Question 1

Currently, ______ have passed legislation that grants prescription privileges to appropriately trained psychologists.

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A)   all 50 states
B)   31 states
C)   5 states
D)   no statesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 2

List two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

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Threats to the psychotherapy r...

Question 3

Patrick DeLeon, Morgan Sammons, and Robert McGrath are best known as advocates ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   for evidence-based psychotherapies
B)   for computer-based psychotherapies
C)   for prescription privileges for clinical psychologists
D)   against evidence-based psychotherapiesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

List two applications of technology in clinical psychology.

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Videoconferencing, e-mail, text, interac...

Question 5

The use of technology, particularly the Internet, by clinical psychologists is often referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   conference therapy
B)   digital therapy
C)   telepsychology
D)   techpsychologyE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

An example of a manualized psychotherapy with empirical evidence for its efficacy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   exposure plus response prevention for bulimia
B)   exposure plus response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)   dialectical behavior therapy for depression
D)   dialectical behavior therapy for antisocial personality disorderE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Robert is paying for psychotherapy services with his health insurance. Anne is paying for psychotherapy services out-of-pocket (i.e., with a personal check) . Robert is told by his clinical psychologist, Dr. Honores, that he has "several symptoms associated with depression." Anne receives the same diagnostic information. Based on your textbook's discussion of current controversies, which of the following is MOST likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Robert will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder; Anne will not
B)   Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder; Robert will not
C)   Both Robert and Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder
D)   Neither Robert nor Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorderE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The first list of empirically validated treatments was published in ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first list of empirically validated treatments...

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most health insurance and managed care companies will pay for psychotherapy whether or not the therapist assigns a DSM diagnosis to the client.
B)   Recent surveys of psychologists have indicated that the way a client is diagnosed is affected by the client's method of payment.
C)   Studies refute the idea that psychologists' diagnostic decisions are influenced by how a client pays for therapy.
D)   Most managed care companies will pay for psychotherapy even if a client does not receive a DSM diagnosis; however, health insurance companies require a diagnosis.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Websites such as psychologicaltreatments.org and effectivechildtherapy.org best illustrate ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the continued growth of and focus on evidence-based practice in clinical psychology
B)   the ever-increasing presence of the Internet in individuals' lives
C)   a trend toward providing psychotherapy services online, rather than in person
D)   the APA's commitment to release all of its major publications onlineE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

List two advantages of evidence-based practice.

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Scientific legitimacy, establi...

Question 12

In 1952, ______ made the (now refuted)  claim that there was no proof that psychotherapy was efficacious.

Accepted Answer

A)   Dianne Chambless
B)   Hans Eysenck
C)   John Watson
D)   Lightner WitmerE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments That Work was published in ______ and represented a significant step in the ______ movement.

Accepted Answer

A)   1960; humanistic psychotherapy
B)   1990; prescription privileges
C)   1998; evidence-based practice
D)   2005; psychotherapy via videoconferencingE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The term evidence-based practice includes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the psychological treatment for a disorder
B)   factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service
C)   both the psychological treatment of a disorder and factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service
D)   neither the psychological treatment of a disorder nor factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological serviceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

When psychotherapy outcome researchers seek clients on whom to conduct psychotherapy in a study, they typically seek clients who ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   are "textbook cases" of the diagnosis the therapy intends to treat
B)   are simultaneously taking medication for their psychological problems
C)   have advanced knowledge about psychological disorders
D)   have previous experience as "test subjects" in clinical researchE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The number of health insurance/managed care companies that pay for psychotherapy services has ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   decreased since the earliest days of psychotherapy
B)   remained constant throughout the history of psychotherapy
C)   increased since the earliest days of psychotherapy
D)   not yet occurred, but is expected to begin within the next decadeE) None of the above
F) A) and C) C

Question 17

Define evidence-based practice.

Accepted Answer

The integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences.

Question 18

Briefly summarize two advantages of evidence-based practice and two disadvantages of evidence-based practice.

Accepted Answer

Advantages include scientific legitimacy...

Question 19

Evidence-based practice has also been referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   empirically researched interventions
B)   empirically supported treatments
C)   dialectical behavior therapy
D)   exposure plus response preventionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Some studies of manualized therapy have found that therapists who demonstrate flexibility while using manuals ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   produce better client outcomes and are more successful in getting clients engaged in therapy
B)   produce worse client outcomes and are less successful in getting clients engaged in therapy
C)   cause irreparable harm to clients
D)   are subject to malpractice lawsuitsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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