Recent neuroscience research has:
a) determined that biology has an important influence on psychological development
b) stressed the importance of genetics but not brain functioning in psychological development
c) supported the focus on environmental change
d) confirmed that medication is better than psychotherapy
Q. 2The conclusions of a November 1995 Consumer Reports Study are:
a) consistent with current mental health service policies
b) that medication plus therapy is the most effective form of therapy
c) psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers do not differ in effectiveness as helpers
d) psychiatrists were the most effective helpers
Q. 3All of the following are positive benefits of managed care except:
a) open-ended counseling
b) utilization of a team approach by interdisciplinary helpers
c) measured outcomes
d) focus on strengths rather than weaknesses
Q. 4Which characteristic of effective helping has been constant over the past decades?:
a) brief solution-focused treatment
b) a focus on multicultural issues
c) primacy of one-to-one treatment
d) a working alliance
Q. 5Strategies aim to change functioning in which of the following domains?:
a) affective, physical, and cognitive
b) affective, cognitive, and behavioral
c) affective, emotional, and behavioral
d) affective, physical, and behavioral
Q. 6The ecological perspective looks at:
a) the individual
b) the individual embedded in his/her systems
c) environmental changes in society
d) the individuals relationship