University of California, San Diego PSYC 124 Quiz 3 1)Well-designed randomized controlled trials for assessing the effectiveness of therapies will include: A

University of California, San Diego

PSYC 124

Quiz 3

1)Well-designed randomized controlled trials for assessing the effectiveness of therapies will include:

A.            A comparative treatment group

B.            A no-treatment control group

C.            An expectancy and relationship control group

D.            All of the above

2.            Behavior therapy is a treatment which:

A.            Directly changes unconscious motivations

B.            Directly changes interpersonal transactions

C.            Directly changes cognitions

D.            Directly changes behavior

3.            Which of the following are central tenets of client centered therapy?

A.            Empathy

B.            Unconditional positive regard

C.            Congruence

D.            All of the above

4.            Cognitive-behavior therapy is generally perceived as:

A.            Humanistic

B.            Phenomenological

C.            Psychodynamic

D.            Evidence-based

5.            Group therapy primarily is useful for:

A.            When there is a need to treat an individual in the presence of others

B.            Therapeutic benefit from observing and watching others

C.            Behavioral intervention

D.            When a group of individuals share similar problems or psychopathologies

6.            Which of the following is not a problem typically associated with pharmacological intervention as the sole intervention for depression?

A.            Drug treatment alone may not facilitate beneficial insights into symptoms

B.            Drug intolerance

C.            Long-term prescription of drugs may lead sufferers to believe that their symptoms are unchangeable

D.            Increased vulnerability to relapse (to depressive symptoms) over the longer-term

7.            According to APA (2006), which of the following is not a recommended component of evidence-based practice?

A.            Approaching cases from a psychoanalytic framework

B.            Considering individual client differences and preferences

C.            Incorporating the best research available

D.            Clinical expertise

8.            Empathy involves:

A.            A deepened understanding of the perspective of another person

B.            Putting yourself before others

C.            Feeling sorry for someone

D.            Putting others before yourself

9.            In general, effective case formulation (or case conceptualization) involves taking a          to considering clients and cases.

A.            Interpersonal approach

B.            Hypothesis-testing approach

C.            Cognitive-behavioral approach

D.            Psychodynamic approach

10.          A psychologist’s case formulations typically are directly related to their

A.            Work setting

B.            Opinions about prescription drug use

C.            Diagnostic specialty

D.            Theoretical orientation