CSU PSY1010 Unit VIII Assessment

Question 1

1. What does the case of 10-year-old Candace Newmaker, who underwent rebirthing therapy, illustrate?

   Answer

   		The surprising success of rebirthing and other attachment therapies.
   		The silliness of some therapeutic techniques.
   		The potential for coercive therapists to create new symptoms.
   		The use of empirically unsupported, potentially dangerous techniques can be deadly.

5 points

Question 2

1. Who would likely benefit most from taking lithium carbonate?

   Answer

   		Zara, who is near death from starving herself
   		Jonathan, who swings from depression to mania
   		Josué, who has hallucinations and delusions
   		Barbara, who experiences excessive worry and anxiety

5 points

Question 3

1. Candice experiences a continuous state of anxiety marked by feelings of worry and dread, apprehension, difficulties in concentration, and signs of motor tension. According to the DSM this disorder is called:

   Answer

   		panic attack.
   		posttraumatic stress disorder.
   		agoraphobia.
   		generalized anxiety disorder.

5 points

Question 4

1. Which of the following holds true for diagnostic labels?

   Answer

   		Once a person has been given a diagnosis, other people begin to see that person primarily in terms of the label.
   		People are likely to consider many possible explanations for the mental condition of a person.
   		People tend to notice positive behavioral changes in a teenager diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder.
   		People do not consider the problems of another person to be inherent.

5 points

Question 5

1. Cognitive theorists would be most likely to agree that the real problem for depressed people is that:

   Answer

   		they feel hopeless.
   		they feel manic.
   		they have unsatisfying jobs.
   		they have unsatisfying family lives.

5 points

Question 6

1. The vulnerability-stress model describes:

   Answer

   		the interpretation of ambiguous pictures by people.
   		interactions between upsetting events and an individual's vulnerabilities that lead to a disorder.
   		diagnostic categories of mental disorders.
   		the behavior of insane people.

5 points

Question 7

1. Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack. He
   trembles and has a rapid heart rate. These symptoms indicate:

   Answer

   		panic dosorder.
   		posttraumatic stress disorder.
   		agoraphobia.
   		generalized anxiety disorder.

5 points

Question 8

1. Therapeutic influence and sometimes coercion is believed to be responsible for the huge number of people diagnosed in the 1980s and 1990s with:

   Answer

   		depression.
   		schizophrenia.
   		multiple personality disorder.
   		antisocial personality disorder.

5 points

Question 9

1. People who are depressed tend to have high levels of cortisol.

   Answer

   True

   False

5 points

Question 10

1. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia.

   Answer

   True

   False

5 points

Question 11

1. If a person is suffering from schizophrenia, then a neuroleptic would be an appropriate drug to use in treatment.

   Answer

   True

   False

5 points

Question 12

1. Antidepressants, such as Prozac, are sometimes prescribed for those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

   Answer

   True

   False

5 points

Question 13

1. A therapist may inadvertently create new disorders in the client through undue influence or suggestion.

   Answer

   True

   False

5 points

Question 14

1. Mental disorders can lead to self-destructive behavior.

   Answer

   True

   False

5 points

Question 15

1. The benefits of drug therapy are proclaimed in magazines and on television commercials, but there are some disadvantages, too. Discuss, in detail, the five limitations of drug therapy.
   
   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.