monitoring drug levels for patients taking lithium?

active dose is only slightly less than the toxic dose.

agoraphobia

anxiety disorder that involves being fearful of situations or places that will make that person vulnerable to being trapped, judged, or embarrassed

In couples therapy, active listening involves

avoiding defensiveness when receiving criticism

What do depressants do to your body?

cause feeling of calmness, which decreases your level of awareness.

Why can transference be a useful tool in psychoanalytic therapy?

it allows the client to re-experience feelings that need to be resolved

journaling

journaling entries that allow clients to see a pattern in their negative thinking patterns and behavior.

Conducting studies to compare treatment effectiveness is

non-subjective

Any attitude, idea, feeling, or action that interferes with a change from the present situation is called

resistance

The effects of alcohol are dependent upon

the amount of alcohol in the blood.

Why did doctors use radical therapies, such as psychosurgery, on their patients?

Doctors believed they were actually helping their patients.

Why are the brains frontal lobes removed in a lobotomy?

In an attempt to control the violent nature of the severely mentally ill.

Lois was a psychiatric patient in the 1940's. She suffered from severe schizophrenia, and underwent a radical therapy that caused her to gain a considerable amount of weight, and become very restless. Which of the following therapies did she most likely undergo?

Insulin shock therapy.

Why is family therapy a good option

It focuses on resolving conflict brought on by their relationships.

How does the evaluation of treatment effectiveness in clinical psychology differ from the evaluation of treatment effectiveness in physical medicine?

It includes the patient's impression and the therapist's impression.

What is the difference between Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs

MAOIs raise both norepinephrine and serotonin levels. SSRIs raise only serotonin levels.

Anti-psychotic medications are used to treat which symptoms of schizophrenia

Positive and negative

guided discovery

therapist asks specific questions about a patient's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during a typical day

Therapists with the highest rates of success with their patients tend to be

warm and empathetic

cognitive rehearsal

when the patient works through the details and specifics of their negative thought patterns and typical behaviors when they're in a stressful situation

Which approach uses unconditional positive regard and active listening

A humanistic approach

concept of transference example?

A group of young men in Alcoholics Anonymous begin to treat each other like brothers and bond.

What kind of approach uses unconditional positive regard and active listening?

A humanistic approach

Sara suffers from a psychological disorder where she experiences delusions and hallucinations due to high levels of dopamine in her brain. Which of the following types of psychiatric drugs would MOST LIKELY be prescribed in order to lessen Sara's symptoms?

Antipsychotics