Chapter 16: Treament Of Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Reasons people fail to get treatment

Answer 1

1) they may not realize they have a treated mental disorder
2) there may be barriers to treatments, such a beliefs stopping them
3) structural barriers prevent people some physically getting help

Question 2

Psychologist

Answer 2

Involves talking

Must be licensed

Helps with sleep disorders

Question 3

Psychiatrist

Answer 3

Assessed and treats mental disorders

Prescribe medication

Question 4

Biological treatment

Answer 4

Using drugs, surgery

Question 5

Psychological treatment

Answer 5

Interact with a clinician

Question 6

Psychotherapy

Answer 6

Interaction between someone with a psych problem and a clinician

Question 7

Eclectic psychotherapy

Answer 7

A type of psychotherapy that draws on techniques from different forms of therapy

Question 8

Psychodynamic therapy

Answer 8

Explores childhood events encourage individuals to use this to develop insight in therapy

Classic sit down and tell me your feelings

Question 9

Free association

Answer 9

Client reports every thought that enters mind without censorship or filtering

Question 10

Dream analysis

Answer 10

Treat dreams as metaphors and symbols towards unconscious conflicts or wishes

Question 11

Interpretation

Answer 11

Therapist deciphers the meaning underlying what the client says and does

Question 12

Resistance

Answer 12

Is a reluctance to cooperate with treatment for fear of confronting unpleasant material

Patient doesn’t agree with therapists ideas

Question 13

Transference

Answer 13

Analyst begins to assume a major significance in clients life and client reacts to the analyst based on unconscious childhood fantasies

Question 14

Person centered therapy

Answer 14

Individuals have a tendency towards growth and it’s growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from therapist

Question 15

Congruence

Answer 15

Openness and honesty between client and therapist

Question 16

Empathy

Answer 16

Continuous process of trying to understand the client by getting inside his or her way of thinking feeling and understand in the world

Question 17

Positive regard

Answer 17

Providing a non-judge mental warm and except environment in which the client can safely express his or her thoughts and feelings

Question 18

Behaviour therapy

Answer 18

Assumes that disordered behaviour is learned in that symptom relief is achieved through changing overt maladaptive behaviours into more constructive behaviours

Question 19

Token economy

Answer 19

Clients are given tokens for desired behaviours which they can use later for rewards

Question 20

Exposure therapy

Answer 20

Confronting an emotion arousing stimulus directly and repeadingly, leading to decrease emotion response

Question 21

Cognitive theapy

Answer 21

Focus on helping a client identify and correct any distorted thinking

Question 22

Cognitive restructuring

Answer 22

Make clients question the automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that lead to negative emotions

Question 23

Mindfullness meditation

Answer 23

Reached an individual to be fully present in each moment; to be aware of his or her thoughts, feelings, and sensations before they become a problem

Question 24

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Answer 24

A blend of cognitive and behavioural theputic strategies

Question 25

Antipsychotic drugs

Answer 25

Treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders

Question 26

Antianxiety medication

Answer 26

Drugs that help reduce the fear or anxiety

Question 27

Antidepressants

Answer 27

Class of drugs that help lift people moods

Question 28

MAOI

Answer 28

Stops the breakdown is neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine

Question 29

tricyclics

Answer 29

Block reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin

Question 30

SSRI

Answer 30

Most common

Blocks serotonin

Question 31

World health organization of well being

Answer 31

Individuals realize their own potential,

can cope with everyday stress,

can work productively

Contribute to community

Question 32

Percentage of students with mental health issues

Answer 32

20 %

Not support or structure they had in high school

Cost of tuition

Competition for jobs

New academic system

Question 33

What percentage of population in canana will have a mental illness by age 40

Answer 33

50%

Question 34

When do most problems for mental illnesses become apparent

Answer 34

15 to 24

Question 35

People prefer _____ over ______

Answer 35

Medicine over therapy

Question 36

Does CBT work for depression?

Answer 36

Without a doubt it works!

Benefits last longer then medicine

Continuously use skills from CBT