Antidepressants
What disorder are antidepressants commonly used to treat?
Depression (M.D.D. and P.D.D)
What is the name for giving an inactive treatment such as a sugar pill and results are still experienced.
Placebo effect
Challenges thoughts and behaviors.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Psychiatrist
True or false. It is ethical for treatment professionals to have sexual relations with patients.
False
What disorder other than depression are antidepressants be used for?
OCD, anxiety disorders, concussions, etc.
What is one reason patient's often drop out of medication experiments?
Side effects
Reflects a patient's ideas back to them.
Client-centered therapy
Treat couples.
Counseling therapist
What treatment options uses magnetic technology to activate areas of the brain that are usually less active with depression?
TMS
About how long does it take for antidepressants to become effective?
4 weeks
In U.S. culture there is a trend where _____ options are chosen first and preferred over psychotherapy or other treatment options even though these other options may be just as or more effective.
Medication/biological treatment
Was created by Freud.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Treats more severe mental illnesses and most likely has a Ph.D.
Clinical psychologist
True or false. Combined treatment (medication and psychotherapy) is often used to treat mental illnesses.
True
The Black box warning on antidepressant medication is for what risk?
Suicide
What gets published more often, research that finds postive results or negative?
Positive
Philosophically approaches life and death, and the meaning of life.
Existential
Social worker
Electroconvulsive therapy is currently used to treat severe depression.
True
Name a specific type of antidepressant.
MAOI, SSRI, tricyclics
Name a side effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Memory loss, feeling "out of it" or hazy, headaches, pain...
Challenges unwanted, irrational or intrusive thoughts using the scientific method.
Cognitive or CBT
A psychiatrist would use ______ treatment. (Biological or psychological)
Biological
Electroconvulsive therapy is currently used to treat Substance abuse issues.
False