Unit 13 Test Retake

Lithium has been found to be especially effective in the treatment of

Bipolar disorder

During a marriage counseling session, the therapist suggests to Mr. and Mrs. Gallo that they each restate their spouse's comments before making their own. The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with

Client centered therapy

Therapist perceptions of the effectiveness of psychotherapy are likely to be misleading because

Clients typically emphasize their problem at the start and well being at the end.

Although Ethan is actually doing very well in college, he feels depressed and academically incompetent. His therapist has instructed him to explain in writing how his good grades resulted from his own hard work and personal abilities. This therapeutic procedure is most characteristic of ________ therapy.

Cognitive

Which drug enhances the benefits of exposure therapy and helps relieve the symptoms of PTSD and OCD?

D-Cycloserine

A brief variation of psychodynamic therapy that has been effective in treating depression is known as

Interpersonal psychotherapy

MRI-guided precision surgery is occasionally done to cut the brain circuits involved in severe cases of

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Bolstering parents' and teachers' skills at nurturing children's achievement and resulting self-esteem best illustrates

Preventive mental health

Nate's past relationships with his mother, his former wife, and his previous employer have been characterized by common patterns of resentment and emotional detachment. Helping Nate gain insight into these recurring relationship patterns would be of greatest concern to a

Psychodynamic therapist

EMDR was originally developed for the treatment of

anxiety

psychological research on principles of learning has most directly influenced the development of

behavior therapy

Teaching people to stop blaming themselves for failures and negative circumstances beyond their control is of most direct concern to ________ therapists.

cognitive

In one study, people were taught to attribute their compulsive urges to abnormal brain functioning. Instead of giving in to an urge, they participated in an alternative activity that engaged other parts of the brain. This strategy for dealing with their difficulty best illustrates

cognitive behavioral therapy

cognitive therapies have achieved especially favorable results in the treatment of

depression

psychoanalysis would be most likely to discourage patients from

discontinuing psychotherapy whenever they felt it was no longer necessary

which form of therapy is most likely to be criticized for being too expensive and time consuming.

psychoanalysis

stress inoculation training focuses on helping people to

replace negative self talk with more positive comments

Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are called

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Preventive mental health is based on the assumption that psychological disorders result from

stressful social situations

Which of the following is a form of counterconditioning

virtual reality exposure therapy