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191) Many pharmacological drugs claim to restore the chemical balance in the brain by altering the levels of various neurotransmitters. However, many medications may exert their effects largely by affecting the __________ of receptors rather than neurotransmitter levels. a. blockage b. sensitivity c. number d. structure 192) Which of the following type of disorder and class of drug is incorrectly matched? a. Psychotic conditions – neuroleptics b. Anxiety disorders – anxiolytics c. Depression – mood stabilizers d. Attention problems – psychostimulants 193) A frequently prescribed medication for managing one’s attention problems is a. Thorazine. b. Ritalin. c. Lithium. d. Prozac. 194) Antianxiety, antidepressant, or antipsychotic medications are most frequently prescribed by a. clinical social workers. b. clinical psychologists. c. pastoral counsellors. d. psychiatrists. 195) What is one reason that many critics argue that psychologists should not be given the right to directly prescribe medications to their psychotherapy clients? a. Psychologists’ training does not provide the knowledge for appropriately understanding the drug’s potential effects. b. Psychiatrists already have that privilege and therefore to give these privileges to psychologists would be redundant. c. Drug companies will provide free samples that will get into the hands of drug addicts if we allow psychologists to prescribe directly. d. Pharmacotherapy has not proven to be as effective as the various psychotherapies. 196) The research on psychotherapy and the brain suggests that a. both drug therapies and psychotherapies impact the same neural pathways. b. only drug therapies should be used to treat people’s behavioural or emotional problems. c. both drug therapies and psychotherapies produce documentable changes in brain activity. d. only drug therapies produce documentable changes in brain activity. 197) _________________ involves grotesque involuntary movements of the facial muscles and mouth and twitching of the neck, arms, and legs, and is a serious side effect of some antipsychotic medications. a. Parkinson’s disease b. Tardive dyskinesia c. Metabolic binding d. Neurotransmitter receptor destruction 198) A major criticism of the use of medication for treating a child’s ADHD is that a. doctors are overprescribing medications for children with ADHD rather than using effective strategies to increase the child’s attention. b. parents and teachers are often allowed little input in whether a child must begin pharmacotherapy for his or her ADHD. c. pharmacotherapy leads to an increased risk for suicide in patients diagnosed with ADHD. d. there is no scientific evidence that pharmacotherapy is useful is reducing the symptoms for children with ADHD. 199) Concerns about the use of medications to treat psychological disorders have focused on all of the following except a. increases in suicidal thoughts in children and adolescents who are prescribed SSRIs. b. overprescription of psychostimulant drugs over other forms of psychotherapy. c. problems with rates of compliance to a medication regime once immediate symptoms decrease. d. high levels of polypharmacy where many medications are prescribed at the same time. 200) _______________ refers to the practice of prescribing multiple medications at the same time. a. Polypharmacy b. Psychopharmacology c. Meta-analysis d. Medicotherapy