Suppose a Friend Asks You for Advice About Entering Psychotherapy

question 9

Multiple Choice

Suppose a friend asks you for advice about entering psychotherapy for his or her anxiety disorder.Which of the following recommendations should you make?

• A)Avoid psychotherapy because 5-10% of patients get worse with this form of treatment.
• B)Behavioral or cognitive-behavioral therapies are most effective for this category of disorders.
• C)Humanistic therapies are most effective for this category of disorders.
• D)Psychodynamic therapies are most effective for this category of disorders.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobes

Brain regions associated with executive functions, such as decision-making, problem-solving, planning, and impulse control.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain involved in processing information on movement and coordination, as well as aspects of learning and emotional response.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that temporarily stores an image that has been perceived visually.

Echoic Memory

A component of sensory memory that retains audio information, allowing sounds to be remembered for short periods after the original sound is produced.