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This activity contains 15 questions.

	Which of the following is NOT an element of the therapeutic alliance?   a sense of working collaboratively agreement about the goals of therapy an affective bond shared values

	If it is important that an evaluation of treatment effectiveness be objective and accurate, which of the following is the best source of information?   scores on psychological tests the therapist clinical ratings by an outside observer the client

	Which of the following treatment evaluations best reflects the current preferred method of measuring change?   The client has decreased how often she washes her hands by 50%. The client is less disturbed by her obsessions than she was prior to treatment. The client is now able to interact effectively with her children. The client has shown marked improvement since treatment began.

	Which of the following is a common problem associated with the use of conventional antipsychotic medications?   agranulocytosis movement abnormalities suicide addiction

	Which of the following are examples of "second-generation" treatments?   Clozaril and Prozac Haldol and Prozac Clozaril and Elavil Haldol and Elavil

	Why have SSRIs become the preferred antidepressant drugs?   they are more effective than the tricyclics they are better tolerated than the tricyclics the are less addicting they have no side effects

	Compared to other anxiolytics, what benefit is there to using buspirone to treat an anxiety disorder?   it has a low potential for abuse it has been shown to be more effective it does not cause insomnia it works more quickly

	Which of the following disorders is most likely to be treated with psychosurgery?   depression obsessive-compulsive disorder generalized anxiety disorder bipolar disorder

	Which of the following is NOT a form of exposure therapy?   modeling systematic desensitization imaginal exposure flooding

	What is the goal of rational emotive behavior therapy?   change behavior change thinking facilitate emotional communication explore the inner conflicts that are creating the presenting psychological problem

	Which of the following has stress-inoculation therapy been successfully used for?   Type A behavior generalized anxiety disorder PTSD borderline personality disorder

	Which of the following is a reason for using Beck's cognitive treatment method to treat depression?   it is more effective than drugs it's effects seem to be long-lasting it targets problematic behaviors it works more quickly than drugs do

	What prompted the development of family systems therapy?   the recognition that learning plays a significant role in most disorders the high likelihood that when one family member has a psychological illness, others will as well the observation that the family environment played a role in whether to not treatment gains were maintained the recognition that many disorders that "run in families" do so because of nurture, not nature

	What element of classical psychoanalytic therapy is still present in modern forms of psychodynamic therapy?   the importance of a healthy ego for psychological health staged libidinal energy transformations a focus on resolving inner conflicts understanding the present in terms of the past

	What is transference neurosis?   a phenomenon that may occur when working through an emotional conflict a common occurrence during the process of personality integration the goal of interpersonal therapy an anxiety disorder that can emerge when analysis of transference is not complete

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