Deck 9: Alternative Modes of Clinical Intervention

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of community psychology?

A) help individuals adapt to and cope with their environment
B) to understand the broader causes of behavior problems
C) carry out primary prevention at the community level
D) all of the above are goals of community psychology

Answer 1

all of the above are goals of community psychology

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be considered an integrative technique or Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) approach?

A) use of over-the-counter herbs and food supplements
B) chiropractic and massage therapy
C) hypnosis
D) applied kinesiology and biofeedback

Answer 2

hypnosis

Question 3

The goals and techniques of couples therapy depend

A) on the conflicts that are most pressing for each couple that seeks therapy.
B) on the theoretical orientation of the therapist.
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Answer 3

both a and b

Question 4

In community psychology, an ecological perspective refers to

A) understanding that alleviating individual problems requires changes in environmental settings.
B) utilizing individual competencies to effect changes.
C) both a and b in conjunction
D) neither a nor b

Question 5

The more current terminology for what in the past was referred to as "secondary prevention" is

A) indicated prevention intervention.
B) universal mental health prevention.
C) selective mental health prevention.
D) psychotherapy.

Question 6

The DSMIV-TR V-codes

A) reflect the development of diagnostic categories for interpersonal conflicts as separate from individual pathologies.
B) have resulted from attempts to categorize several conditions that "may be a focus of clinical attention."
C) include parent-child relationship problems and partner relationship problems.
D) all of the above

Question 7

The goal of prevention

A) has been fully integrated into the field of clinical psychology.
B) is no longer a goal of clinical psychology.
C) has been negated by the development of the field of positive psychology.
D) has been realized except in the field of pediatrics and health psychology.

Question 8

The therapeutic approach with families that is based on principles from attachment theory and that allows therapists to work with the parents and children together is called

A) conjoint therapy.
B) behavioral parent therapy.
C) parent-child interaction therapy.
D) ecological family intervention and therapy.

Question 9

According to the text, ____________________clinicians recommend quality self-help materials to their clients as a supplement to therapy.

A) a few
B) rarely do
C) an overwhelming majority of
D) all

Question 10

When therapists find themselves in the middle of their client's disagreements, we say they have become

A) triangulated.
B) unethical.
C) biased.
D) all of the above

Question 11

When Dr.Jones works with couples in therapy, he focuses directly on helping them change communication patterns, so they express themselves more clearly.He is probably using a

A) systems intervention.
B) behavioral approach.
C) cognitive approach.
D) psychoanalytic approach.

Question 12

________________therapy groups consist of members who are similar in age, sex, and type of problem, while __________________ groups include a mix of client types.

A) Dichotomous; diverse
B) Homogeneous; dichotomous
C) Homogeneous; heterogeneous
D) Heterogeneous; homogeneous

Question 13

Research indicates that spirituality

A) should not be addressed in clinical psychology, since most clinicians are not theologians and there is no reason to believe it is important.
B) is not a relevant issue for most clients, and rarely comes up in therapy.
C) regularly emerges as a resilience or protective factor or asset in the risk and resilience literature.
D) is not related to quality of life issues, stress reduction, or increased well-being.

Question 14

Cognitive behavioral groups are sometimes known as ___________________groups because they focus on sharing information rather than group process.

A) bibliotherapy
B) resource-based
C) psychoeducational
D) skills training

Question 15

CAM therapies are often utilized

A) widely in the general population.
B) very commonly among people with mental health problems.
C) in conjunction with traditional psychological or medical treatments.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Since the middle of the 20th century, clinical psychology has seen

A) a consolidation of the wide array of treatment approaches into a few preferred modes of psychotherapy.
B) a decrease in the willingness to treat different constellations of clients.
C) an increase in the modes of therapy that involve more than one client at a time and that focus on relationships.
D) increased support of the psychoanalytic tradition.

Question 17

In family therapy, the __________________is very often a young boy with behavioral problems or a girl who is withdrawn and sad.

A) identified client
B) scapegoat
C) triangulator
D) genuine system problem

Question 18

One of the major differences between couples, family, and individual psychotherapy is that

A) since they stem from different theoretical orientations, they utilize a completely different set of interventions.
B) couples therapy and family therapy are much more expensive than individual therapy and therefore rarely utilized.
C) family and couples therapy focus on the disturbed relationships rather than on the individuals involved.
D) couples therapy and family therapy are much more likely to be conducted in an inpatient setting, while individual therapy usually occurs in an outpatient setting.

Question 19

The self-help movement

A) has flourished online, and as bibliotherapy.
B) has been described as a "massive, systemic, and yet largely silent revolution."
C) had its roots in such programs as Alcoholics Anonymous.
D) all of the above

Question 20

Clinicians and bookstore owners would be well-advised to note that

A) all self-help books are likely to be helpful, if the purchaser believes they will be helpful (an indicator of the placebo effect).
B) it is important to keep up with the recommendations of personalities such as Oprah and Dr. Phil, as these are the books that will best serve the clients or purchasers.
C) many self-help books are not written by experts, may contradict one another, and may not provide solid, helpful information.
D) if a book has been published by a major publishing house, it will be guaranteed to be helpful.

Question 21

Prevention efforts in clinical and community psychology have been deleterious to the growth of the field of positive psychology.

Question 22

According to the text, the use of alternative medical approaches with the hope of alleviating psychological disorders has increased in recent years.

Question 23

Prayer has demonstrated effectiveness for improving one's quality of life, especially "intercessory prayer" where one prays for another.

Question 24

Community psychology has good intentions and tends to be innovative.Discuss some of the concerns that are raised about this approach to mental health intervention.

Question 25

Among the challenges facing couple and family therapists is that the contexts in which families live are changing quickly and dramatically.

Question 26

Every major approach to psychotherapy offers a group therapy.This is probably because groups provide unique therapeutic opportunities that are not available in individual psychotherapy.

Question 27

Chris has been practicing being able to stay present with her children without attempting to terminate the painful or prolonging the pleasant aspects of these encounters.She is practicing

A) mindfulness.
B) acceptance.
C) positive parenting interventions.
D) psychotherapy integration.

Question 28

Discuss the similarities and differences between "mindfulness" and "acceptance."

Question 29

There are times when a therapist sees both members of a couple.This procedure is called "conjoint therapy."

Question 30

Prior to the 1950s, very few therapists worked with families.The numbers of family therapists peaked in the 1970s and has declined gradually since then.

Question 31

The text makes a clear point that in order to be an asset to the field of clinical psychology, psychotherapy integration must be based on

A) evidence-based practices and the empirical literature.
B) therapists determining what techniques they are most comfortable with.
C) only the newest ideas in treatment theory and technique.
D) all of the above

Question 32

What are some of the problems with the explosion in self-help books and a trend towards self-administered treatments?

Question 33

Describe some of the contexts in which couples and families live, and the changes that are occurring in those contexts.

Question 34

Unlike individual, group, and couples therapy, there is an agreed-upon technique for conducting family therapy.

Question 35

According to the text, e-health interventions

A) have been determined to be too great an ethical risk to continue.
B) will soon replace face-to-face interventions because of their cost-effectiveness.
C) will likely continue to grow, in spite of concerns about their ethical application.
D) have been deemed to not be useful and their use is being discontinued.

Question 36

Discuss three of the five areas in which "prevention science" research has demonstrated effectiveness in preventing psychopathology.

Question 37

A strong and stable therapeutic relationship, which has been found to help make therapy effective across many approaches, would be considered

A) theoretical integration.
B) a "common factor."
C) intervention integration.
D) an essential intervention.

Question 38

Mindfulness

A) is described as "intentionally bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment."
B) has been integrated into cognitive-behavioral approaches.
C) appears to be a promising approach for some types of clients with certain types of problems.
D) all of the above

Question 39

Although self-help groups have been around for decades, their appeal and popularity appear to be waning.

Question 40

Group therapy was first practiced at the turn of the 20th century, but its development was stimulated by a shortage of professionals after WWII.