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Test Bank Chapter 5 Evidence-Based Practice In Mental Health

Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health

Multiple Choice

1. As an occupational therapy practitioner, you want a practice grounded in evidence. Which of the following best describes evidence-based practice?

a. The judicious use of current best evidence to make decisions regarding your individual clients

b. The use of the same well-researched practice guidelines for all your patients

c. A practice solely based on outcomes of research studies

d. A practice that only applies to occupational therapists, not occupational therapy assistants

Topic: What Is Evidence-Based Practice?

LO: 5.1

2. As a new practitioner, you are committed to engaging in evidence-based practice. In reviewing the literature, you come across the five-step process, or the cycle of evidence-based practice that can help guide you with this task. When working with your clients, you identify and review evidence related to your client’s situation and develop your intervention based on your findings. Which step of this cycle does this best represent?

a. Identify the problem

b. Identify relevant evidence

c. Implement useful findings

d. Evaluate outcomes

Topic: The Process of Using Research in Practice

LO: 5.2

3. You are reading a study that is comparing the prevalence and incidence of schizophrenia in urban versus rural areas. Which type of study does this best represent?

a. Descriptive research

b. Predictive research

c. Efficacy research

d. Assessment research

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.4

4. You are reading a study that is exploring the relationship between bipolar disorder and socioeconomic status. Which type of study does this best represent?

a. Descriptive research

b. Predictive research

c. Efficacy research

d. Assessment research

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.4

5. You are reading a study that is exploring the usefulness of cognitive behavioral therapy on individuals with depression. As you are appraising this study, you are concerned about threats to validity and how they may have impacted the usefulness of the interventions. Which type of study does this best represent?

a. Descriptive research

b. Predictive research

c. Efficacy research

d. Assessment research

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.4

6. You want to design a study that explores the lived experience of individuals with schizophrenia as it relates to forming new social relationships. Which type of study does this best represent?

a. Phenomenological

b. Narrative

c. Grounded theory

d. Descriptive

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.4 & 5.5

7. Based on the data you collect in Question 6, you want to create a new social participation theory. Which type of study does this best represent?

a. Phenomenological

b. Narrative

c. Grounded theory

d. Descriptive

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.4 & 5.5

8. As you are developing your study, you want to make sure the data is trustworthy, an accurate representation of participants’ experience, and free from bias. Therefore, you decide to corroborate your data with those of other researchers to come to a consensus regarding the findings. Which of the four characteristics of trustworthiness does this represent?

a. Transferability

b. Dependability

c. Confirmability

d. Credibility

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.5

9. Levels of evidence are one method used to examine the quality of efficacy studies. According to Sacket et al., a study examining the effectiveness of an intervention on one group of individuals without the use of a control group is identified as __________.

a. Level I evidence

b. Level II evidence

c. Level III evidence

d. Level IV evidence

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.6

10. You want to design a study examining the usefulness of Qigong for individuals with depression. You decide to examine and summarize previous randomized controlled trials. This would be considered ___________.

a. Level I evidence

b. Level II evidence

c. Level III evidence

d. Level IV evidence

Topic: Types of Research Evidence

LO: 5.6

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Created Date:
Aug 21, 2025
Chapter Name:
Chapter 5 Evidence-Based Practice In Mental Health
Author:
Catana Brown

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