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Chapter 16: The Treatment of Mental Health Problems
Multiple choice
1. In what circumstance/s do people seek for professional psychological help and support?
a) When they are not able to cope with the distress and disruption associated with their symptoms.
b) When symptoms begin to interfere with their choices and activities.
c) When the struggles associated with a trauma last longer than expected and do not seem to recover spontaneously.
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. In the United Kingdom people with emotional or psychological conditions make up approximately __________ of a GP’s workload.
a) 25-30%
b) 10-15%
c) 35-40%
d) 5-10%
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. What is the first port of call for most people seeking mental health care in the United Kingdom?
a) The A&E
b) The GP
c) The Self Help Services
d) A specialist clinical psychologist
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Modern health service provision is more often associated with a ____________ approach.
a) psychodynamic
b) multidisciplinary
c) humanistic
d) systemic
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Psychological _____________ practitioners work together in teams to alleviate distress within their local communities.
a) well-being
b) health
c) care
d) happiness
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Fill-in-the-blank
6. When facing mental health challenges, sometimes individuals are able to engage in adaptive __________ strategies.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. When people are unable to cope with distress and difficulties associated with a mental health problem, they may seek ___________ help and support.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
8. What does IAPT stand for?
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. What is the role of psychological well-being practitioners?
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. Name three different types of mental health professionals.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
11. Explain the difference between a counsellor and a psychotherapist.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Hard
True/False
12. The first port of call for most people seeking mental healthcare is a psychoanalyst.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. People should seek professional help and support only when their psychopathology symptoms are life-threatening.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
14. A psychotherapy is usually a longer and more intense process than counselling.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. Social workers are often used to bridge the gap between mental health services and wider social service provision.
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Multiple choice
16. _____________ are qualified medical doctors.
a) Clinical psychologists
b) Counsellors
c) Psychiatrists
d) Psychotherapists
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Easy
17. The work of psychological well-being practitioners is usually based on a ___________ model.
a) psychodynamic
b) systemic
c) cognitive-behavioural
d) Jungian
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
18. ____________ take a client-centred approach to helping people struggling with a physical, mental, or developmental health problem to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills.
a) Social workers
b) Occupational therapists
c) Psychiatrists
d) Community mental health nurses
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
19. _________ services offer a coordinated approach to primary care for adults with common mental health problems.
a) AIPT
b) IAPT
c) IATP
d) AITP
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. Early intervention in ____________ teams aim at detecting and intervening early and in a holistic manner for young people with disorders such as schizophrenia.
a) psychopathology
b) psychosis
c) psychiatric conditions
d) mental health
Section Ref: Introduction
Learning Objective: Describe the roles of the three different kinds of mental health professional and the main principles of the ‘stepped care’ approach.
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. The aim of most psychodynamic therapies is to reveal ___________ conflicts that may be causing symptoms of psychopathology.
a) family
b) relationship
c) unconscious
d) complex
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
22. What is the most well-known form of psychodynamic therapy?
a) Psychotherapy
b) Psychoanalysis
c) CBT
d) Systemic
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
23. In which psychoanalytic technique the client is encouraged to verbalize all thoughts, feelings, and images that come to mind?
a) Transference
b) Dream analysis
c) Interpretation
d) Free association
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
24. In the psychoanalytic technique of ___________ the analyst is a target for emotional responses and the client behaves or feels towards the analyst as they would behave towards an important person in their life.
a) translation
b) transference
c) transformation
d) transferal
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short Answer
25. Name four techniques used in psychoanalysis to help individuals gain a sense of understanding of their symptoms.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
26. What are the two long-term variants of psychodynamic therapy?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
27. What is ‘interpretation’ in the context of psychoanalysis?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
28. In psychoanalysis, the frequency of sessions ranges from two to five per month.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
29. Cohort studies of clients completing psychoanalysis indicate improvements in symptoms and personality characteristics over time.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
30. LTPP has been shown to be more effective when compared with other psychotherapies.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
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31. ____________ are a briefer, less intensive forms of psychodynamic therapy which were developed in the second half of the 20th century.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
32. The ____________ (NICE) is an independent organization in England and Wales that provides evidence-based national guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease and ill health.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
33. The most well-known form of psychodynamic therapy is _____________, which is based on the theoretical works of ______________.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
34. Describe the seven distinguishing features of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies and interpersonal therapies according to Blagys and Hilsenroth (2000).
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
Multiple choice
35. What project applies psychodynamic principles away from the clinic setting?
a) Grow2Grow
b) Flourish2Flourish
c) Nurture2Nurture
d) Raise2Raise
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
36. STPP has been found to be particularly effective for the treatment of:
a) anxiety
b) psychosis
c) depression
d) social phobia
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
37. ____________ therapies combine psychotherapeutic techniques with activities aimed to promoting creative expression.
a) Animal
b) Group
c) Arts
d) Interpersonal
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
38. Which of the following is a type of art therapy?
a) Music therapy
b) Drama therapy
c) Dance movement therapy
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
39. Interpersonal psychotherapy is a structured, time-limited psychological therapy that was specifically developed for the treatment of ____________.
a) bipolar disorder
b) generalized anxiety disorder
c) major depression
d) social anxiety
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
40. Psychodynamic therapists contend that today’s emotional disorder is the result of ___________.
a) yesterday’s emotional trauma
b) yesterday’s maladaptive behaviours
c) today’s negative style of thinking
d) today’s abnormal brain
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
41. ___________ therapies are based on the principles of conditioning.
a) Cognitive
b) Systemic
c) Behaviour
d) Humanistic
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
42. Behaviour therapies refuse the idea of:
a) maladaptive mental health
b) hidden underlying conflicts
c) faulty learning
d) problematic learned associations
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
43. According to the behavioural perspective, some psychological disorders are the result of:
a) unconscious conflicts
b) dysfunctional thinking patterns
c) faulty learning
d) conditional positive regard
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
44. What type of psychotherapy is based on the principles of classical conditioning?
a) Behaviour therapy
b) Behaviour modification
c) Behaviour analysis
d) Behaviour transformation
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
45. According to Joseph Wolpe (1958), what conditioning principle can be used to treat many forms of emotional disorder?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
46. What behaviour therapy is based on the principles of operant conditioning?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
47. What are the most famous behaviour therapy techniques to apply extinction principles, also known as ‘exposure therapies’?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
48. What is the assumption behind therapies based on classical conditioning principles?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
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49. ___________ therapy is based on ___________ conditioning and it attempts to condition a repulsion to a stimulus or event to which the individual is inappropriately attracted.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
50. Exposure therapies are recommended by NICE for the treatment of __________ disorders, including phobias and PTSD.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
51. ___________ conditioning consists of influencing the frequency of a behaviour by manipulating the consequences of that behaviour.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
52. In exposure therapy the therapist attempts to expose consistencies between problematic behaviours and their consequences.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
53. Aversion therapy is often used in the treatment of addictive behaviours such as alcoholism.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
54. Flooding, counterconditioning and aversion are all types of behaviour therapy techniques which apply the principles of extinction.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
55. Describe the three specific ways in which operant conditioning principles have mainly been used in therapy settings.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
Multiple choice
56. Which of the following therapy techniques is NOT based on operant conditioning?
a) Token economy
b) Behavioural self-control
c) Flooding
d) Response shaping
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
57. The goal of __________ is for clients to acquire negative responses to stimuli that they have been finding too attractive.
a) flooding
b) drug therapy
c) functional analysis
d) aversion therapy
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
58. Which of the following is a consequence of maladaptive behaviour that may be learned through operant conditioning?
a) Learned consequences are associated with pain.
b) Learned consequences are associated with pleasure.
c) Learned consequences are associated with discomfort.
d) Learned consequences are associated with anxiety.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
59. Which condition(s) can be treated with aversion therapy?
a) Self-mutilation
b) Smoking
c) Alcoholism
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
60. Systematic desensitization can be used to treat ___________.
a) agoraphobia
b) PTSD
c) fear of heights
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
61. Peter has a learning disability and needs assistance even to do simple things like dressing himself and tidying his room. His caregivers want Peter to learn to be more self-sufficient. Which type of behaviour therapy would be most appropriate for Peter?
a) Aversion therapy
b) Systematic desensitization
c) Token economy
d) Social skills training
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
62. Systematic desensitization works because of the principle of:
a) positive reinforcement
b) negative reinforcement
c) punishment
d) extinction
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
63. Which of the following problems would be treated by using classical conditioning?
a) Reducing problematic drinking in alcoholics
b) Changing disruptive behaviour in a classroom
c) Helping shy people overcome their social anxieties
d) Reducing problematic behaviours of hospitalized schizophrenics
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
64. Joyce is trying to get her daughter to improve her spelling. For every 10 words that are spelled correctly, Joyce gives her a gold star. Ten gold stars can be exchanged for one hour of TV. Joyce is using:
a) systematic desensitization
b) a token economy
c) aversion training
d) flooding
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
65. The goal of behavioural therapy is to identify the client’s _____________.
a) specific problem-causing behaviours and to replace them with more adaptive behaviours
b) unconscious childhood conflicts and repressed memories
c) source of motivation for self-actualization
d) abnormal brain functioning
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Fill-in-the-blank
66. The step-by-step process by which phobias are treated using classical conditioning is known as___________.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
67. Behavioural ____________ therapy is based on the idea that in some cases unhelpful patterns of relating within a romantic relationship can cause and maintain depression and other mental health difficulties.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short Answer
68. What concept describes the situation in which a desirable behaviour is rewarded with the presentation of an object that can later be exchanged for money or other rewards?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
69. What behavioural approach focuses on activity scheduling to help clients with depression to re-engage in pleasurable personal and social activities so that these can be positively reinforced?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
70. To whom in particular does NICE recommend behavioural couples therapy?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Multiple choice
71. What must be understood in order for cognitive therapy to be effective?
a) Speed of human thought
b) Content of human thought
c) How transference occurs
d) How classical conditioning works
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
72. __________ developed rational-emotive therapy.
a) Aaron Beck
b) Albert Bandura
c) Albert Ellis
d) Sigmund Freud
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
73. Cognitive therapy can be used to treat ___________.
a) depression
b) panic disorder
c) personality disorder
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
74. Which is NOT a characteristic of Beck’s cognitive therapy?
a) Teaching clients to recognize biased interpretations
b) Teaching clients to recognize errors in logic
c) Teaching clients to challenge their negative thoughts
d) Teaching clients to face their fears
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
75. Which of the following theorists would be interested in giving clients homework assignments requiring them to observe and challenge their assumptions?
a) Beck
b) Ellis
c) Rogers
d) Freud
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
76. Beck’s Cognitive Therapy is most strongly recommended for people suffering from:
a) depression.
b) anxiety disorders.
c) dissociative disorders.
d) schizophrenic disorders.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
77. Which of the following is FALSE about the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
a) It has an enduring effect that reduces risk for subsequent symptom return.
b) It is thought to be more effective than other psychotherapies when treating depression.
c) It can only be applied to depression.
d) It is evidence-based.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
78. Rational emotive therapy attempts to challenge ___________.
a) irrational beliefs
b) negative bias
c) cognitive schemas
d) hidden conflicts
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
79. Describe the rational emotive therapy technique.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
80. Describe and give an example of a third-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
81. Dysfunctional individuals may be able to overcome their difficulties by modifying the way they think.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
82. According to Beck, many of the thought processes of depressed individuals are logical.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
83. In rational emotive therapy, therapists confront clients’ irrational assumptions.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Fill-in-the-blank
84. Ellis theorized that some people’s __________ assumptions guide them to act and react in ways that are inappropriate.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
85. Cognitive behavioural therapies have proved particularly effective for treating _________ and ___________.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
86. Beck’s approach to cognitive therapy is mostly used to treat __________.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
87. What is the ultimate aim of cognitive behavioural therapies?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
88. Provide an example of a third-wave CBT intervention.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
89. Define the concept of mindfulness?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Multiple choice
90. Which of the following forms of psychotherapy is more likely than the others to teach individuals to ‘just notice’ and embrace intrusive and distressing thoughts?
a) Rational emotive therapy
b) Acceptance and commitment therapy
c) Cognitive behavioural therapy
d) Beck’s cognitive therapy
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
91. In order to resolve specific conflicts, adolescents and their parents will most likely benefit from a(n):
a) family therapy
b) acceptance and commitment therapy
c) rational emotive therapy
d) mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
92. _________ therapies work with the interactional patterns and relationship dynamics between people that may be associated with mental health difficulties.
a) Group
b) Couple
c) Systemic
d) Cognitive
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
93. Which of the following is TRUE about family therapy?
a) The entire family must meet with the therapist at the same time.
b) The family is treated as one unit, rather than as a group of individuals.
c) Family therapists only use the cognitive approach.
d) Family therapy is not generally as effective as individual therapy.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
94. NICE recommends that family therapies should be considered for the treatment of:
a) psychosis
b) anorexia nervosa
c) psychosis and anorexia nervosa
d) none of the above
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
95. What therapeutic approach focuses on the optimistic belief that people are born with a natural inclination for goodness and growth?
a) Cognitive behavioural
b) Existentialism
c) Behaviourism
d) Humanism
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
96. Which of the following about humanistic therapy is FALSE?
a) Humanistic therapists encourage people to change their irrational assumptions by actively challenging the client.
b) It is based on the idea that we naturally try to fulfill our potential for good, and for growth.
c) It is optimistic about human nature.
d) It emphasizes the need for the therapist to develop a more personal relationship with the client.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
97. What 2 qualities must be displayed by a therapist in client-centered therapy?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
98. Who developed the client-centred therapy?
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
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99. Client-centred therapies are __________ therapies as they emphasize the need to consider the whole person during therapy and not just their problems.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
100. For Rogers ___________ (the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes) was the central important feature of any therapist-client relationship.
Section Ref: Psychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of treatment approaches for mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
101. _________ therapies are useful when people share similar experiences or challenges.
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Easy
102. There are different forms of group interventions, which include self-help and ____________ (such as Alcoholics Anonymous).
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
103. Group therapies can be just as effective as individual therapies in some contexts.
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Easy
104. Adapting interventions for groups is not recommended as a cost-effective solution for service providers.
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Multiple choice
105. Which of the following is a form of group therapy?
a) Self-help
b) Mutual-support
c) Group CBT
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Medium
106. Therapies that are delivered by real-time videoconferencing are a form of:
a) e-therapy
b) self-help
c) teletherapy
d) none of the above
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Medium
107. Which of the following forms of psychotherapy does NOT necessarily require a therapist?
a) Teletherapy
b) E-therapy
c) Self-help
d) CBT
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Easy
108. Self-help interventions can be delivered by:
a) books
b) computer programs
c) apps
d) all of the above
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Easy
109. Which of the following is FALSE about self-help therapies?
a) Guided and unguided self-help are equally effective for treating common problems such as anxiety and depression.
b) Self-help interventions can be delivered by several means.
c) Self-help therapy is recommended by NICE as a treatment of choice to people experiencing mild to moderate depression.
d) Computerized CBT is a type of self-help based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy.
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
110. Computerized CBT has been established as an alternative to therapist-delivered CBT and consists of highly developed software packages that can be delivered online. NICE always discourages this form of intervention.
Section Ref: Ways of Delivering Psychological Therapy
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of delivery options for treatment for mental health problems, namely group therapies, teletherapy, e-therapy, and self-help.
Difficulty Level: Medium
111. Recent evidence shows that the presence of a supportive social network does not seem to be associated with faster recovery.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Fill-in-the-blank
112. Whilst having strong and supportive social relationships is a protection against mental health problems, social __________ might be a risk factor for both the onset and the duration of mental health problems.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
113. ____________ interventions may have positive effects on people who suffer from a mental health problem and are also socially isolated.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
114. ______________ is a branch of psychology that focuses on how individuals relate to society at large.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
115. Provide an example of a place where you can find a community psychologist at work.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
116. What is the main focus of community psychology?
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
117. What charity organization in the United Kingdom works with excluded young people between 16 and 25 years to make services more flexible and accessible to their needs?
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Multiple choice
118. Community psychologists:
a) work exclusively with people with learning disabilities within their communities.
b) aim to integrate social, cultural, economic, and environmental influences to promote positive change in marginalized individuals.
c) study the habits and social norms of cultural minorities.
d) focus on how different communities integrate with major political changes.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
119. Community psychologists work in:
a) schools
b) health care agencies
c) social care agencies
d) all of the above
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
120. What is MAC-UK?
a) It’s a charity organization that works with marginalized kids aged 16-25.
b) It’s a body that regulates the delivery of public services.
c) It’s an organization that helps young people with learning disabilities to find a job.
d) It’s a charity organization that protects human rights of social minorities.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
121. Discuss some of the main cultural issues in psychological therapies.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
122. Mental health problems are a phenomenon affecting only wealthy communities and societies.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
123. Psychological therapies must adapt to meet the needs of culturally diverse populations.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
124. Define ‘cultural competency’ in the context of psychotherapy.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
Fill-in-the-blank
125. Mental health problems are a ___________ phenomenon affecting culturally diverse populations.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
126. There seem to be gender differences in the occurrence of mental health problems. For example, conditions such as anxiety and depression appear to be more common in _________ than __________.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
127. ___________ stereotypes may underlie some bias in the detection and treatment of mental health difficulties.
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Multiple choice
128. ____________ seek help for mental health problems.
a) Men are more likely to
b) Women are more likely to
c) Men and women are equally likely to
d) Men never
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
129. There is a popular belief that women are more likely to benefit from psychological therapies than man based on the idea that women are more:
a) empathetic
b) family-oriented
c) dependent
d) fragile
Section Ref: Social and Environmental Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast a range of social and environmental approaches to the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
130. Which of the following is NOT a type of antidepressant?
a) Serotonin-dopamine reuptake inhibitors
b) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
c) Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
d) Tricyclics monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
131. Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with the variations in mood and emotion typical of depression?
a) Serotonin
b) Norepinephrine
c) Noradrenaline
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
132. The primary action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is to _________
of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.
a) decrease the availability
b) increase the availability
c) stop the production
d) simulate a synthetic substance that mimic the effects
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
133. How long does a course of antidepressant treatment usually last for?
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) 9 months
d) 1 year
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
134. How many people with depression treated with antidepressants see an improvement in their symptoms?
a) All of them
b) Approximately 80%
c) Approximately 50-65%
d) 30%
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
135. Antidepressant medications can also be used to treat:
a) obsessive compulsive disorder
b) generalized anxiety disorder
c) PTSD
d) all of the above
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
136. Maria is experiencing some side effects including dry mouth, drowsiness, constipation, and loss of libido. What type of medications is she more likely to be taking?
a) Typical antipsychotics
b) Atypical antipsychotics
c) Anxiolytics
d) Antidepressants
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
137. It is estimated that around _________ of those who are prescribed antidepressants stop taking the drug within the first month.
a) 1/3
b) 1/4
c) half
d) 2/3
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
138. What are the most commonly reported discontinuation effects of sudden antidepressants withdrawal?
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
139. What are the three main types of antidepressant drugs?
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
140. What are the two main reasons behind the choice of many people to stop taking antidepressants?
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Fill-in-the-blank
141. The most common anxiolytics prescribed for the short-term management of anxiety symptoms are ___________, also known as tranquillizers.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
142. One of the main problems associated with anxiolytic drugs is that they can be __________.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
143. Benzodiazepines are only recommended to be used as a short-term measure during _________.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
144. Some antidepressant drugs can be used in the long-term treatment of anxiety problems.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
145. Benzodiazepine are less addictive than common antidepressants.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
146. The most common tranquillizers are known as ‘tricyclics monoamine oxidase inhibitors’.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
147. Discuss the main issues associated with anxiolytic drugs.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
Multiple choice
148. What is the most common medication for anxiety?
a) Lithium
b) Fluoxetine
c) Benzodiazepine
d) SSRIs
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
149. Which of the following is a common side effects of anxiolytics?
a) Drowsiness
b) Tremor
c) Stiffness
d) Restlessness
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
150. Why are benzodiazepines recommended only as a short-term measure?
a) They are not effective in treating most of anxiety symptoms.
b) They can lead to addiction very quickly.
c) They are too expensive for the national health system.
d) They can lead to developing psychotic symptoms.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
151. How many people are ‘antipsychotic treatment resistant’?
a) 30%
b) 40%
c) 60%
d) 80%
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
152. The effectiveness of antipsychotics is mainly associated with their affinity for and impact on ___________ receptors.
a) glutamate
b) serotonin
c) norepinephrine
d) dopamine
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
153. NICE guidelines suggest medication should be considered for:
a) younger patients with psychosis
b) older patients with psychosis
c) all patients with psychosis
d) those patients with psychosis who can be dangerous for themselves and others.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
154. Which of the following drugs is likely to cause severe shaking and contractions of the face and body?
a) antidepressants
b) antipsychotics
c) mood stabilizers
d) anxiolytics
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
155. Newer antipsychotics are also known as:
a) third-generation antipsychotics
b) typical antipsychotics
c) fourth-generation antipsychotics
d) atypical antipsychotics
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
156. Which of the following is (are) a common side effect(s) of antipsychotics?
a) Dizziness
b) Vomit
c) Dizziness and vomit
d) Tremor
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
157. What are the extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics?
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
158. What are the metabolic side effects of antipsychotics?
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Fill-in-the-blank
159. Extrapyramidal side effects are associated with _________ antipsychotics, while metabolic side effects are associated with ___________ antipsychotics.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
160. Hormonal changes are associated with _________ antipsychotics.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
161. People with psychosis dye up to 20 years earlier than the general population.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
162. All drugs for the treatment of mental health problems have side effects.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
163. Discuss the main problems associated with drug treatments.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
Multiple choice
164. Lithium the choice treatment for:
a) PTSD
b) Schizophrenia
c) Bipolar disorder
d) Generalized anxiety disorder
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
165. ECT is one available treatment for:
a) depression
b) schizophrenia
c) bipolar disorder
d) personality disorders
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
166. Which of the following statements about ECT is FALSE?
a) It induces seizures in the brain.
b) It helps relieving severe and complex depression.
c) It can lead to memory loss.
d) It is always recommended as a treatment of choice for severe cases of schizophrenia.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
167. Margaret has suffered from severe depression for many years. Which of the following procedures might she be considering?
a) electroconvulsive therapy
b) neurosurgery
c) lobotomy
d) hypnosis
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
168. Which of the following is a side effect of ECT?
a) Memory loss
b) Headache
c) Drowsiness
d) All of the above
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False
169. ECT is usually discouraged as it’s a very painful procedure since it’s carried out without any kind of anaesthesia to make sure that the patient is always vigilant.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
170. ECT is recommended by NICE for individuals with severe, life-threatening depression.
Section Ref: Biological Approaches to Treatment
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the use of different drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
171. In the United Kingdome, NICE recommends treatments for specific mental health problems only on the basis of their cost-effectiveness.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
172. What are the 7 questions that are necessary to ask in order to evaluate the benefits of psychological therapy, according to Lambert (2013)?
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Hard
Short answer
173. What is the highest level of evidence to establish whether a treatment is efficacious, according to the hierarchy of evidence?
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
174. What are the 5 levels of evidence (from the lowest to the highest) to establish whether a treatment is efficacious, according to Sackett et al. (2000)?
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Fill-in-the-blank
175. A ____________ is a type of literature review with the aim of fully surveying all of the available research evidence relevant to the research question.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
176. The conclusions of a ___________ review can be supported by a ___________ - a statistical technique for combining the findings across multiple studies.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Multiple choice
177. Research studies into the intervention’s effects on single individuals are called:
a) individual differences studies
b) case reports
c) cohort studies
d) randomized controlled trials
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
178. _________ use before-after designs to study the effects of a specific treatment on a group of individuals.
a) Case reports
b) Randomized controlled studies
c) Cohort studies
d) Systematic reviews
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
179. A _________ is a statistical technique for combining the findings across multiple studies.
a) meta-analysis
b) regression analysis
c) factorial analysis
d) principal components analysis
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
180. Meta-analysis technique is often used in:
a) case reports
b) cohort studies
c) systematic reviews
d) randomized controlled studies
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
181. _________ are procedures that compare the effectiveness of the treatment being assessed with a variety of control conditions.
a) Systematic reviews
b) Cohort studies
c) Case reports
d) Randomized controlled trials
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
182. In a waiting-list control condition, the control group:
a) receives the treatment after the experimental group.
b) does not receive the treatment.
c) receives less treatment than the experimental group (e.g. less drug dosage or less psychotherapy sessions)
d) receives an alternative treatment with the same effects that the new treatment should have.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Fill-in-the-blank
183. A ___________ is an unexpected improvement or cure from a disease or illness.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
184. A(n) ____________ and relationship control group is used to control for placebo effects and for the beneficial effects of contact with a therapist.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
185. In a comparative treatment group, the _________ therapy can be compared with a(n) __________ treatment what is known to have beneficial effects.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short answer
186. Name three common control conditions in a randomized controlled trial procedure.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
187. What is a ‘befriending control condition’?
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
188. Describe the placebo effect.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
189. In the befriending condition the therapist attempts to tackle symptoms by being empathetic.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
190. Comparative studies of placebo effects strongly suggest that structured psychotherapies lead to greater improvement than placebo control conditions.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
191. Clinical significance is one of the most commonly used indicators of whether a treatment is having a large enough effect to be clinically beneficial and lead to a positive change.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Multiple choice
192. ____________ refers to the amount of people who are no longer diagnosable once they have finished treatment.
a) Clinical significance
b) Recovery rate
c) Real effect
d) Recovery significance
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
193. Recovery rates for common mental health problems are normally:
a) 30-50%
b) 50%
c) 50-70%
d) 70-90%
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
194. Most of CBTs are designed to last:
a) several years
b) between 10 to 16 sessions
c) at least 44 sessions
d) between 16 and 24 sessions
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
195. The length of psychotherapies is often based on:
a) problem severity
b) chronicity
c) problem complexity
d) all of the above
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False
196. Several studies have concluded that CBT has better long-term effects than antidepressants in treating depression.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
197. Several studies have come up with the optimal amount of psychotherapy to facilitate meaningful change in depression, which corresponds to 16 sessions delivered over 4 months.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Fill-in-the-blank
198. The _____________ (CISD) is a therapeutic technique designed to help people immediately after experiencing a ____________ in their lives.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
199. ___________ refers to the extent to which an intervention can produce a beneficial outcome under ideal circumstances, while ____________ refers to the extent to which an intervention can produce beneficial outcomes under ordinary day-to-day circumstances.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Medium
200. _____________ analysis considers the health benefits associated with an intervention in light of intervention costs.
Section Ref: Evaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems
Learning Objective: Evaluate the various therapies implemented in the treatment of mental health problems.
Difficulty Level: Easy