Week 12, Ch. 14 Flashcards
Virtual treatment can be just as _________ as in-person treatment.
effective
T/F : A therapeutic alliance can be established regardless of therapy being face-to-face or virtual.
T
What is it imperative to confirm with the client before starting a virtual therapy session?
Client’s location
Virtual treatment requires a level of __________.
priviledge
Which type of virtual therapy makes it the hardest to feel the “energy” in the room?
Group therapy
Ending of therapy can mirror the ending of ______________.
relationships
Termination is more difficult for _______-_______ treatment.
long-term
Who should progress be attributed to throughout therapy?
the client
One helpful technique to use throughout therapy, prior to termination, is to prepare clients for __________.
setbacks
Prior to termination, it may be beneficial to taper the ___________ of sessions.
frequency
Higher ________ is associated with engaging and staying in treatment.
SES
Matching __________ is associated with client remaining in treatment longer.
ethnicity
Who is more likely to seek out therapy?
Women
Which client variable has no association when it comes to matching?
Gender
Age is _________ related to staying in treatment longer.
positively
Which client variable is unrelated to treatment outcome?
Age
Positive treatment outcomes are associated with stronger _____, _______ reactance, and __________ expectations.
ego; low; positive
Psychological _______________ is associated with positive treatment outcomes.
mindedness
Understanding one’s emotions and talking in more abstract language are key indicators that the client possesses what variable that correlates with positive treatment outcomes?
Psychological mindedness
Poorer treatment outcomes are associated with more severe __________, and a greater impairment in overall _____________.
symptoms; functioning
The presence of a ____________ disorder is associated with poorer treatment outcomes.
personality
Which client variable has mixed research on whether it is related to outcome success?
Ethnicity
Which two therapist variables have no effect on the treatment outcome.
Gender & Age
Which therapist variables have positive effects (despite being small) on treatment outcome? (HINT: there are 3)
- Experience
- Well-being
- Judicious self-disclosure
Which therapist variable has the greatest positive effect on treatment outcome?
Therapist well-being
____________ __________ training for therapists is associated with more positive outcomes than health training.
Mental health
Which therapist variable has limited research on its effects on treatment outcome?
Ethnicity
More complicated or more impaired clients often use professionals with more ___________. (Hint: a therapist variable)
experience
Which therapist variable has inconclusive effects among different mental health professions?
Professional background
What is the term used to refer to how willing someone is to accept intervention or influence from another person in a therapy setting?
Psychological Reactance
Low reactant clients do best in __________ treatments.
directive
High reactant clients do best in ______ __________ treatments.
less directive
If a client says “tell me what I need to do to make me feel better,” would this client be considered a low or highly reactant client?
Low
It is important to let a highly reactant client come to their own ______________.
Realizations / insights
If a therapist is letting the client move through therapy at their own speed and in a general manner, their client is likely ___________ reactant.
highly
T/F : Highly reactant clients do not become more low-reactant with treatment.
F
Which treatment variable is associated with the Psychodynamic and Process-experiential theoretical orientations?
Interpretation
The treatment variable “Directiveness” is most associated with which theoretical orientation?
CBT
Directiveness is moderated by client ____________.
reactance
Which theoretical orientation uses the most homework or “between-session assignments?”
CBT
Which treatment variable has a positive effect on treatment outcome?
Between-session assignments (homework)
Which treatment variable is most important for internalizing clients (those with anxiety or depression for example)
Insight
Which treatment variable is most important for externalizing clients?
Symptom reduction
Which treatment variable has positive effects on treatment outcome with client who have good interpersonal skills?
Interpretation
Interpretation has a positive effect on treatment outcome with clients who have good __________ skills.
interpersonal
Which theoretical orientation is the treatment variable “Interpretation” mostly associated with? (HINT: there are 2)
- Psychodynamic
- Process-experiential
Which 3 treatment variables are associated with various theoretical orientations?
- Insight
- Between-session assignments
- Symptom reduction
The treatment variable “Insight” is most important for _______________ clients when it comes to treatment outcome.
internalizing
The treatment variable “Symptom reduction” is most important for _____________ clients.
externalizing