Systematic desensitization is particularly effective for the treatment of _______ disorders.

Related Mcqs:

1. Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of ___________?

   A. panic disorder
   B. phobias
   C. antisocial personality disorder
   D. major depression

2. Systematic desensitization involves the use of: _____________?

   A. progressive relexation
   B. unconditional positive regard.
   C. transference.
   D. aversive conditioning.

3. The use of the anxiety hierarchy in systematic desensitization allows for the ____________?

   A. transfer of treatment to real-life situations
   B. direct confrontation with the feared object
   C. use of virtual reality to confront the fear
   D. gradual approach to the feared object

4. People with unipolar disorders experience________people with bipolar disorders are vulnerable to:

   A. alternating periods of depression and mania; mania only
   B. depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania
   C. mania only; alternating periods of depression and mania
   D. alternating periods of depression and mania; depression and mania simultaneously

5. Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with ___________?

   A. electroconvulsive shock
   B. insight therapy
   C. surgery
   D. medication

6. Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of:

   A. phobias.
   B. dissociative disorders.
   C. depression.
   D. schizophrenia.

7. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)can be effective in the treatment of______disorders.

   A. depressive
   B. schizophrenic
   C. obsessive-compulsive
   D. both a and c

8. Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of: __________?

   A. hellucinations.
   B. depression.
   C. personality disorders.
   D. phobias

9. All of the following are personality disorders EXCEPT

   A. Passive-aggressive
   B. Histrionic
   C. Narcissistic
   D. Paranoid

10. The main problem with the current classification scheme for personality disorders is that:

    A. It falsely implies that nearly everyone has at least one personality disorder.
    B. the criteria for diagnosis are so detailed and specific that even extremely disturbed people fail to meet them.
    C. the categories often overlap, making diagnosis is unreliable.
    D. it contains too few categories to be useful.