Exam #4 - Evaluating Psychotherapies

evidence-based approach

Leigh is a diligent clinician. In order to provide her clients with the best therapy she can provide she keeps up to date on the latest psychotherapy research. She also takes into consideration her patients' values, characteristics, preferences, and circumstances. Finally, she is also mindful of her own expertise. Leigh is using what approach in clinical decision making?

reduced

The CEO of a large corporation is considering the benefits her firm will offer employees. If she offers employees effective treatment for psychological problems, chances are good that medical costs will be _____.

Barbara may have gotten better without treatment

Betty is struggling with anxiety. Her friend, Barbara tells her, "Oh, go to see Dr. Han! I had terrible anxiety and she helped me so much! I'm a different person now!" Betty should take Barbara's recommendation with a grain of salt, because:

psychiatric social worker

Bonnie has just finished a two-year master program and now is in postgraduate supervision that is preparing her to offer psychotherapy to people with everyday personal and family problems. Bonnie is mostly likely preparing to be a:

counselor

Christopher has a two-year master's degree and specializes in helping those with a history of substance use disorder. Christopher is most likely a:

2/3

Hans Eysenck (1952) - Launching a spirited debate, he summarized studies showing that _______ of those receiving psychotherapy for non-psychotic disorders improved markedly. To this day, no one disputes that optimistic estimate.

80%

the average therapy client ends up better off than ______ of the untreated individuals on waiting lists

clinical psychiatrist

Yvonne works for a government agency where she treats those who have psychological disorders. In order to do this, she has a Psy.D. When she was younger, she also had a supervised internship and postdoctoral training. Yvonne is most likely a:

light therapy

___ HAS shown promise as an effective treatment

clinical psychiatrists

______ are psychologists with a Ph.D or Psy.D. supplemented by a supervised internship and, often, postdoctoral training

psychiatrists

________ are physicians who specialize in the treatment of psychological disorders; not all psychiatrists have had extensive training in psychotherapy, but as M.D.s or D.O.s they can prescribe medications.

therapeutic alliance

a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client, who work together constructively to overcome the client's problem

meta-analysis

a procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies

slightly more

The text discusses an experiment with 500 Massachusetts boys, aged 5 to 13 years, many of whom seemed bound for delinquency. Half were randomly assigned to a 5-year treatment program. Thirty years later, when compared with the boys NOT assigned to the program, the boys who were assigned to the program were _____ likely to have committed new offenses.

more

Those who undergo psychotherapy are _____________ (more/less) likely to show improvement than those who do not undergo psychotherapy.

evidence-based practice

clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences