Question 1

Currently,_____ have passed legislation that grants prescription privileges to appropriately trained psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) all 50 states 
B) 31 states 
C) 3 states 
D) no states 
A) all 50 states 
B) 31 states 
C) 3 states 
D) no states C

Question 2

Guidelines regarding the use of new technologies by clinical psychologists include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Obtain informed consent from clients about the services they may receive,the technologies that may be used to provide them,and the confidentiality of the communication. 
B) Ensure client confidentiality as much as possible by using encryption or similar methods. 
C) Be knowledgeable about emergency resources in any community from which your clients may seek services. 
D) Offer clients the option of using secure methods for conducting therapy sessions online. 
A) Obtain informed consent from clients about the services they may receive,the technologies that may be used to provide them,and the confidentiality of the communication. 
B) Ensure client confidentiality as much as possible by using encryption or similar methods. 
C) Be knowledgeable about emergency resources in any community from which your clients may seek services. 
D) Offer clients the option of using secure methods for conducting therapy sessions online. D

Question 3

Disadvantages of the emergence of manualized therapies with empirical support include

Accepted Answer

A) strengthening of the relationship or alliance between therapist and client. 
B) the fact that many clients have relatively simple problems that easily fit into diagnostic categories. 
C) restriction of clinicians to use only empirically supported treatments. 
D) irrefutable criteria for determining which treatments should be identified as empirically supported. 
A) strengthening of the relationship or alliance between therapist and client. 
B) the fact that many clients have relatively simple problems that easily fit into diagnostic categories. 
C) restriction of clinicians to use only empirically supported treatments. 
D) irrefutable criteria for determining which treatments should be identified as empirically supported. C

Question 4

Evidence-based practice has also been referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) empirically researched interventions 
B) empirically supported treatments 
C) dialectical behavior therapy 
D) exposure plus response prevention 
A) empirically researched interventions 
B) empirically supported treatments 
C) dialectical behavior therapy 
D) exposure plus response prevention

Question 5

Opponents of prescription privileges for clinical psychologists cite all of the following EXCEPT _____ as support for their argument.

Accepted Answer

A) the need for further training during or after graduate school 
B) the possibility that the practice of psychotherapy would decline 
C) professional autonomy and identification for clinical psychologists 
D) questions about the type and length of required training 
A) the need for further training during or after graduate school 
B) the possibility that the practice of psychotherapy would decline 
C) professional autonomy and identification for clinical psychologists 
D) questions about the type and length of required training

Question 6

The number of health insurance/managed care companies that pay for psychotherapy services has

Accepted Answer

A) decreased since the earliest days of psychotherapy. 
B) remained constant throughout the history of psychotherapy. 
C) increased since the earliest days of psychotherapy. 
D) not yet occurred,but is expected to begin within the next decade. 
A) decreased since the earliest days of psychotherapy. 
B) remained constant throughout the history of psychotherapy. 
C) increased since the earliest days of psychotherapy. 
D) not yet occurred,but is expected to begin within the next decade.

Question 7

List two applications of technology in clinical psychology.

Accepted Answer

Videoconferencing,e-mail,text,interactiv

Question 8

How can the way a client pays (out of pocket vs.managed care/health insurance)influence diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Since most managed care/health insurance

Question 9

Briefly summarize two advantages of evidence-based practice and two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

Accepted Answer

Advantages include scientific legitimacy

Question 10

Compared to traditional,in-person forms of psychotherapy,how well does cybertherapy work?

Accepted Answer

Approximately as wel

Question 11

An example of a manualized psychotherapy with empirical evidence for its efficacy is

Accepted Answer

A) exposure plus response prevention for bulimia. 
B) exposure plus response prevention for obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C) dialectical behavior therapy for depression. 
D) dialectical behavior therapy for antisocial personality disorder. 
A) exposure plus response prevention for bulimia. 
B) exposure plus response prevention for obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C) dialectical behavior therapy for depression. 
D) dialectical behavior therapy for antisocial personality disorder.

Question 12

According to surveys of psychologists in private practice (e.g. ,Murphy et al. ,1998),managed care companies have

Accepted Answer

A) generally had a positive impact on the quality of psychotherapy they provide. 
B) exerted too much control over clinical decisions. 
C) had no effect on confidentiality issues. 
D) allowed psychologists to provide appropriate,ethical services. 
A) generally had a positive impact on the quality of psychotherapy they provide. 
B) exerted too much control over clinical decisions. 
C) had no effect on confidentiality issues. 
D) allowed psychologists to provide appropriate,ethical services.

Question 13

Based on current reviews and meta-analyses,we can say that cybertherapy generally appears to work

Accepted Answer

A) about as well as in-person forms of psychotherapy. 
B) far worse than in-person forms of psychotherapy. 
C) far better than in-person forms of psychotherapy. 
D) We cannot compare cybertherapy and in-person psychotherapy because no studies exist on this topic. 
A) about as well as in-person forms of psychotherapy. 
B) far worse than in-person forms of psychotherapy. 
C) far better than in-person forms of psychotherapy. 
D) We cannot compare cybertherapy and in-person psychotherapy because no studies exist on this topic.

Question 14

List two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

Accepted Answer

Threats to the psychotherapy r

Question 15

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments That Work was published in _____ and represented a significant step in the _____ movement.

Accepted Answer

A) 1960,humanistic psychotherapy 
B) 1990,prescription privileges 
C) 1998,evidence-based practice 
D) 2005,psychotherapy via videoconferencing 
A) 1960,humanistic psychotherapy 
B) 1990,prescription privileges 
C) 1998,evidence-based practice 
D) 2005,psychotherapy via videoconferencing

Question 16

Define evidence-based practice.

Accepted Answer

The integration of the best av

Question 17

Robert is paying for psychotherapy services with his health insurance.Anne is paying for psychotherapy services out-of-pocket (i.e. ,with a personal check).Robert is told by his clinical psychologist,Dr.Honores,that he has "several symptoms associated with depression." Anne receives the same diagnostic information.Based on your textbook's discussion of current controversies,which of the following is MOST likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Robert will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder;Anne will not. 
B) Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder;Robert will not. 
C) Both Robert and Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder. 
D) Neither Robert nor Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder. 
A) Robert will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder;Anne will not. 
B) Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder;Robert will not. 
C) Both Robert and Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder. 
D) Neither Robert nor Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder.

Question 18

The first list of empirically supported treatments was published in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1905 
B) 1935 
C) 1965 
D) 1995 
A) 1905 
B) 1935 
C) 1965 
D) 1995

Question 19

_____'s 1950s assertion that therapy had no positive outcome helped to jumpstart what has evolved into the evidence-based practice movement.

Accepted Answer

A) Raymond Cattell 
B) Hans Eysenck 
C) William F.Buckley 
D) Patrick H.DeLeon 
A) Raymond Cattell 
B) Hans Eysenck 
C) William F.Buckley 
D) Patrick H.DeLeon

Question 20

The term evidence-based practice includes

Accepted Answer

A) the psychological treatment for a disorder. 
B) factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service. 
C) both the psychological treatment of a disorder and factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service. 
D) neither the psychological treatment of a disorder nor factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service. 
A) the psychological treatment for a disorder. 
B) factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service. 
C) both the psychological treatment of a disorder and factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service. 
D) neither the psychological treatment of a disorder nor factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service.

Currently,_____ have passed legislation that grants prescription privileges to appropriately trained psychologists.

Guidelines regarding the use of new technologies by clinical psychologists include all of the following EXCEPT:

Disadvantages of the emergence of manualized therapies with empirical support include

Evidence-based practice has also been referred to as _____.

Opponents of prescription privileges for clinical psychologists cite all of the following EXCEPT _____ as support for their argument.

The number of health insurance/managed care companies that pay for psychotherapy services has

List two applications of technology in clinical psychology.

How can the way a client pays (out of pocket vs.managed care/health insurance)influence diagnosis?

Briefly summarize two advantages of evidence-based practice and two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

Compared to traditional,in-person forms of psychotherapy,how well does cybertherapy work?

An example of a manualized psychotherapy with empirical evidence for its efficacy is

According to surveys of psychologists in private practice (e.g. ,Murphy et al. ,1998),managed care companies have

Based on current reviews and meta-analyses,we can say that cybertherapy generally appears to work

List two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments That Work was published in _ and represented a significant step in the _ movement.

Define evidence-based practice.

The first list of empirically supported treatments was published in _____.

_____'s 1950s assertion that therapy had no positive outcome helped to jumpstart what has evolved into the evidence-based practice movement.

The term evidence-based practice includes

Clinical Psychology: Definition and Training

Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Cultural Issues in Clinical Psychology

Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology

Conducting Research in Clinical Psychology

Diagnosis and Classification Issues: DSM-5 and More

The Clinical Interview

Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment

Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment

General Issues in Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Humanistic Psychotherapy

Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Therapies

Group and Family Therapy

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Health Psychology

Forensic Psychology

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Exam 3: Current Controversies in Clinical Psychology

Currently,_____ have passed legislation that grants prescription privileges to appropriately trained psychologists.

Guidelines regarding the use of new technologies by clinical psychologists include all of the following EXCEPT:

Disadvantages of the emergence of manualized therapies with empirical support include

Evidence-based practice has also been referred to as _____.

Opponents of prescription privileges for clinical psychologists cite all of the following EXCEPT _____ as support for their argument.

The number of health insurance/managed care companies that pay for psychotherapy services has

List two applications of technology in clinical psychology.

How can the way a client pays (out of pocket vs.managed care/health insurance)influence diagnosis?

Briefly summarize two advantages of evidence-based practice and two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

Compared to traditional,in-person forms of psychotherapy,how well does cybertherapy work?

An example of a manualized psychotherapy with empirical evidence for its efficacy is

According to surveys of psychologists in private practice (e.g. ,Murphy et al. ,1998),managed care companies have

Based on current reviews and meta-analyses,we can say that cybertherapy generally appears to work

List two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments That Work was published in _____ and represented a significant step in the _____ movement.

Define evidence-based practice.

The first list of empirically supported treatments was published in _____.

_____'s 1950s assertion that therapy had no positive outcome helped to jumpstart what has evolved into the evidence-based practice movement.

The term evidence-based practice includes

Clinical Psychology: Definition and Training

Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Cultural Issues in Clinical Psychology

Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology

Conducting Research in Clinical Psychology

Diagnosis and Classification Issues: DSM-5 and More

The Clinical Interview

Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment

Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment

General Issues in Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Humanistic Psychotherapy

Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Therapies

Group and Family Therapy

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Health Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Filters

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments That Work was published in _ and represented a significant step in the _ movement.