Question 1

The majority of evidence-based therapies come from __________ treatments.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  cognitive-behavioral 
C)  mediation & relaxation 
D)  psychopharmacologic 
A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  cognitive-behavioral 
C)  mediation & relaxation 
D)  psychopharmacologic

Question 2

Eysenck's (1952) seminal work argued that clients receiving psychodynamic or eclectic therapy were comparable to, or even worse than, rates of remission of symptoms among untreated clients. His analysis of the data probably suffered from several threats to _______, including history, maturation, statistical regression, and selection biases.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  ecological validity 
D)  criteria validity 
A)  internal validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  ecological validity 
D)  criteria validity

Question 3

"RCT" stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  real clinical therapy 
B)  randomized controlled trials 
C)  real controlled trials 
D)  randomized clinical therapy 
A)  real clinical therapy 
B)  randomized controlled trials 
C)  real controlled trials 
D)  randomized clinical therapy

Question 4

To allow for the meaningful integration of data across studies, researchers convert the results of studies into

Accepted Answer

A)  effect sizes. 
B)  correlations. 
C)  variances. 
D)  charts. 
A)  effect sizes. 
B)  correlations. 
C)  variances. 
D)  charts.

Question 5

Someone excluded from an RCT for depression because of a comorbid panic disorder could be included in an RCT for panic disorder. The implications of this are that there are likely to be efficacious treatment options for most patients and in working with patients with comorbid diagnoses psychologists must

Accepted Answer

A)  consult medical doctors. 
B)  tell the client that it is nearly impossible to address both conditions. 
C)  decide which diagnosis or condition should be addressed first. 
D)  give up on their client ever being healthy. 
A)  consult medical doctors. 
B)  tell the client that it is nearly impossible to address both conditions. 
C)  decide which diagnosis or condition should be addressed first. 
D)  give up on their client ever being healthy.

Question 6

The first four steps of EFT involve

Accepted Answer

A)  assessment and the de-escalation of problematic interpersonal cycles. 
B)  Working on difficult reinforcement issues. 
C)  developing new solutions to old problems particularly around cognitions. 
D)  learning about the history of the therapeutic alliance. 
A)  assessment and the de-escalation of problematic interpersonal cycles. 
B)  Working on difficult reinforcement issues. 
C)  developing new solutions to old problems particularly around cognitions. 
D)  learning about the history of the therapeutic alliance.

Question 7

The clinician, in the final sessions of CBT of depression, encourages the client to imagine events that might cause the client concern and helps him/her explore the:

Accepted Answer

A)  effects of medication in those scenarios. 
B)  most adaptive ways respond to such events. 
C)  purpose of continuing therapy. 
D)  most ineffective ways of responding to such events. 
A)  effects of medication in those scenarios. 
B)  most adaptive ways respond to such events. 
C)  purpose of continuing therapy. 
D)  most ineffective ways of responding to such events.

Question 8

Researchers have historically thought that they did not have a role to play in whether their findings are adopted by treatment professionals

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In vivo exposure is used to assist patients in

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing distress associated with encountering stimuli that remind them of the trauma.. 
B)  increasing anxiety around situations similar to the trauma; this helps them avoid those situations. 
C)  decreasing depressive symptoms they are experiencing. 
D)  change how others view them when they are responding to the trauma. 
A)  reducing distress associated with encountering stimuli that remind them of the trauma.. 
B)  increasing anxiety around situations similar to the trauma; this helps them avoid those situations. 
C)  decreasing depressive symptoms they are experiencing. 
D)  change how others view them when they are responding to the trauma.

Question 10

For an empirically supported treatment to be deemed "efficacious and specific",

Accepted Answer

A)  it must have been published in a top-tiered journal. 
B)  it must have been shown to be statistically significantly superior to pill, psychological placebo, or alternative bona fide treatment in at least 2 independent research settings 
C)  three studies must have been completed. 
D)  one study, done by a doctoral student, with conflicting evidence is sufficient. 
A)  it must have been published in a top-tiered journal. 
B)  it must have been shown to be statistically significantly superior to pill, psychological placebo, or alternative bona fide treatment in at least 2 independent research settings 
C)  three studies must have been completed. 
D)  one study, done by a doctoral student, with conflicting evidence is sufficient.

Question 11

Relaxation skills include all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscle relaxation 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Breathing retraining 
D)  Self-soothing 
A)  Muscle relaxation 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Breathing retraining 
D)  Self-soothing

Question 12

Beyond the issue of the availability of training, there are myriad potential barriers to the adoption of evidence-based treatments by psychologists and other health care professionals. These include systems level factors such as the extent of organizational support for learning and provid?ing cutting-edge interventions, and individual factors such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  stop, drop, and roll. 
B)  affect, culture, and motivation. 
C)  motivation, knowledge, and skill. 
D)  reuse, reduce, and recycle. 
A)  stop, drop, and roll. 
B)  affect, culture, and motivation. 
C)  motivation, knowledge, and skill. 
D)  reuse, reduce, and recycle.

Question 13

As clients attempt to follow through on activity scheduling assignments, they typically ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  express doubts about the point of the assignments and/or their abilities to carry them out 
B)  discontinue coming to therapy sessions for a few weeks without notifying their therapist. 
C)  fail quite miserably. 
D)  give up on nearly half of the assignments they attempt. 
A)  express doubts about the point of the assignments and/or their abilities to carry them out 
B)  discontinue coming to therapy sessions for a few weeks without notifying their therapist. 
C)  fail quite miserably. 
D)  give up on nearly half of the assignments they attempt.

Question 14

The primary goal of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Improve public knowledge of the efficacy of psychotherapy 
B)  Increase access for patients to CBT psychotherapy 
C)  Increase access for patients to psychodynamic psychotherapy 
D)  disseminate information so therapists could use more evidence based therapy 
A)  Improve public knowledge of the efficacy of psychotherapy 
B)  Increase access for patients to CBT psychotherapy 
C)  Increase access for patients to psychodynamic psychotherapy 
D)  disseminate information so therapists could use more evidence based therapy

Question 15

The CBT therapist and client work together to examine

Accepted Answer

A)  how his/her currently family values are effecting their mental health. 
B)  what happened in his/her childhood that is causing distress. 
C)  how thoughts influence decisions around behaviors and the resulting emotional states. 
D)  what relationships are causing problems in his/her daily functioning. 
A)  how his/her currently family values are effecting their mental health. 
B)  what happened in his/her childhood that is causing distress. 
C)  how thoughts influence decisions around behaviors and the resulting emotional states. 
D)  what relationships are causing problems in his/her daily functioning.

Question 16

There are three types of clinical trials that a clinical researcher should strive for. The first being studies that are high-quality RCTs. The last being open trials. The other type are:

Accepted Answer

A)  RCTs controlling for all aspects of patient variability. 
B)  trials where there is no specific exclusion criteria. 
C)  RCTs with limited treatment duration or incomplete patient randomization. 
D)  trials with no significance. 
A)  RCTs controlling for all aspects of patient variability. 
B)  trials where there is no specific exclusion criteria. 
C)  RCTs with limited treatment duration or incomplete patient randomization. 
D)  trials with no significance.

Question 17

For an empirically supported treatment to be deemed "efficacious",

Accepted Answer

A)  the superiority must have been shown in one really good study. 
B)  a study must have been done by a notable researcher. 
C)  the superiority must have been shown in at least 2 independent research settings. 
D)  Two studies must have been published in top-tiered journals. 
A)  the superiority must have been shown in one really good study. 
B)  a study must have been done by a notable researcher. 
C)  the superiority must have been shown in at least 2 independent research settings. 
D)  Two studies must have been published in top-tiered journals.

Question 18

The main goals of EFT for couple distress are to modify emotional responses and constricted, rigid interactional patterns and

Accepted Answer

A)  create a healthy co-dependence in the couple. 
B)  foster the establishment or enhancement of a secure emotional bond in the couple 
C)  establish independent functioning behaviors for each of the individuals in the couple. 
D)  embellish strengths that each individual brings to the couple dynamic. 
A)  create a healthy co-dependence in the couple. 
B)  foster the establishment or enhancement of a secure emotional bond in the couple 
C)  establish independent functioning behaviors for each of the individuals in the couple. 
D)  embellish strengths that each individual brings to the couple dynamic.

Question 19

A benchmarking strategy involves

Accepted Answer

A)  using the results of efficacy trials to form a stan?dard against which to compare services. 
B)  setting a minimum standard for acceptable services. 
C)  the clinician sitting in silence and waiting for the client to disclose information. 
D)  placing a couple on a bench and having them share positive qualities about the other. 
A)  using the results of efficacy trials to form a stan?dard against which to compare services. 
B)  setting a minimum standard for acceptable services. 
C)  the clinician sitting in silence and waiting for the client to disclose information. 
D)  placing a couple on a bench and having them share positive qualities about the other.

Question 20

To effectively provide psychological service interventions, the clinician requires

Accepted Answer

A)  an ability to work long hours, specialized training, experience as a client of therapy. 
B)  an ability to work long hours, and background preparatory work. 
C)  familiarity with research literature of the intervention and specialized training. 
D)  background preparatory work, specialized training, closely supervised experience in providing the intervention. 
A)  an ability to work long hours, specialized training, experience as a client of therapy. 
B)  an ability to work long hours, and background preparatory work. 
C)  familiarity with research literature of the intervention and specialized training. 
D)  background preparatory work, specialized training, closely supervised experience in providing the intervention.

The majority of evidence-based therapies come from __________ treatments.

"RCT" stands for:

To allow for the meaningful integration of data across studies, researchers convert the results of studies into

The first four steps of EFT involve

The clinician, in the final sessions of CBT of depression, encourages the client to imagine events that might cause the client concern and helps him/her explore the:

Researchers have historically thought that they did not have a role to play in whether their findings are adopted by treatment professionals

In vivo exposure is used to assist patients in

For an empirically supported treatment to be deemed "efficacious and specific",

Relaxation skills include all EXCEPT:

As clients attempt to follow through on activity scheduling assignments, they typically ______.

The primary goal of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative was to:

The CBT therapist and client work together to examine

There are three types of clinical trials that a clinical researcher should strive for. The first being studies that are high-quality RCTs. The last being open trials. The other type are:

For an empirically supported treatment to be deemed "efficacious",

The main goals of EFT for couple distress are to modify emotional responses and constricted, rigid interactional patterns and

A benchmarking strategy involves

To effectively provide psychological service interventions, the clinician requires

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The majority of evidence-based therapies come from __________ treatments.

"RCT" stands for:

To allow for the meaningful integration of data across studies, researchers convert the results of studies into

The first four steps of EFT involve

The clinician, in the final sessions of CBT of depression, encourages the client to imagine events that might cause the client concern and helps him/her explore the:

Researchers have historically thought that they did not have a role to play in whether their findings are adopted by treatment professionals

In vivo exposure is used to assist patients in

For an empirically supported treatment to be deemed "efficacious and specific",

Relaxation skills include all EXCEPT:

As clients attempt to follow through on activity scheduling assignments, they typically ______.

The primary goal of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative was to:

The CBT therapist and client work together to examine

There are three types of clinical trials that a clinical researcher should strive for. The first being studies that are high-quality RCTs. The last being open trials. The other type are:

For an empirically supported treatment to be deemed "efficacious",

The main goals of EFT for couple distress are to modify emotional responses and constricted, rigid interactional patterns and

A benchmarking strategy involves

To effectively provide psychological service interventions, the clinician requires

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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