Question 1

In a case of unresolved grief,an IPT therapist might facilitate catharsis by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on a client's interpersonal deficits. 
B) exploring associated positive and negative feelings. 
C) relating symptom onset to loss of the significant other. 
D) considering possible ways of becoming involved with others. 
A) focusing on a client's interpersonal deficits. 
B) exploring associated positive and negative feelings. 
C) relating symptom onset to loss of the significant other. 
D) considering possible ways of becoming involved with others.

Question 2

A distinctive feature of IPT when compared to other systems of psychotherapy is:

Accepted Answer

A) a focus feelings in significant relationships. 
B) a warm,empathic and collaborative therapeutic relationship. 
C) the explicit use of the psychotherapy relationship itself. 
D) strict adherence to a treatment manual. 
A) a focus feelings in significant relationships. 
B) a warm,empathic and collaborative therapeutic relationship. 
C) the explicit use of the psychotherapy relationship itself. 
D) strict adherence to a treatment manual.

Question 3

The fifth interpersonal problem added in interpersonal therapy for adolescents (IPT-A)is:

Accepted Answer

A) substance-abusing peer culture. 
B) authority conflicts with teachers. 
C) first-time sexual experiences and relationships. 
D) single-parent family relationships. 
A) substance-abusing peer culture. 
B) authority conflicts with teachers. 
C) first-time sexual experiences and relationships. 
D) single-parent family relationships.

Question 4

IPT recognizes that those life events most likely to precipitate depression and related disorders are those:

Accepted Answer

A) for which patients have little or no control or responsibility. 
B) that are caused primarily by patients. 
C) that result from poor social skills. 
D) for which patients share responsibility. 
A) for which patients have little or no control or responsibility. 
B) that are caused primarily by patients. 
C) that result from poor social skills. 
D) for which patients share responsibility.

Question 5

Taken together,a variety of outcome studies have supported which of the following conclusions about the effectiveness of IPT?

Accepted Answer

A) IPT tends to be more effective for the treatment of depression in adults than psychodynamic therapies,but much less effective than cognitive-behavioral therapies. 
B) IPT is more effective than other therapies for the treatment of every clinical problem that has been studied to date. 
C) IPT is effective in treating clinical depression in adolescents and adults,but has been found to have negative effects when applied to the elderly. 
D) IPT uniformly outperforms waitlist and control therapy groups for the treatment of clinical depression across the lifespan,but more mixed findings have been reported when applied to those with eating and substance abuse disorders. 
A) IPT tends to be more effective for the treatment of depression in adults than psychodynamic therapies,but much less effective than cognitive-behavioral therapies. 
B) IPT is more effective than other therapies for the treatment of every clinical problem that has been studied to date. 
C) IPT is effective in treating clinical depression in adolescents and adults,but has been found to have negative effects when applied to the elderly. 
D) IPT uniformly outperforms waitlist and control therapy groups for the treatment of clinical depression across the lifespan,but more mixed findings have been reported when applied to those with eating and substance abuse disorders.

Question 6

For the TA therapist,the mature personality is one that:

Accepted Answer

A) makes use of the adult ego state over the child or parent ego states. 
B) emphasizes the child and adult ego states. 
C) uses the parent ego state when confronted by life decisions. 
D) flexibly switches from one ego state to another depending on the situation. 
A) makes use of the adult ego state over the child or parent ego states. 
B) emphasizes the child and adult ego states. 
C) uses the parent ego state when confronted by life decisions. 
D) flexibly switches from one ego state to another depending on the situation.

Question 7

The interpersonal approach to understanding depression includes:

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis' emphasis on early childhood experience. 
B) cognitive-behavioral theory's emphasis on current stressors. 
C) both A and B. 
D) a novel emphasis on current relationships only. 
A) psychoanalysis' emphasis on early childhood experience. 
B) cognitive-behavioral theory's emphasis on current stressors. 
C) both A and B. 
D) a novel emphasis on current relationships only.

Question 8

High expressed emotion (EE)is reliably related to:

Accepted Answer

A) relationship dissolution. 
B) relapse in mood disorders. 
C) self-esteem deficits. 
D) delayed grief reactions. 
A) relationship dissolution. 
B) relapse in mood disorders. 
C) self-esteem deficits. 
D) delayed grief reactions.

Question 9

That IPT fails to go far enough in its focus on roles and relationships is a criticism most likely levied by:

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorial therapy. 
B) contextual therapy. 
C) humanistic therapy. 
D) integrative therapy. 
A) behaviorial therapy. 
B) contextual therapy. 
C) humanistic therapy. 
D) integrative therapy.

In a case of unresolved grief,an IPT therapist might facilitate catharsis by all of the following EXCEPT:

A distinctive feature of IPT when compared to other systems of psychotherapy is:

The fifth interpersonal problem added in interpersonal therapy for adolescents (IPT-A)is:

IPT recognizes that those life events most likely to precipitate depression and related disorders are those:

Taken together,a variety of outcome studies have supported which of the following conclusions about the effectiveness of IPT?

For the TA therapist,the mature personality is one that:

The interpersonal approach to understanding depression includes:

High expressed emotion (EE)is reliably related to:

That IPT fails to go far enough in its focus on roles and relationships is a criticism most likely levied by:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 7: Interpersonal Therapies

In a case of unresolved grief,an IPT therapist might facilitate catharsis by all of the following EXCEPT:

A distinctive feature of IPT when compared to other systems of psychotherapy is:

The fifth interpersonal problem added in interpersonal therapy for adolescents (IPT-A)is:

IPT recognizes that those life events most likely to precipitate depression and related disorders are those:

Taken together,a variety of outcome studies have supported which of the following conclusions about the effectiveness of IPT?

For the TA therapist,the mature personality is one that:

The interpersonal approach to understanding depression includes:

High expressed emotion (EE)is reliably related to:

That IPT fails to go far enough in its focus on roles and relationships is a criticism most likely levied by:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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