Module 53 - Evaluating Psychotherapies
cognitive therapy
Adam's therapist believes in using only empirically supported therapies for treating his depression. She will probably use:
Paraprofessionals
Persons without advanced degrees who often work in mental health settings and assist with assessment and treatment procedures.
therapy emphasis; research training
Psy.D. is to Ph.D. as _____ is to _____.
Evidence-based practice
clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
A control group
Many physicians did not realize that bleeding was an ineffective treatment for typhoid fever until researchers made effective use of:
clinical psychologist
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:
Therapeutic alliance
a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client, who work together constructively to overcome the client's problem
Comorbidity
the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual
Effort justification
the tendency to reduce dissonance by justifying the time, effort, or money devoted to something that turned out to be unpleasant or disappointing
meta-analysis
a procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies
behavior conditioning
As a parent, Wendy is skeptical of treatments that sound too good to be true. When she arrives at the psychologist's office, she asks about effective treatment for bed-wetting because her 6-year-old son has been having difficulties. She learns that _____ is the empirically supported treatment.
psychiatric social worker
Bonnie has just finished a two-year master's program and now is in postgraduate supervision that is preparing her to offer psychotherapy to people with everyday personal and family problems. Bonnie is MOST likely preparing to be a:
behavior
Deena's therapist believes in using only empirically supported therapies for treating her dog phobia. She will probably use _____ therapy.
psychiatrist
Dr. Wagner works in a large hospital. She specializes in treating adolescents with eating disorders. She prescribes antidepressants and, occasionally, antianxiety medication for some of her patients. Based on this information, Dr. Wagner is a:
Psychotherapy
treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth
The chances are good that he will improve during this waiting period.
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?
Evidence-based
_____ therapists make decisions about different therapies based upon the evidence suggested by research, the therapist's clinical expertise, and the therapist's knowledge of their client.
Francine Shapiro
eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
Illusory correlation
perception of a relationship where none exists, or perception of a stronger relationship than actually exists
Hans Eysenck
Psychotherapy effectiveness debate (1952)
Confirmation bias
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Randomized clinical trial
A controlled medical experiment in which subjects are randomly chosen to receive either an experimental treatment or a standard treatment (or placebo).
cognitive behavioral therapy
Roxanne suffers from severe anxiety. Her therapist believes in utilizing only empirically supported treatments to treat anxiety such as:
