Exam 11: General Issues in Psychotherapy

List and briefly explain three common factors proposed by psychotherapy outcome researchers.

In addition to effectiveness and efficacy, other ways to measure psychotherapy outcome include ______.

Taking a ______ approach to psychotherapy efficacy studies means attempting to identify and treat the underlying pathology that causes symptoms across related disorders.

The tripartite model, a theory related to the measurement of psychotherapy outcome, was created by ______.

What is the most common format of psychotherapy practiced by clinical psychologists?

According to a survey of experts in the field of clinical psychology (Norcross, Pfund, & Prochaska, 2013), which of the following is likely to happen in the near future?

When a client's preference for type of psychotherapy is honored, it ______.

The "dodo bird verdict" refers to the finding that ______.

List two common factors discussed in the text.

Dr. Harbinger is studying a new psychotherapy treatment for depression. He carefully screens potential participants to make sure they fit strict diagnostic criteria and randomly assigns them to a treatment or control group. He is most likely conducting a(n) ______ study.

The tripartite model, created by Hans Strupp and colleagues, essentially suggests that ______.

The most common professional activity of clinical psychologists is ______.

Psychotherapy outcome researchers have proposed that ______, the nature of the relationship between client and psychotherapist, is a common factor across diverse forms of psychotherapy.

______ refers to how well psychotherapy works "in the lab."

Among the following individuals, who would be most likely to support a prescriptive approach to therapy?

The 1995 psychotherapy study published in Consumer Reports magazine ______.

What is the dodo bird verdict?

Based on the textbook, researchers have measured the outcome of psychotherapy by doing all of the following EXCEPT ______.

In 2010, what was the orientation most endorsed by clinical psychologists?

The extent to which a psychotherapy works in a controlled research setting with well-defined groups of patients is best described as the ______ of that form of psychotherapy.