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Example Question #31 : Psychological Abnormalities
Which of the following best identifies the primary tenants of Gestalt therapy?
Alter family dynamics to bring about change in the individual.
Bring about the superego as the most important part of the individual's psyche.
All of these
Help people become more aware of and adequately express their feelings.
Challenge people's core beliefs to bring about change.
Help people become more aware of and adequately express their feelings.
Gestalt therapy, developed by Fritz Perls, combines the psychoanalytic emphasis of bringing unconscious feelings to immediate awareness and the humanistic emphasis of getting in touch with one's feelings. This therapeutic approach aims to "help people take responsibility for their actions and feelings."
Example Question #31 : Psychological Abnormalities
Dr. Andrews often assigns her clients “homework” to do between sessions, in which they are asked to practice newly learned therapeutic skills she hopes will help relieve their symptoms. Which of the following practices most accurately describes her methods?
Humanistic therapy
Play therapy
Psychoanalysis
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Homework is an important part of some therapeutic styles and is most closely associated with "cognitive behavioral therapy" (CBT). As the question suggests, it involves asking the patient to put in extra work on a certain area of treatment outside of the actual therapy session. Examples of homework include: recording automatic negative thoughts, monitoring stress levels at specific times throughout the week, reading a brief manual about how a certain aspect of therapy works, etc.
Example Question #32 : Psychological Abnormalities
What types of disorders have salts of lithium been used to treat?
Bipolar disorders
Sleeping disorders
Dissociative disorders
Multiple personality disorders
Eating disorders
Bipolar disorders
Lithium is the most widely used and studied medications for bipolar disorders. They also have a role in treating depression and mania, acutely and long term. Once ingested, lithium becomes prevalent in the central nervous system (CNS), and can bind to a number of receptors in order to block norepinephrine production. It can also interact with neurotransmitters in order to cause a release of seratonin.
Example Question #33 : Psychological Abnormalities
Stacy would like to test whether an anti-depressant effectively reduces symptoms of depression. She gives depressed participants a questionnaire before administration of the drug. Half of the participants receive the drug for six weeks, and the other half receive a placebo sugar pill. She then gives the same questionnaire to assess any changes in symptoms.
Which of these is most likely the drug that Stacy administers?
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Xanax
Lithium
Vicodin
Adderall
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly used to treat mood disorders. The other choices are used for other types of mental illnesses.
Example Question #141 : Ap Psychology
For which psychiatric disorder are SSRIs most commonly prescribed?
Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Depression
Somatoform disorder
Depression
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are commonly prescribed for depressed patients to increase the amount of serotonin in their bodies. Having a greater amount of serotonin is associated with experiencing more positive emotions.
Example Question #34 : Psychological Abnormalities
What is the most popular psychotropic medication to treat bipolar disorder?
Anti-depressant medication
Anti-anxiety medication
Lithium
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Berillium
Lithium
Lithium is typically used to treat the manic symptomology associated with bipolar disorder.
Example Question #35 : Psychological Abnormalities
Which of the following mental disorders would not benefit from treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?
Antisocial personality disorder
Schizophrenia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Bipolar disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors interfere with serotonin transport in the brain's synapses and can work to elevate mood. SSRIs are used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatment for personality disorders with SSRIs is not successful.
Example Question #143 : Ap Psychology
Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, and Xanax are used to treat panic disorders. These medications are considered to fall under which category?
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Benzodiazepines
Lithium
Antiadrenergic agents
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, and Valium, act like sedatives, but without their sleep-inducing effect. These medications can be effective in the treatment of panic disorders.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Zoloft, Paxil, and Luvox, are mood stabilizers and are used to treat depression. Nardil is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) useful in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by reducing nightmares and insomnia. Catapres and Inderal, which are antiadrenergic agents, are also useful in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Antiadrenergic agents reduce startle reactions. Lithium is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Example Question #4 : Medications
Which of the following is not a depressant drug?
Cocaine
Alcohol
Benzodiazepines
Barbiturates
Opiates
Cocaine
Depressants are drugs that reduce neural activity and slow down bodily functions. Cocaine is a stimulant, which increases neural activity and speeds up bodily functions. All of the other answer choices are depressants.
Example Question #5 : Medications
Which of the following is a commonly prescribed antidepressant?
Olanzapine
Xanax
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Lithium
Selective acetylcholine reuptake inhibitors (SARIs)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) block the reabsorption of serotonin in the brain to help ease depressive symptoms. Some of the most popular SSRIs are Zoloft (Sertraline) and Prozac (Fluoxetine).
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