Evidence- Based Therapy

Question 1

What is psychotherapy

Answer 1

Promoting change and relieve distress using psychological methods

Question 2

Types of psychotherapy

Answer 2

Individual
Couples
Group
Family

Question 3

Settings of psychotherapy

Answer 3

Outpatient
Inpatient
Day treatment

Question 4

Example of Day treatment psychotherapy

Answer 4

A child may come for the day for psychotherapy. They would complete school as part of the therapy

Question 5

Average Duration of therapy

Answer 5

Fewer than 10 sessions

Question 6

Treatment efficacy

Answer 6

success in a controlled study environment

Question 7

Effectiveness

Answer 7

Success in a real-world environment

Question 8

Evidence-Based Practice

Answer 8

Integration of research and clinical expertise

Question 9

What affects EBT success

Answer 9

Client Characteristics

Therapeutic Characteristics

Question 10

Client Characteristics

Answer 10

Treatment preference
Readiness for treatment
Cultural background
Expectations

Question 11

Therapeutic Characteristics

Answer 11

Therapist empathy
Monitoring Client outcomes
Client and Therapist relationship

Question 12

Additional Considerations taken when dealing with children and adolescents

Answer 12

Who is the client
Who’s goals should be considered
Developmental stage of child
Child’s environment

Question 13

CBT is time-limited

Answer 13

True and is problem focused

Question 14

Assumptions of CBT

Answer 14

1. Thoughts influence behaviours and emotions
2. Thoughts can be monitored and altered
3. Changes in thoughts can lead to change in emotions and behaviours

Question 15

CBT Model

Answer 15

Situation - Thoughts = Behaviours = Emotions = Body Responses

Cycle

Question 16

CBT techniques

Answer 16

Cognitive Restructuring 
Identifying thinking errors 
Challenge and evaluate thoughts 
Generate alternate thoughts 
Identifying core beliefs 
Behavioural activation 
Relaxation Therapy 
Problem-solving 
Assertiveness training

Question 17

Cognitive Restructuring

Answer 17

Identify automatic thoughts

Question 18

Identify thinking errors

Answer 18

All or nothing thinking 
Over generalizing 
Mental filter 
Jumping to conclusions 
Disqualifying the positive
Catastrophizing 
Emotional Reasoning 
Labelling 
Personalization

Question 19

Challenging thoughts

Answer 19

Evidence for/against thoughts
Cost-benefit analysis
Third-person perspective
Behavioural experiments

Question 20

3 C’s of Cognitive Therapy

Answer 20

Catch
Check
Challenge

Question 21

Most widely used treatment in psychology

Answer 21

CBT

Question 22

Parental Management Training used in which disorders

Answer 22

Externalizing Disorders

Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiance Disorder

Question 23

How is bad behaviour encouraged or maintained in externalizing Disorders

Answer 23

Based on social learning model

Parent unintentionally rewards child for problematic behaviour

Child rewards parent for giving in by stopping bad behaviour

Question 24

How many sessions does PMT go on for

Answer 24

Depends on child’s age and severity of behaviour

Question 25

What happens in PMT

Answer 25

Skills training and role-playing

Question 26

Who is PMT focused on

Answer 26

Parent-focused

Question 27

Core skills in PMT

Answer 27

Skill encouragement 
Discipline
Monitoring 
Problem-solving 
Positive involvement

Question 28

How is discipline enforced in PMT

Answer 28

Removal of incentives as punishment