chapter 15 unit 4- medical therapies

Question 1

3 common medical therapies

Answer 1

drug therapies
brain stimulation therapy
psychosurgery

Question 2

-electric current applied to brain for less than a second which triggers seizure and loss of consciousness

-resets biochemical and hormonal balance

Answer 2

electroconvulsive therapy

Question 3

-required surgery to implant electrodes that allow for electrical stimulation of precisely targeted areas

-can be used to treat disorders other than depression

Answer 3

deep brain stimulation

Question 4

-magnetic pulses temporarily block activity in specific parts of the brain

Answer 4

transcranial magnetic stimulation

Question 5

-most extreme medical treatment

-surgical alternation of brain intended to treat a psychological disorder

Answer 5

psychosurgery

Question 6

-involves placing person in protected setting where medical therapy is provided

-removes patients from situations causing problems

Answer 6

psychiatric hospitalization

Question 7

reduced use of psychiatric institutions

Answer 7

deinstitutionalization

Question 8

short term group living facility for people transitioning from an institution to independent living

Answer 8

halfway house

Question 9

offers a wide range of health services and psychiatric care

try’s to avoid hospitalization by using
- consultation
-education
-crisis intervention

used to prevent problems before they become serious

rely on paraprofessionals

Answer 9

community mental health programs l