Made by Heidi Havula – not real exam questions
Practice questions – Introduction to Treatment Methods
Please note: These are not previous exam questions for the course Introduction to Treatment
Methods, as those materials are copyrighted property of Tilburg University and dr. Laura
Kunst. These are simply self-made practice questions made by me, as a form of practice for
the real exam. The questions are divided in blocks according to the lectures, so it is easier to
look for the right answers. There are 52 questions in total. Good luck!
Regards, Heidi
Lecture 1
1. Which of the following is not considered a long therapy method?
a) ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy)
b) MBT (mentalization-based treatment)
c) Client-centered therapy
2. Which of the following therapies is not considered a CBT-method (cognitive-behavioral
therapy)?
a) Schema therapy
b) ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy)
c) EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing)
3. What is the addition that the third wave of cognitive-behavioral therapies brought to CBT,
distinguishing it from first- and second-wave CBT?
a) The objective, scientific approach by looking at the behavior of the patients.
b) The attitude of acceptance, and inclusion of such therapeutic methods such as
mindfulness, spirituality, and personal values.
c) The integration of Freudian psychoanalysis to all CBT techniques in a scientific way.
4. What is the goal of task concentration training (for anxiety disorders?)
a) To reduce the self-focused attention people with anxiety disorders experience in
social situations, and also target their attention towards the task at hand instead.
b) To target the attention of the patient on the eye contact to the people they are in
contact with. This is a form of an exposure intervention to decrease their social
anxiety.
c) To help them self-focus in a positive manner, instead of negatively self-focusing.
5. How does interoceptive exposure differ from imaginal exposure?
a) There is no difference between them, as they both take place in the mind of the
patient.
b) Interoceptive exposure cannot be used to treat panic disorders, while imaginal
exposure can be used for that purpose.
c) In interoceptive, the patient gets habituated to bodily sensations that cause them
anxiety, whereas in imaginal exposure they only imagine vividly how it would feel to
confront the stressor.
, Made by Heidi Havula – not real exam questions
6. Which of the following are thinking distortions (usually connected to depression)?
a) Mind reading, overgeneralization, and all-or-nothing thinking
b) Disqualifying the positive, magnification, and emotional reasoning.
c) Both of the above.
7. There are two points where the cycle of depression can be broken. The cycle goes as
follows: Triggers (1) in life lead to thoughts (2) about the triggers, which results in
feelings (3). The negative feelings lead to behaviors (4), which are reflected in the
depressed patient as physical responses (5). At which two points can the cycle be broken,
with therapeutic interventions?
a) 2 and 5 – at thoughts and physical responses.
b) 2 and 4 – at thoughts and behaviors.
c) 3 and 4 – at feelings and behaviors.
Lecture 2
1. What are the three pathways of (common) benefits in psychotherapy, according to an
article by Wampold (2015)?
a) The real therapeutic relationship, expectations, and specific ingredients.
b) The real therapeutic relationship, diagnosing, and specific ingredients.
c) The therapist- client compatibility, expectations, and a strong therapeutic alliance.
2. According to Wampold (2015), what was concluded about the effect of adherence to the
protocol (of any treatment method)?
a) That it does not matter how closely the therapist adheres to the treatment protocol, the
results are still similar.
b) That the more closely the therapist follows the treatment protocol, the better the
results are.
c) That certain degree of flexibility of the therapist is related to better outcomes, thus
rigid adherence increased the resistance of the patient to the treatment.
3. Anita has started psychotherapy on her issues about her previous partner. In the past, she
has had issues with a different therapist because she tends to challenge the therapist and
‘test’ them before trusting them completely. Which attachment style does Anita have?
a) Disorganized attachment / fearful -avoidant
b) Anxious – preoccupied attachment
c) Dismissive- fearful attachment
4. Which attachment style is more likely to have issues in terminating the therapeutic
relationship?
a) Anxious-preoccupied attachment
b) Secure attachment
c) Fearful-avoidant attachment
Practice questions – Introduction to Treatment Methods
Please note: These are not previous exam questions for the course Introduction to Treatment
Methods, as those materials are copyrighted property of Tilburg University and dr. Laura
Kunst. These are simply self-made practice questions made by me, as a form of practice for
the real exam. The questions are divided in blocks according to the lectures, so it is easier to
look for the right answers. There are 52 questions in total. Good luck!
Regards, Heidi
Lecture 1
1. Which of the following is not considered a long therapy method?
a) ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy)
b) MBT (mentalization-based treatment)
c) Client-centered therapy
2. Which of the following therapies is not considered a CBT-method (cognitive-behavioral
therapy)?
a) Schema therapy
b) ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy)
c) EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing)
3. What is the addition that the third wave of cognitive-behavioral therapies brought to CBT,
distinguishing it from first- and second-wave CBT?
a) The objective, scientific approach by looking at the behavior of the patients.
b) The attitude of acceptance, and inclusion of such therapeutic methods such as
mindfulness, spirituality, and personal values.
c) The integration of Freudian psychoanalysis to all CBT techniques in a scientific way.
4. What is the goal of task concentration training (for anxiety disorders?)
a) To reduce the self-focused attention people with anxiety disorders experience in
social situations, and also target their attention towards the task at hand instead.
b) To target the attention of the patient on the eye contact to the people they are in
contact with. This is a form of an exposure intervention to decrease their social
anxiety.
c) To help them self-focus in a positive manner, instead of negatively self-focusing.
5. How does interoceptive exposure differ from imaginal exposure?
a) There is no difference between them, as they both take place in the mind of the
patient.
b) Interoceptive exposure cannot be used to treat panic disorders, while imaginal
exposure can be used for that purpose.
c) In interoceptive, the patient gets habituated to bodily sensations that cause them
anxiety, whereas in imaginal exposure they only imagine vividly how it would feel to
confront the stressor.
, Made by Heidi Havula – not real exam questions
6. Which of the following are thinking distortions (usually connected to depression)?
a) Mind reading, overgeneralization, and all-or-nothing thinking
b) Disqualifying the positive, magnification, and emotional reasoning.
c) Both of the above.
7. There are two points where the cycle of depression can be broken. The cycle goes as
follows: Triggers (1) in life lead to thoughts (2) about the triggers, which results in
feelings (3). The negative feelings lead to behaviors (4), which are reflected in the
depressed patient as physical responses (5). At which two points can the cycle be broken,
with therapeutic interventions?
a) 2 and 5 – at thoughts and physical responses.
b) 2 and 4 – at thoughts and behaviors.
c) 3 and 4 – at feelings and behaviors.
Lecture 2
1. What are the three pathways of (common) benefits in psychotherapy, according to an
article by Wampold (2015)?
a) The real therapeutic relationship, expectations, and specific ingredients.
b) The real therapeutic relationship, diagnosing, and specific ingredients.
c) The therapist- client compatibility, expectations, and a strong therapeutic alliance.
2. According to Wampold (2015), what was concluded about the effect of adherence to the
protocol (of any treatment method)?
a) That it does not matter how closely the therapist adheres to the treatment protocol, the
results are still similar.
b) That the more closely the therapist follows the treatment protocol, the better the
results are.
c) That certain degree of flexibility of the therapist is related to better outcomes, thus
rigid adherence increased the resistance of the patient to the treatment.
3. Anita has started psychotherapy on her issues about her previous partner. In the past, she
has had issues with a different therapist because she tends to challenge the therapist and
‘test’ them before trusting them completely. Which attachment style does Anita have?
a) Disorganized attachment / fearful -avoidant
b) Anxious – preoccupied attachment
c) Dismissive- fearful attachment
4. Which attachment style is more likely to have issues in terminating the therapeutic
relationship?
a) Anxious-preoccupied attachment
b) Secure attachment
c) Fearful-avoidant attachment
