Chapter 15

Question 1

Biomedical therapies

Answer 1

Therapies that directly
affect the biological functioning of the body and
brain.

Question 2

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT):

Answer 2

Biomedical treatment in which electrodes are
placed on either one or both sides of a
person’s head and an electric current
strong enough to cause a seizure or
convulsion is passed through the electrodes
– still used to treat severe depression

Question 3

• Person-Centered Therapy

Answer 3

A nondirective
insight therapy in which the client does all the
talking and the therapist listens

Question 4

• Psychoanalysis:

Answer 4

Insight therapy based on
the theory of Freud, emphasizing the
revealing of unconscious conflicts