53 Evaluating Psychotherapies

Question 1

By overestimating the actual benefits of their psychotherapeutic treatment, clients are most likely attempting to satisfy their need for

Answer 1

self-justification

Question 2

When people’s symptoms of psychological distress are at their worst, whatever they do to try to alleviate the condition is likely to be followed by improvement rather than further deterioration. This is best explained in terms of

Answer 2

regression toward the mean

Question 3

After performing a meta-analysis of some 475 psychotherapy outcome studies, researchers reported that

Answer 3

evidence supports the efficacy of psychotherapy

Question 4

Ron is a 22-year-old mechanic who suffers from claustrophobia. The most effective way to treat Ron’s problem would involve ________ therapy.

Answer 4

behavior

Question 5

Preventive mental health attempts to reduce the likelihood of psychological disorders by

Answer 5

establishing programs to wipe out poverty and other demoralizing situations

Question 6

Students who receive unusually low scores on their first psychology test can reasonably anticipate ________ scores on their second psychology test.

Answer 6

somewhat higher

Question 7

Which of the following factors is NOT a therapeutically effective component of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing?

Answer 7

rapidly moving one’s eyes

Question 8

The most effective psychotherapists are those who

Answer 8

establish an empathic, caring relationship with their clients.

Question 9

Immigrants from Asia would most likely experience difficulty as clients of American psychotherapists who emphasize the value of

Answer 9

individualism

Question 10

Which approach would attempt to minimize psychological disorders by working to alleviate the conditions that cause child abuse and illiteracy in society?

Answer 10

preventive mental health