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Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Flashcards

Use these cards to study the various types of treatment for abnormal psychological behavior. The AP Psych exam devotes 5-7% of its multiple choice questions to the content in this deck.

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What is a psychiatrist?

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a medical doctor (M.D.) who can prescribe medicine and perform surgery

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Name the type of mental health practitioner described:

These individuals have their Ph.D. or Psy.D. and treat patients using a variety of therapeutic approaches.

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clinical psychologists

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Counseling psychologists have earned a Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., or M.A. and deal with what types of issues?

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Counseling psychologists deal with less severe mental health problems, including marital therapy.

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What type of mental health practitioners follow the teaching of Sigmund Freud?

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psychoanalysts

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What type of degree do social workers typically hold?

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Social workers must earn their Master’s degree in social work (M.S.W.).

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What current approach is most similar to the beliefs of ancient Greeks, such as Hippocrates and Galen?

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biological

2000 years ago, Greek physicians believed psychological problems had physical causes.

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Define:

deinstitutionalization

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a 1950s movement which relocated nonthreatening patients from mental hospitals to community centers

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What was the main consequence of deinstitutionalization?

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Deinstitutionalization created an increase in the homeless population.

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The process of __________ synthesizes the results of several research studies about the same variables.

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meta-analysis

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Define:

psychotherapy

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therapy that treats the mind, not the body

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__________ therapies help clients become self-aware of their problems in order to change behavior.

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Insight

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List the five types of insight therapy.

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  1. psychoanalysis
  2. psychodynamic therapy
  3. interpersonal psychotherapy
  4. humanstic client-centered therapy
  5. Gestalt therapy
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According to the psychoanalytic approach, where does abnormal behavior come from?

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unconscious internal conflict and early childhood trauma

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What is the goal of psychoanalysis?

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to give the patient insight by bringing their conflicts into the conscious mind

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Describe traits of traditional psychoanalysis.

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  • several meetings a week for years
  • therapist is not visible to client
  • free association
  • dream interpretation
  • hypnosis
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Asking the patient to say whatever comes to mind without censoring is asking the patient to engage in a psychoanalytic technique called __________.

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free association

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Define manifest content as it relates to psychoanalysis.

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surface information recalled about a dream

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Define latent content as it relates to psychoanalysis.

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hidden, underlying meaning of content in dreams

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In psychoanalytic dream interpretation, the surface information is called the __________ content, while the hidden, underlying meaning is termed the __________ content.

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manifest; latent

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Define resistance as it relates to psychoanalysis.

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Resistance is the blocking of feelings or experiences that provoke anxiety.

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Projecting emotional feelings onto the psychoanalyst is known as __________.

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transference

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Define countertransference as it relates to psychoanalysis.

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psychoanalyst projects emotional feelings onto the patient

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Define catharsis as it relates to psychoanalysis.

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the release of emotional tension and anxiety after reliving an emotionally charged experience

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How does psychodynamic therapy compare with psychoanalysis?

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Psychodynamic therapy:

  • is shorter in duration
  • occurs less frequently
  • invovles the client facing the therapist
  • does not stress the importance of childhood trauma
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What type of therapy aims to relieve present symptoms by focusing on the patient’s current situation?

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interpersonal psychotherapy

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According to the humanistic approach, where does abnormal behavior come from?

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external factors have affected the patient’s ability to grow emotionally

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What is the goal of humanistic therapy?

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to reduce the difference between the ideal self and the real self

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Define self-actualization as it relates to humanistic therapy.

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the process of fulfilling one’s individual potential

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Explain how humanistic therapy is non-directive.

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Humanistic therapy is client-centered. Non-directive therapy encourages the client to control the therapeutic route.

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Define active listening as it relates to humanistic therapy.

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Active listening involves echoing, restating, and clarifying what the client says and does.

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Define accurate empathic understanding as it relates to humanistic therapy.

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therapists try to view the world through the eyes of the client

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Humanistic therapy provides an atmosphere of acceptance, known as __________.

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unconditional positive regard

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Who invented client-centered therapy?

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Carl Rogers

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The emphasis on organizing the world in a meaningful way is a principle of __________ psychology.

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Gestalt

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Describe traits of traditional Gestalt therapy.

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  • directive questioning
  • discarding of feelings that lack personal meaning
  • dream interpretation
  • present behavior, feelings, and thoughts
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Who created Gestalt therapy?

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Fritz Perls

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Sigmund Freud is to psychoanalysis as __________ is to behavioral therapy.

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B.F. Skinner

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According to the behavioral approach, where does abnormal behavior come from?

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reinforcement of maladaptive behavior

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What is the goal of behavior therapy?

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to replace unwanted behavior with adaptive behavior

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How does classical conditioning treat abnormal behavior?

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process of creating associations between neutral stimuli and desired responses

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Describe the classical conditioning experiment with Little Albert.

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  • conditioned a nine-month-old baby named Albert to fear a rat
  • Albert wouldn’t cry from the sight of the rat, but cried from loud noise
  • loud noise was played when Baby Albert reached for the rat
  • Albert eventually cried at sight of the rat
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List three types of classical conditioning.

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  1. systematic desensitization
  2. flooding
  3. aversive conditioning
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Systematic desensitization, developed by Joseph Wolpe, is a step-by-step type of classical conditioning that associates feared stimuli with __________.

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relaxation

44
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What is an anxiety hierarchy?

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a rank of fears associated with a stimulus from least-feared to most-feared

Example:

  1. thinking about a spider
  2. seeing a picture of a spider
  3. touching a toy spider
  4. being in the same room as a real spider
  5. touching a real spider
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Define flooding as it relates to classical conditioning.

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  • exposure technique used to eliminate phobias and anxiety issues
  • patient directly confronts the stimulus they fear
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Name the type of classical conditioning described:

In an attempt to stop drinking, you take a pill that makes you nauseous only when there is alcohol in your system.

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aversive conditioning

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Define:

counterconditioning

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  • replacing undesired conditioned responses with desired responses
  • type of classical conditioning
  • developed by Mary Cover Jones
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Define:

operant conditioning

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rewards are used to reinforce target behavior

49
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List two examples of operant conditioning.

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  1. behavior modification
  2. token economies
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Name the type of operant conditioning described:

small steps are rewarded until the intended goal is achieved

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behavior modification

51
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Name the type of operant conditioning described:

desired behaviors are rewarded with symbolic secondary reinforcers that can be exchanged for valued objects, such as food or money

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token economy

52
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Social skills training helps people get readjusted to society. List the three steps involved.

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  1. modeling
  2. rehearsal
  3. shaping
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Define modeling as it relates to social skills training.

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observing socially skilled people to learn acceptable behavior

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Define rehearsal as it relates to social skills training.

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practicing appropriate behavior through role-playing

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Define shaping as it relates to social skills training.

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reinforcing and giving feedback about behavior

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According to the cognitive approach, where does abnormal behavior come from?

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irrational and flawed thought patterns

57
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What is the goal of cognitive therapy?

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cognitive restructuring, or the process of correcting faulty thoughts and replacing them with positive, realistic thoughts

58
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In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), treatment involves confronting absurd thoughts about the client’s ABCs.

What are the ABCs?

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  • actions
  • beliefs about actions
  • consequences of beliefs
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What is the tyranny of the “shoulds” and how do cognitive therapists treat it?

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  • Individuals engage in absurd or unrealistic behavior because they believe they must
  • Therapists challenge the client’s belief so in defending it, he or she will recognize the absurdity
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__________ created Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, while __________ developed the cognitive triad.

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Albert Ellis; Aaron Beck

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The cognitive triad examines what a person thinks about his or her __________, __________, and __________.

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self; world; future

62
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How does Martin Seligman relate the cognitive triad to depression?

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Individuals with depression believe they caused the negative events, the events will affect everything they do, and will last forever.

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Define dichotomous thinking as it relates to cognitive therapy.

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  • creating all-or-none conceptions of scenarios
  • maladaptive schema
64
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Define arbitrary inferences as they relate to cognitive therapy.

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  • conclusion drawn without evidence
  • maladaptive schema
65
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According to the biological approach, where does abnormal behavior come from?

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a chemical imbalance of hormones or neurotransmitters; possibly genetic

66
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What is the goal of psychopharmacotherapy?

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Psychotropic drugs are used to restore chemical balance and treat mental disorders.

67
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What do psychopharmacologists do to counter the effects of drug tolerance?

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It is necessary to supplement biomedical treatment with therapy if a patient builds a tolerance to the drug.

68
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List the four types of psychotropic drugs.

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  1. anxiolytics
  2. antidepressants
  3. stimulants
  4. neuroleptics
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Define:

anxiolytics

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tranquilizers and antianxiety drugs that contain benzodiazepines, which increase the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA

70
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Give examples of:

anxiolytics

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  • Valium
  • Xanax
  • BuSpar
  • Librium
71
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What disorders are anxiolytics used to treat?

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  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • panic disorder
  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • agoraphobia
72
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Define:

antidepressants

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elevate mood by making monoamine neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine more available

73
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Give examples of:

antidepressants

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  • monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
  • selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
    • Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro
74
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What disorders are antidepressants used to treat?

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  • major depression
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • panic disorder
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • seizures
75
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Define:

stimulants

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psychoactive drugs that increase activity of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine

76
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Give examples of:

stimulants

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  • Ritalin
  • Dexedrine
77
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What disorders are stimulants used to treat?

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  • narcolepsy
  • attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
78
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Define:

neuroleptics

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antipsychotics that reduce psychological tension, stop hallucinations and delusions, improve sleep, and produce appropriate behavior by blocking dopamine receptors

79
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Give examples of:

neuroleptics

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  • Thorazine
  • Haldol
  • Clozaril
80
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What disorders are neuroleptics used to treat?

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  • schizophrenia
  • psychosis
81
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What drug is used to treat bipolar disorder?

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lithium carbonate

82
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What are the symptoms of tardive dyskinesia?

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Tardive dyskinesia, a possible symptom of neuroleptics, leaves people with difficulty walking and involuntary muscle spasms.

83
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Define electroconvulsive shock treatment (ECT) as it relates to psychopharmacotherapy.

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Patients, while under anesthesia, receive an electric shock. Sometimes causing temporary memory loss, ECT is a last resort for treating major depression.

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How is repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) different from electroconvulsive shock treatment?

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Although both procedures treat depression, rTMS is:

  • painless
  • pulses travel through magnetic coil attached to area above right eyebrow
  • given daily
85
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What is a prefrontal lobotomy?

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  • popular during 1935-1955
  • psychosurgery (removal of brain tissue)
  • cut neural tracts connecting lower brain regions to frontal lobes
  • treat violent schizophrenia
  • patients left impassive
86
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List examples of issues community psychologists help clients cope with.

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  • unemployment
  • poverty
  • well-baby care
  • suicide prevention
  • sexual health
  • child abuse prevention
87
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List four advantages of group therapy, as compared with individual therapy.

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  1. meet people with similar issues
  2. less verbal patients can open up
  3. input from both therapist and other group members
  4. cheaper
88
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What is the main goal of both couples and family therapy?

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improving communication in relationships

89
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A peer support group where sessions are led by the group members themselves is known as a __________.

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self-help group

90
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Name an example of a self-help group.

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Alcoholics Anonymous

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