When we measure the effectiveness of therapy compared to a baseline we examine the:
A. Therapeutic indicator
B. Placebo effect
C. Spontaneous-remission effect
D. Meta-analysis factor
Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of:
A. hallucinations
B. depression
C. personality disorders
D. phobias
Systematic desensitization involves the use of:
A. progressive relaxation
B. unconditional positive regard
C. transference
D. aversive conditioning
The idea that you can’t be profoundly relaxed and fearful at the same time is basic to:
A. behaviour modification
B. systematic desensitization
C. psychodynamic activation
D. reaction formation
Which of the following psychologists is MOST likely to deal with the most severe mental health problems?
A. clinical psychologist
B. research psychologist
C. school psychologist
D. counselling psychologist
The major characteristic of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of:
A. sleep
B. perception
C. memory
D. appetite
A chat implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with:
A. bulimia
B. anxiety disorders
C. schizophrenia
D. chronic depression
Behaviour therapies appear to be particularly effective in treatment of:
A. panic disorder
B. phobias
C. antisocial personality disorder
D. major depression
Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder?
A. bipolar disorder
B. catatonia
C. antisocial personality disorder
D. agoraphobia
A person who maintains bizarre, false beliefs that have no basis in reality is said to have:
A. illusions
B. compulsions
C. hallucinations
D. delusions
Which of the following dis orders is more common among then women?
A. dissociative identity disorder
B. bipolar disorder
C. obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. antisocial personality disorder
