Question 1

Depression

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ECT is used primarily to treat _____.

Question 2

ECT

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A biomedical treatment that is based on passing an electrical current through the brain is called _____.

Question 3

_____ creates anxiety by pairing an unpleasant stimulus with a maladaptive behavior in order to decrease the behavior.  Antabuse works to decrease alcohol consumption because the nausea it induces when alcohol is ingested becomes associated with the alcohol. This is an example of _____.

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Aversion Therapy

Question 4

Lithium

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Which of the following is NOT a type of antidepressant drug?

Question 5

Bipolar

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Mood stabilizers are most often used to treat _____ disorders.

Question 6

Self-help

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This type of group does not have a professional leader, and members assist each other in coping with a specific problem.

Question 7

24 to 72 hrs

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Psychiatric professionals may authorize temporary commitment for assessment and treatment of a dangerous or incompetent individual for up to _____.

Question 8

Behavior

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_____ therapy uses techniques based on learning principles to change maladaptive behavior.

Question 9

Identify and argue against your own irrational beliefs

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According to your text, how can you apply REBT to your own life?

Question 10

group therapy

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In _____, multiple people meet together to work toward therapeutic goals.

Question 11

genuineness

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The awareness of one\'s true inner thoughts and feelings, and the ability to share them authentically with others, is called _____ in Rogerian therapy.

Question 12

If a patient falls in love with his therapist, this is likely a result of _____.  The displacement of thoughts, feelings, fears, wishes, and conflicts from past relationships onto new relationships is called _____.

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transference

Question 13

blocked personal growth

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According to the humanistic approach to therapy, the basic cause of psychological problems is _____.

Question 14

reporting anything that comes to mind without monitoring its contents

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In psychoanalysis, free association refers to _____.

Question 15

that attempts to change maladaptive interaction patterns among family members

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Your text defines family therapy as a psychological treatment that _____.

Question 16

The system of psychotherapy developed by Freud that seeks to bring unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness is known as _____.

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psychoanalysis

Question 17

threats to rob a bank

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Which of the following is NOT a potential reason for involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital?

Question 18

it is impossible for parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems to be dominant at the same time

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The physiological basis for systematic desensitization is that _____.

Question 19

practicing relaxation to anxiety-arousing stimuli, starting at the top of the hierarchy, with the most anxiety-producing stimuli first

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The three steps in systematic desensitization include all EXCEPT _____.

Question 20

An operative procedure on the brain which is designed to relieve severe mental symptoms that have not responded to other forms of treatment is called _____.

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psychosurgery

Question 21

This is an outdated brain operation in which nerve pathways between the frontal lobe and the thalamus and hypothalamus are cut, in hopes of treating psychological disorders.

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lobotomy

Question 22

modeling

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This type of therapy involves watching and imitating appropriate models who demonstrate desirable behaviors.

Question 23

psychodynamic and cognitive

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Therapies defined as \"insight therapies\" include ___________.

Question 24

empathy

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An insightful awareness, and ability to share another person\'s inner experience, is called _____.

Question 25

creating new associations to replace faulty ones

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Behavior therapists use classical conditioning techniques to decrease maladaptive behaviors by _____.

Question 26

convulsions activate the ANS, stimulate hormone and neurotransmitter release, and change the blood-brain barrier

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In electroconvulsive therapy, _____.

Question 27

antianxiety drugs

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Drugs that create feelings of calmness, reduce muscle tension, and lower sympathetic activity in the brain are called _____.

Question 28

Activating event, Belief system, emotional Consequence

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In Ellis\'s REBT, the letters ABC represent _____.

Question 29

eclectic

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This is an approach to psychotherapy in which the therapist combines techniques from various theories to find the most appropriate treatment for the client.

Question 30

counselors: DSW

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Which of the following therapist-degree pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?

Question 31

depression bulimia some anxiety disorders

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Antidepressant drugs are used to treat _____.

Question 32

faulty thought processes and beliefs

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Cognitive therapists assume that problem behaviors and emotions are caused by _____.

Question 33

family

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According to a(n) _____ therapist, an adolescent who is abusing drugs may be doing so because of maladaptive behavior patterns between various family members.

Question 34

psychologist; psychiatrist

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A _____ has usually had four years of graduate school and one or more supervised internships; a _____ is a medical doctor who has completed a one-year internship and a three-year supervised residency in the biological and therapeutic treatment of mental disorders.

Question 35

Authentically share his feelings in a nonjudgmental manner with the client.

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If a client-centered therapist was upset by a client\'s verbal abuse of a spouse, which of the following might the therapist do?

Question 36

employs empathy, unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and active listening    focuses on the equality and responsibility of the client in therapy    emphasizes the healthy, productive growth potential of people who come to therapy

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client-centered therapy

Question 37

any of these options

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Chemicals that are used to diminish or terminate hallucinations, delusions, withdrawal, and other symptoms of psychosis are called _____.

Question 38

active listening

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This is listening with total attention by reflecting, paraphrasing, and clarifying.

Question 39

provide an accepting environment for a client\'s free exploration of important thoughts and feelings

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In Rogerian therapy, the role of the therapist is to _____.

Question 40

tardive dyskinesia

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A serious movement disorder associated with prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs is called _____.

Question 41

rational-emotive behavior

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Ellis\' approach to cognitive therapy attempts to eliminate self-defeating beliefs through rational examination. He named his approach REBT, or _____ therapy.

Question 42

blocking reuptake of serotonin

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Prozac and similar drugs work to reduce depression by _____.

Question 43

self-talk

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Cognitive therapy alters _____, the things people say to themselves when they interpret events.

Question 44

drug therapy

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The dramatic reduction in numbers of hospitalized patients is primarily attributable to _____.

Question 45

has often been blamed by the family for problems in the family\'s interactions and relationships

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In family therapy, the identified patient _____.

Question 46

adaptive behaviors; maladaptive behaviors

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The main focus in behavior therapy is to increase _____ and decrease _____.

Question 47

autism, delinquency, eating disorders

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Behavior therapy has been effective in dealing with _____.

Question 48

psychiatrists and other medical professionals

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Biomedical therapies are provided by _____.

Question 49

40-80

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Research suggests that _____ percent of people who receive psychotherapy are better off than people who do not.

Question 50

negative associations

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In aversion therapy, a form of classical conditioning, _____ compete(s) with the pleasurable associations someone experiences when he or she engages in a maladaptive behavior, like drinking or smoking.

Question 51

dopamine

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The effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs is thought to result primarily from blockage of _____ receptors.

Question 52

aim to improve psychological functioning and promote adjustment to life

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Psychotherapy is defined in your text as the various methods of therapy that _____.

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