How to determine if it is an efficacy study or not: correct answers Lab types of setting.
Controlled because want to know if improvement is specifically therapy or not.
Pre-screened and paid= when screening, they are only going to be bringing in people with just
depression, not depression and anxiety because we are conducting study on treatment for just
depression.
Does treatment work as it is designed and that is why need to monitor if therapist is doing it
exactly as designed.
psychological intervention correct answers inducing change in persons behaviors, thoughts, or
feelings in the context of a professional relationship
-may try to solve or prevent problems
-may try to achieve potential
psychotherapy correct answers treatment for emotional problems; affect changes in the
individual (reduce symptoms). A trained person deliberately establishes a professional
relationship with a patient to solve a specific problem, reduce dysfuntional behaviors and
emotions and increase ability to enjoy life
What kind of evidence do we have that psychotherapy works? correct answers Efficacy: person
receiving treatment must show significant reduction in the levels of dysfunction; focus on
internal validity
Effectiveness: treatment option must be representative; emphasize external validity
Efficacy Studies correct answers standardized; selected, more homogeneous participants
Effectiveness Studies correct answers more "real world" testing; may or may not include a
control group
-need more of
,Support factors of psychotherapy correct answers -therapeutic alliance (relationship between
therapist and patient), therapist expertise, active participation of both parties
Learning/Action factors of psychotherapy correct answers -psychoeducation, competence
practice, hypothesis testing
Steps/ Stages of clinical intervention correct answers -initial contact
-assessments- initial assessment
-treatment goals- discuss and prioritize problem
-treatment implementation
-termination/evaluation and follow up
Basic assumptions of Freuds Theory correct answers -Psychic determinism: everything one does
has meaning and is goal directed
-Unconscious motivations
Id correct answers pleasure principle, primary process
Ego correct answers reality principle, secondary process
Superego correct answers oedipal complex, conscience, ego ideal
Repression correct answers banishment of highly threatening material from consciousness
Projection correct answers unconscious feelings attributed to another person
, Free Association correct answers -patient must say everything that comes to mind without
censoring
-believed to shed light on unconscious thoughts and urges
Dream Analysis correct answers -thought to reveal nature of the unconscious
-manifest content
-latent content
manifest content correct answers what actually happens in a dream
latent content correct answers symbolic meaning of a dream; thought to reflect unconscious
wishes
Resistance correct answers =client behaviors that prevent unconscious material from reaching
consciousness
Interpersonal Psychotherapy correct answers -brief, insight oriented therapy
-focuses on the connection of clinical problems and interpersonal problems
Is interpersonal psychotherapy empirically supported? correct answers -empirically supported for
depressive disorders
What is interpersonal psychotherapy effective in treating? correct answers -alleviates symptoms
by improving relations with others
Core Features of client-centered therapies correct answers Accurate Empathy
Unconditional positive regard
Congruence
Therapeutic process is