Question 1

A doctor wants to assess whether psychodynamically oriented therapists can increase positive emotions among patients with depression. The details of this topic reflect the current interest in the ______________ question.

Accepted Answer

A) psychopathology 
B) therapy 
C) complexity 
D) specificity

Question 2

Your therapist asks you to imagine your significant other sitting in an empty chair in the room. You are supposed to have a conversation with him or her. Most likely, your therapist follows which of the following traditions?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological 
B) Behaviouristic 
C) Psychoanalytic 
D) Client-centred 
E) Gestalt

Question 3

A therapist who takes a humanistic approach to psychotherapy would most likely have the goal of creating a therapeutic environment that

Accepted Answer

A) discovers unconscious impulses 
B) challenges irrational thoughts 
C) reinforces desired behaviours 
D) allows for self-exploration

Question 4

In a study comparing the effects of behavioural activation therapy with the effects produced by cognitive therapy and antidepressant drug treatment, results showed that behavioural activation therapy worked better for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) all depressed patients 
B) mildly depressed patients 
C) severely depressed patients 
D) none of the patients studied

Question 5

Dr. Stone designs a study to test the effectiveness of a new treatment for anxiety disorders. After making sure that her participants are roughly similar on important demographic variables, people are randomly assigned to receive either the new therapy or another therapy technique that has already been proven to be effective. Which of the following statements best describes Dr. Stone's study?

Accepted Answer

A) Her study uses randomized clinical trials with a placebo control group. 
B) Her study uses randomized clinical trials, but does not have a placebo control group. 
C) Her study does not use randomized clinical trials, but it does have a placebo control group. 
D) Her study does not use randomized clinical trials, and it does not have a placebo control group.

Question 6

All of the following are differences between traditional psychoanalysis and brief psychodynamic therapies except

Accepted Answer

A) most brief psychodynamic therapies do not make use of insight or interpretation 
B) most brief psychodynamic therapies replace free association with talking 
C) most brief psychodynamic therapies focus on current life problems rather than the reconstruction of personality 
D) the therapists conducting brief psychodynamic therapies are usually more active

Question 7

Define and give examples of common factors in psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following psychological disorders are most prevalent in women in Western cultures compared with men?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia 
B) Dissociative identity disorder 
C) Somatoform disorders 
D) Anxiety disorders

Question 9

Based on the fact that this type of therapy is easy to capture in a manual format, research on empirically validated treatments has largely been conducted on therapies associated with the _____________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioural 
B) psychodynamic 
C) humanistic 
D) sociocultural

Question 10

Research on empirically supported treatments would be easiest to conduct on therapies associated with the _____________ approach, most likely because these therapies are easier to capture in a standardized treatment manual format.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioural 
B) psychodynamic 
C) humanistic 
D) sociocultural

Question 11

Suppose you have created a new psychotherapy treatment for anxiety and are interested in evaluating it. Propose a study using randomized clinical trials and a placebo control group. Be sure to mention how you plan to measure improvement or change and how you are going to deal with standardization, follow-up, and any ethical issues in your design.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

You are treating a patient for post traumatic stress disorder and want to start drug therapy. You should probably choose a drug that

Accepted Answer

A) prevents reuptake of dopamine 
B) blocks the release of serotonin 
C) increases the amount of norepinephrine 
D) neutralizes MAO 
E) enhances the postsynaptic activity of GABA

Question 13

Russell is an alcoholic who wants to quit drinking. When he seeks help from a therapist, he is given a drug that will cause nausea if he drinks alcohol. Russell's therapist is using a type of therapy called

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization 
B) token economy 
C) aversion therapy 
D) virtual reality therapy

Question 14

Don has been suffering from some intense feelings of anxiety and decides to seek some help from a psychotherapist. Unfortunately, there is long waiting list and the first available appointment is 9 weeks away. Disappointed, Don decides to put his name on the waiting list anyway. A few weeks pass and even though he has done nothing to address the problem, Don's anxiety symptoms begin to fade and eventually disappear. This example best demonstrates the phenomenon called

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneous remission 
B) insight 
C) the deterioration effect 
D) the placebo effect

Question 15

Which of the following was mentioned as a difference between traditional and brief psychodynamic therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Brief psychodynamic therapy pays significantly less attention to the importance of insight than traditional psychoanalysis does. 
B) Brief psychodynamic therapy tends to focus on current life problems while traditional psychoanalysis attempts to rebuild the client's personality. 
C) Brief psychodynamic therapy relies more heavily on free association than traditional psychoanalysis does. 
D) In brief psychodynamic therapy, the therapist is considerably less active than in traditional psychoanalysis.

Question 16

Although initially created for use with _______________, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is best suited for individuals suffering from ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia; depression 
B) anxiety; schizophrenia 
C) depression; anxiety 
D) depression; schizophrenia

Question 17

The promising new medication called clozapine is a(n) _______________ that does not appear to produce the negative symptoms of _____________ that are common with other drugs of this type.

Accepted Answer

A) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); insomnia and sexual dysfunction 
B) anti-anxiety drug; spontaneous remission 
C) monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor; nausea and restlessness 
D) antipsychotic drug; tardive dyskinesia

Question 18

Token economies are often used in _______________ and they attempt to modify behaviour by using _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) exposure therapy; negative reinforcement 
B) systematic desensitization; relaxation training 
C) aversion therapy; punishment 
D) behaviour modification; positive reinforcement

Question 19

Which of the following therapeutic approaches is considered to be a humanistic approach to therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Free association therapy 
B) Gestalt therapy 
C) Rational-emotive therapy 
D) Cognitive therapy

Question 20

Who do people usually consult with when they are dealing with mental-health problems? What percentage of the population has consulted with a professional counsellor or therapist?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders