Unit 10: Disorders and Treatment

A therapist who helps patients search for the unconscious roots of their problem and offers interpretations of their behaviors, feelings, and dreams, is drawing from

• psychoanalysis
• humanistic therapies
• client-centered therapy
• behavior therapy

A therapist who restates and clarifies the client’s statements is practicing which Humanistic therapy practice?

• dream analysis

• active listening

• unconditional positive regard

• systematic desensitization

Compared with psychoanalysts, humanistic therapists are more likely to emphasize

• hidden or repressed feelings
• childhood experiences
• psychological disorders
• self-fulfillment and growth

Therapy that applies learning principles like classical and operant conditioning to help change UMAD patterns of behavior.

• Behavioral therapy

• Psychoanalysis

• Medical model

• Humanistic therapy

Exposure therapies and aversive conditioning (stimulus-->response) are applications of ________ conditioning.

Token economies (like getting a side dollar) are an application of ________ conditioning.

• classical; counter

• counter; normal

• operant; classical

• classical; operant

A type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)

• Aversive Conditioning
• Meta-analysis
• Exposure Therapy
• Rational-emotive therapy

Drugs which relieve tension, apprehension, and nervousness, e.g., Valium and Xanax and other drugs in the benzodiazepine/sedative family.

• Antidepressants
• Anti-anxiety drugs
• Bars
• Anti-psychotic drugs

Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of: 

•  obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•  generalized anxiety disorder.
•  post-traumatic stress disorder.
• dysthymic disorder.

Behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors

Ex. Give a dog a treat when you turn on the vacuum so he starts to not fear the vacuum

• active listening

• operant conditioning

• counter-conditioning

• opposite reform

Elaine feels that her life is empty. She has lost all interest in her career and hobbies, and wonders if she would be better off dead. She is most likely suffering from:

• Dissociative identity disorder

• Generalized anxiety disorder

• Antisocial personality disorder

• Major Depressive Disorder