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Discovering Psychology Fifth Edition LECTURE VI

Discovering Psychology Fifth Edition LECTURE VI. Chapter 14: Therapies. Psychiatrist versus Psychologist. Virtual Reality Therapy. VR Video. Sample Anxiety Hierarchy used in Systematic Desensitization. Anxiety Hierarchy . What causes you anxiety in your life?.

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Discovering Psychology Fifth Edition LECTURE VI

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  1. Discovering Psychology Fifth Edition LECTURE VI Chapter 14: Therapies

  2. Psychiatrist versus Psychologist

  3. Virtual Reality Therapy VR Video

  4. Sample Anxiety Hierarchy used in Systematic Desensitization

  5. Anxiety Hierarchy What causes you anxiety in your life?

  6. Electroconvulsive Therapy-ECT ECT Video

  7. Psychotherapy Versus No Treatment. This graph depicts the rate of improvement for more than 2,000 people in weekly psychotherapy and for 500 people who received no treatment. As you can see, after only 8 weekly sessions, better than 50% of people receiving psychotherapy were significantly improved. Clearly, psychotherapy accelerates both the rate and degree of improvement.

  8. Questions on Chapter #14 Therapies

  9. The medication most commonly used to treat the mood swings of bipolar disorder is a naturally occurring substance called: • A) monoamine oxidase • B) tricyclic glutemate • C) lithium* • D) carbamide peroxide

  10. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment for which psychiatric condition? • A) epilepsy • B) dissociative identity disorder • C) paranoid schizophrenia • D) severe depression*

  11. Family therapy is based on the assumption that: • A) parents are always the cause of a child’s problems • B) the family must be treated as a system* • C) families are easier to change than individuals • D) you can fix the patient if you enlist the help of the entire family

  12. One of the many advantages of group therapy over individual psychotherapy is: • A) it is more cost effective • B) it provides interaction with others • C) it helps the client feel less alone with his/her problems • D) all of the above are true*

  13. Which type of therapy has been shown to be effective in treating conditions such as depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders, as well as reducing the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia? • A) dispute and challenge therapy • B) cognitive restructural therapy • C) rational emotive therapy • D) cognitive-behavioral therapy*

  14. Which of the following conditions has been effectively treated with virtual reality (VR) therapy? • A) Phobias* • B) Schizophrenia • C) Major depressive disorder • D) Eating disorders

  15. The behavioral technique called __________ involves progressive relaxation and constructing an anxiety hierarchy. • A) progressive relaxation • B) systematic desensitization* • C) behavior modification • D) flooding

  16. Marcie is in therapy with a psychoanalyst. In response to his input in one session, she yells “Why are you always telling me what to do?” Since this is how Marcie often responds to her own father, this is an example of: • A) free association • B) a defense mechanism • C) resistance • D) transference*

  17. Dr. Sereth tells her patient, “just say the first thing that pops into your head.” She is using the technique of: • A) free association* • B) psychoanalysis • C) dream analysis • D) resistance

  18. Thank you! Any questions? • Just relax in life! • What makes you happy and content?

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