Deck 20: Solidifying Understanding of Treatment Systems

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the common factors that Lambert and Bergin believe accounts for client improvement?

A)support
B)personality factors
C)learning factors
D)action factors

Answer 1

personality factors

Question 2

Which of the following treatment approaches does not emphasize early childhood experiences?

A)psychoanalysis
B)individual psychology
C)brief solution-focused therapy
D)analytical psychology

Answer 2

brief solution-focused therapy

Question 3

Which of the following treatment approaches pays the least attention to emotions?

A)psychoanalysis
B)existential therapy
C)person-centered counseling
D)Gestalt therapy

Answer 3

psychoanalysis

Question 4

Among the treatment approaches reviewed in Chapter 20, the most frequently recommended type of therapeutic alliance is

A)one in which the clinician and the client are collaborators.
B)one in which the client takes the lead.
C)one in which the clinician is fairly directive.
D)variable depending on presenting problem.

Question 5

Which of the following treatment approaches focuses most on people's actions?

A)rational emotive behavior therapy
B)brief psychodynamic therapy
C)Gestalt therapy
D)reality therapy

Question 6

Which of the following treatment approaches rarely makes use of between-session tasks?

A)rational emotive behavior therapy
B)person-centered therapy
C)reality therapy
D)brief solution-focused therapy

Question 7

Which of the following treatment systems has received the most empirical validation of its effectiveness?

A)Gestalt therapy
B)developmental/psychodynamic psychotherapy
C)individual psychology
D)cognitive therapy

Question 8

Which of the following treatment systems is based on the idea that small changes can lead to larger changes that have a "ripple" effect?

A)reality therapy
B)rational emotive behavior therapy
C)Gestalt therapy
D)brief solution-focused therapy

Question 9

One of the most consensual commonalities of effective treatment is

A)positive expectations for treatment.
B)therapist empathy.
C)similarity of client and clinician in terms of age, ethnicity, and education.
D)an effective treatment plan.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a criterion of sound treatment theories?

A)coherence and clarity
B)a concept of positive development and emotional help
C)applicability to individuals, families, and groups
D)a body of interventions that are compatible with the theory

Question 11

Which of the following determinants of a clinician's theoretical orientation is true?

A)Most clinician's choose a theoretical orientation based on their childhood experiences.
B)Clinicians who score high on the MBTI preference for intuition are more likely to choose humanistic theories.
C)Clinicians who score high on the MBTI preference for thinking are more likely to choose psychodynamic theories.
D)All clinicians view their work as a reflection of their life philosophy.

Question 12

In the future, managed care is expected to require proof of outcome effectiveness.

Question 13

A decrease in the prescriptive matching of treatment to diagnosis is anticipated.

Question 14

Technology, such as virtual reality, Skype, and email is likely to be banned in counseling.

Question 15

An increase in the use of brief psychodynamic treatment approaches is unlikely.

Question 16

The number of clinicians who opt out of insurance plans is likely to increase.

Question 17

Eastern traditions such as mindfulness, meditation, and acceptance will increasingly be incorporated into treatment.

Question 18

Choose two treatment approaches reviewed in Chapter 20 that represent different areas of focus in the BETA model. Compare the two theories on the following dimensions:
●area of focus in the BETA model
●underlying theory/view of change
●important concepts
●treatment of background, emotions, thoughts, and actions
●important strategies
●the therapeutic alliance
●applicability to various diagnostic and demographic groups
●extent of research validation

Question 19

Choose two other treatment approaches: (1) one of your preferred approaches, and (2) one of your least preferred of those studied. Compare them on the following dimensions and then explain why each of the two theories does or does not appeal to you:
●area of focus in the BETA model
●underlying theory/view of change
●important concepts
●treatment of background, emotions, thoughts, and actions
●important strategies
●the therapeutic alliance
●applicability to various diagnostic and demographic groups
●extent of research validation

Question 20

Identify the category in the BETA model (background, emotions, thoughts, actions) that is the focus of each of the following treatment approaches:
?cognitive therapy
?solution-focused brief therapy
?individual psychology
?rational emotive behavior therapy
?analytical psychology
?reality therapy
?brief psychodynamic therapy
?person-centered counseling
?existential therapy
?Gestalt therapy
?behavior therapy
?cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 21

C.J., a 46-year old man, sought your assistance because he feels "down." He recently lost his job because of a company downsizing, and he feels that his new job does not make good use of his skills and knowledge. He is concerned that his persistently negative mood may be affecting his job performance. He is wondering whether he should look for another job or continue in his current one. He has never sought counseling before and seems ambivalent about seeing you.
Choose a theoretical approach that you might use to treat C.J. What particular strategies or interventions would you use? What sort of therapeutic alliance would you seek to establish? What might you do to enhance the likelihood of success with C.J.? Provide a rationale for all of your choices.

Question 22

Describe at least four factors that usually play a part in a clinician's choice of preferred treatment orientations. Which of these do you think will have the greatest influence on you? Explain why.