psych test 4

Question 1

behavioral approaches

Answer 1

therapeutic approaches based on the idea that problematic behaviors are the result of learning experiences

Question 2

how to alter behavioral approaches

Answer 2

behavioral therapist draws on the principles of behavior change (classical, operant conditioning, modeling)

Question 3

what to do when the behavioral therapist doesnt see change

Answer 3

modify their intervention strategy and then systematically evaluate the effects of new intervention

Question 4

exposure techniques

Answer 4

behavioral therapists break connection between the phobic stimulus and the fear response

Question 5

in vivo exposure

Answer 5

individual is exposed to the phobic stimulus in the real world

Question 6

high-tech therapy

Answer 6

exposing the individual to a virtual reality version of the frightening stimulus

Question 7

token economies

Answer 7

patients positive behaviors are reinforced with tokens that they can exchange for desirable items

Question 8

contingency management

Answer 8

individuals learn that certain behaviors will be followed by strict consequences

Question 9

modeling

Answer 9

people learn new skills or change their behavior by imitating another person

Question 10

vicarious reinforcement

Answer 10

client watches as the model experiences some good outcomes after exhibiting the desired behavior or emotional reaction

Question 11

cognitive behavioral therapy

Answer 11

form of psychotherapy focused on changing the patient’s habitual interpretations of the world and ways of behaving using cognitive and behavioral approaches

Question 12

psychotropic medications

Answer 12

drugs that control and moderate symptoms of some psychological disorders

Question 13

typical antipsychotics

Answer 13

reduce major positive symptoms of schizophrenia do so by blocking dopamine receptors

Question 14

flat affect

Answer 14

diminished or absent facial expressions of emotions

Question 15

side effects of antipsychotics

Answer 15

dry mouth, weight gain, metabolic disorders, jerky movements

Question 16

antidepressants

Answer 16

a medication to treat symptoms of depression

Question 17

SSRI

Answer 17

increase seratonin turnover used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, ed

Question 18

atypical antidepressants

Answer 18

medication that works on seratonin, dopamine, norpinephrine to combat symptoms of depression

Question 19

placebo effect

Answer 19

the influence of a clients beliefs and expectations in bringing about a cure

Question 20

mood stabilizers

Answer 20

a medication that treats manic, mixed or depressive states

Question 21

anxiolytics

Answer 21

type of drug that alleviates symptoms of anxiety

Question 22

benzodiazephines

Answer 22

drug commonly used to treat anxiety disorders

Question 23

psychological disorder

Answer 23

clinical disturbance in an individuals emotion, cognition or behaviour that is distressed

Question 24

symptom

Answer 24

physical or mental feature of a particular disorder

Question 25

diathesis-stress model

Answer 25

conception of psychopathology that distinguishes factors that create a risk of illness from the factors that turn risk into a problem

Question 26

learned helplessness

Answer 26

hopeless and passive acceptance of events beyond their control

Question 27

anxiety

Answer 27

a feeling of intense worry, nervousness, unease

Question 28

specific phobia

Answer 28

a marked fear of anxiety about a specific object or situation

Question 29

acrophobia

Answer 29

fear of high places

Question 30

ochlophobia

Answer 30

fear of crowds

Question 31

mysophobia

Answer 31

fear of germs

Question 32

ailuraphobia

Answer 32

fear of cats

Question 33

triskaidekaphobia

Answer 33

fear of the number 13