EPPP - Clinical Psychology Exam with
correct answers
Practitioners of motivational interviewing use evocative questions to: - correct answer-elicit change talk
As described by Irvin Yalom (1985), the third formative stage of group psychotherapy is characterized
by: - correct answer-the development of cohesiveness
Yalom's (1985) formative stage of group therapy consists of which 3 phases? - correct answer-(1)
orientation, hesitant participation, search for meaning, and dependency; (2) conflict, dominance, and
rebellion; and (3) development of cohesiveness
With regard to systems theory, positive feedback: - correct answer-amplifies deviation from the status
quo and promotes change
With regard to systems theory, negative feedback: - correct answer-counteracts (attenuates) deviation
and maintains the status quo
For practitioners of narrative family therapy, a(n) __________ is a time when a problem was expected to
occur but did not occur. - correct answer-unique outcome
Unique outcome in ______________ therapy, are: - correct answer-narrative (family) therapy;
exceptions to the family's dominant story and are times when a problem didn't occur or when the family
had control over it.
A high school senior ignores his own career and college preferences and decides to pursue the career his
father wants him to pursue and attend the college his father wants him to attend. For practitioners of
Gestalt therapy, this is best explained by which of the following?
a) retroflection
b) deflection
c) introjection
,d) deindividuation - correct answer-introjection
Introjection - correct answer-a boundary disturbance that occurs in Gestalt therapy when a person
adopts the beliefs, standards, and values of others without question or evaluation
Howard and his colleagues (1986) have developed a phase model that predicts that client improvement
during the first few sessions of therapy is usually due to: - correct answer-increased feelings of
hopefulness
What are Howard & colleagues' (1986) three stages of client development? - correct answer-
remoralization, remediation, & rehabilitation
The initial stage in Troiden's (1989) homosexual identity development model is: - correct answer-
sensitization
What are the four stages of Troiden's (1989) homosexual identity development model? - correct answer-
sensitization, identity confusion, identity assumption, and commitment
Seller et al.'s (1998) multidimensional model of racial identity predicts that racial salience is affected by:
- correct answer-the current situation and racial centrality
What are the four dimensions of African American identity in the multidimensional model of racial
identity? - correct answer-salience, centrality, regard, and ideology
A psychologist developed a program for first-time parents that addresses methods of dealing with
parenting stress and lifestyle changes and is open to all expectant parents in the community. This is an
example of which of the following?
a) primary intervention
b) secondary intervention
c) tertiary intervention
,d) quaternary intervention - correct answer-primary intervention (target groups of people who have not
yet developed an undesirable behavior or condition [e.g., stress related to having a first child] by
intervening before the behavior or condition occurs)
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is based on the assumption that people with a history of
depression can avoid having another depressive episode by: - correct answer-adopting a decentered
position at the first sign of depression
MBCT teaches clients with a history of depression to... - correct answer-avoid depressive episodes by
decentering at the first sign of depressive symptoms. This involves disengaging from and accepting
negative thoughts and feelings associated with depression rather than avoiding or fighting them and
recognizing that they're just thoughts and feelings, not reality.
An organizational psychologist is hired by the manager of a small software company to help him find
ways to motivate programmers who have the skills to do their jobs but are not as productive as the
manager would like them to be. This situation is an example of which type of consultation? - correct
answer-consultee-centered case consultation
Research investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) has generally found that it
is: - correct answer-more effective for treating psychological disorders than physical/medical conditions.
As described by Carl Rogers, conditions of worth contribute to which of the following?
a) boundary disturbances
b) a mistaken style of life
c) dissociation
d) incongruence - correct answer-incongruence
On what two assumptions is Rogers' personality theory based? - correct answer-(1) incongruence causes
anxiety and (2) a person experiences incongruence when there's a discrepancy between the person's
sense of self and his/her experience
, As described by Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Neely, and Tucker (2014), a primary goal of cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT) for preventing suicide is to: - correct answer-deactivate the "suicidal mode"
and replace with a more adaptive mode that promotes the desire to live
Beck's notion of "suicidal mode" - correct answer-activated by a combination of cognitive, affective,
motivational, and behavioral systems and precedes a suicide attempt
To avoid dealing with their ongoing conflicts and hostility toward each other, the parents of a 10-year-
old child blame the child for their problems. A structural family therapist would view this as an example
of which of the following?
a) detouring
b) emotional triangle
c) unstable coalition
d) stable coalition - correct answer-detouring
Detouring - correct answer-occurs when parents avoid dealing with their own conflicts by focusing on
their child and either overprotecting the child or blaming the child for their problems
Research has found that culturally competent interventions for members of racial and ethnic minority
groups are: - correct answer-more effective than traditional interventions for adults but not necessarily
for children and adolescents.
____________ is an evidence-based, home- and community-centered intervention that is based on
Bronfenbrenner's ecological model. It is for adolescents 12 to 18 years of age who have serious
antisocial behavioral problems and are at risk for out-of-home placement. - correct answer-
multisystemic therapy
As described by Helms (1993), a person in the __________ stage of White identity development is
oblivious to racial/cultural issues and has a race- or culture-neutral perspective. - correct answer-contact
What are the six stages (statuses) of Helms's White racial identity development model? - correct
answer-contact, disintegration, reintegration, pseudo-independence, immersion-emersion, and
autonomy
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Practitioners of motivational interviewing use evocative questions to: - correct answer-elicit change talk
As described by Irvin Yalom (1985), the third formative stage of group psychotherapy is characterized
by: - correct answer-the development of cohesiveness
Yalom's (1985) formative stage of group therapy consists of which 3 phases? - correct answer-(1)
orientation, hesitant participation, search for meaning, and dependency; (2) conflict, dominance, and
rebellion; and (3) development of cohesiveness
With regard to systems theory, positive feedback: - correct answer-amplifies deviation from the status
quo and promotes change
With regard to systems theory, negative feedback: - correct answer-counteracts (attenuates) deviation
and maintains the status quo
For practitioners of narrative family therapy, a(n) __________ is a time when a problem was expected to
occur but did not occur. - correct answer-unique outcome
Unique outcome in ______________ therapy, are: - correct answer-narrative (family) therapy;
exceptions to the family's dominant story and are times when a problem didn't occur or when the family
had control over it.
A high school senior ignores his own career and college preferences and decides to pursue the career his
father wants him to pursue and attend the college his father wants him to attend. For practitioners of
Gestalt therapy, this is best explained by which of the following?
a) retroflection
b) deflection
c) introjection
,d) deindividuation - correct answer-introjection
Introjection - correct answer-a boundary disturbance that occurs in Gestalt therapy when a person
adopts the beliefs, standards, and values of others without question or evaluation
Howard and his colleagues (1986) have developed a phase model that predicts that client improvement
during the first few sessions of therapy is usually due to: - correct answer-increased feelings of
hopefulness
What are Howard & colleagues' (1986) three stages of client development? - correct answer-
remoralization, remediation, & rehabilitation
The initial stage in Troiden's (1989) homosexual identity development model is: - correct answer-
sensitization
What are the four stages of Troiden's (1989) homosexual identity development model? - correct answer-
sensitization, identity confusion, identity assumption, and commitment
Seller et al.'s (1998) multidimensional model of racial identity predicts that racial salience is affected by:
- correct answer-the current situation and racial centrality
What are the four dimensions of African American identity in the multidimensional model of racial
identity? - correct answer-salience, centrality, regard, and ideology
A psychologist developed a program for first-time parents that addresses methods of dealing with
parenting stress and lifestyle changes and is open to all expectant parents in the community. This is an
example of which of the following?
a) primary intervention
b) secondary intervention
c) tertiary intervention
,d) quaternary intervention - correct answer-primary intervention (target groups of people who have not
yet developed an undesirable behavior or condition [e.g., stress related to having a first child] by
intervening before the behavior or condition occurs)
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is based on the assumption that people with a history of
depression can avoid having another depressive episode by: - correct answer-adopting a decentered
position at the first sign of depression
MBCT teaches clients with a history of depression to... - correct answer-avoid depressive episodes by
decentering at the first sign of depressive symptoms. This involves disengaging from and accepting
negative thoughts and feelings associated with depression rather than avoiding or fighting them and
recognizing that they're just thoughts and feelings, not reality.
An organizational psychologist is hired by the manager of a small software company to help him find
ways to motivate programmers who have the skills to do their jobs but are not as productive as the
manager would like them to be. This situation is an example of which type of consultation? - correct
answer-consultee-centered case consultation
Research investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) has generally found that it
is: - correct answer-more effective for treating psychological disorders than physical/medical conditions.
As described by Carl Rogers, conditions of worth contribute to which of the following?
a) boundary disturbances
b) a mistaken style of life
c) dissociation
d) incongruence - correct answer-incongruence
On what two assumptions is Rogers' personality theory based? - correct answer-(1) incongruence causes
anxiety and (2) a person experiences incongruence when there's a discrepancy between the person's
sense of self and his/her experience
, As described by Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Neely, and Tucker (2014), a primary goal of cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT) for preventing suicide is to: - correct answer-deactivate the "suicidal mode"
and replace with a more adaptive mode that promotes the desire to live
Beck's notion of "suicidal mode" - correct answer-activated by a combination of cognitive, affective,
motivational, and behavioral systems and precedes a suicide attempt
To avoid dealing with their ongoing conflicts and hostility toward each other, the parents of a 10-year-
old child blame the child for their problems. A structural family therapist would view this as an example
of which of the following?
a) detouring
b) emotional triangle
c) unstable coalition
d) stable coalition - correct answer-detouring
Detouring - correct answer-occurs when parents avoid dealing with their own conflicts by focusing on
their child and either overprotecting the child or blaming the child for their problems
Research has found that culturally competent interventions for members of racial and ethnic minority
groups are: - correct answer-more effective than traditional interventions for adults but not necessarily
for children and adolescents.
____________ is an evidence-based, home- and community-centered intervention that is based on
Bronfenbrenner's ecological model. It is for adolescents 12 to 18 years of age who have serious
antisocial behavioral problems and are at risk for out-of-home placement. - correct answer-
multisystemic therapy
As described by Helms (1993), a person in the __________ stage of White identity development is
oblivious to racial/cultural issues and has a race- or culture-neutral perspective. - correct answer-contact
What are the six stages (statuses) of Helms's White racial identity development model? - correct
answer-contact, disintegration, reintegration, pseudo-independence, immersion-emersion, and
autonomy
