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AP Psych Biomedical Treatment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following are categories of biomedical treatment EXCEPT:    
a)
Insight therapy 
b)
Psychopharmacology (Drug therapy ) 
c)
Electroconvulsive therapy (Shock therapy)
d)
Psychosurgery 
2.
Biomedical treatment  is often used in conjunction with psychotherapy
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What has contributed to the decline of people being institutionalized? 
a)
Lobotomies
b)
ECT
c)
biomedical treatments like medication
d)
talk therapy 
4.
Used to treat schizophrenia, functions by blocking dopamine receptor sites. 
a)
Mood-stabilizing medication
b)
Antidepressant medication
c)
Antianxiety medication
d)
Antipsychotic medication
5.
Side effects of antipsychotic drugs include: 
a)
excess dopamine levels
b)
auditory hallucinations and paranoia
c)
tremors, like those in Parkinson’s; tardive dyskinesia- involuntary movements 
d)
low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine
6.
These depress central nervous system activity. Examples include  Xanax and Ativan. 
a)
Mood-stabilizing medication
b)
Antidepressant medication
c)
Antianxiety medication
d)
Antipsychotic medication
7.

Antianxiety medication could be used to treat:

a)

bipolar disorder

b)

dissociative identity disorder

c)

panic disorder

d)

schizophrenia

8.
These work to increase the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin.  Examples include  Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil.  
a)
Mood-stabilizing medication
b)
Antidepressant medication
c)
Antianxiety medication
d)
Antipsychotic medication
9.
These are also called SSRIs (selective-serotonin-
reuptake-inhibitor
drugs) because they block the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin. 
a)
Mood-stabilizing medication
b)
Antidepressant medication
c)
Antianxiety medication
d)
Antipsychotic medication
10.
These are used to reduce the severity of the highs and lows that someone with Bipolar Disorder experiences.  Examples include lithium carbonate and Depakote. 
a)
Mood-stabilizing medication
b)
Antidepressant medication
c)
Antianxiety medication
d)
Antipsychotic medication
11.
Involves administering, over several weeks, brief electrical current through the brain. Used to treat severe depression, acute mania, schizophrenia. 
a)
Mood-stabilizing medication
b)
ECT
c)
Lobotomy 
d)
Antipsychotic medication
12.
Alternatives to ECT include
a)
systematic desensitization and virtual reality exposure therapy
b)
Antianxiety and Antipsychotic medication
c)
psychosurgery and lobotomies
d)
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and deep brain stimulation
13.
Common procedure 1930s-1950s to treat: schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD. Involved  destruction of the frontal lobe.  
a)
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
b)
Electroconvulsive
Therapy (ECT)
c)
lobotomy 
d)
Antipsychotic drugs