Question 1

_____ therapies are treatments that reduce or eliminate the symptoms of psychological disorders by altering aspects of body functioning.

Accepted Answer

biological

Question 2

____ drugs are commonly known as tranquilizers. These drugs reduce anxiety by making individuals calmer and less excitable.

Accepted Answer

antianxiety

Question 3

____ drugs regulate mood.

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andtidepressant

Question 4

______ is the lightest of the solid elements of the periodic table of elements, widely used to treat bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

lithium

Question 5

____ drugs are powerful drugs that diminish agitated behavior, reduce tension, decrease hallucinations, improve social behavior, and produce better sleep patterns in individuals who have a severe psychological disorder, especially schizophrenia.

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antipsychotic

Question 6

______ therapy,commonly called shock therapy, is to set off a seizure in the brain, much like what happens spontaneously in some forms of epilepsy. It is a treatment sometimes used for depression.

Accepted Answer

electroconvulsive

Question 7

In _____ ________ ______, doctors surgically implant electrodes in the brain that emit signals to alter the brain\'s electrical circuitry to treat individual\'s with treatment resistant depression.

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deep brain stimulation

Question 8

_______ is a biological intervention that involves the removal or destruction of brain tissue. Its effects are irreversible.

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psychosurgery

Question 9

_____ are used to treat schizophrenia, whereas ____ are used to treat anxiety. a) benzodiazepines; neuroleptics b)neuroleptics; benzodiazepines c)MAO inhibitors; tricyclics d)tricyclics; MAO inhibitors

Accepted Answer

b

Question 10

Atypical antipsychotic medications work by: a)increasing the release of presynaptic neurotransmitters b)acting as an antagonist to dopamine c)stopping the reuptake of serotonin d)inhibiting enzymes that break down noepinephrine

Accepted Answer

b

Question 11

A true statement about electroconvulsive therapy is that a)it is less effective than medication b)it takes several weeks to see results c)its side effects are more severe than those for medication d)it is painful

Accepted Answer

c

Question 12

_____ therapies stress the importance of the unconscious mind, extensive interpretation by the therapist, and the role of early childhood experiences in the development of an individual\'s problems.

Accepted Answer

psychodynamic

Question 13

____ is Freud\'s theraputic technique for analyzing an individual\'s unconscious thoughts.

Accepted Answer

psychoanalysis

Question 14

_____ ____ involved encouraging individuals to say aloud whatever comes to mind no matter how trivial or embarrassing.

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free association

Question 15

_____ is the release of emotional tension a person experiences when reliving an emotionally charged and conflicting experience.

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catharsis

Question 16

________ is a psychanalyst\'s search for symbolic, hidden meanings in what the client says and does during therapy.

Accepted Answer

interpretation

Question 17

____ analysis is a psychoanalytic technique for interpreting a person\'s dreams.

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dream

Question 18

____ content is Freud\'s term for remembered aspects of a dream.

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manifest

Question 19

____ content is Freud\'s term for the unconscious hidden aspects that are symbolized in a dream.

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latent

Question 20

_____ is the psychanalytic term for the client\'s relating to the analyst in ways that reproduce or relive important relationships in the client\'s life.

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transference

Question 21

____ is the psychoanalytic term for the client\'s unconscious defense strategies that prevent the analyst from understanding the person\'s problems.

Accepted Answer

resistance

Question 22

____ therapies encourage individuals to understand themselves and to grow personally. Treatments are unique in their emphasis on people\'s self healing capacities that encourage clients to understand themselves and grow personally.

Accepted Answer

humanistic

Question 23

_____ _____ therapy is a form of humanistic therapy developed by carl rogers in which the therapist provides a warm supportive atmosphere to improve the client\'s self concept and to encourage the client to gain insight into problems.

Accepted Answer

client centered

Question 24

____ ____ is a technique in which the therapist mirrors the client\'s own feelings back to the client.

Accepted Answer

reflective speech

Question 25

_____ therapies: Treatments based on the behavioral and social cognitive theories that use principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior.

Accepted Answer

behavior

Question 26

______ _____: A behavior therapy that treats anxiety by teaching the client to associate deep relaxation with increasingly intense anxiety producing situations.

Accepted Answer

systematic desensitization

Question 27

_____ therapies: treatments emphasizing that cognitions (thoughts) are the main source of psychological problems and that attempt to change the individual\'s feelings and behaviors by changing cognitions.

Accepted Answer

cognitive

Question 28

_____ ____ behavior therapy: A therapy based on Ellis\'s assertion that individual\'s develop a psychological disorder because of irrational and self defeating beliefs and whose goal is to get clients to eliminate these beliefs by rationally examining them.

Accepted Answer

rational emotive

Question 29

_______ behavior therapy: A therapy that combines cognitive therapy and behavior therapy with the goal of developing the client\'s self efficacy.

Accepted Answer

cognitive

Question 30

______ therapy: Use of a combination of techniques from different therapies based on the therapist\'s judgement of which particular methods will provide the greatest benefit for the client.

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integrative

Question 31

___ therapy: A sociocultural approach to the treatment of psychological disorders that brings together individuals who share a particular psychological disorder in sessions that are typically led by a mental health professional.

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group

Question 32

____ therapy: Group therapy involving married or unmarried couples whose major problem lies within their relationship.

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couples

Question 33

____ therapy: Group therapy with family members.

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family

Question 34

____ ______ ______: A therapist\'s assesment of his or her abilities to manage cultural issues in therapy and the client\'s perception of those abilities.

Accepted Answer

cross cultural competence

Question 35

____ based practice: integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of client characteristics, culture, and preferences.

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 36

___ ___ therapy: a short term, problem focused, directive therapy that encourages clients to accentuate the positive.

Accepted Answer

well being

Question 37

____ _____: The relationship between the therapist and client-- an important element of successful psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

therapeutic alliance

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