Question 1

For a treatment method to be referred to as an empirically supported treatment it must have demonstrated success

Accepted Answer

A) from a large series of RCTs and a large series of single-case studies. 
B) from a large series of RCTs or a large series of single-case studies. 
C) from at least 2 RCTs and a large series of single-case studies. 
D) from at least 2 independently conducted RCTs or a large series of single-case studies. 
A) from a large series of RCTs and a large series of single-case studies. 
B) from a large series of RCTs or a large series of single-case studies. 
C) from at least 2 RCTs and a large series of single-case studies. 
D) from at least 2 independently conducted RCTs or a large series of single-case studies. D

Question 2

Which component of CBT for posttraumatic stress disorder involves having the client recount his/her traumatic experiences for an extended period in order to encourage the client to fully emotionally process the trauma?

Accepted Answer

A) In vivo exposure 
B) Imaginal exposure 
C) Field exposure 
D) behavioural activation 
A) In vivo exposure 
B) Imaginal exposure 
C) Field exposure 
D) behavioural activation B

Question 3

Prior to Hans Eysenck's controversial 1952 article challenging the efficacy of psychotherapy,

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A) the results of many previously-published randomized controlled trials were called into question. 
B) only a few randomized controlled trials had been published. 
C) proponents of various forms of psychotherapy based their claims on RCTs. 
D) proponents of various forms of psychotherapy based their claims on clinical experience and expert consensus. 
A) the results of many previously-published randomized controlled trials were called into question. 
B) only a few randomized controlled trials had been published. 
C) proponents of various forms of psychotherapy based their claims on RCTs. 
D) proponents of various forms of psychotherapy based their claims on clinical experience and expert consensus. D

Question 4

CBT for depression generally starts with

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A) self-monitoring of the link between activities and mood. 
B) prescribing pleasurable activities. 
C) research into pleasurable activities. 
D) thought challenging. 
A) self-monitoring of the link between activities and mood. 
B) prescribing pleasurable activities. 
C) research into pleasurable activities. 
D) thought challenging.

Question 5

In a randomized controlled trial

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A) participants are randomly assigned to one of two or more treatment conditions. 
B) Participants are randomly assigned to two treatment conditions. 
C) participants are matched on demographic characteristics between the treatment and control groups. 
D) external validity is maximized. 
A) participants are randomly assigned to one of two or more treatment conditions. 
B) Participants are randomly assigned to two treatment conditions. 
C) participants are matched on demographic characteristics between the treatment and control groups. 
D) external validity is maximized.

Question 6

Clinically significant differences refer to

Accepted Answer

A) statistically demonstrated differences between treatment groups. 
B) differences that are evidenced by improved quality of life,cure,or recovery. 
C) a client's self-reported level of satisfaction with his/her receipt of therapy. 
D) a clinician's perception of the client's improvement throughout the course of therapy. 
A) statistically demonstrated differences between treatment groups. 
B) differences that are evidenced by improved quality of life,cure,or recovery. 
C) a client's self-reported level of satisfaction with his/her receipt of therapy. 
D) a clinician's perception of the client's improvement throughout the course of therapy.

Question 7

The garbage-in,garbage-out,criticism of meta-analysis claims

Accepted Answer

A) it is problematic to include different treatments together in a meta-analysis. 
B) it is unsuitable to include different diagnostic groups in a meta-analysis. 
C) if poor quality studies in the meta-analysis,its results will be unreliable. 
D) effect sizes are not clinically meaningful. 
A) it is problematic to include different treatments together in a meta-analysis. 
B) it is unsuitable to include different diagnostic groups in a meta-analysis. 
C) if poor quality studies in the meta-analysis,its results will be unreliable. 
D) effect sizes are not clinically meaningful.

Question 8

The huge growth in empirical attention toward the effects of psychotherapy has been attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Carl Jung 
C) Hans Eysenck 
D) Albert Bandura 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Carl Jung 
C) Hans Eysenck 
D) Albert Bandura

Question 9

Mary Smith and Gene Glass are the authors of the first:

Accepted Answer

A) meta-analysis of the adult psychotherapy literature. 
B) scientific article to strongly support the use of psychotherapy. 
C) article advocating for evidence-based psychotherapy. 
D) article to provide empirical support for psychoanalysis. 
A) meta-analysis of the adult psychotherapy literature. 
B) scientific article to strongly support the use of psychotherapy. 
C) article advocating for evidence-based psychotherapy. 
D) article to provide empirical support for psychoanalysis.

Question 10

Clinical practice guidelines

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A) provide recommendations based on best available evidence. 
B) provide recommendations based on clinical experience. 
C) were first introduced by psychologists. 
D) are available only to trained healthcare professionals. 
A) provide recommendations based on best available evidence. 
B) provide recommendations based on clinical experience. 
C) were first introduced by psychologists. 
D) are available only to trained healthcare professionals.

Question 11

Three years after their initial publication,Smith,Glass,and Miller 1980)published a more extensive and sophisticated meta-analysis on the effect of psychotherapy.Results were

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A) substantially less positive than the original meta-analysis. 
B) slightly less positive than the original meta-analysis. 
C) identical to the original meta-analysis. 
D) even more positive than the original meta-analysis. 
A) substantially less positive than the original meta-analysis. 
B) slightly less positive than the original meta-analysis. 
C) identical to the original meta-analysis. 
D) even more positive than the original meta-analysis.

Question 12

Emotionally-focused couple therapy is designed to

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A) modify partners' emotional responses. 
B) modify partners' interactional patterns. 
C) foster or establish a secure emotional bond in the couple. 
D) all of the above. 
A) modify partners' emotional responses. 
B) modify partners' interactional patterns. 
C) foster or establish a secure emotional bond in the couple. 
D) all of the above.

Question 13

A psychotherapy that has been found,in a series of randomized controlled trials or single-participant designs,to be efficacious in the treatment of a specific condition is known as an)

Accepted Answer

A) validated treatment. 
B) empirically supported treatment. 
C) internally-sound treatment. 
D) clinically effective treatment. 
A) validated treatment. 
B) empirically supported treatment. 
C) internally-sound treatment. 
D) clinically effective treatment.

Question 14

In the final stage of CBT the psychologist focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A) challenging long-standing beliefs. 
B) challenging negative automatic thoughts. 
C) adopting a more positive activity schedule. 
D) predicting future challenges. 
A) challenging long-standing beliefs. 
B) challenging negative automatic thoughts. 
C) adopting a more positive activity schedule. 
D) predicting future challenges.

Question 15

The strength of the empirical evidence for each of the recommended steps in the NICE guidelines for the treatment of depression is

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A) very strong for all of the steps. 
B) averagely proportionate for most of the steps. 
C) relatively strong for some of the steps and relatively weak for other steps. 
D) relatively weak for most of the steps. 
A) very strong for all of the steps. 
B) averagely proportionate for most of the steps. 
C) relatively strong for some of the steps and relatively weak for other steps. 
D) relatively weak for most of the steps.

Question 16

Emotionally-focused therapy for couples is a

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioural treatment. 
B) interpersonal treatment. 
C) psychodynamic treatment. 
D) process-experiential treatment. 
A) cognitive-behavioural treatment. 
B) interpersonal treatment. 
C) psychodynamic treatment. 
D) process-experiential treatment.

Question 17

Emotionally-focused therapy is an intervention method used primarily for

Accepted Answer

A) parent-child relationship problems. 
B) couples experiencing relationship problems. 
C) any type of relationship problems. 
D) behavioural problems in youth. 
A) parent-child relationship problems. 
B) couples experiencing relationship problems. 
C) any type of relationship problems. 
D) behavioural problems in youth.

Question 18

An effect size of d = .66 means that

Accepted Answer

A) there is a difference of two-thirds of a standard deviation between groups. 
B) there is a standard score mean difference of .66 between groups. 
C) there is a difference of 66% between groups. 
D) the treated group is a third as likely as the control group to suffer from psychopathology after treatment. 
A) there is a difference of two-thirds of a standard deviation between groups. 
B) there is a standard score mean difference of .66 between groups. 
C) there is a difference of 66% between groups. 
D) the treated group is a third as likely as the control group to suffer from psychopathology after treatment.

Question 19

Motivation to develop clinical practice guidelines in clinical psychology came from

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioural psychologists. 
B) psychodynamic therapists. 
C) increasing demands for health care practices to be demonstrably effective and cost-effective. 
D) from mental health professions. 
A) cognitive-behavioural psychologists. 
B) psychodynamic therapists. 
C) increasing demands for health care practices to be demonstrably effective and cost-effective. 
D) from mental health professions.

Question 20

Effectiveness trials indicate that efficacious treatments

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be effectively transported to routine practice. 
B) can be transported to routine clinical practice,but with significant loss of treatment impact. 
C) can be transported to routine clinical practice,with moderate loss of treatment impact. 
D) can be transported to routine clinical practice,with little loss of treatment impact. 
A) cannot be effectively transported to routine practice. 
B) can be transported to routine clinical practice,but with significant loss of treatment impact. 
C) can be transported to routine clinical practice,with moderate loss of treatment impact. 
D) can be transported to routine clinical practice,with little loss of treatment impact.

For a treatment method to be referred to as an empirically supported treatment it must have demonstrated success

Which component of CBT for posttraumatic stress disorder involves having the client recount his/her traumatic experiences for an extended period in order to encourage the client to fully emotionally process the trauma?

Prior to Hans Eysenck's controversial 1952 article challenging the efficacy of psychotherapy,

CBT for depression generally starts with

In a randomized controlled trial

Clinically significant differences refer to

The garbage-in,garbage-out,criticism of meta-analysis claims

The huge growth in empirical attention toward the effects of psychotherapy has been attributed to:

Mary Smith and Gene Glass are the authors of the first:

Clinical practice guidelines

Three years after their initial publication,Smith,Glass,and Miller 1980)published a more extensive and sophisticated meta-analysis on the effect of psychotherapy.Results were

Emotionally-focused couple therapy is designed to

A psychotherapy that has been found,in a series of randomized controlled trials or single-participant designs,to be efficacious in the treatment of a specific condition is known as an)

In the final stage of CBT the psychologist focuses on:

The strength of the empirical evidence for each of the recommended steps in the NICE guidelines for the treatment of depression is

Emotionally-focused therapy for couples is a

Emotionally-focused therapy is an intervention method used primarily for

An effect size of d = .66 means that

Motivation to develop clinical practice guidelines in clinical psychology came from

Effectiveness trials indicate that efficacious treatments

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For a treatment method to be referred to as an empirically supported treatment it must have demonstrated success

Which component of CBT for posttraumatic stress disorder involves having the client recount his/her traumatic experiences for an extended period in order to encourage the client to fully emotionally process the trauma?

Prior to Hans Eysenck's controversial 1952 article challenging the efficacy of psychotherapy,

CBT for depression generally starts with

In a randomized controlled trial

Clinically significant differences refer to

The garbage-in,garbage-out,criticism of meta-analysis claims

The huge growth in empirical attention toward the effects of psychotherapy has been attributed to:

Mary Smith and Gene Glass are the authors of the first:

Clinical practice guidelines

Three years after their initial publication,Smith,Glass,and Miller 1980)published a more extensive and sophisticated meta-analysis on the effect of psychotherapy.Results were

Emotionally-focused couple therapy is designed to

A psychotherapy that has been found,in a series of randomized controlled trials or single-participant designs,to be efficacious in the treatment of a specific condition is known as an)

In the final stage of CBT the psychologist focuses on:

The strength of the empirical evidence for each of the recommended steps in the NICE guidelines for the treatment of depression is

Emotionally-focused therapy for couples is a

Emotionally-focused therapy is an intervention method used primarily for

An effect size of d = .66 means that

Motivation to develop clinical practice guidelines in clinical psychology came from

Effectiveness trials indicate that efficacious treatments

The Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Assessment: Overview

Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures

Assessment Integration and Clinical Decision-Making

Prevention

Intervention: Overview

Intervention: Children and Adolescents

Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change

Health Psychology, clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

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