Deck 10: The Process of Psychotherapy

Question 1

The first session with a therapist may be around ___

A) 30 minutes
B) 1 hour
C) 2 hours
D) 3 hours

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What differentiates a therapist from someone like a bartender?

A) Education
B) Client is vulnerable
C) Client is comfortable
D) Client talks about distress

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A technique that seems to greatly improve therapy outcome is:

A) Comfort
B) Vulnerability
C) Homework
D) Trust

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Insurance companies generally pay for how many sessions of therapy?

A) None
B) 5
C) 10
D) As many as the patient needs

Question 5

In controlled research, most patients (between 58% and 67%) show improvement after an average of ____ sessions.

A) 5
B) 9
C) 13
D) 20

Question 6

Generally it is recommended that patients receive ____ hours of therapy with severe cases needing more time.

A) 0-10
B) 10-20
C) 20-30
D) 30-40

Question 7

People who go into therapy are more likely to be:

A) Women.
B) Older people.
C) Unintelligent.
D) Unsuccessful.

Question 8

Psychotherapeutic interventions are often based on five levels of emotional awareness. The nature of the psychopathology dictates which type of intervention is called for as well as dictating the goal. If a patient is being seen for emotional conflict such as depression, for example, what kind of intervention would be called for?

A) insight oriented
B) cognitive therapy
C) behavior modification
D) biofeedback / pharmacological

Question 9

Psychotherapeutic interventions are often based on five levels of emotional awareness. The nature of the psychopathology dictates which type of intervention is called for as well as dictating the goal. If a patient is being seen for impulsivity such as substance abuse, for example, what kind of intervention would be called for?

A) Insight oriented
B) Cognitive therapy
C) Behavior modification
D) Biofeedback / pharmacological

Question 10

Psychotherapeutic interventions are often based on five levels of emotional awareness. The nature of the psychopathology dictates which type of intervention is called for as well as dictating the goal. If a patient is being seen for somatic distress, what kind of intervention would be called for?

A) Insight oriented
B) Cognitive therapy
C) Behavior modification
D) Biofeedback / pharmacological

Question 11

Psychotherapeutic interventions are often based on five levels of emotional awareness. The nature of the psychopathology dictates which type of intervention is called for as well as dictating the goal. If a patient is being seen for conscious distress, what kind of intervention would be called for?

A) Insight oriented
B) Cognitive therapy
C) Behavior modification
D) Biofeedback / pharmacological

Question 12

Who performs better on national licensing exams?

A) PhDs in clinical psychology
B) PsyDs
C) Paraprofessional
D) Psychoanalysts

Question 13

Research on skills training for therapist indicates that:

A) Skills tend not to transfer from training to practice.
B) One type of skill is generally better than others.
C) Students do not like didactic learning of skills and theory.
D) Training is often based on the theoretical orientation of the researcher than actual research.

Question 14

The skills needed to successfully navigate through a therapy session and appropriately respond to clients are referred to as:

A) Macroskills.
B) Microskills.
C) Case conceptualization.
D) Normalization.

Question 15

Integrative skills and the accurate execution of theory-specific therapy are referred to as:

A) Macroskills.
B) Microskills.
C) Case conceptualization.
D) Normalization.

Question 16

Fernando and his therapist agree that they need to work on his quick temper. This would be an example of what component of the therapeutic alliance?

A) Bonds
B) Tasks
C) Goals
D) Resistance

Question 17

Ursula trusts and likes her therapist, you could even say that she likes her. This would be an example of which component of the therapeutic alliance?

A) bonds
B) tasks
C) goals
D) resistance

Question 18

Sergio and the therapist are working on him smoking less. They would love for him to quit fully by the end of summer. This would be an example of which component of the therapeutic alliance?

A) Bonds
B) Tasks
C) Goals
D) Resistance

Question 19

Alondra's therapist tells her that she has relationship issues because of commitment issues. Alondra disagrees and finds her therapist pushy. This would be an example of which component of the therapeutic alliance?

A) Bonds
B) Tasks
C) Goals
D) Resistance

Question 20

Yanalise tries to barter her services as a advertising executive in exchange for therapeutic services. This is an example of how _____ influence(s) competency.

A) Culture
B) Norms
C) Biases
D) Heuristics

Question 21

In regards to cultural competence, what is a good strategy to facilitate cultural learning?

A) It is sufficient to rely on media to form assumptions about other cultures.
B) It is OK to spend time only with the frail and disabled of the culture to form opinions about the culture.
C) Once information is acquired you must remain vigilant.
D) Some groups are superior to other groups.

Question 22

Briefly discuss the recommendations about the amount of time is needed for therapy to be effective. How do insurance limits affect this?

Question 23

The text lists six key reasons data from paraprofessionals (as opposed to clinical professionals) can not be interpreted as applying to all forms of clients in all forms of therapy. Briefly discuss this research here.

Question 24

Briefly describe microskills and macroskills. What other components, skills or elements does the patient benefit from in each?

Question 25

Briefly discuss the therapeutic alliance. Make sure you describite and provide an example of each of the three interlocking components.

Question 26

Describe the components of cultural competency. Sue (1999) suggests four overarching learning strategies that contribute to the facilitation of learning. What are they?