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111.Regarding electroconvulsive therapy, which of the following statements FALSE?
A)Though ECT : 1231142
111.Regarding electroconvulsive therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Though ECT can relieve depression, no one is really sure how it works.
B)Before receiving ECT, patients are given muscle relaxants and anesthesia.
C)For those who receive ECT, memories of events during the weeks or months preceding and following the experience are very strong.
D)ECT is usually administered in a series of six to twelve treatments over several weeks.
E)Many mental health professionals view ECT as a “last resort” treatment.
112.Marjorie receives treatment for depression. In her treatment, Marjorie receives jolts of electricity through her head. What is Marjorie’s treatment?
A)aversive conditioning
B)prefrontal lobotomy
C)systematic desensitization
D)psychosurgery
E)electroconvulsive therapy
113.Of the following patients receiving treatment for depression, who is most likely to be a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy?
A)Ang, who has a mild case of depression
B)Bobbie, who has a moderate case of depression
C)Courtney, who has a severe case of depression that seems to be responding to drugs and cognitive-behavioral therapy
D)Damien, who has a severe case of depression that has not responded to other forms of treatment
E)Edgar, who is suffering from schizophrenia
114.Regarding prefrontal lobotomy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Antonio Egas Moniz, who was later shot and paralyzed by one of his own patients, developed this technique.
B)This technique was eliminated because of serious complications in patients.
C)Compared to this technique, psychiatric drugs offer a less radical alternative to treating abnormal behavior.
D)In this technique, nerve pathways between the frontal lobe and lower brain centers are severed.
E)This technique was once used to treat extreme passivity or extreme aggressiveness.
115.Psychosurgery is sometimes used today to treat severe cases of
A)schizophrenia.
B)antisocial personality disorder.
C)generalized anxiety disorder.
D)obsessive-compulsive disorder.
E)conversion disorder.
116.During which decade did the community health system begin to take shape in the United States?
A)1940s
B)1950s
C)1960s
D)1970s
E)1980s
117.Which of the following best describes the hope of the community-based care movement?
A)That promising psychotropic drugs could help people deal more effectively with psychological disorders
B)That mental patients could be reintegrated into society instead of being hospitalized for the long-term
C)That mental hospitals would reflect the values of their community
D)That the treatment of the mentally ill would be humanized
E)That costs of caring for the mentally ill would be reduced
118.______ describe the social policy of redirecting the care of people with severe mental disorders from state mental hospitals toward community-based treatment settings.
A)Gradual exposure
B)Systematic desensitization
C)Meta-analytic movement
D)Positive psychology
E)Deinstitutionalization
119.Which of the following describes the primary purpose of the modern mental hospital?
A)to provide outpatient care
B)to provide a supervised residential facility
C)to serve as a halfway house
D)to offer day treatment programs
E)to provide a protective living environment for long-term patients
120.All but which of the following describes the functions of the community-based mental health centers?
A)crisis intervention
B)protective living environments for long-term patients
C)supervised residential facilities
D)outpatient care
E)day treatment programs
