Question 1

Which model suggests that challenges to sensitive domains of the self along with a lack of security in attachments interact, thereby increasing an individual's tendency to develop obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)   the integration of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)  with motivational interviewing (MI) 
B)   the diathesis-stress model
C)   the integration of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)  with hypnotically-induced dissociation (HI
D)  
D)   none of the above B

Question 2

Which neurotransmitters have contributed to the onset of OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)   dopamine
B)   GABA
C)   glutamate
D)   all of the above D

Question 3

According to Bamelis et al. (2014), Legra et al. (2017), and Young et al. (2005), what type of therapy is an integrative or unified flexible approach that integrates gestalt, object relations, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic therapy into one systematic framework and has been shown to be more effective than standard interventions in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   transactional
B)   schema
C)   EMDR
D)   none of the above B

Question 4

Zahi and Meyerson (2010) used an integrated approach, a hypnotic intervention along with a positive psychology approach, in the treatment of OCD. Rather than removing the thoughts of patients with OCD, Zahi & Myerson (2010) suggested that therapists ______________ the thoughts.

Accepted Answer

A)   disagree with
B)   measure
C)   join
D)   none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Whereas Mahoney & Wilke (2012)  recognize the need for neuroscience and cognitive- behavioral approaches in understanding the etiology and treating the symptoms of OCD, they recommend the integrated application of self psychology, developmental, and relational treatment models to enhance the understanding of the etiology of OCD to include a view beyond symptoms, thereby promoting the opportunity for a more durable treatment outcome.
B)   OCD schemas aim to increase ambivalence (Woon et al., 2017) .
C)   Proponents of humanistic theories propose that individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder have encountered several accidental connections whereby their compulsions have emerged as a way to increase anxiety (Comer, 2015; Frost, Steketee, & Williams, 2001; Grayson, 2014) .
D)   none of the above

Question 6

Which orientation views obsessive-compulsive disorder in relation to the ambivalence that emerges from the imbalance between a severe superego linked to hypercritical parents and aggressive drives that derive from anger that is repressed?

Accepted Answer

A)   a cognitive orientation
B)   a behavioral orientation
C)   A psychoanalytic orientation
D)   none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Individuals with OCD suffer from neurobiological dysregulation (Hyman & Pedrick, 2005) .
B)   One treatment that comprises Basile et al.'s (2018)  integrated model for the treatment of OCD is schema therapy (ST) .
C)   The finding that the antidepressants, clomipramine and fluoxetine (Anafranil and Prozac) , drugs that elevate serotonin activity, decrease the symptoms of OCD, have led researchers to assert that low serotonin is implicated in the onset of OCD (Bokor & Anderson, 2014; Comer, 2015; Stein & Fineberg, 2007) .
D)   all of the above

Question 8

According to Meyerson & Konichezky (2011), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an effective evidence-based treatment approach for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). What percent of clients respond to treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)   95%
B)   20%
C)   40% - 70%
D)   none of the above

Question 9

In what areas of the brain have neuroimaging results for OCD demonstrated malfunctioning?

Accepted Answer

A)   the orbitofrontal cortex and the anterior cingulated cortex
B)   only the orbitofrontal cortex
C)   only the anterior cingulated cortex
D)   none of the above

Question 10

Tolin and Maltby (2008) used motivational interviewing (MI) with patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who refused exposure and response prevention (ERP) interventions. Why did they employ MI?

Accepted Answer

A)   in order to engage the patients with OCD in treatment.
B)   in order to help therapists learn how to disagree with patients with OCD
C)   in order to help patients with OCD terminate the treatment
D)   none of the above

Question 11

Basile et al.'s (2018) model is an integrated one which combines ?????????????______________ and _________________ in the treatment of OCD.

Accepted Answer

A)   transactional therapy and positive therapy
B)   ACT and EMDR
C)   self psychology and the UP protocol
D)   cognitive therapy (CT)  and schema therapy (ST)

Exam 9: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OCD

Which model suggests that challenges to sensitive domains of the self along with a lack of security in attachments interact, thereby increasing an individual's tendency to develop obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD?

Which neurotransmitters have contributed to the onset of OCD?

Zahi and Meyerson (2010) used an integrated approach, a hypnotic intervention along with a positive psychology approach, in the treatment of OCD. Rather than removing the thoughts of patients with OCD, Zahi & Myerson (2010) suggested that therapists ______________ the thoughts.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which orientation views obsessive-compulsive disorder in relation to the ambivalence that emerges from the imbalance between a severe superego linked to hypercritical parents and aggressive drives that derive from anger that is repressed?

Which of the following statements is true?

According to Meyerson & Konichezky (2011) , cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an effective evidence-based treatment approach for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) . What percent of clients respond to treatment?

In what areas of the brain have neuroimaging results for OCD demonstrated malfunctioning?

Tolin and Maltby (2008) used motivational interviewing (MI) with patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who refused exposure and response prevention (ERP) interventions. Why did they employ MI?

Basile et al.'s (2018) model is an integrated one which combines ????????????? and ___ in the treatment of OCD.