A chest implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with:

Related Mcqs:

1. Lithium is a chemical used to treat:

   A. multiple-personality disorders
   B. major depression
   C. schizophrenia
   D. bipolar mood disorders

2. In programs to treat alcoholism clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea-producing drug. The therapist is using a technique known as: _________?

   A. free association.
   B. systematic desensitization.
   C. aversive conditioning
   D. operant conditioning.

3. Which during has provided help to schizophrenia patients experiencing auditory hallucinations and paraonia?

   A. Ativan
   B. Xanax
   C. Thorazine
   D. ithium

4. About________of patients with eating disorders are female

   A. 40%
   B. 50%-60%
   C. 75%
   D. 90%-95%

5. Which form of therapy would most likely help depressed patients by teaching them how to resolve disagreements with their friends?

   A. humanistic therapy
   B. interpersonal psychotherapy
   C. psychoanalysis
   D. cognitive therapy

6. In a study by David Rosenhan (1973) researchers were admitted as patients into various mental hospitals after they falsely claimed to be “hearing voices.” This study best illustrated the negative effects of: __________?

   A. linkage analysis.
   B. the medical model.
   C. hallucinations.
   D. diagnostic lobels

7. After being released from a hospital many schizophernic patients stop taking their anti psychotic medication because:

   A. their mental impairment causes them to forget.
   B. of the unpleasant side effects.
   C. most schizophrenics don’t believe they are ill.
   D. all of the above.

8. Which of the following types of factors has been found to be the most likely cause of schizophrenia?

   A. Social factors.
   B. Genetic factors.
   C. psychological factors.
   D. Environmental factors.

9. Which of the following statements about dissociative identity disorder is true?

   A. The original personality is always aware of the alternate personalities.
   B. The alternate personalities are usually unaware of the original personality.
   C. The personalities are typically all quite similar to one an other.
   D. Starting in the 1970s, a dramatic increase occurred in the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.

10. Who are psychiatrists?

    A. are less likely to use psychoanalytic mathods than psychologists
    B. are physicians who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders
    C. are more likely to use cognitive methods than psychologists
    D. have essentially the same education as clinical psychologists