Question 1

What types of therapy have been found to be effective in treating anxiety-related disorders?

Accepted Answer

Treatment for specific phobias must invo

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic techniques of psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  free association 
B)  dream interpretation 
C)  analysis of resistance 
D)  guided imagery 
E)  analysis of transference 
A)  free association 
B)  dream interpretation 
C)  analysis of resistance 
D)  guided imagery 
E)  analysis of transference

Question 3

What does the current evidence say about the effects of psychotherapy, and which orientation is the most effective?

Accepted Answer

A review by Smith et al. (1980) of 475 c

Question 4

Antipsychotic medications are the only class of medications that can cure schizophrenia at this time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cognitive restructuring requires people to first become aware of their emotions when they are having distorted thoughts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first treatments for psychological disorders were biological. 
B)  Practices such as bleeding were designed to correct biological imbalances. 
C)  In the latter part of the nineteenth century, very few physical strategies designed to calm disturbed behaviour existed. 
D)  Electroconvulsive treatment is the most controversial biological intervention used to treat disturbed behaviour. 
E)  Psychopharmacology is the most common biological intervention used to treat disturbed behaviour. 
A)  The first treatments for psychological disorders were biological. 
B)  Practices such as bleeding were designed to correct biological imbalances. 
C)  In the latter part of the nineteenth century, very few physical strategies designed to calm disturbed behaviour existed. 
D)  Electroconvulsive treatment is the most controversial biological intervention used to treat disturbed behaviour. 
E)  Psychopharmacology is the most common biological intervention used to treat disturbed behaviour.

Question 7

Systematic desensitization is currently the treatment of choice for phobias, since it has been found to be more effective than in vivo treatment and treatments without the relaxation component.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following best summarizes the current status of psychoactive medication?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is most effective for certain types of people suffering from particular types of disorders. 
B)  It effectively guards against relapse and chronic disorder. 
C)  It has excellent curative properties. 
D)  It is generally highly inefficient. 
E)  It is effective for symptom control. 
A)  It is most effective for certain types of people suffering from particular types of disorders. 
B)  It effectively guards against relapse and chronic disorder. 
C)  It has excellent curative properties. 
D)  It is generally highly inefficient. 
E)  It is effective for symptom control.

Question 9

In a meta-analytic study, data from previous studies are combined by developing a common metric, called an effect size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Albert Ellis's rational-emotive therapy and Beck's cognitive therapy are based on the assumption that:

Accepted Answer

A)  irrational emotions give rise to distress and psychopathology. 
B)  positive thinking is what makes people happy. 
C)  the way people remember information is what contributes to well-being versus psychopathology. 
D)  an individual's perception of situations, rather than the situations themselves, affects adjustment. 
E)  people with psychopathology have deficits in their attentional control. 
A)  irrational emotions give rise to distress and psychopathology. 
B)  positive thinking is what makes people happy. 
C)  the way people remember information is what contributes to well-being versus psychopathology. 
D)  an individual's perception of situations, rather than the situations themselves, affects adjustment. 
E)  people with psychopathology have deficits in their attentional control.

Question 11

Electroconvulsive therapy is used for disorders like schizophrenia, depressive disorders, and anxiety related disorders, especially when medication does not work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A core strategy in the behavioural activation approach to treating depression is:

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging in activities that offer repeated experience of natural reinforcers. 
B)  learning how to assert oneself more effectively. 
C)  learning how to wake up early in the morning rather than sleeping in and wasting time. 
D)  learning how to develop a regular habit of engaging in cardiovascular exercise. 
E)  learning how to achieve a better work-life balance. 
A)  engaging in activities that offer repeated experience of natural reinforcers. 
B)  learning how to assert oneself more effectively. 
C)  learning how to wake up early in the morning rather than sleeping in and wasting time. 
D)  learning how to develop a regular habit of engaging in cardiovascular exercise. 
E)  learning how to achieve a better work-life balance.

Question 13

Various meta-analyses conducted over the years have shown that psychotherapy is effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is false regarding the characteristics of those who receive psychological services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are twice as likely as men to consult a psychologist. 
B)  People who experience pain that interferes with their daily lives are twice as likely to seek psychological services. 
C)  People who feel so unhappy that they believe life is not worthwhile are five times as likely to seek psychological services. 
D)  People who are already high functioning but would like to optimize/enhance their performance are the fastest growing group seeking psychological services. 
E)  Individuals who report high levels of stress are more likely to seek psychological services. 
A)  Women are twice as likely as men to consult a psychologist. 
B)  People who experience pain that interferes with their daily lives are twice as likely to seek psychological services. 
C)  People who feel so unhappy that they believe life is not worthwhile are five times as likely to seek psychological services. 
D)  People who are already high functioning but would like to optimize/enhance their performance are the fastest growing group seeking psychological services. 
E)  Individuals who report high levels of stress are more likely to seek psychological services.

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the key elements of the problem-solving approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  problem definition. 
B)  generating alternative solutions to deal with the problem. 
C)  problem formulation. 
D)  deciding on the perfect, no-fail solution to implement. 
E)  implementing and evaluating the solution. 
A)  problem definition. 
B)  generating alternative solutions to deal with the problem. 
C)  problem formulation. 
D)  deciding on the perfect, no-fail solution to implement. 
E)  implementing and evaluating the solution.

Question 16

You are a psychiatrist who is treating an older patient who has schizophrenia. You are worried about extrapyramidal effects and serious health risks and would like to keep these at an absolute minimum. Which of the following drugs would you most likely prescribe?

Accepted Answer

A)  SSRIs 
B)  olanzapine 
C)  thioridazine 
D)  haloperidol 
E)  fluphenazine 
A)  SSRIs 
B)  olanzapine 
C)  thioridazine 
D)  haloperidol 
E)  fluphenazine

Question 17

Electroconvulsive therapy

Accepted Answer

A)  is ineffective in ameliorating severe depressive symptoms that have not responded to other treatments. 
B)  reduces depression by a very simple and clearly understood mechanism. 
C)  is quite often a medical practitioner's first choice for treating depression. 
D)  has been shown to work very well with older patients. 
E)  shows no evidence in reducing the likelihood of relapse. 
A)  is ineffective in ameliorating severe depressive symptoms that have not responded to other treatments. 
B)  reduces depression by a very simple and clearly understood mechanism. 
C)  is quite often a medical practitioner's first choice for treating depression. 
D)  has been shown to work very well with older patients. 
E)  shows no evidence in reducing the likelihood of relapse.

Question 18

A father has just started teaching his young son to shoot a basketball. Although he is very eager to see him progress, the father comes down hard on his son every time he misses a shot. According to Albert Bandura, how should the father modify his approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  He shouldn't change anything. Mastery and self-efficacy will develop even better with criticism. 
B)  He should reward his son with money every time he makes a shot. 
C)  He should maintain a similar standard of criticism even once the behaviour has been mastered. 
D)  He should encourage his son for persistence and effort, even if he is missing shots. 
E)  He shouldn't change anything. By being a harsh critic, the father will help his son develop high standards for the future. 
A)  He shouldn't change anything. Mastery and self-efficacy will develop even better with criticism. 
B)  He should reward his son with money every time he makes a shot. 
C)  He should maintain a similar standard of criticism even once the behaviour has been mastered. 
D)  He should encourage his son for persistence and effort, even if he is missing shots. 
E)  He shouldn't change anything. By being a harsh critic, the father will help his son develop high standards for the future.

Question 19

Jerome Frank identified three essential ingredients in psychotherapeutic healing: __________, __________, and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hope; gaining awareness of one's own thought process; gaining awareness of how one is perceived by others 
B)  hope; an alternative explanation for the problem; a prescription that the client thinks, feel, or act in a different way 
C)  calm; gaining awareness of one's own thought process; gaining awareness of how one is perceived by others 
D)  calm; an alternative explanation for the problem; a prescription that the client thinks, feel, or act in a different way 
E)  trust; an alternative explanation for the problem; a prescription that the client thinks, feel, or act in a different way 
A)  hope; gaining awareness of one's own thought process; gaining awareness of how one is perceived by others 
B)  hope; an alternative explanation for the problem; a prescription that the client thinks, feel, or act in a different way 
C)  calm; gaining awareness of one's own thought process; gaining awareness of how one is perceived by others 
D)  calm; an alternative explanation for the problem; a prescription that the client thinks, feel, or act in a different way 
E)  trust; an alternative explanation for the problem; a prescription that the client thinks, feel, or act in a different way

Question 20

Which of the following statements about group therapy is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A disadvantage is that in the short term and long-term, it is more expensive to deliver group therapy than it is to treat people individually. 
B)  An advantage of the group context is that it offers feedback from other people. 
C)  An advantage of the group context is that it is a place to practice ways of relating to others. 
D)  Universality can reduce feelings of stigma. 
E)  The group context may lead to feelings of belonging. 
A)  A disadvantage is that in the short term and long-term, it is more expensive to deliver group therapy than it is to treat people individually. 
B)  An advantage of the group context is that it offers feedback from other people. 
C)  An advantage of the group context is that it is a place to practice ways of relating to others. 
D)  Universality can reduce feelings of stigma. 
E)  The group context may lead to feelings of belonging.

What types of therapy have been found to be effective in treating anxiety-related disorders?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic techniques of psychoanalysis?

What does the current evidence say about the effects of psychotherapy, and which orientation is the most effective?

Antipsychotic medications are the only class of medications that can cure schizophrenia at this time.

Cognitive restructuring requires people to first become aware of their emotions when they are having distorted thoughts.

Which of the following is false?

Systematic desensitization is currently the treatment of choice for phobias, since it has been found to be more effective than in vivo treatment and treatments without the relaxation component.

Which of the following best summarizes the current status of psychoactive medication?

In a meta-analytic study, data from previous studies are combined by developing a common metric, called an effect size.

Albert Ellis's rational-emotive therapy and Beck's cognitive therapy are based on the assumption that:

Electroconvulsive therapy is used for disorders like schizophrenia, depressive disorders, and anxiety related disorders, especially when medication does not work.

A core strategy in the behavioural activation approach to treating depression is:

Various meta-analyses conducted over the years have shown that psychotherapy is effective.

Which of the following is false regarding the characteristics of those who receive psychological services?

Which of the following is not one of the key elements of the problem-solving approach?

You are a psychiatrist who is treating an older patient who has schizophrenia. You are worried about extrapyramidal effects and serious health risks and would like to keep these at an absolute minimum. Which of the following drugs would you most likely prescribe?

Electroconvulsive therapy

A father has just started teaching his young son to shoot a basketball. Although he is very eager to see him progress, the father comes down hard on his son every time he misses a shot. According to Albert Bandura, how should the father modify his approach?

Jerome Frank identified three essential ingredients in psychotherapeutic healing: , , and __.

Which of the following statements about group therapy is not true?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Exam 17: Therapies

What types of therapy have been found to be effective in treating anxiety-related disorders?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic techniques of psychoanalysis?

What does the current evidence say about the effects of psychotherapy, and which orientation is the most effective?

Antipsychotic medications are the only class of medications that can cure schizophrenia at this time.

Cognitive restructuring requires people to first become aware of their emotions when they are having distorted thoughts.

Which of the following is false?

Systematic desensitization is currently the treatment of choice for phobias, since it has been found to be more effective than in vivo treatment and treatments without the relaxation component.

Which of the following best summarizes the current status of psychoactive medication?

In a meta-analytic study, data from previous studies are combined by developing a common metric, called an effect size.

Albert Ellis's rational-emotive therapy and Beck's cognitive therapy are based on the assumption that:

Electroconvulsive therapy is used for disorders like schizophrenia, depressive disorders, and anxiety related disorders, especially when medication does not work.

A core strategy in the behavioural activation approach to treating depression is:

Various meta-analyses conducted over the years have shown that psychotherapy is effective.

Which of the following is false regarding the characteristics of those who receive psychological services?

Which of the following is not one of the key elements of the problem-solving approach?

You are a psychiatrist who is treating an older patient who has schizophrenia. You are worried about extrapyramidal effects and serious health risks and would like to keep these at an absolute minimum. Which of the following drugs would you most likely prescribe?

Electroconvulsive therapy

A father has just started teaching his young son to shoot a basketball. Although he is very eager to see him progress, the father comes down hard on his son every time he misses a shot. According to Albert Bandura, how should the father modify his approach?

Jerome Frank identified three essential ingredients in psychotherapeutic healing: __________, __________, and __________.

Which of the following statements about group therapy is not true?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters

Jerome Frank identified three essential ingredients in psychotherapeutic healing: , , and __.