Directions:
Respond to the following items with either true or false. When
you have responded to all items, click the Score button at the
bottom of the page.
1.
Cognitive
approaches to treatment are geared toward changing faulty thinking and
irrational beliefs.
True
False
2.
Unconscious
motives left over from childhood are a primary focus of treatment for
psychoanalytical therapists.
True
False
3.
Most states require psychologists to have a doctoral
degree and a specific level of experience before being able to sit for
licensure.
True
False
4.
Social
Work required no formal education.
True
False
5.
Mental
Health Counselors must typically possess a doctoral degree.
True
False
6.
Clinical
psychologists tend to work with more severe psychopathology than school or
counseling psychologists.
True
False
7.
Counseling
psychologists work a lot with individuals and groups on issues related to
career decisions, relationships, developmental problems, and less severe
mental disorders
True
False
8.
Psychiatrists
perform the largest amount of psychotherapy, accounting for approximately
60% of therapy providers.
True
False
9.
Psychologists
are the only mental health professionals licensed to prescribe medication
in all 50 states.
True
False
10.
Empathy
is perhaps the most important factor in any therapeutic relationship.
True
False
The
information provided on this site is designed to support, not
replace, the relationship that exists between a patient, site
visitor, or student and his/her existing psychologist, mental
health provider or college instructor.