Treating Psychological Disorders
Primary prevention strategies target ________ while secondary prevention strategies target ________.
children, adults
seriously disturbed people, mildly disturbed people
everyone, selected individuals
adults, children
everyone, selected individuals
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MAO inhibitors, tricyclics and SSRIs are all used to treat:A. ADHD
B. psychosis
C. bipolar disorder
D. depression
Drug therapies are based on the assumption that psychological disorders are associated with:
A. brain injury
B. disordered thinking
C. chemical imbalance
D. unconscious conflicts
Risk factors for psychological disorders may be:
A. social
B. economic
C. environmental
D. all of the above
An anti-psychotic drug would be most likely to be prescribed for a person suffering from:
A. anxiety
B. schizophrenia
C. ADHD
D. all of the above
Antipsychotic medications appear to influence both ________ and ________.
A. estrogen, testosterone
B. dopamine, serotonin
C. serotonin, GABA
D. adrenalin, GABA
The biomedical approach to treating psychological disorders emphasizes:
A. family and cognitive therapy
B. medication and brain intervention
C. psychoanalytic intervention
D. CBT and projective testing
Women are ________ likely than men to visit a doctor because they are anxious.
A. more
B. less
C. no more or less likely
D. there is no data on this issue
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