Exam 15: Therapy

Many self-help groups have emulated the use of ________ by Alcoholics Anonymous.

Which of the following is most often criticized for violating clients' rights to personal freedom and self-determination?

Which approach emphasizes the importance of providing patients with feelings of unconditional positive regard?

Which drug dampens responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli in schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms?

After discontinuing heavy use of an antianxiety drug,Angela experienced increased anxiety and difficulty sleeping.Angela was experiencing symptoms of

Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates that

Psychodynamic therapy is ________ than traditional psychoanalysis.

Which form of therapy would most likely help patients recognize and work through the difficulties in their relationship patterns?

The use of deep brain stimulation for treating depression involves manipulating activity in a neural hub that bridges the frontal lobes to the

Gabriel is terrified of flying.Which form of therapy may be used to create a flying experience in a cost-effective and easy-to-implement way?

Who pushed for gentler,more humane treatments for those suffering from psychological disorders?

During psychotherapy,Leon would begin to stutter whenever he began discussing personally sensitive thoughts.Sigmund Freud would have been likely to interpret this stuttering as

Letting another person know that you sense and understand the feelings he or she is expressing to you best demonstrates

Many physicians did not realize that bleeding was an ineffective treatment for typhoid fever until researchers made effective use of

Psychoanalytic interpretation is designed to promote

To help Thor overcome his fear of giving public speeches,his therapist instructs him to relax and then to imagine speaking to a group of four people.The therapist is using

Treatment involving psychological techniques designed to assist someone to overcome a psychological disorder such as a phobia would generally be best described as

Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by

Cindy suggested that her nail biting might be a symptom of unconscious resentment toward her parents.Her therapist chuckled and said,"No,Cindy,your problem isn't unconscious hostility;your problem is nail biting." It sounds like Cindy's therapist is applying principles of ________ therapy.

The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that