Question 1 : Antianxiety drugs are also known as _______ and reduce anxiety by making individuals calmer and less excitable.
SSRI drugs
uppers
tranquilizers
MAO inhibitors
Question 2 : Moniz developed a procedure known as _________, which involved severing the connections between specific brain structures.
ECT
EMDR
a prefrontal lobotomy
trepanning
Question 3 : In which of the following forms of therapy do the participants meet regularly to discuss topics of common interest without a professional therapist being present?
encounter groups
self-help groups
family systems therapy.
Gestalt therapy.
Question 4 : What is the Freudian technique that encourages the patient to say aloud whatever comes to mind?
resistance
transference
catharsis
free association
Question 5 : ___________ uses the principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior.
Gestalt therapy
Behavior therapy
Psychoanalysis
Client-centered therapy
Question 6 : Drugs are mainly used to treat which of the following disorders?
schizophrenia, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders
schizophrenia, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders
mood disorders, somatoform disorders, and schizophrenia
personality disorders, somatoform disorders, and dissociative disorders
Question 7 : _______ and _________ therapies have been found to be especially effective in treating anxiety and depressive disorders.
Gestalt and client-centered
Behavior and cognitive
Psychodynamic and Gestalt
Client-centered and psychodynamic
Question 8 : Contemporary psychoanalytic approaches, unlike Freud's psychoanalysis, recognize the role of:
unconscious conflict.
interpretation of dreams.
early childhood experiences.
the conscious mind and social relationships.
Question 9 : Removing or destroying brain tissue as a method to improve a person's adjustment is called:
psychosurgery.
ECT.
phototherapy.
EMDR.
Question 10 : An ethics code of mental health care professionals typically includes:
a willingness to try any technique to help a client.
the importance of sharing client information with other agencies.
avoiding social relationships with clients.
using techniques that are 100% effective.