This type of drug is often prescribed to people with schizophrenia
Anti-psychotics
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Name two techniques pioneered by Sigmund Freud in his psychoanalysis
Dream analysis, free association, interpretation
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Name something that all types of therapy can offer clients
Hope, a new perspective, a caring relationship
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This type of therapy may provide electronic simulations of people's fears
Virtual reality therapy
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Assembles about six to nine people, facilitated by a therapist, to work on therapeutic goals together.
Group therapy
200
A person with which disorder would be prescribed Lithium?
Bipolar
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This approach uses techniques from various forms of therapy depending on the client's problems
Eclectic
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Why do most people give positive testimonials about their therapy? Give one reason
People enter therapy in crisis, they need to believe it was worth the effort, they speak kindly of their therapist
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In ______________________, people are trained to associate an unpleasant effect with an unwanted behavior.
Aversive conditioning
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The apparent success of a medication or treatment due to the patient’s expectations or hopes rather than to the drug or treatment itself.
Placebo effect
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O.H. Mowrer trained children to discontinue bed-wetting by arranging for an annoying alarm to sound each time they wet their beds. This technique best illustrates a therapeutic application of _____________________ conditioning.
Classical
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Which person is known for developing the technique of client-centered therapy (or person-centered therapy)?
Carl Rogers
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What is "regression toward the mean"?
The tendency for extreme or unusual scores to fall back toward their average
300
What type of disorder is most likely to be treated with exposure therapy?
A specific phobia
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A therapist might ask a person with a phobia of spiders to list the most and least scary things about spiders, as well as some in between situations. This is called a:
Hierarchy of fears
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How does an SSRI work?
It partially blocks the reuptake of serotonin
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Which two schools of psychotherapy are considered "insight therapies"?
Psychodynamic and humanistic
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What is meta-analysis?
Combining the results of many different studies
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In psychoanalysis, _________________ is when a person blocks certain material from their consciousness
Resistance
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Helps people alter the negative thinking that worsens depression and anxiety, for example, Aaron Beck's therapy
Cognitive therapy
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What type of disorder is most likely to be treated with Electronvulsive Therapy?
Severe depression
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Name a technique used in client-centered therapy.
Active listening, providing unconditional positive regard
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This is the bond of confidence and mutual understanding established between therapist and client, which allows them to work together to solve the clients problems.
Therapeutic alliance
500
Beginning with a tiny reminder of the feared situation, keep increasing the exposure intensity as the person learns to tolerate the previous level
Systematic desensitization
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Anti-psychotic drugs affect the transmission of this neurotransmitter