Module 4 Mix study💕💕

A placebo effect is one type of:

a) nonspecific treatment effect.

Which statement about the relationship between religious experiences and positive health outcomes is TRUE?

Both religiosity and spirituality are associated with positive psychological and physical health outcomes.

antianxiety medications

Drugs that help reduce a person's experience of fear or anxiety.

Biofeedback has been demonstrated to be about three times as effective in reducing stress as traditional relaxation therapy. True or false

False

Current U.S. government recommendations suggest that at least 1 hour of moderate exercise daily reduces the risk of chronic illness. True or false

False

People who use humor to reduce stress tend to live longer than do people who use other relaxation strategies. True ir false

False

People with narcissistic personality disorder are "drama queens" who live their lives like they are on stage. True or false

False

Question 14 One of the advantages of group therapy is the relative ease of putting together a group of Individuals with similar needs, true or false

False

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIS) work by selectively increasing the release of serotonin. True or false

False

cognitive therapy

Focuses on helping a client identify and correct any distorted thinking about self, others, or the world.

Which statement has NOT been suggested as a reason the French are less obese than are Americans?

Foods eaten in France contain les fat than those in the United States.

Which neurotransmitter has been linked to treatment of generalized anxiety disorder?

GABA

Scott is having relationship problems with his wife, Samantha. Scott's therapist directs Scott to pretend that Samantha is sitting in an empty chair across from him. Scott is instructed to say whatever he wants to say to Samantha. Then Scott must switch chairs, assume the role of Samantha, and provide her reply, Scott's therapist is using a(n) ______technique.

Gestalt

Which statement about social phobia is FALSE?

It is more common in children than it is in adults.

To the extent that a "criminal personality" exists, it is MOST related to which personality disorder?

antisocial

Approximately % of the population are diagnosed with panic disorder using DSM criteria.,

b) 5

Business is cr. A major-complication involving combining medication and psychotherapy is that:

it usually requires coordination among several mental health care providers.

Ellen was in the depths of depression when she began psychotherapy. Now, two weekly sessions later, she already feels considerably better. This improvement, however, is completely due to the fact that extreme symptoms regress toward their average levels. Ellen's improvement during therapy is a treatment illusion termed:

natural improvement.

behavior therapy

of therapy A type that assumes that disordered behavior relief is learned and that symptom is achieved through changing overt maladaptive behaviors into more constructive behaviors.

Among people who have just had heart surgery, one would expect that ____ would be ____ likely to have postsurgical complications.

optimists; less

Saved experienced symptoms that she believes inability to catch her breath, and heart Over the past year, Lauren has repeatedly indicate a heart attack, sending her to the emergency room complaining of dizziness, palpitations. She tells her parents she is afraid doctors have found nothing physically wrong. From her she's going to die, although symptoms, it is likely that Lauren is experiencing:

panic attacks.

Carla was a victim of sexual assault 6 months ago. Thoughts of the assault frequently come to mind, causing her extreme and nearly constant stress. She avoids going outside at night by herself because this is when the assault occurred. Carla MOST likely suffers from:

posttraumatic stress disorder.

Diathesis can be defined as:

predisposition for a disease.

Reframing anxiety about a stressor as arousal likely will:

result in the stressor being appraised as a challenge.

Both of Demarco's parents suffer from depression, but Demarco himself showed no symptoms of depression until his girlfriend of 2 years broke up with him. This incident triggered a major depressive episode. Demarco's case is a good example of:

the diathesis-stress model.

placebo

An inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that it will produce a healing response.

peychotherapy

An interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem.

The statement "Everyone is always watching me" is an example of an irrational belief that might lead to social anxiety. True ir false

True

Approximately what percentage of U.S. veterans of recent operations in Iraq met criteria for PTSD after their deployment?

12%

About what percentage of American adults are overweight or obese?

69%

More than _% of all people who attempt suicide have a mental disorder.

90

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

A blend of cognitive and behavioral therapeutic strategies.

antidepressants

A class of drugs that help lift people's moods.

iatrogenic illness

A disorder or symptom that occurs as a result of a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment itself.

token economy

A form of behavior therapy in which clients are given "tokens" for desired behaviors, which they can later trade for rewards.

person-centered therapy (or client-centered therapy)

A form of psychotherapy that assumes that all individuals have a tendency toward growth and that this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist.

interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping clients improve current relationships.

eclectic psychotherapy

A form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem.

gestalt therapy

A form of psychotherapy whose goal is helping the client become aware of his or her thoughts, behaviors, experiences, and feelings and to "own" or take responsibility for them.

cognitive restructuring

A therapeutic approach that teaches clients to question the automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs.

phototherapy

A therapy that involves repeated exposure to bright

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

A treatment that involves inducing a brief seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain.

transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

A treatment that involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person's scalp to alter neuronal activity in the brain.

group therapy

A type of therapy in which multiple participants (who often do not know each other at the outset) work on their individual problems in a group atmosphere.

exposure therapy

An approach to treatment that involves confronting emotion-arousing stimulus directly an and repeatedly, ultimately leading to a decrease in the emotional response.

Which statement BEST fits the definition of reframing as a stress control technique?

Julie reduces her anxiety about public speaking by imagining that she is evaluating her audience.

antipsychotic drugs

Medications that are used to treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.

antipsychotic drugs

Medicationsg that are used to treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.

Benzodiazepines are minor tranquilizers that reduce the activity of gamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. True or false

O False

is the study of how the immune system responds to psychological variables, such as the presence of stressors.

Psychoneuroimmuniology

Based oh recent research, a person living in poverty in ______ would have a higher life expectancy than would a person living in poverty in_____

San Francisco: Detroit

The "S" in the DSM stands for:

Statistical.

psychosurgery

Surgical destruction of specific brain areas.

mindfulness meditation

Teaches an individual to be fully present in each moment; to be aware of his or her thoughts, feelings, and sensations; before they and to detect symptoms become a problem.

psychopharmacology

The study of drug effects on psychological states and symptoms.

psychodynamic psychotherapies

Therapies that explore childhood events and individuals to use this encourage understanding to develop insight into their psychological problems.

A goal of gestalt therapy is to help the client be aware of feelings, emotions, and behavior in the "here and now." True or false

True

Atypical antipsychotics reduce the activity of both dopamine and serotonin.

True

One of the advantages of group therapy is the relative ease of putting together a group of individuals with similar needs. True or fasle

True

Panic attacks must be accompanied by fear of having another attack in order to receive a panic disorder diagnosis.

True

People in France are leaner on average than are Americans, even though their diets are high in fat. True or false

True

Psychoanalysis assumes that we are born with aggressive and sexual urges that are repressed during childhood. True or false

True

A person-centered therapist does NOT utilize:

cognitive restructuring.

The biopsychosocial perspective assumes that mental disorders are:

d) caused by multiple biological and environmental factors interacting with one another.

According to recent research, which factor is a neural correlate of PTSD?

decreased activity in the medial prefrontal cortex

Striving to see the world from the client's perspective demonstrates:

empathy.

When we encounter a stressor, the adrenal glands release ____ and _____

epinephrine; norepinephrine

Which causal factor BEST predicts heart attacks in males?

hostility

Research on the effects of humor suggests that humor may produce health benefits______ but not produce as many benefits______

in the short term; in the long term