SparkNotes: Psychological Treatment: Sample Quiz Questions

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1. What is one difference between self-help groups and therapy groups?

(A) Participants only give help in self-help groups

(B) Participants only receive help in self-help groups

(D) Self-help groups can’t help people feel less alone in dealing with problems

2. Which treatment produces the serious side effect known as tardive dyskinesia?

(A) Antianxiety drugs

(B) Antidepressant drugs

(D) Lithium

3. From an empirical point of view, how can the effectiveness of a therapy best be determined?

(A) By doing controlled studies

(B) By asking therapists whether the therapy is successful

(D) All of the above

4. The effectiveness of therapy depends to some extent on which of the following?

(A) The theoretical orientation of the therapist

(B) The therapist’s skill

(D) All of the above

5. Many critics argue that the average person receives poorer quality treatment for psychological problems because of which of the following?

(A) Deinstitutionalization

(B) Managed care

(D) The therapeutic window

6. A therapist who pays particular attention to transference during therapy is likely to have which approach?

(A) A psychodynamic approach

(B) A cognitive approach

(D) A behavioral approach

7. A therapist who tries to decrease incongruence in the client is likely to have which approach?

(A) A psychodynamic approach

(B) A cognitive approach

(D) A behavioral approach

8. A therapist who uses classical conditioning principles to treat a spider phobia is likely to have which approach?

(A) A psychodynamic approach

(B) A cognitive approach

(D) A behavioral approach

9. A therapist whose main task is to encourage clients to test their assumptions against reality is likely to have which approach?

(A) A psychodynamic approach

(B) A cognitive approach

(D) A behavioral approach

10. Social skills training typically involves which of the following?

(A) Antipsychotic drugs or lithium

(B) Behavioral rehearsal

(D) All of the above