Chapter 16: Treatment and Therapy

Question 1

Mental Health Professionals

Answer 1

psychiatrists (MD), psychiatric nurses (RN), clinical psychologists (PhD, PsyD), social workers (RSW, LSW, NSW), counseling/educational psychologists (MA, MEd), behavioral analysts (ABA, BaBeA), psychotherapists (Freud)

Question 2

Biomedical Treatment - Brain Stimulation

Answer 2

reducation (lobotomies and frontal lobe therapy) and sensory deprivation or increase (electric shock therapy, nervous stimulation)

Question 3

Medication - Anti-Anxiety Sedatives

Answer 3

benzodiazepines, barbituates, however risky as it can cause withdrawals and addiction after one use.

Question 4

Medication - Anti-Depressants

Answer 4

MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, SSRIs (most common), SNRIs

Question 5

Medication - Mood Stabilizers

Answer 5

lithium, the most effective treatment for bipolar disorder

Question 6

Medication - Antipsychotics

Answer 6

most commonly used for schizophrenia, in monthly doses and offered in injections

Question 7

Medication - Stimulants

Answer 7

help people with attention disorders hi the sweet spot of arousal

Question 8

Medication - Anti-Androgens

Answer 8

pills or injections leading to treatment for antisocial and narcissistic disorders

Question 9

Insight Therapy

Answer 9

focuses on listening and talking, identifying, reflecting, and validating emotions

Question 10

Psychoanalysis and Freud

Answer 10

insight to the unconscious, dream interpretation, free association (no biases and judgement), or resistance (you avoid thinking about what makes you uncomfortable - valuable info)

Question 11

Client-centered Therapy

Answer 11

validation and genuineness, unconditional positive regard, empathy, non-directed reflection

Question 12

Behavioral Therapy

Answer 12

conditioning and rewards/punishment, sensitization/desensitization, escape/violence, behavior motivation

Question 13

Aversion Therapy

Answer 13

pairing addiction/unpleasant stimuli, contingency management, relapse-prevention training

Question 14

Exposure Therapy

Answer 14

incubation (trying to escape immediate high-level stress response), systematic desensitization (anxiety hierarchy), flooding (closely supervised with no risk of physical harm to desensitize you)

Question 15

Token Economies

Answer 15

applied behavioural analysis, reality monitoring, social skills training

Question 16

Eclectic Therapy

Answer 16

cognitive behavioral therapy (all about thought)

Question 17

Cognitive Distortions - Filtering the positive

Answer 17

hyper-focusing on criticism and the negatives

Question 18

Cognitive Distortions - Emotional Reasoning

Answer 18

emotions make your decisions and assumptions rather than logical thought

Question 19

Cognitive Distortions - Overgeneralizing

Answer 19

one thing goes wrong and you think you’ll fail everything from now on

Question 20

Cognitive Distortions - Catastrophizing

Answer 20

exaggerating small problems into a massive problem

Question 21

Cognitive Distortions - Polarized Thinking

Answer 21

it’s one way or another, there is no gray area

Question 22

Cognitive Distortions - Should Thinking

Answer 22

I did this so you should do this

Question 23

Cognitive Distortions - Personalization

Answer 23

internalizes problems and feels personally responsible for extreme things

Question 24

Cognitive Distortions - Externality and Blaming

Answer 24

can overlap, but is sometimes when it IS your fault

Question 25

Cognitive Distortions - Heaven’s Reward

Answer 25

thinking that if you’re a good person, you’ll be rewarded in the afterlife

Question 26

Dialectical Behavior and Theorist

Answer 26

Marsha Linehan and the balance of acceptance vs. change; emotional regulation, thoughts are JUST thoughts, mindfulness

Question 27

Positive Psychology and Theorist

Answer 27

Martin Seligman and strength, gratitude, self-image, optimism, awareness of emotions, positive cognitive appraisals