Chapter 16 Psych Flashcards
___________ can be defined as a psychological intervention designed to help people resolve emotional behavioral and interpersonal problems and improve the quality of their lives
Psychotherapy
In general (women/men) are more likely to seek psychotherapy
women
Hispanics are (less /more) likely than non-hispanics to seek Mental Health Services
less
People (can/can’t) be helped by therapists who differ from them in significant ways
can
Individuals who experience some anxiety or minor temporary problems are (not likely/ likely) to benefit from therapy
likely
A person with no professional training who provides Mental Health Services is called a _________
paraprofessional
In most provinces the term therapist (is/isn’t) legally protected
isn’t
In the technique of ___________ clients are allowed to express themselves without censorship of any sort
free association
Neo freudians placed (more /less) emphasis on the unconscious than freudians did
less
According to Jung, ____________ is the integration of opposing aspects of the patient’s personality into a harmonious “whole” namely, the self
individuation
Critics of psychodynamic therapy is assert that understanding our emotional history (is/isn’t) required to relieve psychological distress
isn’t
In Roger’s _________ therapy the therapist uses reflection to communicate empathy to the client
person-centered
It is (rare /common) for self-help groups to form on the internet
common
The relapse prevention approach teaches people to not feel ashamed or discouraged when they lapse in an effort to avoid the _____________ effect
Abstinence violation
____________ are designed to remove barriers to affective communication
Strategic family interventions
In _________ family therapy the therapist is actively involved in the everyday activities of the family in order to change the structure of their interactions
structural
A class of procedures that confronts patients with what they fear with the goal of reducing this fear is called _____________
exposure therapy
During _______________ clients are taught to relax as they are gradually exposed to what they fear in a stepwise manner
systematic desensitization
Patients are exposed right away to images of stimuli that they fear the most for prolonged periods during _____________
flooding
A crucial component of flooding is ____________ in which the therapist blocks clients from performing their typical avoidance behaviors
response prevention
During ________________the therapist first models a problematic situation and then guides the client through steps to cope with it
participant modeling
In ___________ programs desirable behaviors are rewarded through the consistent application of operant conditioning principles
token economy
Ellis’s rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) emphasizes that our _________ play a key role in how we function psychologically
belief systems
In Meichenbaum’s (1985) ______________
therapists teach clients to prepare for and cope with future stressful life events
Stress inoculation training
The dodo bird verdict suggests that all types of psychotherapies are equally ___________
effective
Among researchers there is (strong consensus/ no consensus) that the dodo bird verdict is correct
no consensus
Most studies show that (20% /80%) of people who receive Psychotherapy do better than the average person who does not
80%
_________________ are treatments for specific disorders that are supported by high quality scientific evidence
Empirically supported therapies
Even when they don’t improve clients who have invested time money and emotional effort in psychotherapy may convince themselves that they’ve been helped, a psychological phenomenon known as the ___________
self-serving bias
According to the regression to the mean phenomenon if a client comes into treatment extremely depressed the chances are (high/ low) that she’ll be less depressed in a few weeks
High
Canadians spend Millions each year on _____________ that promise self-improvement
self-help books
The use of medications to treat psychological problems is called
psychopharmacotherapy
The first major drug for a psychological disorder, Thorazine, was used to treat _________________
schizophrenia
Prozac and Zoloft are among the best known _________________ inhibitors
selective serotonin reuptake
There (is/ is not) scientific evidence for an optimal level of Serotonin or other neurotransmitters in the brain
is not
People of different races and cultures (do/ do not) respond equally to the same dose of medication
do not
The safety and effectiveness of SSRIs when prescribed to ________ and _________ have been called into question because of increased risk of suicidal thought
children, adolescents
The drug Ritalin, used to treat ADHD, is an example of a medication that may many feel has been __________ and may substitute for effective coping strategy is for focusing attention
overprescribed
During _____________ patients receive brief electrical pulses to the brain that produces seizure to treat serious psychological problems
electroconvulsive therapy
