Question 1

All Canadians have access to psychotherapy due to universal health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the therapy outcome case study that opens Chapter 17, the patient (as a child)watched her father drown a litter of kittens. This patient was treated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalytic therapy 
B) Emotion-focused therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapy 
D) Cognitive-behaviour therapy 
A) Psychoanalytic therapy 
B) Emotion-focused therapy 
C) Interpersonal therapy 
D) Cognitive-behaviour therapy

Question 3

Motivational interviewing and compassion focused therapy are rooted in a Rogerian approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Canadian Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice (2012)stated that:

Accepted Answer

A) Psychologists must provide empirically-supported treatment 
B) Psychologists can only use treatments from the APA list of empirically-supported treatments 
C) Psychologists should stay up to date on the literature to inform their practice 
D) Psychologists should advocate for prescription privileges 
A) Psychologists must provide empirically-supported treatment 
B) Psychologists can only use treatments from the APA list of empirically-supported treatments 
C) Psychologists should stay up to date on the literature to inform their practice 
D) Psychologists should advocate for prescription privileges

Question 5

If you were seeking treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, which of the following would you choose for longer-lasting benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) Acceptance-based treatment 
B) Motivational interviewing followed by CBT 
C) CBT only 
D) Medication 
A) Acceptance-based treatment 
B) Motivational interviewing followed by CBT 
C) CBT only 
D) Medication

Question 6

REBT began as a form of marital therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What do the non-representative samples that are inherent to clinical trials suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) The treatment method used in any given study may not be equally therapeutic to all participants 
B) Prevalence rates of many disorders may be incorrect 
C) Community treatment orders are ineffective 
D) It is risky to generalize from controlled studies to the actual population 
A) The treatment method used in any given study may not be equally therapeutic to all participants 
B) Prevalence rates of many disorders may be incorrect 
C) Community treatment orders are ineffective 
D) It is risky to generalize from controlled studies to the actual population

Question 8

Howard and Beth have been married for three years. When they first got married, they both felt like they were living the dream, but now that reality has set in, each of them is less happy than they were. In reality, they probably

Accepted Answer

A) have more conflict now than when they first got married. 
B) have less conflict now than when they first got married. 
C) wish they were still single. 
D) are dealing with the same problems as they were before. 
A) have more conflict now than when they first got married. 
B) have less conflict now than when they first got married. 
C) wish they were still single. 
D) are dealing with the same problems as they were before.

Question 9

Which of the following diagnoses is commonly overlooked in controlled research studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Major depression 
B) Panic disorder 
C) Adjustment disorder 
D) Borderline personality disorder 
A) Major depression 
B) Panic disorder 
C) Adjustment disorder 
D) Borderline personality disorder

Question 10

Frand and Frank (1985)argued that people seek psychotherapy not only because of their symptoms but also because these symptoms are accompanied by feelings of alienation, hopelessness, helplessness, loss of self-esteem and incompetence. They named this phenomenon:

Accepted Answer

A) Demoralization hypothesis 
B) Individual-difference hypothesis 
C) Mental-severity hypothesis 
D) None of the above 
A) Demoralization hypothesis 
B) Individual-difference hypothesis 
C) Mental-severity hypothesis 
D) None of the above

Question 11

A meta-analysis by Dobson (1989)revealed that greater short-term improvements for depression symptoms were achieved using:

Accepted Answer

A) Drug therapy 
B) Non-cognitive behavioural therapy 
C) Beck's cognitive therapy 
D) None of the above; there were no difference found among therapies 
A) Drug therapy 
B) Non-cognitive behavioural therapy 
C) Beck's cognitive therapy 
D) None of the above; there were no difference found among therapies

Question 12

Studies on compassion focused therapy are ongoing, but it has been found to help people

Accepted Answer

A) with anxiety. 
B) with depression. 
C) with personality disorders. 
D) reduce smoking. 
A) with anxiety. 
B) with depression. 
C) with personality disorders. 
D) reduce smoking.

Question 13

Studies of therapeutic alliance indicate that ___________ in predicting positive treatment outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) the therapist's view is more important than the client's view 
B) the client's view is more important than the therapist's view 
C) both client and therapist views are equally important 
D) neither the client's nor therapist's view is important 
A) the therapist's view is more important than the client's view 
B) the client's view is more important than the therapist's view 
C) both client and therapist views are equally important 
D) neither the client's nor therapist's view is important

Question 14

Most clinical training programs train students in:

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalysis 
B) Behaviourism 
C) Cognitive-behavioural therapy 
D) An eclectic mix of therapies from various theoretical orientations 
A) Psychoanalysis 
B) Behaviourism 
C) Cognitive-behavioural therapy 
D) An eclectic mix of therapies from various theoretical orientations

Question 15

By current standards, in order to conduct a therapy trial, a researcher must

Accepted Answer

A) have a therapy manual. 
B) have access to licensed therapists. 
C) be affiliated with a medical school. 
D) be familiar with psychopharmacological agents. 
A) have a therapy manual. 
B) have access to licensed therapists. 
C) be affiliated with a medical school. 
D) be familiar with psychopharmacological agents.

Question 16

Research from Stirman and colleagues (2003)confirmed that the participants in randomized controlled psychotherapy studies tended:

Accepted Answer

A) To have higher comorbidity rates than the general population 
B) To be forced into therapy by their families or by community treatment orders (CTOs) 
C) To have different disorders compared with the majority of patients in psychotherapy 
D) To be recruited from hospital inpatient settings rather than community outpatient settings. 
A) To have higher comorbidity rates than the general population 
B) To be forced into therapy by their families or by community treatment orders (CTOs) 
C) To have different disorders compared with the majority of patients in psychotherapy 
D) To be recruited from hospital inpatient settings rather than community outpatient settings.

Question 17

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 
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 18

Joe has a choice between two therapists - Hal, who has been in clinical practice for 20 years, or Michael, who recently completed his training as a counselor. Assuming all other variables are the same, if Joe wants to have a better experience, based on research, which therapist should he choose?

Accepted Answer

A) Hal 
B) Michael 
C) Either one - therapist experience is unrelated to treatment outcome 
D) Neither - Joe will have more success with a female therapist 
A) Hal 
B) Michael 
C) Either one - therapist experience is unrelated to treatment outcome 
D) Neither - Joe will have more success with a female therapist

Question 19

Compare and contrast treatment efficacy and treatment effectiveness. Which do you think is more important for treatment success? Why?

Accepted Answer

Treatment efficacy and treatment effecti

Question 20

The demoralization hypothesis is used to explain why some people do not respond to therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All Canadians have access to psychotherapy due to universal health care.

In the therapy outcome case study that opens Chapter 17, the patient (as a child)watched her father drown a litter of kittens. This patient was treated with:

Motivational interviewing and compassion focused therapy are rooted in a Rogerian approach.

The Canadian Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice (2012)stated that:

If you were seeking treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, which of the following would you choose for longer-lasting benefit?

REBT began as a form of marital therapy.

What do the non-representative samples that are inherent to clinical trials suggest?

Howard and Beth have been married for three years. When they first got married, they both felt like they were living the dream, but now that reality has set in, each of them is less happy than they were. In reality, they probably

Which of the following diagnoses is commonly overlooked in controlled research studies?

Frand and Frank (1985)argued that people seek psychotherapy not only because of their symptoms but also because these symptoms are accompanied by feelings of alienation, hopelessness, helplessness, loss of self-esteem and incompetence. They named this phenomenon:

A meta-analysis by Dobson (1989)revealed that greater short-term improvements for depression symptoms were achieved using:

Studies on compassion focused therapy are ongoing, but it has been found to help people

Studies of therapeutic alliance indicate that ___________ in predicting positive treatment outcome.

Most clinical training programs train students in:

By current standards, in order to conduct a therapy trial, a researcher must

Research from Stirman and colleagues (2003)confirmed that the participants in randomized controlled psychotherapy studies tended:

The primary focus of technical eclecticism is:

Joe has a choice between two therapists - Hal, who has been in clinical practice for 20 years, or Michael, who recently completed his training as a counselor. Assuming all other variables are the same, if Joe wants to have a better experience, based on research, which therapist should he choose?

Compare and contrast treatment efficacy and treatment effectiveness. Which do you think is more important for treatment success? Why?

The demoralization hypothesis is used to explain why some people do not respond to therapy.

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 17: Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

All Canadians have access to psychotherapy due to universal health care.

In the therapy outcome case study that opens Chapter 17, the patient (as a child)watched her father drown a litter of kittens. This patient was treated with:

Motivational interviewing and compassion focused therapy are rooted in a Rogerian approach.

The Canadian Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice (2012)stated that:

If you were seeking treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, which of the following would you choose for longer-lasting benefit?

REBT began as a form of marital therapy.

What do the non-representative samples that are inherent to clinical trials suggest?

Howard and Beth have been married for three years. When they first got married, they both felt like they were living the dream, but now that reality has set in, each of them is less happy than they were. In reality, they probably

Which of the following diagnoses is commonly overlooked in controlled research studies?

Frand and Frank (1985)argued that people seek psychotherapy not only because of their symptoms but also because these symptoms are accompanied by feelings of alienation, hopelessness, helplessness, loss of self-esteem and incompetence. They named this phenomenon:

A meta-analysis by Dobson (1989)revealed that greater short-term improvements for depression symptoms were achieved using:

Studies on compassion focused therapy are ongoing, but it has been found to help people

Studies of therapeutic alliance indicate that ___________ in predicting positive treatment outcome.

Most clinical training programs train students in:

By current standards, in order to conduct a therapy trial, a researcher must

Research from Stirman and colleagues (2003)confirmed that the participants in randomized controlled psychotherapy studies tended:

The primary focus of technical eclecticism is:

Joe has a choice between two therapists - Hal, who has been in clinical practice for 20 years, or Michael, who recently completed his training as a counselor. Assuming all other variables are the same, if Joe wants to have a better experience, based on research, which therapist should he choose?

Compare and contrast treatment efficacy and treatment effectiveness. Which do you think is more important for treatment success? Why?

The demoralization hypothesis is used to explain why some people do not respond to therapy.

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters