Question 1

Who developed an initiative to identify empirically based principles of therapeutic change?

Accepted Answer

A) Castonguay and Beutler 
B) Orlinksy and Luborsky 
C) Orlinsky and Castonguay 
D) Luborsky and Wampold 
A) Castonguay and Beutler 
B) Orlinksy and Luborsky 
C) Orlinsky and Castonguay 
D) Luborsky and Wampold

Question 2

Which of the hypothesized common factors in psychotherapy has received the most research attention?

Accepted Answer

A) Empathy. 
B) Sense of mastery in the client. 
C) Therapeutic alliance. 
D) Confronting problems in therapy. 
A) Empathy. 
B) Sense of mastery in the client. 
C) Therapeutic alliance. 
D) Confronting problems in therapy.

Question 3

Research that examines the elements of psychotherapy such as the alliance between therapist and patient)and how these elements are related to the impact of treatment is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) process research. 
B) process-outcome research. 
C) efficacy research. 
D) effectiveness research. 
A) process research. 
B) process-outcome research. 
C) efficacy research. 
D) effectiveness research.

Question 4

To be effective in delivering psychological services,the psychologist must have

Accepted Answer

A) a large number of clients,interpersonal sensitivity,and tolerance for distress. 
B) knowledge,technical skills,interpersonal sensitivity,and tolerance for distress. 
C) knowledge,ability to put others first at all costs,technical skills,and tolerance for distress. 
D) a large number of clients,ability to put other first at all costs,interpersonal sensitivity,tolerance for distress. 
A) a large number of clients,interpersonal sensitivity,and tolerance for distress. 
B) knowledge,technical skills,interpersonal sensitivity,and tolerance for distress. 
C) knowledge,ability to put others first at all costs,technical skills,and tolerance for distress. 
D) a large number of clients,ability to put other first at all costs,interpersonal sensitivity,tolerance for distress.

Question 5

Which of the following therapist variables influences treatment outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) Gender. 
B) Age. 
C) Ethnicity. 
D) Emotional well-being. 
A) Gender. 
B) Age. 
C) Ethnicity. 
D) Emotional well-being.

Question 6

One of the difficulties in identifying how client variables influence treatment outcome is that

Accepted Answer

A) most psychologists believe diagnosis determines treatment outcomes. 
B) very few empirical studies have examined this issue. 
C) psychologists are much more interested in comparing groups rather than in comparing individuals. 
D) it is difficult to detect patterns across studies that use different types of measures. 
A) most psychologists believe diagnosis determines treatment outcomes. 
B) very few empirical studies have examined this issue. 
C) psychologists are much more interested in comparing groups rather than in comparing individuals. 
D) it is difficult to detect patterns across studies that use different types of measures.

Question 7

___________ research addresses the question of which intervention is more efficacious,whereas ___________ research ask about how an intervention works.

Accepted Answer

A) Process; process-outcome 
B) Process-outcome; process 
C) Treatment-outcome; process and process-outcome 
D) Process and process-outcome; treatment-outcome 
A) Process; process-outcome 
B) Process-outcome; process 
C) Treatment-outcome; process and process-outcome 
D) Process and process-outcome; treatment-outcome

Question 8

Focusing on enhancing patient self-awareness and understanding of their problems works best for patients who ________,whereas patients who ________ respond best to a focus on symptom alleviation.

Accepted Answer

A) are undercontrolled; are introspective 
B) have an internalizing style; have an externalizing style 
C) are extroverted; are introverted 
D) have an externalizing style ; have an internalizing style 
A) are undercontrolled; are introspective 
B) have an internalizing style; have an externalizing style 
C) are extroverted; are introverted 
D) have an externalizing style ; have an internalizing style

Question 9

Lambert and Ogles 2004)categorized the most commonly suggested common factors in psychotherapy into the following main dimensions:

Accepted Answer

A) psychoeducational,emotional,and cognitive factors. 
B) vulnerability,protective,and educational factors. 
C) support,learning,and action factors. 
D) internalized,externalized,and alliance factors. 
A) psychoeducational,emotional,and cognitive factors. 
B) vulnerability,protective,and educational factors. 
C) support,learning,and action factors. 
D) internalized,externalized,and alliance factors.

Question 10

Research conducted by Lafferty,Beutler,and Crago 1989)found that patients under the care of effective therapists

Accepted Answer

A) experienced substantially more positive emotional adjustment. 
B) reported feeling more understood in treatment. 
C) experienced greater success with therapists who did not self-disclose. 
D) reported greater success with therapists from some mental health disciplines than from others. 
A) experienced substantially more positive emotional adjustment. 
B) reported feeling more understood in treatment. 
C) experienced greater success with therapists who did not self-disclose. 
D) reported greater success with therapists from some mental health disciplines than from others.

Who developed an initiative to identify empirically based principles of therapeutic change?

Which of the hypothesized common factors in psychotherapy has received the most research attention?

Research that examines the elements of psychotherapy such as the alliance between therapist and patient)and how these elements are related to the impact of treatment is referred to as:

To be effective in delivering psychological services,the psychologist must have

Which of the following therapist variables influences treatment outcome?

One of the difficulties in identifying how client variables influence treatment outcome is that

_ research addresses the question of which intervention is more efficacious,whereas _ research ask about how an intervention works.

Focusing on enhancing patient self-awareness and understanding of their problems works best for patients who ,whereas patients who respond best to a focus on symptom alleviation.

Lambert and Ogles 2004)categorized the most commonly suggested common factors in psychotherapy into the following main dimensions:

Research conducted by Lafferty,Beutler,and Crago 1989)found that patients under the care of effective therapists

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Exam 14: Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change

Who developed an initiative to identify empirically based principles of therapeutic change?

Which of the hypothesized common factors in psychotherapy has received the most research attention?

Research that examines the elements of psychotherapy such as the alliance between therapist and patient)and how these elements are related to the impact of treatment is referred to as:

To be effective in delivering psychological services,the psychologist must have

Which of the following therapist variables influences treatment outcome?

One of the difficulties in identifying how client variables influence treatment outcome is that

___________ research addresses the question of which intervention is more efficacious,whereas ___________ research ask about how an intervention works.

Focusing on enhancing patient self-awareness and understanding of their problems works best for patients who ________,whereas patients who ________ respond best to a focus on symptom alleviation.

Lambert and Ogles 2004)categorized the most commonly suggested common factors in psychotherapy into the following main dimensions:

Research conducted by Lafferty,Beutler,and Crago 1989)found that patients under the care of effective therapists

The Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Assessment: Overview

Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures

Assessment Integration and Clinical Decision-Making

Prevention

Intervention: Overview

Intervention: Adults and Couples

Intervention: Children and Adolescents

Health Psychology, clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

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_ research addresses the question of which intervention is more efficacious,whereas _ research ask about how an intervention works.

Focusing on enhancing patient self-awareness and understanding of their problems works best for patients who ,whereas patients who respond best to a focus on symptom alleviation.