Exam 17: Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

In the therapy outcome case study that opens Chapter 17, the patient (as a child) watched her father drown a litter of kittens. This patient was treated with:

Research from Stirman and colleagues (2003) confirmed that the participants in randomized controlled psychotherapy studies tended:

Jonas is seeking therapy for comorbid depression and anxiety. His treatment is deemed a success, even though he still has lingering symptoms after weeks of therapy.

According to Johnson and Lebow (200), the single most frequent problem(s) presented in therapy is:

Which of the following is not one of the components of Greenberg and Johnson's emotion-focused couples therapy?

Which of the following paradigms would most likely subscribe to the saying "we are what we make ourselves"?

The evidence is mixed for the success of _______, but conclusive that ________ is _______.

As part of a study of consensus beliefs about psychotherapy research, Boisvert and Faust (2003) recommended that clients must be informed explicitly that:

One therapy outcome belief factor that has a positive influence is:

The dodo bird effect refers to various therapies leading to similar outcomes.

Which is more important for therapeutic success - therapist competence or the therapeutic alliance? Describe what each is, and explain why/how one is a better predictor of success.

Client-centred therapy suggests:

Cognitive therapy, according to Beck, suggests:

Tina and Patrick are attending couples therapy. Tina is the one who made the appointment; Pat is there to make Tina happy. The therapist and Tina do most of the talking, and Pat is wondering why he's there. It seems that the therapist has created a:

New directions in "telepsychotherapy" have found that treating patients via videoconference

What is the demoralization hypothesis and how does it affect help-seeking behaviours?

It has been suggested that therapist manuals increase which type of validity?

The dodo bird effect refers to:

Pete has been struggling with alcohol dependence for several years. His wife, Sarah, is urging him to get help. The best treatment for Pete may be:

One client factor influencing the strength of the therapeutic alliance has recently been identified as: