Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Treatment for Anxiety

Answer 1

cognitive behavioral therapy, anxiety reducing drugs

Question 2

Treatment for phobias

Answer 2

systematic desensitization, exposure therapy

Question 3

Panic disorder

Answer 3

cognitive restructuring, classical conditioning

Question 4

OCD treatments

Answer 4

antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy, clomipramine

Question 5

Depression treatments

Answer 5

MAO inhibitors, SSRIs, tricyclics, cognitive behavioral treatment

Question 6

Bipolar treatments

Answer 6

lithium (one of the few mental disorders that has a clear optimal treatment)

Question 7

Schizophrenia treatment

Answer 7

clozapine improves both positive and negative symptoms, but has some dangerous side affects

Question 8

Personality disorder treatments

Answer 8

little is known about how to best treat personality disorders

Question 9

Borderline personality disorder treatments

Answer 9

Dialectical behavioral therapy

Question 10

Dialectical behavioral therapy

Answer 10

a form of therapy used to treat borderline personality disorder that combines elements of the behavioral cognitive treatments with a mindfulness approach based on eastern meditative practices

Question 11

Antisocial personality disorder treatments

Answer 11

very difficult to treat, typically improves after age 40

Question 12

ADHD treatments

Answer 12

central nervous system stimulant (ritalin), really only affect negative behaviors, doesn’t increase positive behaviors, cognitive behavioral therapy