Deck 4: Treating Psychopathology

Question 1

Computerised CBT programs help the client to:

A)Identify thinking errors
B)Challenge negative thoughts
C)Identify core negative beliefs
D)All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following psychological disorders is characterised by chronic anxiety?

A)Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
B)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
C)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following are so called "designer drugs"?

A)Fluoxetine (Prozac)
B)Sertraline (Zoloft)
C)Paroxetine (Paxil)
D)All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is not an antidepressant drug?

A)Tricyclic antidepressants
B)Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
C)Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D)Antinoamine tritase rehibitor (ATRs)

Question 5

Antipsychotic drugs have their affects by:

A)Blocking dopamine receptors
B)Blocking serotonin re-uptake
C)Increasing the production of norepinephrine
D)Increasing the production of serotonin

Question 6

Computerised CBT (CCBT)has the advantage of:

A)Being cheap to administer
B)Can be used independently by the client
C)Equivalent outcomes to therapist led CBT
D)All of the above

Question 7

Anxiolytic drugs are used to treat:

A)The symptoms of depression and mood disorder
B)The symptoms of anxiety and stress
C)The symptoms of psychosis and schizophrenia
D)None of the above

Question 8

Fear Fighter is a CCBT package that treats:

A)Phobic disorders
B)Panic disorders
C)Anxiety disorders
D)All of the above

Question 9

Beck's Cognitive therapy of depression requires the individual to:

A)Make an objective assessment of their beliefs
B)Keep a dream diary
C)Keep a mood diary
D)Set attainable life goals

Question 10

Which of the following is a limitation of aversion therapy?

A)Produces short lived effects
B)Involves long term side effects
C)Changes in personality
D)None of the above

Question 11

What is a major side effect of Prozac?

A)Loss of sexual desire
B)Loss of hair
C)Weight loss
D)Weight gain

Question 12

Which of the following is not a common side effect of antipsychotics?

A)Blurred vision
B)Muscle spasms
C)Blood disorders
D)Sexual dysfunction

Question 13

Beck's theory of depression is based upon:

A)Biased cognitive schemas
B)Unbalanced Ego states
C)Imbalance of serotonin uptake
D)Exploration of unconscious mood states

Question 14

Antipsychotics do which of the following?

A)Reduce major positive symptoms
B)Reduce major negative symptoms
C)Reduce the burden of institutional care
D)All of the above

Question 15

Aversion therapy is most widely used in the treatment of:

A)Alcoholism
B)Depression
C)Schizophrenia
D)Generalised anxiety disorder

Question 16

Antipsychotic drugs have the effect of:

A)Drastically reducing the number of individuals with psychotic symptoms who need long-term institutionalised care
B)Enabling many people to achieve a level of functioning that permits relatively normal day-to-day functioning
C)Revolutionising the way that schizophrenia sufferers are treated and cared for
D)All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following computer based packages is used for treating depression?

A)Beating the Blues
B)Plumbing the Depths
C)Conquering Cognitions
D)Feeling the Force

Question 18

A form of control condition for attention,understanding and caring is known as:

A)Befriending
B)Behaviour analysis
C)Behaviour modification
D)Behaviour therapy

Question 19

Aversion therapy is a treatment based on:

A)Classical conditioning
B)Operant conditioning
C)Information processing
D)Analysis of dreams

Question 20

Which of the following is not a problem associated with drug intervention for depression?

A)Increased vulnerability to relapse over the longer-term
B)Drug treatment alone may not facilitate beneficial insights into symptoms
C)Long-term prescription of drugs may lead sufferers to believe that their symptoms are unchangeable
D)Drug intolerance

Question 21

CBT intervention involves:

A)Keeping a diary
B)Homework
C)Identifying dysfunctional thoughts
D)All of the above

Question 22

Behaviour therapy is a treatment which:

A)Directly changes cognitions
B)Directly changes behaviour
C)Directly changes unconscious motivations
D)Directly changes interpersonal transactions

Question 23

Behaviour modification is a type of:

A)Behaviour therapy
B)Cognitive behavioural therapy
C)Humanistic therapy
D)Client centred therapy

Question 24

CBT is generally perceived as:

A)Evidence-based
B)Phenomenological
C)Psychodynamic
D)Humanistic

Question 25

A behavioural self-control programme could be used to promote:

A)An activity such as studying
B)Unconscious processes
C)Ego states
D)Response shaping

Question 26

Behaviour analysis is based upon the principles of:

A)Classical conditioning
B)Operant conditioning
C)Dream analysis
D)All of the above

Question 27

Client centred therapy encourages an individual to become:

A)Independent
B)Dependable
C)Conscientious
D)Motivated

Question 28

A CBT therapist would urge the client to:

A)Identify and challenge irrational thoughts and beliefs
B)Challenge irrational beliefs of others
C)Interpret dreams
D)Identify non-conscious mood states

Question 29

Which of the following are central tenets of client centred therapy?

A)Empathy
B)Unconditional positive regard
C)Congruence
D)All of the above

Question 30

The main elements of Stuart's (1967)behavioural self-control program to address obesity were:

A)Recording the time and quantity of food consumption
B)Weighing in before each meal
C)Removal of food from all places in the house except the kitchen
D)All of the above

Question 31

Benzodiazepines are used to treat:

A)Depression
B)Anxiety disorders
C)Schizophrenia
D)Mood disorders

Question 32

Behaviour therapy was developed in the 1940s and 1950s due to:

A)Dissatisfaction with the medical or disease model of psychopathology
B)Unscientific approaches being generated by many psychodynamic theories
C)A desire for objective knowledge that might be used to inform treatment and therapy
D)All of the above

Question 33

In CBT,behavioural experiments are used to:

A)Test whether their thoughts and assumptions are accurate and rational
B)Test whether their behaviour matches their cognitions
C)Enable collection of reliable data
D)Ensure the validity of the treatment

Question 34

In CBT the reason for keeping a diary may be:

A)Noting the occurrence of significant events and associated feelings,moods,and thoughts
B)Recording dreams for analysis
C)Ensuring attendance of social events
D)Noting in changes in eating habits

Question 35

Client centred therapy is a type of:

A)Humanistic therapy
B)Psychodynamic therapy
C)Cognitive therapy
D)Behavioural therapy

Question 36

Client centred therapy attempts to eliminate symptoms of psychopathology by:

A)Moving the client from one phenomenological state to another
B)Encourages the individual to change their behaviour
C)Eliminates biased though processes
D)Enables successful dream analysis

Question 37

Behavioural self-control was based upon:

A)Classical conditioning principles
B)Operant conditioning principles
C)Response shaping principles
D)Information processing principals

Question 38

Behavioural self-control was developed to treat a range of personal problems including:

A)Addiction
B)Habits
C)Obsessions
D)All of the above

Question 39

Cognitive behavioural therapy changes:

A)Thought processes
B)Behaviour
C)Thoughts and behaviour
D)Mood states

Question 40

Behaviour therapies stressed the need to treat:

A)Behavioural problems
B)Faulty learning
C)Reinforced behaviour
D)All of the above

Question 41

The body of knowledge known as conditioning has given rise to:

A)Behaviour therapies
B)Cognitive therapies
C)Psychodynamic therapies
D)Client centred therapies

Question 42

Which of the following is not a recognised counselling role?

A)Mental health counsellor
B)Marriage counsellor
C)Student counsellor
D)County councillor

Question 43

Group therapy can be used for:

A)When a group of individuals share similar problems or psychopathologies
B)When there is a need to treat an individual in the presence of others
C)Therapeutic benefit from observing and watching others
D)Behavioural intervention

Question 44

Counselling is a profession that aims to:

A)Promote personal growth and productivity
B)Provide a successful diagnosis in psychopathology
C)Ensure that clients are on the correct medication
D)Solely address behaviour

Question 45

Dream analysis is one of the central tenets of:

A)Psychoanalysis
B)Cognitive behaviour therapy
C)Humanistic therapy
D)Client centred therapy

Question 46

Which of the following is not a type of group therapy?

A)Experiential groups
B)Encounter groups
C)Self-help groups
D)Existential groups

Question 47

e-therapy describes:

A)Email contact between therapist and client
B)Emotional support
C)Electric shock treatment
D)Exercise therapy

Question 48

The main theoretical approaches adopted by counsellors are:

A)Psychodynamic
B)Cognitive - behavioural
C)Humanistic
D)All of the above

Question 49

Self-help groups can:

A)Bring together people who share a common problem
B)Enable individuals to work through their problems alone
C)Enable self-diagnosis
D)Not require the presence of a therapist

Question 50

Continuing professional development (CPD)demonstrates that a therapist:

A)Regularly updates their knowledge of recent developments in treatment techniques
B)Relies on information from informal sources
C)Relies solely on research literature as a way of updating their therapeutic skills
D)Attends all therapeutic conferences

Question 51

Empathy involves:

A)Putting yourself in someone else's shoes
B)Feeling sorry for someone
C)Putting others before yourself
D)Putting yourself before others

Question 52

Which of the following is not a behaviour therapy technique?

A)Flooding
B)Counterconditioning
C)Systematic desensitisation
D)Counter transference

Question 53

Freud believed that dream analysis enabled:

A)Accessing unconscious beliefs and conflicts
B)Accessing behavioural motivations
C)Accessing negative biases
D)Changing mood states

Question 54

Group therapy can be advantageous when an individual:

A)May need to work out their problems in the presence of others
B)May need comfort and support from others
C)May acquire therapeutic benefit from observing and watching others
D)All of the above

Question 55

Empathy is the ability which is essential for:

A)Guiding the client towards resolving their own life problems
B)Knowing when you have outstayed your welcome
C)Making a correct diagnosis
D)Discovering how psychopathology is acquired

Question 56

Email is a useful adjunct to face-to-face sessions in a number of ways:

A)Monitor treatment from a distance
B)Monitor behaviour daily
C)Intervene in a crisis
D)All of the above

Question 57

The principle of extinction assumes that emotional problems can be:

A)Unlearned
B)Removed from your mental lexicon
C)Derived from childhood experiences
D)Become prehistoric

Question 58

Counterconditioning is an exposure therapy technique which involves:

A)Learning that an event or situation is no longer threatening
B)Learning that one negative event may be linked to another
C)Exposing the client to the feared stimulus
D)Helping the client to see that their behaviour is counterproductive

Question 59

An encounter group:

A)Encourages therapy and self-growth through disclosure and interaction
B)Enables individuals to interact with others in a social setting
C)Encourages team building
D)Aids the therapist in diagnosis

Question 60

A counsellor's level of training is monitored and accredited by which professional body?

A)British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
B)British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
C)British Psychological Society (BPS)
D)British Association of Counsellors (BAC)

Question 61

Functional analysis is a therapy based on:

A)Operant conditioning
B)Classical conditioning
C)Humanistic principles
D)Psychodynamic principles

Question 62

Holistic therapies emphasise the needs for therapists to:

A)Consider purely the unconscious mind of the individual
B)Consider the whole person
C)Consider parts of the individual that manifest psychopathology
D)Consider the importance of drug intervention

Question 63

Functional analysis is where the therapist attempts to:

A)Identify consistencies between problematic behaviours and their consequences
B)Analyse unconscious functioning
C)Examine brain functioning
D)Diagnosis based on statistical testing

Question 64

Functional analysis has been adopted across a range of clinical settings,and has been successfully applied to:

A)Controlling aggressive/challenging behaviour
B)Depression
C)Eating disorders
D)All of the above

Question 65

Faulty learning involves:

A)Acquiring psychological disorders through simple conditioning processes
B)Acquiring psychological disorders through poor school attendance
C)Acquiring psychological disorders through low self esteem
D)Acquiring psychological disorders by exposure to aversive stimuli

Question 66

Token economy involves participants:

A)Receiving tokens
B)Giving tokens
C)Accumulating tokens
D)Saving tokens

Question 67

Family therapy is used to:

A)Improve communications between members of the family
B)Resolve specific conflicts - for example between adolescents and their parents
C)Attempts to understand the family as a social system
D)All of the above

Question 68

Humanistic therapies include:

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Existential therapies
C)Narrative therapy
D)All of the above

Question 69

As theorists,family therapists are:

A)Eclectic
B)Psychodynamic
C)Humanistic
D)Cognitive-behavioural

Question 70

In a psychiatric setting,the token economy was first used to:

A)Foster prosocial or self-help behaviours
B)Enable the client to get food from the canteen
C)Determine the length of treatment
D)None of the above

Question 71

Family therapists may focus on:

A)Patterns of interaction which maintain the problem
B)Trying to identify the cause
C)A family's genealogy
D)Maintenance of good family relations

Question 72

Determining whether a treatment works because of the principles it contains is known as assessing:

A)Internal validity
B)Ecological validity
C)Reliability
D)Internal consistency

Question 73

Humanistic therapies espoused the need for:

A)The therapist to develop a more personal relationship with the client
B)The client to make decisions and to solve their own problems
C)The therapist-client relationship to be a genuine reciprocal and empathetic
D)All of the above

Question 74

Which of the following are limitations to email communication?

A)Miscommunication because neither can observe nonverbal cues
B)It is difficult to ensure the confidentiality of online communications
C)Online communication makes it difficult to intervene in emergencies
D)All of the above

Question 75

In free association,the client is encouraged to:

A)Verbalise all thoughts,feelings and images that come to mind
B)Behave towards the analyst as they would have behaved towards an important person in their lives
C)Identify past experiences or discuss the nature of important relationships
D)Think for themselves

Question 76

Which of the following is considered the most successful of the humanistic therapies?

A)Client centred therapy
B)Psychodynamic therapy
C)Cognitive behavioural therapy
D)Hypnotherapy

Question 77

A functional analysis allows the therapist to:

A)Understand what factors might be maintaining an inappropriate behaviour
B)Reduce the frequency of that behaviour through extinction
C)Identifying the nature of the reinforcing consequence
D)All of the above

Question 78

A token economy is an influential intervention based upon:

A)Operant conditioning
B)Classical conditioning
C)Implicit learning
D)Client centred therapy

Question 79

Systems theory involves:

A)Attempts to understand the family as a social system
B)Uses computer based programs for therapy
C)Uses data analysis systems as a diagnostic tool
D)Relies on self-report measures

Question 80

Faulty learning is one of the central tenets of:

A)Behavioural therapy
B)Psychodynamic therapy
C)Humanistic therapy
D)Cognitive-behavioural therapy