PSYC 420 UIUC EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS 100% PASS
How change happens in therapy (Lambert, 1992; Wampold, 2001) - ANSWER 40% - Client
variables and extratherapeutic events
15% - Expectancy and placebo effects (optimism and hope on part of therapist and client,
expectancy that things will get better)
30% - The therapeutic relationship
15% - Models and techniques
Dodo bird effect (Luborsky, Singer & Luborsky, 1975) - ANSWER Equivalence of treatments, all
therapies are essentially doing the same thing and no one is better than the others
What do clients want? - ANSWER An adaptive explanation (e.g., what I'm going through is
understandable, I'm not alone)
A hopeful story (e.g., "let's take steps together and let's turn what's chaotic into something
more manageable")
-Often even greater than this, not looking for just the absence of suffering, but thriving
, Client's acceptance of the path/goals is critical (compatible with attitudes/values)
They want to work with someone they can trust (reliable, warm, competent, empathic)
Ethics and Mandatory Standards - ANSWER Ethics: The moral principles that govern a
person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
Mandatory standards: must follow these; repercussions if you don't. Enforceable
i.e. romantic relationships with clients
Aspirational Principles of APA - ANSWER Not enforceable, general in nature. What we base
our mandatory standards on:
1. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
2. Fidelity and responsibility
3. Integrity
4. Justice
5. Respect for people's rights and dignity
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence - ANSWER Promoting the welfare of your client, not
keeping the client longer than needed for your own financial gain
ANSWERS 100% PASS
How change happens in therapy (Lambert, 1992; Wampold, 2001) - ANSWER 40% - Client
variables and extratherapeutic events
15% - Expectancy and placebo effects (optimism and hope on part of therapist and client,
expectancy that things will get better)
30% - The therapeutic relationship
15% - Models and techniques
Dodo bird effect (Luborsky, Singer & Luborsky, 1975) - ANSWER Equivalence of treatments, all
therapies are essentially doing the same thing and no one is better than the others
What do clients want? - ANSWER An adaptive explanation (e.g., what I'm going through is
understandable, I'm not alone)
A hopeful story (e.g., "let's take steps together and let's turn what's chaotic into something
more manageable")
-Often even greater than this, not looking for just the absence of suffering, but thriving
, Client's acceptance of the path/goals is critical (compatible with attitudes/values)
They want to work with someone they can trust (reliable, warm, competent, empathic)
Ethics and Mandatory Standards - ANSWER Ethics: The moral principles that govern a
person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
Mandatory standards: must follow these; repercussions if you don't. Enforceable
i.e. romantic relationships with clients
Aspirational Principles of APA - ANSWER Not enforceable, general in nature. What we base
our mandatory standards on:
1. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
2. Fidelity and responsibility
3. Integrity
4. Justice
5. Respect for people's rights and dignity
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence - ANSWER Promoting the welfare of your client, not
keeping the client longer than needed for your own financial gain
