Psychotherapy A 10

Question 1

Legitimate power

Answer 1

legislation authorizing therapists to provide psychological services

Question 2

Informational power

Answer 2

assumed to have a great deal of knowledge and insight into the psychological problem

Question 3

Coercive power

Answer 3

reward (or punish) client to be compliant (or non-compliant)

Question 4

What other psychosocial processes occur within all psychotherapies (non-specific) (4)

Answer 4

client cognitive change; client behaviour style change; client interpersonal interactive style changes (after therapy within personal life) this is (unexplained variance in Smith & Glass meta analysis)

Question 5

Client cognitive behaviour changes in (3)

Answer 5

empathetic understanding; warmth and respect; genuineness

Question 6

Client behaviour style changes in (3)

Answer 6

self-disclosure; self-exploration; self-understanding

Question 7

Client interpersonal interactive style changes in (3)

Answer 7

responsibility/control of own self; engagement of problem solving; makes choices/decisions including creation/maintenance of genuine relationships with significant others

Question 8

Within psychotherapy… (3)

Answer 8

1) there is an active ingredient (theoretical basis of therapy); 2) there are non-specific factors (placebos); 3) there are inherent non-specific changes (better person) all leading to a positive outcome

Question 9

Ultimate questions (4)

Answer 9

1) If psychotherapy has minimal effectiveness without placebos, does this make it little more than “Sham therapy”? 2) What other factors may explain/predict the efficacy of psychotherapies? [the other 50% of the variance]; 3) If the efficacy of psychotherapy is more than particular [theoretical] interventions, then what should be in the content of Masters of Clinical Psychology programs?; 4) Should psychology focus on changing individual behaviour [helping individuals via psychotherapy] or focus on changing society [Applied social psychology?

Question 10

Sham therapy

Answer 10

shamtherapy (placebo therapy) is a faked intervention that is used even though the therapist knows that there is no active ingredient