Studies of various psychotherapies indicate that
a. all therapists are about equally successful.
b. therapists who use a single approach toward therapy tend to be the most successful.
c. client-centered approaches are more successful than behavioral approaches.
d. all techniques are about equally successful in the hands of a skilled therapist.
ANSWER: d
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When a psychologist or psychiatrist is using the DSM-5 as a guide to evaluating a client, he or she would assess the client by doing all of the following except
A) comparing presentation of symptoms with a set of symptoms in the DSM-5. B) distinguishing the presenting disorder from similar or related disorders with similar symptomology C) considering the prognosis or how symptoms might change over time. D) asking the client to self-diagnose after reading the DSM-5.
Negatively framed messages from health professionals are
a. rarely effective b. effective more often than positively framed statements c. effective for detection but not for prevention of illnesses d. exemplified by the following: "Feeling tired? Use Zippi natural vitamins"