NSG 6440 Practice Test PsychoTherapeutics
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Alternatives to ECT - CORRECT ANSWER: - Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic
Stimulation (rTMS)
- In rTMS, a pulsating magnetic coil is placed over prefrontal regions of the brain to treat
depression with minimal side effects.
Antianxiety Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER: - Antianxiety drugs (Xanax and Ativan)
depress the central nervous system and reduce anxiety and tension by elevating the
levels of the Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter.
Antidepressant Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER: - Antidepressant drugs like Prozac,
Zoloft, and Paxil are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) that improve the
mood by elevating levels of serotonin by inhibiting reuptake.
Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER: - Therapy that applies learning principles to
the elimination of unwanted behaviors.
- To treat phobias or sexual disorders, behavior therapists do not delve deeply below the
surface looking for inner causes.
Being empathetic - CORRECT ANSWER: Demonstrate careful attention to the clients'
feelings, partly by reflecting what you hear the client saying.
Being genuine - CORRECT ANSWER: Be yourself and be truthful; don't put on a
therapist façade.
, Being non-directive - CORRECT ANSWER: Let insight and goals come from the client,
rather than dictating interpretations.
Brain Stimulation - CORRECT ANSWER: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
ECT is used for severely depressed patients who do not respond to drugs. The patient
is anesthetized and given a muscle relaxant. Patients usually get a 100 volt shock that
relieves them of depression.
Chapter Overview - CORRECT ANSWER: - Major types of psychotherapy include
psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavior, cognitive, and individual, group, and family
psychotherapy.
Issues in psychotherapy include culture, gender, values, effective factors and types, and
the evaluation of psychotherapy effectiveness.
We'll also look at biomedical therapies such as drugs, brain stimulation, surgery, and
lifestyle change.
-Finally, we'll briefly consider the prevention of psychological disorders.
Classical Conditioning Techniques - CORRECT ANSWER: - Counterconditioning is a
procedure that conditions new responses to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors.
- It is based on classical conditioning and includes exposure therapy (systematic
desensitization) and aversive conditioning.
Cognitive Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER: - Teaches people adaptive ways of thinking
and acting based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our
emotional reactions.
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER: - Cognitive therapists often
combine the reversal of self-defeated thinking with efforts to modify behavior.
- Cognitive-behavior therapy aims to alter the way people act (behavior therapy) and
alter the way they think (cognitive therapy).
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