Exam 11: Psychological Interventions

Dr.Pettigrew is conducting a study on a new psychotherapy for depression through the outpatient psychological services clinic at his university.The depressed patients in his study are all moderately depressed,and the therapists are clinical psychology interns and post-doctoral fellows who have received extensive training in the new technique.The clients,who are being paid to take part,are randomly assigned to either the treatment or control group.Overall,the study has been designed to maximize internal validity.What term is used for studies of this nature?

Most therapists view openness to the therapeutic process as

In what respects does the therapeutic relationship differ from a supportive friendship? How would you respond to the claim that the "expert" status of the therapist introduces an authoritarian element into the relationship?

Which of the following is NOT among the common factors of psychotherapy effectiveness?

Lambert and Ogles's (2004)conceptualization of common factors in psychotherapy suggests that __________ factors lay the groundwork for any subsequent changes.

The 1995 Consumer Reports study on the benefits of psychotherapy

According to Orlinsky et al.(2004),ALL BUT WHICH of the following is associated with positive psychotherapy outcome?

Outline four limitations of the 1995 Consumer Reports survey on the benefits of psychotherapy.

Which of the following is NOT among the stages in the "Stages of Change" model proposed by Prochaska and Norcross (2002)?

Across the majority of approaches,successful psychotherapy tends to be associated with

Studies that seek to investigate the efficacy of psychotherapy typically include a treatment group,a pre-treatment assessment of client functioning,a post-treatment assessment of client functioning,and

According to the Smith,Glass,and Miller (1980)meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies,the average person who received psychotherapy obtained better outcomes than __________ of people who did not receive treatment.

Two separate research groups have conducted studies investigating Treatment B for anxiety,and each has found that the treatment group experienced more improvement than a waitlist control group.On the basis of this information alone,we would describe Treatment B as

Compare and contrast efficacy and effectiveness,in the context of psychotherapy research.

What is psychological intervention? Generally speaking,is psychotherapy beneficial?

What is meant by "nonspecific factors" in psychotherapy? How do nonspecific factors contribute to therapy outcome?

According to the conventional wisdom,a client must be motivated in order to benefit from therapy.Explain why successful psychotherapy seems to require motivation.

The 1995 Consumer Reports study on the benefits of psychotherapy found that

Describe at least three distinct challenges that arise in the context of providing psychotherapy to children that do not arise in psychotherapy with adults.

Which of the following is true?