Chapter 13 Psychotherapy: Model 42

Question 1

Drug therapy

Answer 1

Control of psychological disorders through the use of drugs.

Question 2

Antipsychotic drugs

Answer 2

Drugs that temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, and delusions.

Question 3

Antidepressant drugs

Answer 3

Medications that improve a severely depressed patient’s mood and feeling of well-being.

Question 4

Mood stabilizers

Answer 4

Drugs used to treat mood disorders that prevent manic episodes of bipolar disorder.

Question 5

Antianxiety drugs

Answer 5

Drugs that reduce the level of anxiety a person experiences essentially by reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well-being.

Question 6

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Answer 6

A procedure used in the treatment of severe depression in which an electric current of 70-150 volts is briefly administered to a patient’s head.

Question 7

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Answer 7

A depression treatment in which a precise magnetic pulse is directed to a specific area of the brain.

Question 8

Psychosurgery

Answer 8

Brain surgery once used to reduce symptoms of mental disorder but rarely used today.

Question 9

Community psychology

Answer 9

A branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community.

Question 10

Deinstitutionalization

Answer 10

The transfer of former mental patients from institutions to the community.