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

Related Mcqs:

1. If both depressed and non-depressed individuals received similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it is said that the test ______________________?

   A. has not been standardized
   B. is not valid
   C. is not reliable
   D. has not been factor analyzed

2. Although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he had completed therapy. I would be reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to:

   A. therapeutic touch.
   B. regression toward the mean
   C. the double – blind technique
   D. transference

3. Which form of therapy is most likely to be criticized for being too expensive and time – consuming?

   A. psychoanalysis
   B. systematic desensitization
   C. client – centered therapy
   D. family therapy

4. Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about talking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:

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

5. Which form of therapy is most likely to be criticized for being too expensive and time-consuming?

   A. psychoanalysis
   B. systematic desensitization
   C. client-centered therapy
   D. family therapy

6. Which drug has provided the most help to schizophrenia patients experiencing auditory hallucinations and paranoia?

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

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

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

8. How would you know when a depressed person is contemplating suicide?

   A. When their give away prized possessions
   B. When they write letters and sign good – bye
   C. when they talk about tying up loose ends
   D. All of these

9. Students who experiences a persistent depressed mood after failing an exam probably have which type of attribution style?

   A. Stable, global
   B. Unstable, specific
   C. External, global
   D. External, specific

10. The drunken driving suspect was unable to hold his hand out to the side and bring this finger to a stop on his nose because of the brain structures depressed first by alcohol is the:

    A. hypothalamus
    B. corpus callosum
    C. cerebellum
    D. medulla