psych_105_20140916033229 (3/3) Flashcards
Trofranil and Elavil work by blocking the reuptake of ___ and ___.
Norepinepherine and serotonin.
What does SSRI stand for?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
What is the most commonly prescribed kind of antidepressants
SSRI’s.
Prozac, Celexa, and Paxil are ___.
SSRI’s.
SNRI’s differ from SSRI’s in that they also deal with the reuptake of ___.
Norepinepherine.
Mood Stabilizers
Medications used to suppress swings between mania and depression.
Lithium is associated with ___ and ___ problems.
Thyroid and kidney.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
A treatment that involves inducing a mild seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain.
ECT is used to treat ___ and ___.
Depression and mania.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
A treatment that involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person’s scalp,which alters neuronal activity in the brain.
Phototherapy
A therapy that involves repeated exposure to bright light.
Psychosurgery
The surgical destruction of specific brain areas.
Natural Improvement
The tendency of symptoms to return to their mean or average level.
Nonspecific Treatment Effects
Unrelated to the specific mechanisms by which treatment is supposed to be working.
Placebo
An inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that a healing response will be produced.
Outcome Studies
Evaluate whether a particular treatment works.
Process Studies
Answer questions regarding why a treatment works, or under what circumstances it works.
Two levels of empirical support:
Well-established treatments and Probably efficacious treatments.
Iatrogenic Illness
A disorder of symptom that occurs as a result of a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment itself.
The textbook mentions 5 points concerning the ethical treatment of clients. What are they?
Striving to benefit clients and taking care to do no harm, establishing relationships of trust with clients, promoting accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness, seeking fairness in treatment and taking precautions to avoid biases, and respecting the dignity and worth of all people.
