In correcting faulty cognitions, according to Beck, the patient: (1) needs to recognize what thoughts are awry; (2) has to become aware of what he is thinking; (3) needs feedback to inform him whether his changes are correct; (4) has to substitute accurate for inaccurate judgments. The appropriate order would be:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 c. 2, 1, 4, 3
b. 1, 4, 3, 2 d. 2, 4, 1, 3
Q. 2Which of the following statements would be LEAST consistent with the degree to which controlled research attests to cognitive therapies efficacy?
a. Cognitive therapy is particularly valuable with internalizing coping styles and low resistance patients.
b. Cognitive therapy's superiority for depression, according to Dobson's (1989) meta-analysis, was largely the result of investigator allegiance.
c. Cognitive therapy's treatment for eating disorders has therapeutic effects showing good maintenance over time.
d. Cognitive therapy's treatment for panic disorder shows generally higher completion rates and panic-free follow-up than does relaxation training and supportive psychotherapy.
Q. 3The research on the efficacy of cognitive therapies suggests all of the following EXCEPT:
a. that it is clearly superior to waiting lists.
b. that it is clearly superior to placebo.
c. that it shows good maintenance over time.
d. that they are superior to other forms of therapy.
Q. 4Which of the following is probably FALSE regarding the future direction of cognitive therapies?
a. Cognitive therapy's commitment to psychotherapy integration will lessen.
b. Cognitive therapies have achieved most of their success with neurotic disorders.
c. Cognitive therapies will remain committed to empirical evaluation.
d. Cognitive therapies will push into mass media and self-help formats.
Q. 5Which of the following statements is probably FALSE regarding the ideal therapeutic relationship in REBT?
a. Negative feelings are attacked, not encouraged.
b. It is practically the polar opposite of Rogerian therapy.
c. The therapist does not provide unconditional acceptance.
d. The therapist is genuine and open.
Q. 6Of the following therapies, which would be most inclined to say that the ideal person is a scientist?
a. Behavior therapies c. Culture-sensitive therapies
b. Cognitive therapies d. Systemic therapies
Q. 7REBT's view of meaning in life is most likely represented by which the following statements?
a. Individuals recognize there are pains in life but refuse to make unfortunate events any more unpleasant.
b. The issue is not to discover meaning in life but rather to create meaning out of our lives.
c. The meaning of life should not be dictated by the desires of others, but rather from the desires within the self.
d. There is no one correct way to live life; the purpose must emanate from within, not from the dictates of society.
Q. 8Regarding meaning in life, which of the following therapies would most likely say that the only absolutes are those we create?
a. Behavior therapies c. Culture-sensitive therapies
b. Cognitive therapies d. Systemic therapies
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