Learning Curve: 14b Evaluating Therapies

As a parent, you are skeptical of treatments that sound too good to be true. When you arrive at the psychologist's office, you ask about what is the empirically supported treatment for bed-wetting as your 6-year-old son has been having difficulties. You learn that _____ is the empirically supported treatment.

behavior modification or conditioning therapies.

It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy because:

clients generally speak kindly about their therapists.

Your therapist believes in using only empirically supported therapies for treating your depression. She will probably use:

cognitive therapy.

This is the cultural belief that gives priority to personal desires and identity.

individualism

It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy because:

testimonials from former patients can be misleading.

Zander has been struggling with personal issues and has decided to seek help at a mental health clinic. Unfortunately, he was put on a waiting list and told he would likely have to wait several weeks before he could meet with a therapist. According to Hans Eysenck's findings, what do you predict will happen to Zander?

The chances are good that he will improve during this waiting period.

Many physicians did not realize that bleeding was an ineffective treatment for typhoid fever until researchers made effective use of a _____.

control group

Delores has been in therapy for 2 years, but her last session is today. If you ask her next month how effective her psychotherapy was, she is likely to:

overestimate its effectiveness.

_____ therapy is empirically supported for treating sexual disorders.

Behavioral conditioning

Catherine has been in therapy for 2 years, but her last session is today. If you ask her next month how effective her psychotherapy was, she is likely to _____ its effectiveness.

overestimate

According to one study, good therapies share much in common, including: :hope for demoralized people. hope for demoralized people. a new perspective. all of the answers listed. an empathetic, trusting, caring relationship.

all of the answers listed.

For the last three months, Selma has been seeing her therapist weekly. She may be feeling much better because: she has been given a new perspective. of all of the reasons listed may have been effective in her therapeutic treatment. of all of the reasons listed may have been effective in her therapeutic treatment. her therapist is empathic and she feels he cares about her. she has more hope.

of all of the reasons listed may have been effective in her therapeutic treatment.