Psychotherapy

Test 1 Question 12 A therapist gets assigned a new patient in his clinic. While looking at the materials the patient filled out in the waiting area he finds out that the patient has a substance abuse history. He immediately says “Stupid drug addicts, they’re so annoying. They’re such a waste of time. They never want to get better.” This is an example of:

Test 1 Question 36. Which one of the following is most appropriate for treatment with dialectical behavioral therapy?

Test 1 Question 45. Which one of the following is not an appropriate part of family therapy?

Test 1 Question 51. One of your patients of the opposite sex begins to act seductively and proceeds to ask you out for dinner. Which one of the following would be an appropriate response?

Test 1 Question 100. What is the therapeutic focus of motivational enhancement therapy?

Test 1 Question 104. How would Beck describe the problem found in depression?

Test 1 Question 142. What is the best indicator that a patient has the ego strength for psychodynamic psychotherapy?

Test 2 Question 43. Which one of the following is most closely associated with prognostic outcome in psychodynamic therapy?

Test 2 Question 113. Which one of the following is not a major problem area addressed by interpersonal psychotherapy?

Test 2 Question 128. A patient with a fear of spiders is put in a room with many spiders, and immediately a live tarantula is placed on his hand for as long as necessary until the dissipation of his anxiety. This behavioral technique is called:

Test 2 Question 129. Which one of the following is true regarding psychoanalytic psychotherapy?

Test 2 Question 131. Which one of the following is not a technique used in cognitive therapy?

Test 2 Question 139. Psychiatrist: What’s on your mind? Patient: I’ve been feeling depressed. Psychiatrist: Can you tell me more about what’s been happening? Patient: I haven’t been eating as much as I used to. Psychiatrist: Could you explain to me what you’ve been going through? The psychiatrist’s approach is an example of:

Test 3 Question 131. Beck, in the theory supporting his cognitive triad, felt that “distorted negative thoughts” lead to:

Test 3 Question 141. During a session a therapist tells the patient “I know you feel terrible right now, but things are going to get better with the passage of time.” This type of statement is characteristic of which type of therapy?

Test 4 Question 109. A psychiatrist made a minor error in her last session with a patient. The patient comes to her for psychodynamic psychotherapy. The best approach is to:

Test 4 Question 119. A psychiatrist is doing psychodynamic psychotherapy with a patient. The patient is usually on time, but missed a session last Tuesday. When he comes back, how should the psychiatrist approach this issue?

Test 4 Question 132. Which one of the following is the focus of interpersonal therapy?

Test 4 Question 150. Which one of the following is an important technique of cognitive behavioral therapy?

Test 5 Question 119. Which of the following is true regarding self-disclosure in psychotherapy?

Test 6 Question 75. Which of the following is not one of the therapist’s tasks in a group therapy setting?

Test 6 Question 88. When dialectical behavioral therapy is used to treat patients with borderline personality disorder, the word “dialectical” refers to therapeutic strategies focused on:

Test 6 Question 123. You are screening Thomas for brief psychodynamic psychotherapy. Which of the following is a sign that he is an appropriate candidate?

Test 6 Question 124. Which of the following is most associated with object relations theory?