Deck 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Question 1

Schizophrenia has been most effectively controlled with _______.

A)chemotherapy
B)family therapy
C)T-groups
D)electroconvulsive therapy

Answer 1

chemotherapy

Question 2

Physicians who are trained to treat psychological disorders are called:

A)clinicians.
B)counselors.
C)psychiatrists.
D)psychiatric psychologists.

Answer 2

psychiatrists.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT used in biomedical therapy?

A)electric shock
B)language
C)drugs
D)surgery

Answer 3

language

Question 4

The procedure known as _______ is one type of psychosurgery.

A)gastroplasty
B)transaxial tomography
C)audiography
D)prefrontal lobotomy

Question 5

Prefrontal lobotomy is a technique used in _______.

A)shock treatments
B)psychosurgery
C)drug therapy
D)EST

Question 6

The initial treatment of choice for schizophrenia is probably _______.

A)psychotherapy
B)chemotherapy
C)prefrontal lobotomy
D)electroconvulsive therapy

Question 7

How do most antipsychotic drugs seem to work?

A)reduce the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine.
B)cause more excitatory neurons to fire
C)prevent serotonin and norepinephrine from being broken down.
D)block the activity of dopamine

Question 8

Lithium is a naturally occurring __________.

A)drug
B)enzyme
C)salt
D)plant

Question 9

Prefrontal lobotomy is one form of __________.

A)shock treatment
B)EST
C)drug therapy
D)psychosurgery

Question 10

Which of the following has been fairly effective in treating bipolar disorders?

A)cingulotomy
B)valium
C)lithium
D)ECT

Question 11

The medically based therapy/therapies most commonly used today is/are:

A)electro-convulsive therapy.
B)psychoactive drugs.
C)psychosurgery.
D)trephination.

Question 12

Thorazine and Stelazine are used to calm and relieve:

A)delusions of schizophrenia.
B)generalized anxiety.
C)the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
D)the symptoms of hypochondriasis.

Question 13

A procedure which severs the connections from parts of the brain that control emotions is:

A)limbic curettage.
B)trephining.
C)ECT.
D)prefrontal lobotomy.

Question 14

Dr.Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as can physical disorders.He was most likely trained under the _______ model.

A)psychoanalytic
B)rational emotive
C)Freudian
D)medical

Question 15

Electroconvulsive therapy is used to alleviate _______.

A)anxiety
B)schizophrenia
C)somatoform disorders
D)severe depression

Question 16

The _______ approach to treatment is NOT an example of biological therapy for mental disorders.

A)electroshock
B)implosion
C)psychosurgery
D)chemotherapy

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a biomedical therapy?

A)ECT
B)psychosurgery
C)tertiary prevention
D)chemotherapy

Question 18

Virtually all antipsychotic drugs work by __________.

A)increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain
B)blocking dopamine receptors in the brain
C)increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain
D)inhibiting the function of the hypothalamus

Question 19

Electroconvulsive therapy _______.

A)is used more frequently today than in years past.
B)is only effective if administered daily over a six-month period
C)is capable of damaging the brain
D)produces only negative results

Question 20

Electroshock treatment is mainly effective in treating _______.

A)depression
B)schizophrenia
C)anxiety disorders
D)all of the above

Question 21

The term "unconditional positive regard" is associated with _______.

A)Fritz Perls
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Carl Rogers
D)B.F.Skinner

Question 22

In the psychoanalytic technique of _______,the patient is encouraged to say whatever thoughts come to mind,regardless of their order or appropriateness.

A)abreaction
B)cathexis
C)free-association
D)transference

Question 23

Person-centered therapy has its roots in:

A)humanistic psychology.
B)the medical model.
C)psychoanalysis.
D)the cognitive model.

Question 24

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people __________.

A)basic training in observational learning and practice
B)feedback from their biologically controlled responses
C)help in understanding perceptual processes
D)clearer understanding of their feelings,motivations,and actions

Question 25

In Gestalt therapy,the focus is on:

A)changing overt behavior.
B)becoming more aware of the self.
C)resolving repressed conflicts.
D)fulfilling personal potential.

Question 26

What is the process by which a patient projects feelings about other individuals onto the psychoanalyst?

A)resistance
B)reactance
C)countertransference
D)transference

Question 27

A therapist is interested in interpreting dreams and in having clients relate their thoughts without modifying them.This therapist is most likely to be a

A)client-centered therapist.
B)psychoanalyst.
C)cognitive therapist.
D)behavior therapist.

Question 28

A student finds himself hating a professor because the latter reminds him of his abusive father.In psychoanalytic terms,the student is exhibiting _______.

A)abreaction
B)transference
C)resistance
D)cathexis

Question 29

Which treatment is LEAST likely to be used today?

A)drug therapy
B)prefrontal lobotomy
C)ECT
D)behavior therapy

Question 30

Which treatment is MOST likely to be used today?

A)drug therapy
B)prefrontal lobotomy
C)ECT
D)in vitro therapy

Question 31

Genuineness,empathy,unconditional positive regard,and self-growth are all associated with ________ therapy.

A)gestalt
B)humanistic
C)cognitive
D)behavioral

Question 32

Client-centered therapy was founded by __________.

A)Rogers
B)Wolpe
C)Adler
D)Jung

Question 33

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by:

A)Freud.
B)Perls.
C)Erikson.
D)Rogers.

Question 34

The term "free association" is associated with which of the following therapeutic endeavors?

A)applied behavior analysis
B)analytical analysis
C)specific therapies
D)psychoanalysis

Question 35

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by __________.

A)Fritz Perls
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Carl Rogers
D)Alfred Adler

Question 36

Tardive dyskinesia is a side effect of _______.

A)barbiturate use
B)psychosurgery
C)ECT
D)antipsychotic drugs

Question 37

Insight therapies include all but which one of the following?

A)psychoanalysis
B)humanistic therapy
C)behavior modification
D)Gestalt therapies

Question 38

Of the following,which type of therapist would be more interested in a client's past rather than the current situation?

A)psychoanalytic
B)rational-emotive
C)behavioral
D)Gestalt

Question 39

Freud believed that many psychological problems were the result of:

A)feelings and emotions repressed during childhood.
B)genetic factors.
C)organic disturbances.
D)the identity crises.

Question 40

Which of the following approaches is based on the premise that people naturally strive to reach their potential and lead a fulfilling life?

A)psychoanalytic
B)behavioral
C)humanistic
D)biomedical

Question 41

Beck's cognitive therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of __________.

A)somatoform disorders
B)anxiety disorders
C)depression
D)schizophrenia

Question 42

Making someone who is afraid of snakes handle dozens of snakes in an effort to get him to overcome his fear is called __________.

A)systematic desensitization
B)aversive conditioning
C)flooding
D)paradoxical intent

Question 43

For client-centered therapy to be effective,the client must perceive the therapist as showing _______.

A)unconditional positive regard
B)empathy
C)genuineness
D)all of the above

Question 44

A technique which assumes it is impossible to be relaxed and anxious at the same time is _______.

A)systematic desensitization
B)overgeneralization
C)conditioning
D)free association

Question 45

Systematic desensitization is especially useful as a treatment for:

A)panic disorders.
B)schizophrenia.
C)depression.
D)phobias.

Question 46

An essential element of client-centered therapy is _______.

A)a nonthreatening atmosphere
B)free-association
C)detailed exploration of the client's childhood
D)properly timed and worded interpretations

Question 47

Albert Ellis is best known as a _______ therapist.

A)Gestalt
B)rational-emotive
C)family
D)group

Question 48

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object (either actual or imagined)?

A)extinction
B)systematic desensitization
C)punishment
D)token economy

Question 49

Systematic desensitization is especially useful as a treatment for ________.

A)panic disorders
B)schizophrenia
C)depression
D)phobias

Question 50

What do behavior therapists see as the cause of maladaptive behaviors?

A)learning
B)distortions in thinking
C)unconscious conflicts
D)discrepancy between the real self and ideal self

Question 51

The belief that anxiety results from feelings and emotions repressed during childhood was proposed by _______.

A)Perls
B)Moniz
C)Pinel
D)Freud

Question 52

Arranging anxiety-provoking situations in a hierarchy would be characteristic of __________.

A)behavioral contracting
B)operant conditioning
C)aversive conditioning
D)systematic desensitization

Question 53

Cognitive behavior therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of _______.

A)anxiety disorders
B)schizophrenia
C)somatoform disorders
D)depression

Question 54

Cognitive models of therapy tend to focus on:

A)corrective emotional experiences.
B)changing thinking processes.
C)removing symptoms.
D)fulfilling one's potential.

Question 55

_______ therapy assumes that problem behaviors are learned and,as such,can be unlearned.

A)behavior
B)group
C)Gestalt
D)person-centered

Question 56

Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________.

A)behavior therapy
B)client-centered therapy
C)cognitive therapy
D)Gestalt therapy

Question 57

Sally's therapist wants her to bring her parents and siblings to counseling sessions with her.Sally is going through

A)social skills training.
B)family therapy.
C)assertiveness training.
D)client-centered therapy.

Question 58

Psychoanalysis is considered LEAST useful in treating _______.

A)anxiety disorders
B)phobia
C)depression
D)schizophrenia

Question 59

Maureen is in therapy because she is very frightened of her father and feels tongue-tied around him.After a few months she begins to feel frightened of her therapist also.According to Freud,this is an example of _______.

A)latency
B)interpretation
C)transference
D)sublimination

Question 60

The originator of rational-emotive therapy is _______.

A)Bandura
B)Perls
C)Rogers
D)Ellis

Question 61

When problems exist between parents and children,their problems are usually BEST handled by __________.

A)psychoanalysis
B)family therapy
C)operant conditioning
D)individual therapy