Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of:

Related Mcqs:

1. Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of:

   A. phobias
   B. dissociative disorders
   C. depression
   D. schizophrenia

2. Klaus is a psychological graduate student who wants to determine whether electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for schizophrenia. To combine the result of numerous published studies on this issue, Klaus should use a technique called:

   A. counterconditioning
   B. meta – analysis
   C. factor analysis
   D. electric therapy

3. Suicidal thoughts are often a symptom of depression CBT, used in conjunction with medication, has been proven effective in training depression. What does CBT stand for?

   A. Cognitive behavioural therapy
   B. Computerized brain tomography
   C. Complete behavioural therapy
   D. Comprehensive brain therapy

4. Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of:

   A. hallucinations
   B. depression
   C. personality disorders
   D. phobias

5. Studies have proven that some prenatal factors may cause schizophrenia except:

   A. deficiencies in nutrition
   B. substance abuse
   C. perinatal hypoxia
   D. parental viral exposure

6. Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of

   A. panic disorder
   B. phobias
   C. antisocial personality disorder
   D. major depression

7. Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
   1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
   2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
   3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
   4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

8. Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
   1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
   2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
   3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
   4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

9. Which of the following is considered to be the most nondirective from of therapy?

   A. counterconditioning
   B. cognitive therapy
   C. psychoanalysis
   D. client – centered therapy

10. In client- centered therapy the therapist’s key task is:

    A. psychoanalysis
    B. behavior modification
    C. cognitive evaluation
    D. clarification