PSYCH 101 Ch 13 Flashcards

Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft are what type of antidepressant drugs?

Which of the following is a behavior therapy based on classical conditioning?

Which of the following forms of treatment relies on paraprofessionals?

Research shows that _____ is the most important determinant of therapy outcome.

One aspect of family therapy is the idea that a family member's symptoms are a function of the family relationships. If, for example, a teenage son is the scapegoat of the parents, which family therapy technique would be the most appropriate to use?

Which perspective encourages people to understand themselves and to grow personally, with a clinical emphasis on self-healing capacities?

Xanax, Valium, and Librium are benzodiazepines that are commonly used drug therapies for treating _____.

Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy _____.

Your psychotherapist asks you to "free associate." What are you being asked to do?

Lithium is an effective _____ drug.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment sometimes used for _____.

Which of the following is TRUE of neuroleptic drugs?

Systematic desensitization involves _____.

A psychologist who practices cognitive therapy might try to help a patient who suffers from a major depressive disorder by _____.

Dr. Billings is a therapist who specializes in psychoanalysis. The types of techniques that she is likely to use would include _____.

Which of the following features of group therapy helps individuals who share a psychological disorder observe that others feel anguish and suffering as well?

Luanne is being treated for depression after a breakup with her boyfriend. Her therapist points out that her thoughts, and not the situation itself, cause her depression. Luanne's therapist seems to practice _____ therapy.

Which class of drugs is believed to treat schizophrenia with fewer side-effects than the neuroleptics?

Which of the following statements about psychosurgery is FALSE?

Dr. Patterson tries to create a warm supportive atmosphere to help her clients improve their self-concepts and to encourage insight into problems. Dr. Patterson says little to her depressed client. Instead, she waits for him to express his feelings and for him to decide what he wants to do about his problems. This emphasis on encouraging self-reflection indicates that Dr. Patterson is practicing _____.