Question 1

If a treatment for depression is said to be effective, that has been determined through controlled research studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Janessa has been selected to participate in her university's computerized CBT program for her depression. If she is like participants in a recent study evaluating cCBT for university students, she will:

Accepted Answer

A)  Be less depressed if she completes the program 
B)  Be less depressed regardless of whether she completes the program 
C)  Most likely complete the program and see a small improvement in her depression 
D)  Most likely only complete part of the program and will see no change in her depression

Question 3

The major goal of psychoanalytic approaches to therapy involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Removal of repressions that prevent ego growth. 
B)  The interplay of behavioural events and internal attributions. 
C)  Identifying associations between unconscious motivations and superego functioning. 
D)  Determining accurately the operative defence mechanisms.

Question 4

What are the basic principles of Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy (IBCT)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of reinforcement principles, behavioural exchange and communication training 
B)  Incorporation of the notion of emotional acceptance 
C)  Recognition that the actions and inactions of the partners are important 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Intermittent reinforcement makes new behaviour more enduring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Jenna and Jill both enter into therapy at their university counseling centre for the treatment of anxiety. In addition to problems with anxiety, Jenna also has a problem with gambling. After 8 sessions of treatment, both women terminate therapy successfully. Who will likely continue to have symptoms of anxiety, if either?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jenna 
B)  Jill 
C)  Both of them 
D)  Neither of them

Question 7

Which of the following therapies best fits the description that marital distress stems from maladaptive and troubled forms of emotions in the context of romantic relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Integrative behavioural couples therapy (IBCT) 
B)  Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) 
C)  Cognitive-behavioural marital therapy (CBMT) 
D)  Rational-emotive therapy (RET)

Question 8

A recent survey of doctorate student practitioners revealed the following about the use of psychotherapeutic techniques:

Accepted Answer

A)  Practitioners used more techniques outside their primary theoretical orientation than from their own 
B)  Overall, 23 techniques were used by 127 practitioners 
C)  The top one technique was trying to understand the world from the client's perspective 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Theodore is receiving treatment for his fear of flying. He is first trained in relaxation skills, then imagines increasingly anxiety-evoking images of flying while in a relaxed state. This treatment is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive modification 
B)  Token economy 
C)  Systematic desensitization 
D)  Exposure

Question 10

Sandra is a graduate student in clinical psychology. As part of her training, she is encouraged to develop good listening skills, exhibit empathy and genuineness, and hold clients in a positive light. These are all central features of which therapeutic paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Behavioural 
D)  Client-centred

Question 11

A common element across therapies, regardless of paradigm, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focusing directly upon symptoms. 
B)  Challenging irrational beliefs. 
C)  Determining stimuli that control dysfunctional behaviour. 
D)  Maintaining a positive relationship between therapist and client.

Question 12

Nora is thinking about seeking therapy. She has been feeling pretty depressed for a while, but isn't sure it's severe enough to warrant seeking help. She's also not sure therapy can really help. If she decides to seek help, which client factor mentioned will most likely play a role in her therapy's success (or failure)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapist competence 
B)  Motivation for change 
C)  Therapy outcome beliefs 
D)  Client personality

Question 13

Ethical clinicians only use treatments that have been supported in research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Young's schema-focused therapy is a combination of CBT and client-centered techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Emotion-focused couples therapy has three phases:

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop working alliance, emotional catharsis, resolution 
B)  De-escalate maladaptive cycle, change interactional positions, consolidation 
C)  Rapport, release of emotion, re-integration 
D)  Evaluate communication, express emotions, role play solutions

Question 16

What is emotion-focused therapy and how is it used with couples?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

According to Parry et al. (2010), what frustrates clinicians and health services researchers in regard to research outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not reflect pragmatic concerns. 
B)  Although well designed, some experimental approaches are inappropriate, impossible and inadequate. 
C)  Research projects contains samples that do not reflect patients encountered in clinics. 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

The primary focus of technical eclecticism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish interventions that work from other therapy orientations, but conceptualize it from a singular paradigm. 
B)  An effort to determine interventions that all schools of therapy share. 
C)  An effort to ultimately blend theories to one coherent paradigm. 
D)  An effort to bind all treatments to a single therapy school.

Question 19

The term "The Dodo Bird Effect" derives from the famous book:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Wind in the Willows 
B)  Alice in Wonderland 
C)  The Lord of the Flies 
D)  One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Question 20

Jean is currently in therapy with a psychoanalytically oriented therapist. As part of therapy, she is asked to recline on a couch and freely recount any events or ideas that occur to her. This technique is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Free expressions. 
B)  Projective expression. 
C)  Projective association. 
D)  Free association.

Exam 17: Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

If a treatment for depression is said to be effective, that has been determined through controlled research studies.

Janessa has been selected to participate in her university's computerized CBT program for her depression. If she is like participants in a recent study evaluating cCBT for university students, she will:

The major goal of psychoanalytic approaches to therapy involves:

What are the basic principles of Integrative Behavioural Couples Therapy (IBCT) ?

Intermittent reinforcement makes new behaviour more enduring.

Which of the following therapies best fits the description that marital distress stems from maladaptive and troubled forms of emotions in the context of romantic relations?

A recent survey of doctorate student practitioners revealed the following about the use of psychotherapeutic techniques:

Theodore is receiving treatment for his fear of flying. He is first trained in relaxation skills, then imagines increasingly anxiety-evoking images of flying while in a relaxed state. This treatment is called:

Sandra is a graduate student in clinical psychology. As part of her training, she is encouraged to develop good listening skills, exhibit empathy and genuineness, and hold clients in a positive light. These are all central features of which therapeutic paradigm?

A common element across therapies, regardless of paradigm, is:

Ethical clinicians only use treatments that have been supported in research.

Young's schema-focused therapy is a combination of CBT and client-centered techniques.

Emotion-focused couples therapy has three phases:

What is emotion-focused therapy and how is it used with couples?

According to Parry et al. (2010) , what frustrates clinicians and health services researchers in regard to research outcomes?

The primary focus of technical eclecticism is:

The term "The Dodo Bird Effect" derives from the famous book:

Jean is currently in therapy with a psychoanalytically oriented therapist. As part of therapy, she is asked to recline on a couch and freely recount any events or ideas that occur to her. This technique is referred to as: