WEEK 7: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Question 1

Operant conditioning involves a type of learning in which behaviours are influenced mainly by the consequences that follow them.

True
False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Behaviour therapists look to current environmental events that maintain problem behaviours and help clients produce behaviour change by changing environmental contingencies.

True
False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Behaviour therapy focuses on environmental conditions that contribute to a client’s problems.

True
False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is based on helping clients control or change unpleasant sensations and thoughts.

True
False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Behavioural techniques can be effectively incorporated into a group counselling format.

True
False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Typically, the goals of the therapeutic process are determined by the therapist.

True
False

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Behaviour therapists tend to be active and directive, and they function as consultants and problem solvers.

True
False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Multimodal therapy consists of a series of techniques that are used with all clients in much the same way.

True
False

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Relaxation training has benefits in areas such as preparing patients for surgery, teaching clients how to cope with chronic pain, and reducing the frequency of migraine attacks.

True
False

Answer 9

True

Question 10

A program of behavioural change should begin with a comprehensive assessment of the client

True
False

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Contemporary behaviour therapy is grounded on:

a scientific view of human behaviour.
the psychodynamic aspects of a person.
the events of the first five years of life.
a philosophical view of the human condition.

Answer 11

a scientific view of human behaviour

Question 12

Mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches:

1. have no research evidence to support the value of the techniques used.
2. have been subjected to empirical scrutiny.
3. are a part of traditional behaviour therapy.
4. have no legitimate place in behaviour therapy.

Answer 12

2. have been subjected to empirical scrutiny.

Question 13

In behaviour therapy it is generally agreed that:

1. the therapist should decide the treatment goals.
2. goals are not necessary.
3. the client, with the help of the therapist, should decide the treatment goals.
4. goals of therapy are the same for all clients.

Answer 13

3. the client, with the help of the therapist, should decide the treatment goals.

Question 14

Which is not true as it is applied to behaviour therapy?

1. Insight is necessary for behaviour change to occur.
2. The general goals of behaviour therapy are to increase personal choice and to create new conditions for learning.
3. Therapy is not complete unless actions follow verbalisations.
4. A good working relationship between client and therapist is necessary for behaviour change to occur.

Answer 14

1. Insight is necessary for behaviour change to occur.

Question 15

Most behavioural practitioners stress the value of establishing a collaborative working relationship with clients but contend that:

1. warmth, empathy, and acceptance are neither necessary nor a sufficient condition for behaviour change to occur.
2. warmth, empathy, authenticity, permissiveness and acceptance are necessary, but not sufficient, for behaviour change to occur.
3. the relationship is more directive on the therapist’s part and submissive on the client’s part.
4. warmth, empathy, authenticity, and permissiveness are necessary and sufficient conditions for behaviour change to occur.

Answer 15

2. warmth, empathy, authenticity, permissiveness and acceptance are necessary, but not sufficient, for behaviour change to occur.

Question 16

Applied behaviour analysis makes use of:

cognitive behavioural techniques.
classical conditioning techniques.
operant conditioning techniques.
progressive muscle relaxation.

Answer 16

operant conditioning techniques.

Question 17

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction practices rely on:

experiential learning and client self-discovery.
didactic instruction.
negative reinforcement.
positive reinforcement.

Answer 17

experiential learning and client self-discovery.

Question 18

Dialectical behaviour therapy:

is a long-term therapy for treating depression.
has no empirical support for its validity.
is a promising blend of behavioural and psychoanalytic techniques for treating borderline personality disorders.
is a form of operant conditioning used to treat anxiety related problems.

Answer 18

is a promising blend of behavioural and psychoanalytic techniques for treating borderline personality disorders.

Question 19

Which is not true of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?

DBT emphasises the importance of the client–therapist relationship
DBT is a blend of Adlerian concepts and behavioural techniques.
DBT was formulated for treating borderline personality disorders.
DBT incorporates mindfulness training and Zen practices.

Answer 19

DBT is a blend of Adlerian concepts and behavioural techniques.

Question 20

An exposure therapy that entails assessment and preparation, imaginal flooding, and cognitive restructuring—using the rapid, rhythmic eye movements aimed at treatment of traumatic experiences—is called:

flooding.
eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing.
in vivo desensitisation.
systematic desensitisation.

Answer 20

eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing.

Question 21

Prolonged/intense exposure—either in real life or in imagination—to highly anxiety-evoking stimuli is called:

systematic desensitisation.
flooding.
self-management training.
in vivo desensitisation.

Answer 21

flooding.

Question 22

A shortcoming of behavioural therapy from a diversity perspective is:

1. its lack of research to evaluate the effectiveness of techniques.
2. the focus on treating specific behavioural problems, overlooking significant issues.
3. the lack of clear concepts on which to base practice.
4. its disregard for the client–therapist relationship.

Answer 22

2. the focus on treating specific behavioural problems, overlooking significant issues.

Question 23

Contemporary behaviour therapy places emphasis on:

1. helping clients acquire insight into the causes of their problems.
2. encouraging clients to reexperience unfinished business with significant others by role-playing with them in the present.
3. the interplay between the individual and the environment.
4. a phenomenological approach to understanding the person.

Answer 23

3. the interplay between the individual and the environment.

Question 24

Which is not true as it applies to multimodal therapy?

Great care is taken to fit the client to a predetermined type of treatment.
Therapists adjust their procedures to effectively achieve the client’s goals in therapy.
The approach encourages technical eclecticism.
Therapeutic flexibility and versatility are valued highly.

Answer 24

Great care is taken to fit the client to a predetermined type of treatment.

Question 25

Which of the following is not considered one of the basic characteristics of contemporary behaviour therapy?

1. Experimentally derived principles of learning are systematically applied to help people change their maladaptive behaviours.
2. Emphasis is on specific factors that influence present functioning and what factors can be used to modify performance.
3. The therapy is an experiential and insight-oriented approach.
4. The focus is on assessing the current determinants of behaviour, including identifying the problem and evaluating the change.

Answer 25

The therapy is an experiential and insight-oriented approach.