Exam 14: Therapies

Balthazar's depression is being treated through a procedure in which electrodes are placed on both sides of his head and a brief current is turned on.The current triggers a seizure that lasts about a minute,causing his body to convulse.His treatment is known as _______.

Which of the following professionals is trained as a physician and may be found working in either private practice or in a hospital setting?

Based on the statistics presented in this module,which of the following individuals would be most likely to seek out help from a mental health professional?

The procedure known as _______ is one type of psychosurgery.

Which of the following is true regarding court-ordered treatments?

The _______ approach to treatment is NOT an example of biological therapy for mental disorders.

_____ affect the nervous system by blocking reuptake of serotonin in neurons.

Which of the following conclusions best summarizes the effectiveness of bibliotherapy?

Lithium is a naturally occurring __________.

Julio tells his therapist that he dreamt of a large blue monster that was about to eat him.His therapist interpreted this dream as representing Julio's abusive father.According to dream analysis,the manifest content is _____________.

______________ requires surgery to implant electrodes into the brain and an embedded power supply under the skin.

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people __________.

Carl Rogers asserts that an effective psychotherapist will:

Laura has had many different jobs,but she always does something to get herself fired.After about fifteen therapy sessions,during which she explores her earliest memories,she has an insight.She comes to believe sabotaging her jobs is her way of expressing anger toward her father,who had always put his job before his family.What method of therapy is Laura most likely engaged in?

Instead of focusing just on individual family members,family therapists usually try to understand how each family member interacts with,and contributes to,the overall family dynamic.This is referred to as _____________.

In some states,__________________ can be certified to practice if they hold a master's degree.

A procedure which severs the connections from parts of the brain that control emotions is:

Which of the following techniques results in intentionally killing nerve cells?

Which of the following is true about MAOIs and tricyclics?

Dr.Lee believes that all psychological disorders can be treated in much the same way as can physical disorders.He was most likely trained under the _______ model.