Exam 5: Trauma, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

____________ are highly addictive and approximately 80% of people who take the medications for 6 weeks or more suffer from severe withdrawal symptoms.

Jane has been passed over several times for a promotion in her department. She wants to talk to her supervisor, but every time she decides to make an appointment, she gets nervous. She avoids making the appointment because she is afraid she will say the wrong thing or behave awkwardly. What behavioural technique would be particularly helpful for Jane's problem?

Which of the following best describes rTMS?

two-factor model for extinguishing behaviours with systematic desensitization therapy.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are more effective than tricyclics.

Which the following is true of mental health treatments?

Discuss the origins of lithium as treatment for bipolar disorder.

Interpersonal therapy, unlike psychodynamic therapy, focuses more directly on how an individual can change his/her current interpersonal relationships.

Approximately what percentage of people who take benzodiazepines for six weeks or longer suffer withdrawal symptoms?

Harry experiences agitation, excited moods, and grandiose ideas. He said that his grandpa would say he had "brain gout". Harry has difficulty concentrating and rarely finishes projects that he starts. Harry would most likely benefit from which group of drugs?

Interpersonal therapies are a spin-off of which theory of psychopathology?

Which surgeon became interested in phenothiazines as a pre-surgery drug?

Which of the following terms refers to a method of responding in which the therapist attempts to understand what the client is experiencing by restating those experiences?

Which of the following is used by behavioural therapists to help identify specific circumstances that seem to bring about unwanted emotional and behavioural responses?

Discuss Rogerian client-centered therapy and describe its treatment strategies.

Electroconvulsive therapy was originally designed to treat which mental disorder?

Which of the following is not meant to be a short-term therapy?

The ________________ refers to the notion that all psychotherapies are equally effective.

Cognitive therapists may also incorporate __________ assignments to help clients test alternative viewpoints or try out new skills.

Which of the following have shown to be effective in treating many mental disorders?