Deck 8: Psychosocial Interventions

Question 1

Support groups differ from self-help groups by

A)Use of a drop-in approach
B)Professional leadership
C)Theory of empowerment
D)Emphasis on mastery

Answer 1

Professional leadership

Question 2

It can be said of social rhythms therapy that

A)It is involved in establishing regular patterns of sleep.
B)It has been found to be effective for major depressive disorder but not for bipolar disorder.
C)It is involved in establishing regular patterns of sleeping,eating,exercising,and engaging in other daily activities.
D)It has not been found to be effective as adjunctive treatment in obesity.

Answer 2

It is involved in establishing regular patterns of sleeping,eating,exercising,and engaging in other daily activities.

Question 3

The primary goal of psychological first aid is to

A)Provide a debriefing opportunity
B)Help the patient come to terms with the traumatic event
C)Promote material assistance
D)Educate victims of the possible sequelae such as post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer 3

Help the patient come to terms with the traumatic event

Question 4

Remedial psychosocial interventions include

A)Psychological first aid and reminiscence therapy
B)Social rhythms therapy and sleep therapy
C)Case management and intensive case management
D)Cognitive restructuring and vocational rehabilitation

Question 5

Research has found that sleep therapy is effective in reducing symptoms of which of the following disorders?

A)Social anxiety disorder (nongeneralized)
B)Agoraphobia
C)Depression
D)Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 6

Effective interventions to build social networks have been found to include all of the following except

A)Participating in groups that focus on adherence to medication
B)Building new relationships
C)Strengthening existing networks
D)Using ready-made friends or companions

Question 7

Selection of level of case management for a patient is influenced by the

A)Type of psychiatric disorder
B)Degree of impairment of functioning
C)Legal status of the patient
D)Presence of a comorbid substance-related disorder

Question 8

When considering how to increase a patient's social network,which of the following interventions provides training for volunteers in working with people with mental illnesses?

A)Self-help groups
B)Compeer
C)Mutual-help groups
D)Drop-in centers

Question 9

Family psychoeducation is designed to do all of the following except

A)Provide information about the illness
B)Reduce criticism of the patient by the family
C)Promote problem-solving skills of the family
D)Advocate for vocational rehabilitation

Question 10

The primary goal of compensatory interventions is to help patients improve coping through the use of all of the following except

A)Brief dynamic therapy
B)Social skills training
C)Stress management
D)Problem-solving therapy

Question 11

As administrator of a mental health care agency,you know that augmenting pharmacotherapy with psychosocial interventions will produce better outcomes than pharmacotherapy alone.To target loneliness and social isolation,which of the following would be the most likely choice?

A)Psychological first aid
B)Psychoeducation
C)Compeer
D)Social rhythms therapy