MRCPsych Psychological Treatments and Psychotherapy 2

Question 1

In psychodynamic psychotherapy, 'transference' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The patient displacing feelings from past relationships onto the therapist

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The therapist's emotional reaction to the patient

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The transfer of therapeutic gains to everyday life

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Projecting one's own feelings onto another person

Question 2

Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT) was developed primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Peter Fonagy and Anthony Bateman

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Marsha Linehan and colleagues

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Aaron Beck and colleagues

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Jeffrey Young

Question 3

Schema Therapy, developed by Jeffrey Young, primarily targets:

Accepted Answer

Maladaptive early schemas and coping modes rooted in unmet childhood needs

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Cognitive distortions in the here-and-now

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Behavioural avoidance patterns in anxiety disorders

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Interpersonal deficits in social functioning

Question 4

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) belongs to which 'wave' of cognitive-behavioural therapies?

Accepted Answer

Third wave

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First wave

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Second wave

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Fourth wave

Question 5

The therapeutic alliance has been shown in research to be:

Accepted Answer

One of the strongest predictors of therapy outcome across all modalities

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Irrelevant to therapy outcome if the technique is delivered correctly

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Only important in psychodynamic therapies

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Primarily determined by the patient's diagnosis

Question 6

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically recommended by NICE for:

Accepted Answer

Prevention of relapse in recurrent depression (three or more episodes)

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First-episode depression

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Acute psychosis

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Generalised anxiety disorder as first-line treatment

Question 7

Cognitive Analytical Therapy (CAT) uses 'procedural sequences' and which key diagram to map reciprocal roles?

Accepted Answer

The sequential diagrammatic reformulation (SDR)

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The formulation triangle

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The vicious cycle diagram

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The cognitive conceptualisation diagram