Deck 2: How Are Psychological Disorders Treated

Question 1

Which of these is not a benefit of prescribing medications for psychological disorders?

A) Medications usually have long-lasting effects that are maintained once the medication is withdrawn
B) Medications are usually cheaper to provide than therapies
C) There are not enough qualified therapists to give therapy to all who need it. Medication can help people who don't have access to therapy
D) Taking medication takes less time and effort than engaging in therapy

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is a randomised controlled trial (RCT)?

A) An experiment where participants take part in a number of interventions in a randomised order
B) An experiment where some of the participants will be randomly assigned to receive the intervention of interest, and the others will receive no treatment or a control treatment
C) An experiment where all participants trial a new treatment, followed by a control treatment
D) None of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a difficulty of running an RCT?

A) It is difficult to know whether improvements in treated clients were due to the new intervention or simply the passage of time
B) Drop-out rates are often very high
C) It is difficult to make sure that outcome assessments are objective and unbiased
D) The researcher's excitement about an intervention may result in that intervention doing better than it's comparison

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What does it mean to have a "double-blind" trial?

A) The participant doesn't know whether or not they are receiving the treatment of interest
B) The researcher doesn't know whether or not the participant is receiving the treatment of interest
C) Neither the participant or the researcher knows whether or not the participant is receiving the treatment of interest
D) Both the participant and the researcher know whether or not the participant is receiving the treatment of interest

Question 5

Why might meta-analyses of treatment trials be used in the context of intervention evaluation?

A) Meta-analyses test whether it is feasible to carry out a trial of a new intervention
B) Meta-analyses enable the pooling of results from a number of trials, to give a more powerful insight into the effectiveness of new interventions
C) Meta-analyses of treatment trials identify why new interventions are or are not effective
D) Both B and C

Question 6

Which of the following describes the theoretical framework of Freud's psychodynamic theory?

A) People are influenced by early traumatic experiences
B) People are influenced by 'unconscious desires'
C) Characters and situations in people's dreams are symbolic of other things, such as the individual's feelings of resentment or sexual desires
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is true of Freud's psychodynamic approach to treatment of psychological disorders?

A) Freud identified the role of the unconscious and early life experiences, leading to the later development of other models of psychological treatment
B) It has been shown, in rigorous RCTs, to be superior to CBT for most psychological disorders
C) It is based on sound scientific understanding
D) None of the above

Question 8

Why are clients given homework as part of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)?

A) To test the client on what they have learnt during the session
B) To check that the client is engaged with the therapy
C) To practice what they have learnt during the session within the outside world
D) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is not an ethical principle from the Code of Ethics and Conduct (2009)

A) Dependability
B) Competence
C) Integrity
D) Respect

Question 10

In which of the following scenarios would it be appropriate to break the confidentiality agreement with a client?

A) It would never be appropriate to break the confidentiality agreement with a client
B) If a client tells you that they have a clear plan to kill themselves after leaving the session
C) If a client tells you that they have abused a child
D) Both B and C