Question 1

The most frequent pathway to psychotherapy integration is:

Accepted Answer

A) common factors. 
B) technical eclecticism. 
C) theoretical integration. 
D) all of the above. 
A) common factors. 
B) technical eclecticism. 
C) theoretical integration. 
D) all of the above. D

Question 2

The markers that guide the multimodal therapist's interpersonal stance are:

Accepted Answer

A) the client's multimodal profile. 
B) the client's BASIC I.D. 
C) the client's history of past relationships. 
D) the client's readiness for change and level of resistance. 
A) the client's multimodal profile. 
B) the client's BASIC I.D. 
C) the client's history of past relationships. 
D) the client's readiness for change and level of resistance. D

Question 3

Lazarus repeatedly emphasizes that,within his BASIC I.D.concept,all of the following can be worked on directly EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) affect. 
B) cognitions. 
C) imagery. 
D) sensations. 
A) affect. 
B) cognitions. 
C) imagery. 
D) sensations. A

Question 4

What the text authors dub the "exhaustion theory" of integration suggests that:

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A) there are too many competing theories of therapy for any one person to recall and use. 
B) there are so many theories of therapy that there are no new ideas left around which new theories can be organized. 
C) the proliferation of therapies reached its maximum point in 1985,and is now on the decline. 
D) new theories of therapy are still emerging and no one textbook can cover them all. 
A) there are too many competing theories of therapy for any one person to recall and use. 
B) there are so many theories of therapy that there are no new ideas left around which new theories can be organized. 
C) the proliferation of therapies reached its maximum point in 1985,and is now on the decline. 
D) new theories of therapy are still emerging and no one textbook can cover them all.

Question 5

Recognition that therapeutic commonalities contribute heavily to therapy outcomes is one factor that has spurred the emergence of integrative psychotherapies.In fact,it is generally known that specific treatment methods account for _____% of outcome variance.

Accepted Answer

A) 0-5 
B) 5-15 
C) 20-30 
D) 30-40 
A) 0-5 
B) 5-15 
C) 20-30 
D) 30-40

Question 6

Lazarus dubbed his therapy "multimodal" therapy because:

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A) statistically,there are three kinds of clients who benefit most from it. 
B) it addresses all the domains of human experience. 
C) he makes use of three basic intervention techniques,each drawn from a different theory of therapy. 
D) he includes medication treatments in his therapy. 
A) statistically,there are three kinds of clients who benefit most from it. 
B) it addresses all the domains of human experience. 
C) he makes use of three basic intervention techniques,each drawn from a different theory of therapy. 
D) he includes medication treatments in his therapy.

Question 7

Which of the following is descriptive of technical eclecticism (as opposed to integration)?

Accepted Answer

A) Collection 
B) Creating something new 
C) Convergent 
D) Idealistic 
A) Collection 
B) Creating something new 
C) Convergent 
D) Idealistic

Question 8

The state of the art research documenting the effectiveness of multimodal therapy reveals:

Accepted Answer

A) only a few controlled outcome studies. 
B) that durability of outcomes is directly related to the problem domain. 
C) that it is better than most integrative approaches for the majority of clients. 
D) that it works well for people with anxiety problems but not substance abuse problems. 
A) only a few controlled outcome studies. 
B) that durability of outcomes is directly related to the problem domain. 
C) that it is better than most integrative approaches for the majority of clients. 
D) that it works well for people with anxiety problems but not substance abuse problems.

Question 9

For Wachtel,the psychoanalytic and behavioral views of anxiety:

Accepted Answer

A) are ultimately contradictory. 
B) inform divergent interventions. 
C) are complementary. 
D) are both wrong in their emphases. 
A) are ultimately contradictory. 
B) inform divergent interventions. 
C) are complementary. 
D) are both wrong in their emphases.

Question 10

A key take-home message of Beutler and colleague's systematic treatment selection research is that:

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A) clients' problems should be matched to specific treatment approaches. 
B) therapists' relational styles should be matched to the demands of particular treatment approaches. 
C) the client's level of psychological maturity should be matched to the therapist's emotional maturity level. 
D) the level of a therapist's directiveness should be matched to the client's level of resistance. 
A) clients' problems should be matched to specific treatment approaches. 
B) therapists' relational styles should be matched to the demands of particular treatment approaches. 
C) the client's level of psychological maturity should be matched to the therapist's emotional maturity level. 
D) the level of a therapist's directiveness should be matched to the client's level of resistance.

Question 11

Regarding Lazarus' BASIC I.D.concept,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) B = Baseline 
B) D = Drugs 
C) I = client Intelligence 
D) S = Systematic approach 
A) B = Baseline 
B) D = Drugs 
C) I = client Intelligence 
D) S = Systematic approach

Question 12

According to the text authors,which of the following is a challenge that will confront the psychotherapy integration movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Integrative therapies are typically of longer duration and try to do too much. 
B) Third-wave psychotherapies are increasingly regarded as sufficiently complete. 
C) Insurance companies are increasingly dissatisfied with the open-ended looseness of integrative therapies. 
D) Most practicing therapists (compared to academic researchers)remain wedded to a single system of psychotherapy. 
A) Integrative therapies are typically of longer duration and try to do too much. 
B) Third-wave psychotherapies are increasingly regarded as sufficiently complete. 
C) Insurance companies are increasingly dissatisfied with the open-ended looseness of integrative therapies. 
D) Most practicing therapists (compared to academic researchers)remain wedded to a single system of psychotherapy.

Question 13

The ongoing etiological process by which intrapsychic conflicts create unwanted behavior,and unwanted behavior creates intrapsychic conflicts,is referred to as cyclical:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitivism. 
B) convergence. 
C) harmonics. 
D) psychodynamics. 
A) cognitivism. 
B) convergence. 
C) harmonics. 
D) psychodynamics.

Question 14

That the integration therapy movement is much more about traditional boundaries than it is about the development of methods to integrate marginalized and less privileged social groups is a criticism most likely to be put forth by:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioral therapies. 
B) cultural therapies. 
C) humanistic therapies. 
D) psychoanalysis. 
A) cognitive-behavioral therapies. 
B) cultural therapies. 
C) humanistic therapies. 
D) psychoanalysis.

Question 15

For Wachtel,pejorative interpretations can be minimized and therapeutic communications can be enhanced by:

Accepted Answer

A) maximal use of action-oriented behavioral strategies that avoid exploration of internal conflicts. 
B) very minimal use of interpretive interventions. 
C) use of in-session demonstrations of vicious cycles in the therapy relationship itself. 
D) initial use of externalization of responsibility. 
A) maximal use of action-oriented behavioral strategies that avoid exploration of internal conflicts. 
B) very minimal use of interpretive interventions. 
C) use of in-session demonstrations of vicious cycles in the therapy relationship itself. 
D) initial use of externalization of responsibility.

Question 16

From Arnold Lazarus' point of view,the multimodal therapist's essential relational task is to be:

Accepted Answer

A) much like a coach. 
B) like a teacher. 
C) an authentic chameleon. 
D) genuine,congruent and positive. 
A) much like a coach. 
B) like a teacher. 
C) an authentic chameleon. 
D) genuine,congruent and positive.

Question 17

In the recent study of contemporary self-identified integrative psychotherapists (Norcross et al.,2006),the most common combination of psychotherapy systems on which they base their therapy was:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive therapy and some other theory. 
B) behavioral therapy and some other theory. 
C) psychoanalytic and behavioral. 
D) interpersonal and systems. 
A) cognitive therapy and some other theory. 
B) behavioral therapy and some other theory. 
C) psychoanalytic and behavioral. 
D) interpersonal and systems.

Question 18

A recent meta-analysis of 12 studies revealed that matching therapist method to patient coping style:

Accepted Answer

A) produced a medium effect size. 
B) shortened therapy by several sessions. 
C) improved therapy outcomes for clients with externalizing but not internalizing problems. 
D) produced the best outcome when clients with internalizing disorders were matched with symptom focused and skill enhancement approaches. 
A) produced a medium effect size. 
B) shortened therapy by several sessions. 
C) improved therapy outcomes for clients with externalizing but not internalizing problems. 
D) produced the best outcome when clients with internalizing disorders were matched with symptom focused and skill enhancement approaches.

Question 19

Lazarus' BASIC I.D.functions as:

Accepted Answer

A) a template for assessment and therapy content. 
B) a way to fit client's problems into a finite set of domains. 
C) a framework for when to accept a client for therapy or refer them to others. 
D) a model of the therapeutic relationship and its constituent components. 
A) a template for assessment and therapy content. 
B) a way to fit client's problems into a finite set of domains. 
C) a framework for when to accept a client for therapy or refer them to others. 
D) a model of the therapeutic relationship and its constituent components.

Question 20

The essential goal of technical eclecticism is to:

Accepted Answer

A) develop a model of common factors that are applied uniformly. 
B) develop predictive models of what works for whom. 
C) develop atheoretical methods of therapy. 
D) develop models of relationship factors. 
A) develop a model of common factors that are applied uniformly. 
B) develop predictive models of what works for whom. 
C) develop atheoretical methods of therapy. 
D) develop models of relationship factors.

The most frequent pathway to psychotherapy integration is:

The markers that guide the multimodal therapist's interpersonal stance are:

Lazarus repeatedly emphasizes that,within his BASIC I.D.concept,all of the following can be worked on directly EXCEPT:

What the text authors dub the "exhaustion theory" of integration suggests that:

Recognition that therapeutic commonalities contribute heavily to therapy outcomes is one factor that has spurred the emergence of integrative psychotherapies.In fact,it is generally known that specific treatment methods account for _____% of outcome variance.

Lazarus dubbed his therapy "multimodal" therapy because:

Which of the following is descriptive of technical eclecticism (as opposed to integration)?

The state of the art research documenting the effectiveness of multimodal therapy reveals:

For Wachtel,the psychoanalytic and behavioral views of anxiety:

A key take-home message of Beutler and colleague's systematic treatment selection research is that:

Regarding Lazarus' BASIC I.D.concept,which of the following is true?

According to the text authors,which of the following is a challenge that will confront the psychotherapy integration movement?

The ongoing etiological process by which intrapsychic conflicts create unwanted behavior,and unwanted behavior creates intrapsychic conflicts,is referred to as cyclical:

That the integration therapy movement is much more about traditional boundaries than it is about the development of methods to integrate marginalized and less privileged social groups is a criticism most likely to be put forth by:

For Wachtel,pejorative interpretations can be minimized and therapeutic communications can be enhanced by:

From Arnold Lazarus' point of view,the multimodal therapist's essential relational task is to be:

In the recent study of contemporary self-identified integrative psychotherapists (Norcross et al.,2006),the most common combination of psychotherapy systems on which they base their therapy was:

A recent meta-analysis of 12 studies revealed that matching therapist method to patient coping style:

Lazarus' BASIC I.D.functions as:

The essential goal of technical eclecticism is to:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 16: Integrative Therapies

The most frequent pathway to psychotherapy integration is:

The markers that guide the multimodal therapist's interpersonal stance are:

Lazarus repeatedly emphasizes that,within his BASIC I.D.concept,all of the following can be worked on directly EXCEPT:

What the text authors dub the "exhaustion theory" of integration suggests that:

Recognition that therapeutic commonalities contribute heavily to therapy outcomes is one factor that has spurred the emergence of integrative psychotherapies.In fact,it is generally known that specific treatment methods account for _____% of outcome variance.

Lazarus dubbed his therapy "multimodal" therapy because:

Which of the following is descriptive of technical eclecticism (as opposed to integration)?

The state of the art research documenting the effectiveness of multimodal therapy reveals:

For Wachtel,the psychoanalytic and behavioral views of anxiety:

A key take-home message of Beutler and colleague's systematic treatment selection research is that:

Regarding Lazarus' BASIC I.D.concept,which of the following is true?

According to the text authors,which of the following is a challenge that will confront the psychotherapy integration movement?

The ongoing etiological process by which intrapsychic conflicts create unwanted behavior,and unwanted behavior creates intrapsychic conflicts,is referred to as cyclical:

That the integration therapy movement is much more about traditional boundaries than it is about the development of methods to integrate marginalized and less privileged social groups is a criticism most likely to be put forth by:

For Wachtel,pejorative interpretations can be minimized and therapeutic communications can be enhanced by:

From Arnold Lazarus' point of view,the multimodal therapist's essential relational task is to be:

In the recent study of contemporary self-identified integrative psychotherapists (Norcross et al.,2006),the most common combination of psychotherapy systems on which they base their therapy was:

A recent meta-analysis of 12 studies revealed that matching therapist method to patient coping style:

Lazarus' BASIC I.D.functions as:

The essential goal of technical eclecticism is to:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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