Question 1

What is the highest level of evidence to establish whether a treatment is efficacious, according to the hierarchy of evidence?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

NICE guidelines suggest medication should be considered for:

Accepted Answer

A)  younger patients with psychosis 
B)  older patients with psychosis 
C)  all patients with psychosis 
D)  those patients with psychosis who can be dangerous for themselves and others.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ECT is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It induces seizures in the brain. 
B)  It helps relieving severe and complex depression. 
C)  It can lead to memory loss. 
D)  It is always recommended as a treatment of choice for severe cases of schizophrenia.

Question 4

Behavioural ____________ therapy is based on the idea that in some cases unhelpful patterns of relating within a romantic relationship can cause and maintain depression and other mental health difficulties.

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Question 5

There are different forms of group interventions, which include self-help and ____________ (such as Alcoholics Anonymous).

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Meta-analysis technique is often used in:

Accepted Answer

A)  case reports 
B)  cohort studies 
C)  systematic reviews 
D)  randomized controlled studies

Question 7

Describe the placebo effect.

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Question 8

What are the 7 questions that are necessary to ask in order to evaluate the benefits of psychological therapy, according to Lambert (2013)?

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Question 9

How many people with depression treated with antidepressants see an improvement in their symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of them 
B)  Approximately 80% 
C)  Approximately 50-65% 
D)  30%

Question 10

Benzodiazepine are less addictive than common antidepressants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Therapies that are delivered by real-time videoconferencing are a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  e-therapy 
B)  self-help 
C)  teletherapy 
D)  none of the above

Question 12

Interpersonal psychotherapy is a structured, time-limited psychological therapy that was specifically developed for the treatment of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  generalized anxiety disorder 
C)  major depression 
D)  social anxiety

Question 13

What is the assumption behind therapies based on classical conditioning principles?

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Question 14

People should seek professional help and support only when their psychopathology symptoms are life-threatening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mental health problems are a ___________ phenomenon affecting culturally diverse populations.

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Question 16

Computerized CBT has been established as an alternative to therapist-delivered CBT and consists of highly developed software packages that can be delivered online. NICE always discourages this form of intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A ____________ is a type of literature review with the aim of fully surveying all of the available research evidence relevant to the research question.

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Question 18

The most common tranquillizers are known as 'tricyclics monoamine oxidase inhibitors'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Client-centred therapies are __________ therapies as they emphasize the need to consider the whole person during therapy and not just their problems.

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Question 20

______________ is a branch of psychology that focuses on how individuals relate to society at large.

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Exam 16: The Treatment of Mental Health Problems

What is the highest level of evidence to establish whether a treatment is efficacious, according to the hierarchy of evidence?

NICE guidelines suggest medication should be considered for:

Which of the following statements about ECT is FALSE?

Behavioural ____________ therapy is based on the idea that in some cases unhelpful patterns of relating within a romantic relationship can cause and maintain depression and other mental health difficulties.

There are different forms of group interventions, which include self-help and ____________ (such as Alcoholics Anonymous).

Meta-analysis technique is often used in:

Describe the placebo effect.

What are the 7 questions that are necessary to ask in order to evaluate the benefits of psychological therapy, according to Lambert (2013)?

How many people with depression treated with antidepressants see an improvement in their symptoms?

Benzodiazepine are less addictive than common antidepressants.

Therapies that are delivered by real-time videoconferencing are a form of:

Interpersonal psychotherapy is a structured, time-limited psychological therapy that was specifically developed for the treatment of ____________.

What is the assumption behind therapies based on classical conditioning principles?

People should seek professional help and support only when their psychopathology symptoms are life-threatening.

Mental health problems are a ___________ phenomenon affecting culturally diverse populations.

Computerized CBT has been established as an alternative to therapist-delivered CBT and consists of highly developed software packages that can be delivered online. NICE always discourages this form of intervention.

A ____________ is a type of literature review with the aim of fully surveying all of the available research evidence relevant to the research question.

The most common tranquillizers are known as 'tricyclics monoamine oxidase inhibitors'.

Client-centred therapies are __________ therapies as they emphasize the need to consider the whole person during therapy and not just their problems.

______________ is a branch of psychology that focuses on how individuals relate to society at large.