Exam 13: Methods of Therapy

Biological treatments involving even minor tranquilizers need to be monitored due to concerns about

Virtual therapy is a technique used to help people overcome schizophrenia.

A psychodynamic therapist finds that a client has difficulty with the __________ method and concludes that the client is having difficulty breaking through his defenses against unconscious impulses.

Freud believed that clients do not only respond to the analyst as an individual, they also respond in ways that reflect their attitudes and feelings towards other people in their lives. He called this process __________.

Biological treatments, such as psychoactive substances, generally target the activity of __________ in the brain.

Your psychology instructor claims that psychological problems reflect early childhood experiences and internal conflicts involving the shifting of psychic energy among the psychic structures. Who does your instructor sound similar to?

Jenna is seeking therapy to overcome her fear of flying. Her therapist asks her to make a list of the aspects of flying which scare her (such as going to the airport, boarding the plane, take-off). Jenna then ranks these fears in order of severity. What is this procedure called?

__________ therapists focus on beliefs and attitudes that create and compound their clients' psychological problems.

Systematic desensitization procedures assume that fear is a(n) __________ response.

_____ _____ gives feedback to the person about bodily functioning so that the person can gain control over that functioning.

Evidence-based practices favor cognitive-behavioral therapies.

The hierarchy used to overcome phobias with systematic desensitization is based on the principle of

Behavior therapists help clients to become aware of the __________ in which maladaptive behavior occurs.

A goal of psychoanalysis was to strengthen the psychic structure that Freud called the

Behavior therapy applies the principles of __________ to modify behavior.

A client reclines as they talk about whatever comes to mind. The therapist listens and notices relationships or time periods that the client avoids talking about. This is the __________ method of therapy.

Why do African Americans tend to be reluctant to seek therapy?

Ryan has ADHD. To help Ryan understand more about his ADHD and perhaps learn to control it, he is hooked up to machines that provide him feedback about his bodily functions. In this way, Ryan hopes to learn to recognize his body's signals and gain more control over his behavior. What is this therapeutic technique called?

Perls used the term __________ to indicate integration of the conflicting parts of personality.

_____ therapy has been found to be successful for patients with major depression who do not respond to medication.