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91. Cash is trying to decide what therapist and treatment approach will work best for him. He asks his friend, Tango, who suggests he should consider all of the following except:
A. The treatment approach, methods, and goals the person finds comfortable and appealing
B. Whether the therapist has undergone formal training and has earned postgraduate degrees
C. Information about a therapist’s “track record” with a particular method for treating the client’s problem
D. The likelihood of forming a productive relationship with the therapist
92. Dr. Schwinn, a clinical psychologist, wants to know if behavior desensitization therapy is an effective treatment for a variety of specific phobias. Moreover, she wants to know scientifically that the benefits of the therapy are the result of the treatment itself, rather than the client’s own motivations or merely the passage of time. Based on this knowledge, Dr. Schwinn must be an advocate of
A. the use of congruence.
B. phenomenological psychology.
C. the eclectic approach to therapy.
D. evidence based practice.
93. A few of your clients at the mental health center believe that they are having difficulties in their relationships because they have offended the spirit of an ancestor. Because you are unfamiliar with such beliefs, you should
A. discuss how their difficulties relate more to their lack of self-esteem.
B. find out more about their sociocultural values.
C. suggest rational-emotive therapy to change their irrational beliefs.
D. encourage them to see their problems from your point of view.
94. Which of the following statements about the sociocultural influences on the choice of psychotherapy is true?
A. Researchers have found that there is little benefit in matching therapeutic techniques with a client’s culturally based expectations.
B. When a client’s and therapist’s goals are mismatched, success is most often seen when the therapist’s goals prevail.
C. Cultural background has limited impact on the effectiveness of therapy.
D. Cultural diversity training helps a therapist to set goals that are in harmony with the client’s cultural views.
95. Diversity training can be an effective way to increase a therapist’s cultural competence and thereby improve her ability to convey
A. unconditional positive regard.
B. transference.
C. empathy.
D. congruence.
96. The American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct provides that a therapist and client may
A. become sexually involved during treatment if the client can provide meaningful consent.
B. become sexually involved at any time after treatment.
C. not become sexually involved during treatment or for at least two years after treatment.
D. not become sexually involved during or any time after treatment.
97. Which of the following statements by a therapist would most likely be a breach of confidentiality?
A. To an investigating officer: “Sergeant, my client said that he wanted to kill his ex-wife.”
B. To another therapist: “Candice keeps having that one dream about her father dying. What do you think it means?”
C. To a judge during a malpractice lawsuit: “Your Honor, my client suffers from delusions, and that is why he thinks that I committed malpractice.”
D. To a client’s father: “Mr. Sanders, your daughter says that your new wife dislikes her. What do you think about that?”
98. Jason has been in therapy for a year now. Recently, after a disagreement with a teacher, Jason disclosed to his therapist that he intended to kill the teacher. The therapist suspects that Jason is serious, and she believes that the teacher’s life may be in danger. This is an example of a time when the therapist
A. must say nothing to the teacher in order to protect the client and maintain confidentiality.
B. is legally obligated to violate confidentiality by warning the teacher.
C. is legally obligated to discontinue therapy with Jason.
D. is obligated to commit Jason to a mental hospital.
99. A therapist is not allowed to violate confidentiality in cases in which the
A. therapist must defend against the client’s charges of malpractice.
B. therapist believes that the client may commit a violent act against a particular person.
C. client uses his or her mental condition as part of a defense against criminal charges.
D. client indicates that he or she has committed robbery or theft in the past.
100. Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) has been used for many decades and for many different disorders. Today, ECT is used sparingly and only under certain conditions, primarily in the treatment of
A. severe depression.
B. agoraphobia
C. schizophrenia.
D. dissociative disorder.
