Clinical Psychology

Question 1

Irvin Yalom’s therapeutic factors of group work consist of all of the following but:

A. family re-enactment

B. interpersonal insight

C. guidance

D. instillation of hope

Answer 1

Interpersonal Insight

Question 2

The process that occurs in group psychotherapy when the leader’s own unconscious, involuntary, inappropriate, and temporarily gratifying response becomes entangled in the therapeutic relationship with a group member to the extent that this obstructs or even destroys the leader’s objectivity is known as:
Select one:

A. role reversal

B. transference

C. countertransference

D. acting out

Answer 2

Countertransference

Question 3

What family therapy prioritizes the first session of therapy and has four stages: the social stage, the problem stage, the interaction stage, and the goal-setting stage?
Select one:

A. Structural Family Therapy

B. Functional Family Therapy

C. Extended Family Systems Therapy

D. Strategic Family Therapy

Answer 3

Strategic Family Therapy

Question 4

Research by Sue and his colleagues (1991) and others has found that matching a therapist and client in terms of race/ethnicity has which of the following effects?
Select one:

A. It improves treatment outcomes and reduces premature termination for clients from all ethnic/racial groups.

B. It reduces premature termination for clients from all ethnic/racial groups; but, for those who remain in therapy, it has little impact on overall treatment outcomes for clients from any ethnic/racial group.

C. It improves treatment outcomes and reduces premature termination for members of some groups but not for others.

D. It has no little or no effect on treatment outcomes or premature termination for clients from any ethnic/racial group.

Answer 4

It improves treatment outcomes and reduces premature termination for members of some groups but not for others.

Question 5

Several types of questions are used by family therapists. The type of question that is designed to explore the interconnectedness of family members and the recurrent patterns in their relationships is referred to as:
Select one:

A. circular

B. lineal

C. strategic

D. reflexive

Answer 5

circular

Question 6

A strategic family therapist is most likely to use which of the following therapeutic techniques in dealing with a husband and wife who complain that they are constantly arguing with each other?
Select one:

A. Obtain a detailed family history from each partner

B. Ask the couple to identify the benefits they obtain from arguing

C. Tell the couple to argue for at least two hours each evening

D. Work individually with the partner who is most “differentiated”

Answer 6

C.

Tell the couple to argue for at least two hours each evening

Question 7

Ho (1987) recommended the use of a(n) __________ approach when working with African American therapy clients.
Select one:

A. ecostructural

B.multisystems

C.etic

D. ethnographic

Answer 7

a. ecostructural

Question 8

An advocate of client-centered therapy would most likely view diagnosis as:
Select one:

A. the starting point of therapy

B. an ongoing process

C. a joint task of the therapist and client

D. unnecessary and possibly detrimental

Answer 8

d. unnecessary and possibly detrimental