Question 1

Dr Navid has been riding in the lift with his client Jill for more than an hour in the hopes that this ________ will dissipate Jill's anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) in vivo wishing 
B) in vivo imagery 
C) in vivo flooding 
D) in vivo riding

Question 2

Dr Moretti recently published a paper on his therapy work with 10 patients whom he said benefitted greatly from psychoanalysis. The patients all suffered from moderate depression and were in treatment for six months. Dr Moretti's research has come under intense scrutiny as other clinicians and researchers have not been able to consistently find the same results in their patients. This lack of research consistency is a problem for which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Falsifiability 
B) Replicability 
C) Occam's Razor 
D) Ruling out rival hypotheses

Question 3

Systematic desensitisation works on the principle of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Systematic desensitisation works on the principle of...

Question 4

Suppose a friend asks you for advice about entering psychotherapy for an anxiety disorder. Which of the following recommendations should you make?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoid psychotherapy because 5 to 10 per cent of patients get worse with this form of treatment. 
B) Behavioural or cognitive-behavioural therapies are most effective for this category of disorders. 
C) Humanistic therapies are most effective for this category of disorders. 
D) Psychodynamic therapies are most effective for this category of disorders.

Question 5

Which members of the following racial and ethnic groups are less likely to seek mental health services?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian Americans and African Americans 
B) Arabic-speaking minorities in Australia 
C) Caucasian Australians 
D) British residents living in Australia

Question 6

Research on the effectiveness of the different methods of psychotherapy suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural and cognitive therapies are always better treatment options than any other form of psychotherapy. 
B) behavioural, psychodynamic, and person-centred approaches are more helpful for patients than receiving no treatment. 
C) person-centred therapy is always a better treatment option than any other form of psychotherapy. 
D) psychodynamic therapy is always a better treatment option than any other form of psychotherapy.

Question 7

The idea of rewarding people with stars or stickers that can be later used for a tangible reward is based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning principles 
B) classical conditioning principles 
C) avoidant conditioning principles 
D) indifferent conditioning principles

Question 8

Kelly has been in therapy with Dr Williams for two months when she suddenly starts skipping appointments. Even when in session, she tends to blankly stare at the therapist. This is best explained by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) free association 
B) resistance 
C) transference 
D) working through

Question 9

Dawn is afraid of flying. Her therapist has begun a 10-week treatment involving talking about the fears of flying, rating her fear, talking about different types of planes, looking at pictures of planes, watching planes at the airport, using imagery, and eventually going on a trip. This therapy technique is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitisation 
B) systematic sensitisation 
C) transmatic desensitisation 
D) automatic desensitisation

Question 10

Psychologists find group therapy to be an effective approach to treatment because

Accepted Answer

A) it is more effective at producing lasting changes than individual treatments. 
B) it allows participants to practise new skills in a safe environment. 
C) they interact less with each individual patient. 
D) they can make more money.

Question 11

The behavioural technique of ________ exposes the patient to the most intense anxiety-provoking stimuli for a prolonged period of time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The behavioural technique of ________ exposes the...

Question 12

Someone who is conducting strategic family therapy would be most likely to attempt to understand

Accepted Answer

A) family communication patterns. 
B) an individual's thoughts and feelings about their family. 
C) parental impacts on children's adaptive or maladaptive functioning. 
D) why family history makes some people more or less vulnerable to psychological problems.

Question 13

The neo-Freudians would have been LEAST likely to emphasise the importance of ________ needs in a therapeutic setting.

Accepted Answer

A) dependence 
B) sexual 
C) power 
D) status

Question 14

Karen is a family therapist who has just arrived at her client family's home to have dinner with them and spend the evening. Her visit is not social, but is an opportunity for her to see how the family interacts with one another. Karen is using which family therapy model?

Accepted Answer

A) Stratified family therapy 
B) Structural family therapy 
C) Logical family intervention 
D) Strategic family intervention

Question 15

Antidepressant prescriptions in Australia have ________ since 1975.

Accepted Answer

A) doubled 
B) tripled 
C) quadrupled 
D) quintupled

Question 16

According to the authors, the claims of Alcoholics Anonymous' success

Accepted Answer

A) is not supported by the available data. 
B) is supported by the available data. 
C) can be applied to other problems of impulse control. 
D) have largely gone unrecognised by the scientific community.

Question 17

Which of the following persons is most likely to seek help for a mental health difficulty?

Accepted Answer

A) Byron, who recently gained Australian citizenship after moving from South Africa 
B) Baljinder, who entered Australia as a refugee 
C) Marie, a 45-year-old Caucasian female 
D) Ralph, a 65-year-old postal worker

Question 18

A major concern with using self-help books rather than seeking out professional guidance and assistance is that

Accepted Answer

A) self-help authors are just writing them to make money rather than help people. 
B) the claims made in most self-help books have never been scientifically tested. 
C) few clinicians would ever recommend such materials to their clients. 
D) self-help books tend to challenge conventional wisdom and are more effective than seeing a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist.

Exam 17: Psychological and Biological Treatments