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QUIZ
1. What was originally the most common treatment for mental disorders in the medieval times?
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a. Exorcism b. Trephination c. Execution d. Imprisonment
Answer: a. During these times, the origin of mental disorders was believed to be some type of demonic possession, so exorcism was the most commonly used treatment.
2. When were psychotropic drugs first used to treat patients with mental health issues?
a. 1930s b. 1950s c. 1970s d. 1980s
Answer: b. The first psychotropic drugs were used in the US starting in the 1950s. These were found to be very helpful, particularly for psychotic disorders.
3. What type of therapy involves dealing with past childhood issues?
a. Cognitive-behavioral therapy b. Play therapy c. Humanistic therapy d. Psychodynamic therapy
Answer: d. Psychodynamic therapy is a type of treatment that uses talk therapy to deal with past childhood issues and how they impact recent behavior.
4. Which type of psychotherapy involves increasing self-awareness and positive thinking?
a. Cognitive-behavioral therapy b. Behavioral therapy c. Humanistic therapy d. Cognitive therapy
Answer: c. Humanistic therapy involves increasing a person s selfawareness and enhancing positive thinking.
5. What modern approach to therapy is most based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theories?
a. Psychodynamic therapy b. Cognitive-behavioral therapy c. Play therapy d. Humanistic therapy
Answer: a. Psychodynamic therapy is largely based on the work of Sigmund Freud and on his psychoanalytic theories.
6. Which type of therapy most makes use of operant and classical conditioning techniques?
a. Psychodynamic therapy b. Humanistic therapy c. Behavioral therapy d. Psychoanalysis
Answer: c. Behavioral therapy deals, of course, with behaviors and uses learning theories to change those behaviors that are dysfunctional.
7. Which psychological disorder or issue is most improved through the use of exposure therapy?
a. Bedwetting b. Smoking c. Generalized anxiety disorder d. Specific phobia
Answer: d. The use of exposure therapy is most helpful in the treatment of specific phobias, in which the person is gradually exposed to approximations of what they ultimately fear the most.
8. What type of therapy or treatment makes the most use of operant conditioning?
a. Exposure therapy b. Token economy c. Systematic desensitization d. Virtual reality therapy
Answer: b. In a token economy, the patient is rewarded with tokens for good behavior that can be later traded for things that the patient desires. It makes use of operant conditioning.
9. Which type of therapy is considered also to be client-centered therapy?
a. Humanistic therapy b. Exposure therapy c. Psychodynamic therapy d. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Answer: a. With humanistic therapy, the person is encouraged to work out problems using their own personal strengths. It is considered to be client-centered therapy.
10. For which type of mental health issue would a mood stabilizer most likely be used?
a. Major depression b. Schizophrenia c. ADHD d. Bipolar disorder
Answer: d. Mood stabilizers are mainly used to treat bipolar disorder because they stabilize people who have problems with an elevated mood.
