Chapter17 Flashcards
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DR. PEEPLES WORKS IN A PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE WHERE SHE SEES CLIENTS WITH SPECIFIC MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. HER GOAL IS TO HELP DIAGNOSE AND THEN TREAT THESE PROBLEMS TO THE BETTERMENT OF HER CLIENTS’ LIVES. DR. PEEPLES IS PROBABLY A(N) __________.
clinical psychologist
abnormal psychologist
psychiatric social worker
biomedical psychologist
clinical psychologist
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 1950S, THE ADVENT OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS LED TO WHAT LARGE SCALE MOVEMENT IN THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY?
The ability of patients in large mental institutions and facilities to be released.
The ability of medical insurance companies to start influencing the decisions of treatment professionals.
The ability of people to overcome mental illnesses without seeking any sort of psychotherapy at all.
The ability of the pharmaceutical industry to claim “victory” over mental illness.
The ability of patients in large mental institutions and facilities to be released.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ‘CLIENT’ AND A ‘PATIENT’?
A client is the term used to refer to those who have temporary, or acute, problems, while a patient is the term used to refer to those who have long-term, or chronic, problems.
A patient is treated from a biomedical approach, while a client s treated by a professional who considers their pathology to be a “problem of living,” rather than an illness.
A client is treated with psychotherapy alone, while a patient is treated with medication alone.
A client is someone who is seen by an attorney, while a patient is seen by a physician or psychologist.
A client is the term used to refer to those who have temporary, or acute, problems, while a patient is the term used to refer to those who have long-term, or chronic, problems.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE TYPES OF TRAINING AND SPECIALTIES. A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHO IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND WHO CAN PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS IS A __________.
psychiatric nurse
psychiatric social worker
clinical psychologist
psychiatrist
psychiatrist
__________ ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS ARE USEFUL FOR ADDRESSING POSITIVE PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS, WHILE __________ ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS ARE USEFUL FOR ADDRESSING NEGATIVE PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS.
Inhibitory; excitatory
Excitatory; inhibitory
Atypical; typical
Typical; atypical
Typical; atypical
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WHICH NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN THE BRAIN ARE MOST OFTEN ACTED UPON BY THE USE OF ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS?
epinephrine and norepinephrine
serotonin and norepinephrine
serotonin and dopamine
dopamine and GABA
serotonin and norepinephrine
DORI GOES TO HER PHYSICIAN COMPLAINING OF A SPECIFIC ‘SET’ OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. AFTER GIVING HER A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, THE PHYSICIAN AGREES TO GIVE DORI A PRESCRIPTION FOR BENZODIAZEPINES. FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS IS DORI MOST LIKELY SUFFERING?
Depression
Anxiety problems
Schizophrenia
Muscular tics and tremors
Anxiety problems
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__________ IS A TREATMENT METHOD IN WHICH PARTS OF THE BRAIN ARE PHYSICALLY/MEDICALLY ALTERED TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS.
Psychotherapy
Psychosurgery
Electroconvulsive therapy
The Luxembourg technique
Psychosurgery
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__________ PSYCHOTHERAPY IS A TYPE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF MULTIFACETED TREATMENTS THAT VARY DEPENDING ON EACH PERSON’S UNIQUE PROBLEM AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES.
Variant
Educational
Gestalt
Eclectic
Eclectic
__________ IS A PSYCHOANALYTIC TECHNIQUE IN WHICH THE THERAPIST ENCOURAGES THE CLIENT TO RELAX HIS OR HER MIND AND, STARTING FROM A RECENT EXPERIENCE, MEMORY, OR DREAM, REPORT EVERY IMAGE OR IDEA THAT ENTERS AWARENESS, REFRAINING FROM LOGIC OR SELF-EDITING.
Dream analysis
Free association
Interpretation of transference
Interpretation of resistance
Free association
__________ THERAPIES CENTER ON THE NOTION THAT WHEN IT COMES TO HAPPINESS, THE POWER LIES WITH THE PEOPLE; THAT IS, THE CHOICES WE MAKE REGARDING OUR OWN BEHAVIOR CAN EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE OUR OWN SURVIVAL AND WELL-BEING.
Positive
Humanistic
Psychoanalytic
Rational-Emotive
Humanistic
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A TYPE OF HUMANISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY?
Client-centered therapy
Person-centered therapy
Interpersonal therapy
Gestalt therapy
Interpersonal therapy
COGNITIVE __________, AN IMPORTANT PART OF MOST COGNITIVE TECHNIQUES, REQUIRES THE THERAPIST TO IDENTIFY CLIENTS’ AUTOMATIC ASSUMPTIONS AND IRRATIONAL BELIEFS, THEN TEACH THE CLIENT TO IDENTIFY THESE PATTERNS ON THEIR OWN. AFTER THE UNHEALTHY THINKING PATTERNS ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY CAN THEN BE REPLACED WITH REALISTIC, POSITIVE, AND OPTIMISTIC THOUGHT PROCESSES.
rewiring
identifying
restructuring
adaptation
restructuring
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A KEY TENET OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY?
We all behave in ways that move us toward the process of self-actualization.
Pathological behaviors are the unconscious expression of deeply rooted conflicts
Unhealthy and maladaptive behaviors are learned, so they can be unlearned.
Behaviors are nothing more than the physical manifestation of our thought processes.
Unhealthy and maladaptive behaviors are learned, so they can be unlearned.
WHAT IS THE BASIC ACTIVITY THAT A CLIENT UNDERGOING EMDR MUST DO?
Move his or her eyes back and forth.
Accept electrical muscular stimulation.
Work on externalizing his or her emotions instead of directing them internally.
Taking medications that work on the neurotransmitters epinephrine, melatonin, dopamine, and rexin.
Move his or her eyes back and forth.
__________ THERAPY IS A TYPE OF THERAPY DESIGNED TO MODIFY CLIENTS’ PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR PATTERNS THROUGH OBSERVATION AND BEHAVIOR REINFORCEMENT.
Social learning
Exposure
EMDR
Group
Social learning
WHICH TYPE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IS THE BEST?
Research suggests that behavioral approaches are consistently the most effective at reducing symptoms, enhancing life satisfaction, and removing pathological actions
The best type of therapy depends on the unique differences of each client, each therapist, and each disorder.
While psychotherapy is good, research consistently shows that pharmacotherapy – the use of medications – is the very best way to reduce pathological symptoms.
Due to its warm and optimistic style, clients consistently report the best therapy outcomes when a therapist uses the humanistic, client-centered therapeutic approach.
The best type of therapy depends on the unique differences of each client, each therapist, and each disorder.
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ACCORDING TO A CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC IMPROVEMENT AND LENGTH OF TIME IN THERAPY, THOSE RECEIVING THERAPY FOR __________ SHOWED THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT.
3-6 months
6-12 months
1-2 years
2+ years
2+ years
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE FOUR KEY COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL PSYCHOTHERAPY?
Hope
Support
Interpretation
Motivation
Interpretation
IN A STUDY OF THREE GROUPS OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER – ONE GROUP RECEIVING NO TREATMENT, ONE GROUP RECEIVING BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT, AND ONE GROUP RECEIVING PSYCHODYNAMIC TREATMENT – WHICH GROUP SHOWED THE MOST IMPROVEMENT AFTER TREATMENT WAS COMPLETED?
The control group that received no treatment
The experimental group that received behavioral treatment.
The experimental group that received psychodynamic treatment.
The two experimental groups showed approximately the same amount of improvement, which in both cases was greater than the improvement shown by members of the control group.
The two experimental groups showed approximately the same amount of improvement, which in both cases was greater than the improvement shown by members of the control group.
