PSYC 290 Quiz 5
Multiple-Choice Questions
Note: This quiz covers material learned in Chapters 15 and 16. Select the best answer for each of the
following questions.
Question 1
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Price has had several episodes of severe depression, but for the past week he has been euphoric and
hyperactive, and he hasn’t slept for the past four nights. His family is concerned, and they have brought
him to a mental health clinic for treatment. If the doctor who sees him prescribes medication to reduce
Price’s current symptoms, the doctor is MOST likely to prescribe
Select one:
a. a drug from the benzodiazepine family.
b. a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
c. a tricyclic drug.
d. lithium.
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REF: p. 720
The correct answer is: lithium.
Question 2
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Claude has been seeing a therapist in an attempt to finally stop smoking. The therapist has described a
number of specific techniques that Claude might try to eliminate his behaviour of smoking. Which type
of therapy is MOST consistent with this approach?
Select one:
a. biomedical
b. insight
, c. homeopathic
d. behaviour
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REF: p. 696
The correct answer is: behaviour
Question 3
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It has been suggested that many prescriptions for psychoactive drugs are given to patients without
sufficient consideration or supplementation of alternative therapies, and without adequate supervision.
What is the consequence of this sort of therapeutic neglect?
Select one:
a. Patients may be overmedicated or exposed to potentially lethal side effects.
b. Many patients are treated for their disorders, but have a difficult time getting prescriptions
refilled.
c. Patients are cured, but feel that they didn’t have any control over the process of treatment.
d. Patients are treated for the wrong symptoms.
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REF: p. 720
The correct answer is: Patients may be overmedicated or exposed to potentially lethal side effects.
Question 4
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Vicki is seeing a therapist to help her work through the troubles in her relationship with her father.
During her meetings with the therapist, the two of them often engage in lengthy verbal interactions, and
the therapist tries to help Vicki work through a variety of potential solutions for the problems she faces.
Which type of therapy is MOST consistent with this approach?
Select one:
Multiple-Choice Questions
Note: This quiz covers material learned in Chapters 15 and 16. Select the best answer for each of the
following questions.
Question 1
Question text
3
Price has had several episodes of severe depression, but for the past week he has been euphoric and
hyperactive, and he hasn’t slept for the past four nights. His family is concerned, and they have brought
him to a mental health clinic for treatment. If the doctor who sees him prescribes medication to reduce
Price’s current symptoms, the doctor is MOST likely to prescribe
Select one:
a. a drug from the benzodiazepine family.
b. a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
c. a tricyclic drug.
d. lithium.
Feedback
REF: p. 720
The correct answer is: lithium.
Question 2
Question text
3
Claude has been seeing a therapist in an attempt to finally stop smoking. The therapist has described a
number of specific techniques that Claude might try to eliminate his behaviour of smoking. Which type
of therapy is MOST consistent with this approach?
Select one:
a. biomedical
b. insight
, c. homeopathic
d. behaviour
Feedback
REF: p. 696
The correct answer is: behaviour
Question 3
Question text
3
It has been suggested that many prescriptions for psychoactive drugs are given to patients without
sufficient consideration or supplementation of alternative therapies, and without adequate supervision.
What is the consequence of this sort of therapeutic neglect?
Select one:
a. Patients may be overmedicated or exposed to potentially lethal side effects.
b. Many patients are treated for their disorders, but have a difficult time getting prescriptions
refilled.
c. Patients are cured, but feel that they didn’t have any control over the process of treatment.
d. Patients are treated for the wrong symptoms.
Feedback
REF: p. 720
The correct answer is: Patients may be overmedicated or exposed to potentially lethal side effects.
Question 4
Question text
3
Vicki is seeing a therapist to help her work through the troubles in her relationship with her father.
During her meetings with the therapist, the two of them often engage in lengthy verbal interactions, and
the therapist tries to help Vicki work through a variety of potential solutions for the problems she faces.
Which type of therapy is MOST consistent with this approach?
Select one:
