Psychotherapy Research

Question 1

Eyesneck concluded that effects of psychotherapy are ____________

Answer 1

small or non-existent

Question 2

According to Howard et al., ________% of patients showed measurable improvement at 26 sessions

AND

______% showed measurable improvement at 52 sessions

This is knows as the _____ _________ effect

Answer 2

1. 75%
2. 85%
3. dose-dependent effect

Question 3

The phase model of therapy (Howard) includes these three phases

Answer 3

Remoralization
(feelings of hopelessness and desperation, respond quickly to treatment)

Remediation
(focus on symptoms and symptom relief)

Rehabilitation
(unlearning maladaptive behaviors, establishing new ways of managing distress)

Question 4

According to Howard, symptom relief happens during the ____________ phase and requires about _____ sessions

Answer 4

1. Remediation phase
2. 16 sessions

Question 5

Efficacy studies (clinical trials) are most useful for establishing whether or not __________________, while effectiveness studies are best for _______________.

Answer 5

1. a treatment has an effect
2. assessing clinical utility

Question 6

This ethnic group is underrepresented in outpatient and inpatient settings

Answer 6

Asian Americans

Question 7

A smaller portion of African Americans and Hispanics receive treatment for __________ compared to Whites

Answer 7

depression

Question 8

A larger portion of African Americans receive treatment for __________ compared to other cultures

Answer 8

illicit drug use

Question 9

Which ethnic minority groups are more likely than Whites to terminate therapy prematurely?

Answer 9

All of them

Question 10

______% of ethnic minority therapy clients drop out after the first session, compared to ____% of White clients

Answer 10

1. 50%
2. 30%

Question 11

Compared to White clients, in CMHC settings, African Americans have a ___________ premature termination rate, Asians had a ________ rate, and Hispanics had a ___________ rate.

Answer 11

1. high
2. lower
3. similar

Question 12

Therapist-client matching reduced premature termination rates for these three racial groups

Answer 12

Asians, Hispanics, and Whites

Question 13

Therapist-client matching had no effect on premature termination rates for this racial group

Answer 13

African Americans

Question 14

Therapist-client matching is associated with improved treatment outcomes only for this racial group

Answer 14

Hispanic Americans

Question 15

What are the most common mental health problems of older adults (in order of incidence)?

Answer 15

anxiety
cognitive impairment
depression

Question 16

Alloplastic interventions are intended to make changes in ____________

Answer 16

the environment

Question 17

Autoplastic interventions are intended to make changes in ____________

Answer 17

the individual so that they can better function in the environment

Question 18

Therapists find __________ to be the most stressful type of client behavior

Answer 18

suicidal statements

Question 19

Therapists consider _____________________ to be the single most stressful aspect of their work

Answer 19

lack of therapeutic success

Question 20

What is the most frequently encountered ethical/legal dilemma for therapists?

Answer 20

confidentiality issues

Question 21

With regard to marital status, psychiatric hospitalization rates are lowest for men and women who are ___________

Answer 21

widowed

Question 22

With regard to marital status, psychiatric hospitalization rates are moderate for men and women who are ___________

Answer 22

married or divorced/separated

Question 23

With regard to marital status, psychiatric hospitalization rates are highest for men and women who are ___________

Answer 23

single / never married

Question 24

With regard to race/ethinicity, psychiatric hospitalization rates are highest for ___________

Answer 24

White people

BUT when population proportions are taken into account, its higher for other races

Question 25

With regard to age, psychiatric hospitalization rates are highest for people who are ___________ years old

Answer 25

25-44 years old

Question 26

With regard to diagnosis, _____________ is the most common diagnosis for inpatients in the 18-44 age range.

Answer 26

schizophrenia

Question 27

With regard to diagnosis, _____________ is the most common diagnosis for inpatients aged 65+, with an _________ disorder as second most common

Answer 27

1. organic disorder
2. mood disorder