Research by Vinkers et al. (2004 ) and others suggests that the most important risk factor for depression in the elderly is:
a) A self-critical personality
b) The lack of a good social network
c) Bereavement due to loss of a loved one
d) Daily life stressors
Question 2Which of the following is a learning disorder?
a) Pervasive developmental disorder
b) Mental retardation
c) Mathematics disorder
d) Attention deficit disorder
Question 3Which theory focuses on the antisocial personality trait characteristic of being unresponsive to punishments for misbehaviour?
a) Psychoanalytic theory
b) Cognitive theory
c) Learning theory
d) Experiential theory
Question 4Based on his review of four decades of sex offender recidivism, Greenberg at the Royal Ottawa Hospital found that _________ are the least likely to re-offend.
a) incest offenders
b) rapists
c) pedophiles
d) exhibitionists
Question 5Tina and Patrick are attending couples therapy. Tina is the one who made the appointment; Pat is there to make Tina happy. The therapist and Tina do most of the talking, and Pat is wondering why he's there.
It seems that the therapist has created a:
a) Therapeutic alliance
b) Split alliance
c) Working alliance
d) Motivational alliance
Question 6Couples therapy does not work for all couples. Couples for whom it is least successful are those in which:
a) Both partners are motivated for change
b) One partner has a psychological disorder
c) One partner has been married before
d) Both partners want to make the relationship work