Research on stigma with students underscores the need to examine:
a) Attitudes
b) Behaviours
c) Beliefs
d) Attitudes and behaviours
Question 2A recent meta-analysis evaluating short-term psychodynamic therapy (Driessen et al., 2010 ) revealed:
a) Large treatment changes in depression level, which were maintained at one-year follow-up
b) Moderate treatment changes in depression level, which were maintained at one-year follow-up
c) Small treatment changes in depression level, which were maintained at one-year follow-up
d) No treatment changes in depression level
Question 3The evidence is mixed for the success of _______, but conclusive that ________ is _______.
a) Brief psychodynamic therapy; long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy; effective
b) Brief psychodynamic therapy; long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy; not effective
c) Long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy; brief psychodynamic therapy; not effective
d) Long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy; brief psychodynamic therapy; effective
Question 4Beatrice, a 72-year-old woman complains to her doctor of a noticeable loss in appetite, anhedonia and reduced vitality. She is also feeling more hopeless than usual and generally feels quite achy, without obvious signs for the pain.
She denies feelings of guilt or sad mood. The diagnosis of __________best fits Beatrice's presentation.
a) depletion syndrome
b) hypochondriasis
c) depression
d) delusional disorder
Question 5Client-centred therapy suggests:
a) Problems arise from inner disturbance associated with ego-conflicts.
b) Disorders are a result of failing to attend to one's own experience of the world.
c) Psychological problems arise from interpersonal difficulties exclusively.
d) Cognitive errors create neurotic disturbance.
Question 6Sandra is a graduate student in clinical psychology. As part of her training, she is encouraged to develop good listening skills, exhibit empathy and genuineness, and hold clients in a positive light.
These are all central features of which therapeutic paradigm?
a) Psychodynamic
b) Cognitive
c) Behavioural
d) Client-centred
Question 7Which of the following paradigms would most likely subscribe to the saying we are what we make ourselves?
a) Psychoanalytic
b) Humanistic
c) Learning
d) Cognitive
Question 8Which of the following individuals has been credited with originating the field of psychotherapy research?
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Carl Rogers
c) Hans Eysenck
d) B F Skinner
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