Chapter 13

Question 1

Know the basic characteristics of psychoanalysis

Answer 1

sigmund freud. reclaim unconscious thoughts and gain insight, take responsibility for own growth.

Question 2

what is free association?

Answer 2

psychoanalysis; say aloud and loosen any bonds on the present

Question 3

Know that what aversive conditioning and exposure therapy are used to treat

Answer 3

aversive conditioning is a type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior

exposure therapy uses behaviorial techniques (systematic desensitization and virtual reality exposure) to treat anxieties

Question 4

Know the ways of interpreting negative events that are likely to lead to depression (slide 13)

Answer 4

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Question 5

Know what percentage of untreated patients have better outcomes than the average psychotherapy client has

Answer 5

29%

Question 6

Know which therapies have research backing and which may cause harm

Answer 6

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Question 7

Know what tardive dyskinesia is

Answer 7

involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk, and extremities that occur in patients treated with long-term dopaminergic antagonist medications

Question 8

Know side effects of benzodiazepines (valium and xanax) and that there is a danger of dependence with long-term use

Answer 8

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Question 9

Know which neurotransmitter is increased by antidepressants

Answer 9

serotonin

Question 10

Know what substance is used to treat bipolar disorder

Answer 10

lithium

Question 11

what is ECT used for?

Answer 11

severely depressed mental patients

Question 12

Know the basic characteristics of interpersonal therapy

Answer 12

addresses rellationships

Question 13

Know the basic characteristics of behavior therapy

Answer 13

pavlov, mowrer, and others. therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors

Question 14

Know the basic characteristics of humanistic therapy

Answer 14

carl rogers. therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, emphatic environment to promote clients’ growth

Question 15

what is transference?

Answer 15

psychoanalysis; the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships

Question 16

what is interpretation?

Answer 16

psychoanalysis; analyst’s noting supposed dream meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight

Question 17

what is resistance?

Answer 17

psychoanalysis; the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material

Question 18

what is the efficacy rate of ETC?

Answer 18

six months

Question 19

what are the side effects of ETC?

Answer 19

some memory loss