Interpersonal psychotherapy originated as a treatment for:
a. schizophrenia.
b. unipolar depression.
c. social anxiety.
d. borderline personality disorder.
Q. 2An interpersonal therapist and patient should collaboratively identify how many problem areas to address over the course of treatment?
a. 1-2 (to stay focused)
b. 4-5 (to learn to generalize skills)
c. 16 (one per session)
d. Varies depending on patient's presenting issues
Q. 3Which of the following statements about drug use and abuse is most true?
A. The most widely used and abused drugs are illegal.
B. Drug use is not common in the animal kingdom.
C. Alcohol has permeated every known culture.
D. Coffee, cigarettes, chocolate, and cola all have sufficient quantities of amphetamines to create full-fledged addictions.
Q. 4In contrast to interpersonal therapy for adults, interpersonal therapy for adolescents:
a. lasts longer (20 or more sessions).
b. uses telephone contacts more frequently.
c. does not focus on interpersonal conflicts.
d. avoids defining a sick role in depression.
Q. 5The rationale that Markowitz and others have used for adapting interpersonal psychotherapy to borderline personality disorder (BPD) is that:
a. BPD is a mood-inflected chronic illness.
b. the self-destructive nature of BPD is relationship driven.
c. using IPT avoids labeling the patient with an Axis II disorder.
d. early family relationship conflicts cause BPD.
Q. 6Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter?
A. Lorazepam
B. Serotonin
C. Dopamine
D. GABA
E. Norepinephrine
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