A. insight therapy is superior to no treatment or placebo treatment.
B. individual insight therapy is effective but group therapy is not.
C. group therapy is effective, but individual insight therapy is not.
D. insight therapy is only effective if patients are in therapy for at least two years.
Related Mcqs:
- Klaun is a psychology graduate student who wants to determine whether electronvulsive for schizoprenia. To combine the results of numerous published studies on this issue, klaus should use a technique called:
A. counterconditioning
B. meta-analysis.
C. factor analysis.
D. electic therapy. - Mr.Gotanda mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:
A. transference.
B. counterconditioning.
C. unconditional positive regard.
D. the placebo effect - Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to: ___________?
A. dissociative disorders.
B. generalized anxiety disorders.
C. bipolar disorders.
D. schizoprenia - College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murders. Under hypnosis, the typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:
A. unconscious fear.
B. feelings of ambivalence.
C. low self-esteem.
D. role-playing. - Jenna is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, “Cheer up, Jenna. You know what you’re talking about and your topic is really interesting!” This approach to reducing Jenna’s fear most clearly illustrates:
A. psychanalysis.
B. client-centered therapy.
C. stress inoculation training
D. aversive conditioning - During a marriage counselling session, the therapist suggests to Mr.and Mrs. Gallo that they each restate their spouse’s comments before making their own. The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with:
A. client-centered therapy
B. psychoanalysis.
C. systematic desensitization.
D. cognitive-behavior therapy - Noha’s therapist suggests that Noah developed a dissociative identity disorder in order to misbehave without feeling a strong sense of personal shame. The therapist’s suggestion most directly reflects a_____perspective.
A. social-cognitive
B. biological
C. humanistic
D. psychoanalytic - Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places.Luke’s therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell of a sliding board. The therapist’s suggestion reflects a _______ perspective.
A. cognitive
B. biological
C. learning
D. psychoanalytic - Low birth weight is a known risk factor for: ___________?
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B. antisocial personality disorder.
C. dissociative identity disorder.
D. schizophrenia - Jill will sit in one position for long periods of time, evidencing muscular rigidity. Jill is exhibiting symptoms of ___________?
A. hebephrenic schizophrenia
B. undifferentiated schizophrenia
C. Cataonic schizophrenia
D. Paranoid schizophrenia
