Question 1

If a person is not motivated to change, therapy cannot help them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Marital conflict can contribute to the development of several disorders, and yet marital conflict is also thought of as a normal part of marriage. What would you recommend to a couple high in conflict?

Accepted Answer

I would recommend that the couple seek out couples therapy or marriage counseling. This can provide a safe and neutral space for both partners to express their feelings and work through their conflicts with the help of a trained professional. Additionally, learning and practicing healthy communication and conflict resolution skills can be beneficial for the couple. It's important for both partners to be open to change and willing to work on the relationship in order to reduce conflict and improve overall marital satisfaction.

Question 3

"Psychotechnologies" refer to the delivery of psychotherapy by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Skype 
B)  Facebook 
C)  Mobile phones 
D)  Any or all of the above 
A)  Skype 
B)  Facebook 
C)  Mobile phones 
D)  Any or all of the above D

Question 4

What is the underlying notion to stepped care models of treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients should be assessed on a series of levels before entering treatment. 
B)  The level of treatment should be "stepped up" if a patient has good insurance benefits 
C)  Less costly treatments should be given initially followed by more complex interventions if the former are not helpful. 
D)  The most intensive treatments should be given as a first step to reduce the likelihood of a person's problems escalating 
A)  Patients should be assessed on a series of levels before entering treatment. 
B)  The level of treatment should be "stepped up" if a patient has good insurance benefits 
C)  Less costly treatments should be given initially followed by more complex interventions if the former are not helpful. 
D)  The most intensive treatments should be given as a first step to reduce the likelihood of a person's problems escalating

Question 5

Couples therapists practice from a _______ theoretical orientation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive-behavioural 
B)  Client-centered 
C)  Psychodynamic 
D)  Any - couples therapy can be conducted from a variety of theoretical orientations 
A)  Cognitive-behavioural 
B)  Client-centered 
C)  Psychodynamic 
D)  Any - couples therapy can be conducted from a variety of theoretical orientations

Question 6

What do the non-representative samples that are inherent to clinical trials suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  The treatment method used in any given study may not be equally therapeutic to all participants 
B)  Prevalence rates of many disorders may be incorrect 
C)  Community treatment orders are ineffective 
D)  It is risky to generalize from controlled studies to the actual population 
A)  The treatment method used in any given study may not be equally therapeutic to all participants 
B)  Prevalence rates of many disorders may be incorrect 
C)  Community treatment orders are ineffective 
D)  It is risky to generalize from controlled studies to the actual population

Question 7

How can technology (e.g., internet, text messaging, videoconferencing) be used to enhance the delivery of psychological interventions? What drawbacks exist, if any?

Accepted Answer

Technology can be used to enhance the de

Question 8

Studies of therapeutic alliance indicate that ___________ in predicting positive treatment outcome.

Accepted Answer

A)  the therapist's view is more important than the client's view 
B)  the client's view is more important than the therapist's view 
C)  both client and therapist views are equally important 
D)  neither the client's nor therapist's view is important 
A)  the therapist's view is more important than the client's view 
B)  the client's view is more important than the therapist's view 
C)  both client and therapist views are equally important 
D)  neither the client's nor therapist's view is important

Question 9

Schema therapy seems to be effective for:

Accepted Answer

A)  People with complex issues 
B)  People who do not respond to medication? 
C)  People with personality disorders? 
D)  People who have good self-awareness and desire to change 
A)  People with complex issues 
B)  People who do not respond to medication? 
C)  People with personality disorders? 
D)  People who have good self-awareness and desire to change

Question 10

A factor in psychotherapy process and outcome that is more important than previously believed, as stated by Greenberg et al. (2006), is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Client's personality 
B)  Client's level of dependency toward the therapist 
C)  Client's sense of mastery 
D)  Client's therapy outcome expectations 
A)  Client's personality 
B)  Client's level of dependency toward the therapist 
C)  Client's sense of mastery 
D)  Client's therapy outcome expectations

Question 11

Many researchers claim that CBT is superior to other types of therapy, however:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is unclear how the mechanisms of CBT actually work 
B)  This conclusion is only possible because CBT is the most frequently tested/studied therapy 
C)  CBT cannot address long-standing issues 
D)  CBT cannot lead to changes within the brain 
A)  It is unclear how the mechanisms of CBT actually work 
B)  This conclusion is only possible because CBT is the most frequently tested/studied therapy 
C)  CBT cannot address long-standing issues 
D)  CBT cannot lead to changes within the brain

Question 12

Couples and family therapy started at the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Institute for Marriage and Family Counselling 
B)  Beck Institute 
C)  Mental Research Institute 
D)  Palo Alto Counselling Center 
A)  Institute for Marriage and Family Counselling 
B)  Beck Institute 
C)  Mental Research Institute 
D)  Palo Alto Counselling Center

Question 13

What is offered to and received by people in the everyday world is referred to as the ___________ of an intervention, according to Dobson and Hamilton (2002).

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  efficacy 
C)  etiology 
D)  effectiveness 
A)  reliability 
B)  efficacy 
C)  etiology 
D)  effectiveness

Question 14

Weaning a client off reinforcers obtained in treatment is done in a hope the client:

Accepted Answer

A)  Will obtain reinforcement from peers. 
B)  Will become more self-sufficient. 
C)  Will obtain reinforcement from the environment. 
D)  May have made sufficient gains to function without reinforcement. 
A)  Will obtain reinforcement from peers. 
B)  Will become more self-sufficient. 
C)  Will obtain reinforcement from the environment. 
D)  May have made sufficient gains to function without reinforcement.

Question 15

Brian is thinking about attending graduate school to study clinical psychology. His friends and family have always told him that he is a good listener and gives off good vibes. Brian is genuinely interested in helping people. Based on research:

Accepted Answer

A)  Brian is unlikely to be a good therapist - being a good listener isn't enough 
B)  Brian may or may not be a good therapist - there isn't enough information to judge 
C)  Brian will probably be a good therapist - people find him warm and easy to talk to 
D)  Brian may or may not be a good therapist - it depends on his attachment style more than anything else 
A)  Brian is unlikely to be a good therapist - being a good listener isn't enough 
B)  Brian may or may not be a good therapist - there isn't enough information to judge 
C)  Brian will probably be a good therapist - people find him warm and easy to talk to 
D)  Brian may or may not be a good therapist - it depends on his attachment style more than anything else

Question 16

Why don't therapists deliver empirically supported treatment for PTSD?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no empirically supported treatments for PTSD 
B)  Empirically supported treatments for PTSD require expensive software and equipment 
C)  They are not aware of such treatments 
D)  They don't feel competent delivering such treatments 
A)  There are no empirically supported treatments for PTSD 
B)  Empirically supported treatments for PTSD require expensive software and equipment 
C)  They are not aware of such treatments 
D)  They don't feel competent delivering such treatments

Question 17

Jan is now ready to terminate her therapy sessions. After arriving home, she worries that the improvements and accomplishments she has made over the past year were actually her therapists' responsibility. Jan is convinced she will not be able to maintain her current level of functioning. The best approach to deal with Jan's feelings is through examining:

Accepted Answer

A)  Naturalistic reinforcement 
B)  Environmental modification 
C)  Secondary gain 
D)  Attribution to self 
A)  Naturalistic reinforcement 
B)  Environmental modification 
C)  Secondary gain 
D)  Attribution to self

Question 18

Compare and contrast treatment efficacy and treatment effectiveness. Which do you think is more important for treatment success? Why?
Treatment Efficacy vs. Treatment Effectiveness

Accepted Answer

Treatment efficacy and treatment effecti

Question 19

Frand and Frank (1985) argued that people seek psychotherapy not only because of their symptoms but also because these symptoms are accompanied by feelings of alienation, hopelessness, helplessness, loss of self-esteem and incompetence. They named this phenomenon:

Accepted Answer

A)  Demoralization hypothesis 
B)  Individual-difference hypothesis 
C)  Mental-severity hypothesis 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Demoralization hypothesis 
B)  Individual-difference hypothesis 
C)  Mental-severity hypothesis 
D)  None of the above

Question 20

Among client factors affecting therapy outcomes, which of the following has been found to account for 40% of beneficial outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Client's personality 
B)  Client's level of dependency toward the therapist 
C)  Client's sense of mastery 
D)  Client's therapy outcome expectations 
A)  Client's personality 
B)  Client's level of dependency toward the therapist 
C)  Client's sense of mastery 
D)  Client's therapy outcome expectations

If a person is not motivated to change, therapy cannot help them.

Marital conflict can contribute to the development of several disorders, and yet marital conflict is also thought of as a normal part of marriage. What would you recommend to a couple high in conflict?

"Psychotechnologies" refer to the delivery of psychotherapy by:

What is the underlying notion to stepped care models of treatment?

Couples therapists practice from a _______ theoretical orientation.

What do the non-representative samples that are inherent to clinical trials suggest?

How can technology (e.g., internet, text messaging, videoconferencing) be used to enhance the delivery of psychological interventions? What drawbacks exist, if any?

Studies of therapeutic alliance indicate that ___________ in predicting positive treatment outcome.

Schema therapy seems to be effective for:

A factor in psychotherapy process and outcome that is more important than previously believed, as stated by Greenberg et al. (2006), is:

Many researchers claim that CBT is superior to other types of therapy, however:

Couples and family therapy started at the:

What is offered to and received by people in the everyday world is referred to as the ___________ of an intervention, according to Dobson and Hamilton (2002).

Weaning a client off reinforcers obtained in treatment is done in a hope the client:

Brian is thinking about attending graduate school to study clinical psychology. His friends and family have always told him that he is a good listener and gives off good vibes. Brian is genuinely interested in helping people. Based on research:

Why don't therapists deliver empirically supported treatment for PTSD?

Compare and contrast treatment efficacy and treatment effectiveness. Which do you think is more important for treatment success? Why? Treatment Efficacy vs. Treatment Effectiveness

Frand and Frank (1985) argued that people seek psychotherapy not only because of their symptoms but also because these symptoms are accompanied by feelings of alienation, hopelessness, helplessness, loss of self-esteem and incompetence. They named this phenomenon:

Among client factors affecting therapy outcomes, which of the following has been found to account for 40% of beneficial outcomes?

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

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Exam 17: Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

If a person is not motivated to change, therapy cannot help them.

Marital conflict can contribute to the development of several disorders, and yet marital conflict is also thought of as a normal part of marriage. What would you recommend to a couple high in conflict?

"Psychotechnologies" refer to the delivery of psychotherapy by:

What is the underlying notion to stepped care models of treatment?

Couples therapists practice from a _______ theoretical orientation.

What do the non-representative samples that are inherent to clinical trials suggest?

How can technology (e.g., internet, text messaging, videoconferencing) be used to enhance the delivery of psychological interventions? What drawbacks exist, if any?

Studies of therapeutic alliance indicate that ___________ in predicting positive treatment outcome.

Schema therapy seems to be effective for:

A factor in psychotherapy process and outcome that is more important than previously believed, as stated by Greenberg et al. (2006), is:

Many researchers claim that CBT is superior to other types of therapy, however:

Couples and family therapy started at the:

What is offered to and received by people in the everyday world is referred to as the ___________ of an intervention, according to Dobson and Hamilton (2002).

Weaning a client off reinforcers obtained in treatment is done in a hope the client:

Brian is thinking about attending graduate school to study clinical psychology. His friends and family have always told him that he is a good listener and gives off good vibes. Brian is genuinely interested in helping people. Based on research:

Why don't therapists deliver empirically supported treatment for PTSD?

Compare and contrast treatment efficacy and treatment effectiveness. Which do you think is more important for treatment success? Why? Treatment Efficacy vs. Treatment Effectiveness

Frand and Frank (1985) argued that people seek psychotherapy not only because of their symptoms but also because these symptoms are accompanied by feelings of alienation, hopelessness, helplessness, loss of self-esteem and incompetence. They named this phenomenon:

Among client factors affecting therapy outcomes, which of the following has been found to account for 40% of beneficial outcomes?

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters