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Which of the following is a characteristic of negative automatic thoughts?:
They are vague and unclear, not concrete or specific.
They are not related to the search for solutions to the problems.
The person battles against them because it generates anxiety for him/her.
Psychology
The person recognizes them as absurd.
80
1
1cef80de-8682-43e9-b2d6-dd638bfd5a75
2021
Regarding the disorganized or cognitive dimension in the spectrum of schizophrenia, the following can be stated:
Positive type speech/thought alterations were clearly similar in late-onset disorders.
Within the alterations of disorganized speech/thinking, those that are of syntactic and semantic nature tend to be the most enduring.
In the case of deficits in social cognition, the evidence shows that the main relationships are with anhedonia and are observed at the onset but they gradually dissipate over the course of schizophrenia until they disappear in remission.
Psychology
In the field of neurocognition, in people with schizophrenia, symptoms such as impairment of verbal memory and processing speed predominate.
81
3
9b0a3c08-dbbb-4dfd-a760-3bde328764c6
2021
In bipolar disorder:
There is a higher probability of suffering from atypical symptoms than in unipolar depressions.
The probability of suicide is lower than in depressive disorders.
Rates of chronicity are lower than in depressive disorders.
Psychology
The number of women affected is higher than the number of men, while in depressive disorders, the difference between sexes is smaller.
83
2
234ae0d5-954f-4bde-8b14-325dd5a48181
2021
Regarding clinical differences in schizophrenia based on gender, the following can be asserted:
Men initiate the psychotic process later than women.
In men, delusions of grandeur are more prevalent, while in women, hallucinations and strange behavior are more common.
Mortality is more associated with women.
Psychology
Among women, generally more severe symptoms of the negative dimension are observed.
84
1
95cc3696-54fb-4cf1-b49d-a67ad5c0f7c2
2021
Regarding the brief or acute and transient psychotic disorder, the following can be stated:
An average onset age of 20 years is estimated.
It usually presents with negative symptoms but NOT with catatonia.
The diagnosis requires the complete remission of symptoms before two months have passed.
Psychology
It is estimated that they represent 9% of the first episodes of psychosis, with a higher incidence in women.
85
3
993f8e0c-5a85-48f2-8d55-1e18ebd3798b
2021
According to Wells' (1999) metacognitive model of general anxiety disorder (GAD), which of the following statements is incorrect? :
People with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) hold negative beliefs about the consequences of worry.
Type 1 worries refer to external or internal situations of a cognitive nature.
People with GAD maintain an ambivalence between controlling worries and the need to worry.
Psychology
People with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) try to avoid worry triggers to prevent the consequences.
87
1
0b743569-1830-468b-951c-9a36f42d0fcd
2021
According to Jaspers, primary delusions (as opposed to secondary delusions) are characterized by the following:
They are autonomous ideas, without any apparent external cause.
They occur in response to another anomalous phenomenon (affect, perception, etc.).
They are the first symptom that appears in the evolution of the disorder.
Psychology
They are understandable from the clinical history and a mental state examination.
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2021
What alteration does a patient experience who shows indifference and lack of reaction to their surrounding environment, and can even remain immobile, requiring very intense stimuli to come out of that state?
Drowsiness.
Clouding.
Stupor.
Psychology
Drowsiness.
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4
662207a6-3a67-4efa-87b0-f920eb3b75ab
2021
Some clinical characteristics of anorexia nervosa resemble or overlap with criteria for different disorders (DSM-5). Indicate which of the following options is the most accurate with regard to the previous statement:
Panic disorder and agoraphobia, adjustment disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Dysthymic disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder.
Social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder.
Psychology
Depersonalization disorder, mixed anxiety and depression disorder, and social phobia.
90
4
0dc58de2-9e32-4250-a160-abadf995b9ca
2021
Sleepwalking is a parasomnia that predominantly occurs during the phase of:
Second third of the night.
Numbness (phase 1 of sleep).
Deep slow sleep (stages 3 and 4 of sleep).
Psychology
REM Sleep.
91
4
3b793dac-40cb-4e4b-b2a1-d6ca5fec7fea
2021
Regarding the development and course of narcolepsy, identify the incorrect option:
The course is usually persistent and lasts a lifetime.
The abrupt onset in prepubescent children can be associated with obesity.
In children, sleep paralysis usually develops after puberty.
Psychology
In 90% of the cases, the first symptom to appear is drowsiness.
92
4
199ac145-a9c3-462a-bad2-32b532f246bf
2021
According to the DSM-5, a preference for cross-dressing is a characteristic of gender dysphoria.
In adolescents.
In boys (assigned gender).
At any age.
Psychology
In adults.
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1
04c936e9-49a9-4f60-ad50-a1e8b0cd8587
2021
Regarding insomnia, the following can be stated:
The most widely used instrument for evaluation is the polysomnographic record.
In most cases, it usually has an acute onset.
Techniques such as paradoxical intention or biofeedback show high levels of effectiveness, as do relaxation or stimulus control.
Psychology
The treatment has, as one of its main objectives, achieving a sleep efficiency between 50-60%.
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1
9cad9041-6f9e-4f89-8229-bec39c9c1686
2021
In relation to the compensatory purgative behaviors in bulimia nervosa, the following can be asserted:
After vomiting, the fear of gaining weight increases.
Ingesting ipecac syrup is one of the most used procedures to induce vomiting.
Currently, vomiting is not the most frequent purgative compensatory behavior.
Psychology
In some cases, vomiting becomes a goal, and the patient binges with the intent to vomit or vomits after ingesting small amounts of food.
95
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cb014272-c24b-4955-9747-c2fefaa6772b
2021
Steinberg and Schnall (2000) have described five domains (regroupable into 3 areas) present in dissociation. Indicate which of the following symptoms would not belong to any of these areas:
Feeling of strangeness regarding one's own mental processes.
Intrusive memories.
Memory gaps.
Psychology
Suggestibility.
96
3
7b2b2a73-31a6-48bf-88ea-c40ecfed34d3
2021
The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) is the most used to measure dissociation. Within this scale, some items are more indicative of pathological dissociation. Which one is not one of them?:
Not recognizing friends or members of one's own family.
Visual hallucinations, of which the person may have some critique.
Hearing voices in the head that comment on the individual's actions.
Psychology
That the person feels that their body does not belong to them.
97
1
dd400736-425d-452c-b697-e5cc52151303
2021
Regarding dissociative amnesia, indicate the correct option:
Selective amnesia is characterized by being variable depending on the person the subject is talking to.
The localized amnesia that occurs after a trauma is an uncommon phenomenon.
Periodic amnesia is the global loss of memories from a specific moment and in a systematic manner.
Psychology
Generalized amnesia is a temporary loss of memory about a person's past.
98
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9dea668b-2303-42da-91ef-dec159f5c490
2021
In general, it is believed that the heritability of the personality dimensions of the Big Five:
It is 30%.
It is less than 30%.
It fluctuates between 40% and 60%.
Psychology
It is above 60%.
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8fc8876b-b6b9-4683-b41d-c60d8a7ff705
2021
In the context of a study on life satisfaction in different autonomous communities, knowing that the average in Spain is 50, and that the standard deviation is 10, in which autonomous community are its inhabitants more satisfied with life if we obtain the following scores?: Castile and Leon: direct score = 43; Madrid: z = 0.8; Valencian Community: T = 55; Andalusia = - 1SD.
Valencian Community.
Castile and Leon.
Madrid.
Psychology
Andalusia.
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4
12b22182-52c3-4969-ba90-4cf43964137c
2021
What mechanism does inhibiting a previously punished behavior imply?
Active avoidance.
Passive avoidance.
Impulsivity.
Psychology
The conflict.
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1
1568bfe9-ce12-419e-80ea-06c1255010ac
2021
With which personality dimensions of the Five-Factor Model of personality does the psychoticism (P) of H.J. Eysenck's personality model correlate most strongly?
Cordiality and responsibility.
Extraversion and warmth.
Neuroticism and openness.
Psychology
Responsibility and neuroticism.
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2
d5165f80-a0e6-454e-89c4-8a9bde7a266c
2021
Besides the g factor, what intellectual ability would the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test primarily assess?
Visuospatial intelligence.
Quantitative intelligence.
Fluid intelligence.
Psychology
Crystallized intelligence.
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4
25436d7e-a3d1-4a34-856e-82dcf47c7691
2021
In the Five Factor Model of personality by McCrae and Costa, of which dimension is masculinity-femininity a facet?
Extraversion.
Neuroticism.
It is not considered in the model.
Psychology
Cordiality.
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2021
In relation to the causes of individual differences, what is strict heritability?
The proportion of genotypic variance explained by phenotypic variance.
The proportion of phenotypic variance explained by genotypic variance.
The proportion of phenotypic variance explained by additive genotypic variance.
Psychology
The proportion of additive phenotypic variance explained by genotypic variance.
105
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5f686ff5-f88a-4db9-95f3-8a818bc8c7ed
2021
In the CHC model of intelligence proposed by Cattell-Horn-Carroll, the following is observed:
In stratum II, the specific factors corresponding to each of the second-order intellectual abilities are situated.
In the most basic layer I, the factor "g" is located.
In stratum IV, crystallized intelligence (Gc) and fluid intelligence (Gf) are located.
Psychology
Stratum III can be measured with scales such as the Merrill-Palmer Developmental Scales (MP-R) and the British Ability Scales (BAS-II), among others.
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2021
The g factor:
It explains very little variance of individual differences in intelligence.
It is a statistical artifact in non-hierarchical models.
It accounts for approximately 50% of individual differences in intelligence.
Psychology
Pearson proposed it in 1905 through the technique of confirmatory factor analysis.
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2021
Which of the following statements is applicable to the Q Classification?
The conditions of application depend on the objectives of the evaluated person.
The scoring alternatives are of forced choice.
The assessment material is previously established.
Psychology
The statistical treatment of the data should conform to a between-subjects design.
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c3f55ffd-8300-4d5f-9094-a02d5080ea8e
2021
Among the directive verbal interview techniques are action responses. What technique involves presenting the client with a hypothesis about the relations or meanings of their behaviors?
Interpretation.
Survey.
Test.
Psychology
Confrontation.
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2021
Observation in an artificial situation is characterized by the following:
It is more commonly used in practice than in research.
The results tend to have less internal validity than in natural situation observation.
The results are as generalizable as in natural situation observation.
Psychology
It has great sensitivity as a dependent variable in the assessment of a treatment.
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b6b534cb-21e5-4b1f-b18d-466f615d4978
2021
Depending on the age of application, what personality test could be applied to a 12-year-old boy/girl?
PAI-A. Personality Assessment Inventory for Adolescents.
MSCI. Millon Clinical Inventory for Adolescents.
MCMI IV-A. Millon's Multiaxial Clinical Inventory for Adolescents.
Psychology
MMPI-A. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents.
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c4df2185-c460-4766-a132-9d0d28dac467
2021
Among the following intelligence assessment tests, which test includes the "memory index"?:
Intellectual Abilities Scale (BAS-II).
TEA Aptitude Battery (BAT-7).
Reynolds Intelligence Scale (RIAS).
Psychology
Matrices. General Intelligence Test.
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4
641a212a-2719-494f-9f4f-77b5ca4948d4
2021
As for the analysis of Kelly's grid, what is the name for the way of identifying cognitive conflicts based on the positive correlation between a congruent construct and a discrepant construct?
Implicative dilemmas.
Cognitive differences.
Dilemmatic constructs.
Psychology
Polarization.
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2021
During the clinical interview, the therapist wants to delve deeper into a topic that is being discussed, for which they say to the patient: "I see that you are feeling frustrated by the situation you are experiencing at your work." What verbal interview technique is the interviewer applying?
Clarification.
Paraphrase.
Reflex.
Psychology
Synthesis, recapitulation, or summary.
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2021
The assessment technique called "Systemic Knots" is:
Subjective.
Objective.
Neuropsychological.
Psychology
Projective.
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2021
Regarding the assessment of intellectual functioning in children and adolescents:
The WISC-V scale includes information and arithmetic tests as the main tests.
The application age for the Reynolds Intelligence Scale (RIAS/RIST) is from 6 to 94 years old.
The BAT-7 test allows us to estimate the overall capacity "g", fluid intelligence, and also, crystallized intelligence.
Psychology
The old Verbal IQ (VIQ) and Manipulative IQ (MIQ) from the WPPSI scale have been replaced in the WPPSI-IV with Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) and Manipulative Comprehension Index (MCI).
117
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2021
What is the intelligence model that conceptualizes test scores based on Contents, Operations, and Productions?
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory Model.
Vernon's Hierarchical Model.
The Wechsler intelligence model.
Psychology
Guilford's three-dimensional model.
118
3
93957ce7-425a-4680-bfc1-d49727cdfffd
2021
Which of the following tests has been designed by choosing its elements through a factorial strategy?
The MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) by Hathaway and McKinley.
The EPI (Eysenck Personality Inventory) by Eysenck.
The CPI (California Psychological Inventory) by Gough.
Psychology
The PDS (Personal Data Sheet) by Woodworth.
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2021
In the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales (WAIS-III and WAIS-IV), which index does the "Digits" test form part of?
Processing speed.
Verbal Understanding.
Working memory.
Psychology
Perceptual Organization.
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2021
A procedure that is used when we want to carry out an evaluation through observation are appreciation scales. Indicate which of the following is a characteristic of these scales:
These are techniques for which there is no prior structuring that guides the data collection, since the observer simply takes note of what is happening in the observation situation.
They aim to observe behaviors located within specific spatio-temporal coordinates with the objective of analyzing the relationships between behavior and environmental variables.
These are procedures in which the observer carries out the observation in a short period of time and is usually a non-participant observer.
Psychology
They are useful for having a first quantified approximation of a subject's problematic behaviors.
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013acd12-13ef-434c-8ed8-fd3a6fa2036b
2021
In the causal diagrams used in functional analysis (FACCD) of clinical cases by Haynes, what does a thick line square symbolize?
Unidirectional causal variable.
High modificability of causal variables.
Strong relationship between variables.
Psychology
High importance of the problem.
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3
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2021
Which test is suitable for assessing externalized and internalized problems in children and adolescents?
DABS. Diagnostic Scale of Adaptive Behavior in Children and Adolescents.
Q-PAD. Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Problems in Childhood and Adolescence.
SPECI. Screening for Problems and Behavior in Children and Adolescents.
Psychology
SENA. Child and Adolescent Evaluation System.
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2021
Which of the following materials or instructions are used in thematic projective techniques? (Fernández-Ballesteros, 1980):
Visual material of scant structure that the person being evaluated should structure by saying what they see or what it resembles.
Verbal or written instructions to draw a human figure or other figures.
Verbal or written instruction by which the subject must associate or complete words, sentences or stories.
Psychology
Visual material with varying degrees of structure, containing human or parahuman content to tell a story.
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d7a64aa2-5742-4d44-8da0-600020bcc86c
2021
What technique does a therapist use if, during the feedback interview, they try to offer the patient a different perspective on a situation or event?
Information.
Reorientation.
Framework.
Psychology
Psychoeducation.
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2021
What do we refer to when talking about the unanticipated collateral effects of the legitimate use of a test?
Ecological validity.
Effectual Validity.
Iatrogenic validity.
Psychology
Consequential validity.
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2021
Of the following options, one does not refer to a procedure for systematic observation of specific behaviors aimed at analyzing the relationship between behavior and the environment (physical or social). Indicate which:
Interaction matrix.
Field format.
Holistic record of behavior.
Psychology
Behavioral maps.
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9de77df5-8a40-400b-915d-3507ea21f88d
2021
In the psychophysiological evaluation, which of the following response options includes the concepts of habituation, sensitization, biofeedback, and reflex modulation?:
Startle reflex.
Reactivity.
Activation.
Psychology
Plasticity.
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cb2a5850-da29-40ac-abd0-87911232c711
2021
Indicate which of the following distortions is not associated with Likert-type response formats:
Range restriction.
Scalar error.
Assent.
Psychology
Severity.
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2021
Regarding the Computerized Adaptive Tests, the following can be stated:
The choice of the item to be presented at any given time usually depends on the calculation of the average ability shown in a random selection of the previous items.
The evaluation begins with the presentation of an item of difficulty lower than the skill of the person being evaluated, if prior information about such skill is available.
The most commonly used item selection strategy is the "variable branching" one.
Psychology
The end of the session takes place, in any case, after a previously set and standardized time in each test.
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2021
Which of the following evaluation tests does not include the so-called "critical items"?:
BASC 3. Behavior Assessment System for Children and Adolescents.
Bayley-III. Bayley Scales of Infant Development III.
PAI. Personality Assessment Inventory.
Psychology
M-CHAT. Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers.
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2021
What advantage is not attributed to the structured interview in the clinical evaluation?
Allows for diagnoses of psychological disorders by interviewers with not high clinical training.
It increases the content validity by including questions that are directly related to the criteria it measures.
They show greater clinical utility than the semi-structured interview.
Psychology
Significantly increases the agreement between interviewers.
132
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2021
The REFOCUS clinical trial (Slade et al., 2015):
It suggests that a clinical approach following the CHIME model can facilitate recovery in people diagnosed with psychosis.
It tests a model of change process, for individuals diagnosed with psychosis, structured and sequenced in eight levels, thoroughly enumerated in the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale (APES).
It compares the effects of a clinical approach following the CHIME model with those of a new intervention focused on the development and promotion of metacognition in people diagnosed with psychosis. The authors found no statistically significant differences between the two treatments.
Psychology
It suggests promising effects of mindfulness as a way to promote a conscious and non-judgmental attitude towards people diagnosed with psychosis.
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2021
In the tactical integration model proposed by Catherine G. Fine (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996) for the treatment of dissociative identity disorder, the abreactive work is introduced in:
The stage of cognitive-behavioral interventions.
The stage of surfacing of affect.
The stage of dissolution of affection.
Psychology
The stage of affect suppression.
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2021
The treatment called Open Dialogue has been developed and used primarily for addressing individuals diagnosed with:
Depression.
Psychosis.
Personality disorders.
Psychology
Anxiety disorders.
135
1
4161cf21-8efa-4094-b6db-d7c2b2940c5d
2021
Which of the following modules does not belong to Integrated Psychological Therapy (IPT) for the treatment of schizophrenia?:
Metacognitive Rehabilitation.
Resolution of interpersonal problems.
Verbal communication.
Psychology
Cognitive differentiation.
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9f5576e2-eb93-4923-af73-8682f715b9b8
2021
The therapeutic principle that aims to place the client outside the content of their emotions, thoughts, or memories and instead seeks an identity that transcends them and that is the center from which to act, is called:
I as context.
Cognitive defusion.
Orientation towards experience.
Psychology
Metacognitive awareness.
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2021
We refer to a fixed interval reinforcement schedule:
When the reinforcer is obtained, if appropriate, after a pre-determined time to observe the behavior.
When the reinforcer is obtained, if applicable, after a certain number of behaviors emitted.
When the reinforcer is obtained, if applicable, according to a certain average time interval.
Psychology
When the reinforcer is obtained, if applicable, in a fixed and continuous manner.
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3c551a17-917f-4188-94b0-c5b5dfd2ce88
2021
Regarding cognitive therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which of the following statements is correct?:
It disregards response prevention given the patients' resistance to carry it out.
It emphasizes the cognitive restructuring of obsessive ideas.
It is used as a support therapy to improve adherence to exposure with response prevention, given the high level of abandonment.
Psychology
Psychoeducation emphasizes differentiating inappropriate metacognitive evaluations from obsessive ideas.
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2021
The elaborative processing of the present (Borkovec, 2004) is taken by Clark and Beck (2010) as a component of the cognitive treatment of:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
The prevention of relapses in depression.
The panic disorder.
Psychology
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
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2021
In Clark and Beck's cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders (2010), the cognitive intervention for post-event processing (post mortem) is especially necessary in:
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Agoraphobia.
The social anxiety disorder.
Psychology
Obsessive compulsive disorder.
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2021
The destabilization (or unbalancing) is a characteristic technique of structural therapy (Minuchin) and it consists of:
That the therapist abandons neutrality to provide strong support to a family subsystem.
Reformulate the problem in relational terms and not linear ones, in a way that disrupts and restructures family dynamics.
Position oneself with the strongest subsystem in a way that strengthens the cohesion of the weakest subsystem.
Psychology
Interview separately a family subsystem to create imbalances that can later be jointly addressed.
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2021
Which active listening technique (directive) helps to understand the treatment objectives and to change the way the interviewee interprets another person's behavior, or a situation, to enable them to respond differently?
Framework.
Inquiry or survey.
Instructions.
Psychology
Confrontation.
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2021
According to Young, Klosko, and Weishaar's Schema Therapy (2003), when a person is asked to conduct imaginary dialogues with their parents or other significant people in order to identify their problematic schemas and emotions, they are being asked to perform a strategy:
Of cognitive type.
To break behavioral patterns.
Of metacognitive type.
Psychology
Of experiential type.
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3fe53561-c107-444d-bc8f-64b73a5f872c
2021
Among the general principles to promote change proposed by Livesley, Dimaggio, and Clarkin (2016), the promotion of self-observation, self-knowledge, and self-reflection refers to:
The consistency of psychological treatment.
The structure of psychological treatment.
The development of metacognition throughout psychological treatment.
Psychology
Motivation and monitoring of change throughout psychological treatment.
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2021
The exercise of directing the eyeballs to the center of the forehead and conjuring up a color in the imagination is a task that is part of the following treatment technique:
Mindfulness visualization.
EMDR.
Guided visualization training.
Psychology
Autogenic training.
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2021
Miller and Rollnick's motivational interview predominantly proposes a therapeutic style:
Reflective.
Executive.
Of accompaniment.
Psychology
As a guide.
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2021
In Problem-Solving Therapy (D`Zurilla and Nezu), three styles of problem-solving are described; indicate which ones:
Two positives: rational and optimistic; and one negative: denier.
One positive: rational; and two negatives: avoidant and impulsive-negligent.
Two positives: rational and prudent; and one negative: dependent-negotiator.
Psychology
One positive: realistic; and two negatives: denying and aggressive.
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2021
The Moviola Technique, a self-observation method that aims for the person to understand the dynamics between their immediate experience and the explanation of that experience, was developed within the context of:
V. Guidano's Postrationalist Cognitive Therapy.
R. Wessler's Cognitive Evaluation Therapy.
L. Greenberg's Emotion-Focused Therapy.
Psychology
S. Hayes' Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
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9d69e366-7ad3-4efe-8900-1e238f6311a8
2021
Within the framework of active listening techniques, which of the following objectives does not specifically correspond with the technique of self-disclosure?:
Share information that may be useful to the person.
Make the person feel understood.
Provide feedback on a specific moment of the interview.
Psychology
Model new behaviors.
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4284eddc-9447-4b89-b677-9d8f6c2ffa9a
2021
Enriched Systematic Desensitization consists of:
Increase relaxation exercises.
Increase the elements in the hierarchy.
Increase the pass of each element (repeat it between 2 and 4 times).
Psychology
Add some type of physical stimulation.
152
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35494797-f83a-4475-878f-7a8548c06ba8
2021
According to Bateman and Fonagy (2016), creators of Mentalization-based Therapy, there are three pre-mentalizing modes (non-mentalizing modes of thinking) from which people suffering from a personality disorder usually function and which are actively worked on in session. Indicate which ones:
Psychic equivalence, teleological mode, and logical mode.
Pseudometacognition, teleological mode and rational mode.
Psychic equivalence, teleological mode, and simulated mode.
Psychology
Simulated mode, emotional mode, and rational mode.
153
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6238f9ba-cf07-480a-911b-08712329e812
2021
The interview designed by Otto Kernberg specifically to assess identity issues, which is used in the evaluation phase of Transference Focused Therapy, is known as:
Structural interview.
Transference interview.
IPDE.
Psychology
DIB-R.
154
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19be3adc-54ae-4253-a32f-3bc5c681c34f
2021
Regarding Dialectical Behavior Therapy, it can be stated as follows:
The main focus of the treatment is the development of social skills.
It is a therapy designed for the outpatient treatment of borderline personality disorder and is not applied in other therapeutic settings.
It is contraindicated in patients in crisis who exhibit severe suicidal behaviors and self-harm.
Psychology
It is a cognitive-behavioral approach originally developed to treat patients with chronic suicidal tendencies.
155
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646c7e7a-3ea0-4b4e-8ec3-24a5936baebe
2021
Cognitive analytic psychotherapy is a treatment adapted for individuals with borderline personality disorder. This treatment is based on the following explanatory model of the pathology:
Functional model of the self.
Metacognitive model.
Integrative model of personality disorders.
Psychology
Multiple states model of self.
156
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c9d28966-6b97-4be3-aa2d-64244953cb33
2021
In relation to Wells' Metacognitive Therapy (2009), which of the following tasks does not correspond to those specifically aimed at helping people develop their metacognition?
The task of the frog.
The tiger's task.
The task of free association.
Psychology
The task of the metaphor of recalcitrant children.
157
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36c0e7d9-775a-4ab2-8bc1-8e1b728c0e01
2021
In the psychological treatment of delusional ideas by Chadwick and Lowe (1990), the use of empirical verification should be applied:
After the verbal questioning.
Before the verbal questioning.
Alternatively to verbal questioning.
Psychology
Simultaneously to the verbal questioning.
158
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41da15a1-3b93-49cc-b237-7b373597e009
2021
In the psychological treatment of people diagnosed with schizophrenia, which two components are specifically trained in Integrated Neurocognitive Therapy (e.g., Roder et al., 2010)?:
Neurocognition and social cognition.
Social skills and neurocognition.
Social perception and metacognition.
Psychology
Self-knowledge and metacognition.
159
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8ba86d27-8e3a-43c8-ad45-9e119ebf7b06
2021
In psychological treatment for psychosis, AVATAR Therapy (use of avatars) has been developed and validated with the essential aim of:
Reduce hallucinatory experiences of any sensory modality and delusional beliefs resistant to medication.
Reduce the frequency and discomfort of verbal auditory hallucinations resistant to medication.
Improve neurocognitive functions and social and occupational dysfunction.
Psychology
Reduce the delusional ideas of being controlled, of influence or passivity, as well as persistent delusional ideas of other types.
160
1
1e5b7434-9399-4c8d-a0f8-bae445431bc9
2021
Based on the degree of invasiveness of medical symptomatic treatments for erectile dysfunction, these are classified as first line, second line, and third line. According to this classification, what degree are intracavernosal injections considered?
Second-line.
Frontline.
Fourth line.
Psychology
Third line.
161
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dbe537db-5572-4181-a837-350bccfe7a90
2021
Indicate which of the following options does not refer to one of the treatments that has the best results for vaginismus:
Restructuring of irrational beliefs.
Systematic desensitization in vivo.
Individual training.
Psychology
Non-demanding intercourse.
162
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3a714400-76c2-4363-9702-7b756acb7215
2021
According to the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (2011), the first phase of treatment for dissociative disorders consists of:
Stabilize, reduce symptoms, and train in skills (of emotional regulation, etc.).
Integrate and rehabilitate identity.
Confront, work through and integrate traumatic memories.
Psychology
Modify cognitive schemas.
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2021
In relation to the anxiety disorder due to illness/hypochondria, which treatment model places special emphasis on cognitive-perceptual deficits or "amplifying somatic style"?
The Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Warwick and Salkovskis.
Barsky's Cognitive-Educational Therapy.
Resick and Schnicke's Cognitive Processing Therapy.
Psychology
Bouman's Cognitive-behavioral Therapy.
164
1
2b61484e-0dbc-41b9-a340-146015cecd19
2021
Which of the following statements about the pharmacological treatment of bulimia nervosa (BN) is true:
The anti-bulimic effects of antidepressant medication directly depend on its previous effects on mood.
Antidepressant medication is used to relieve symptoms such as depression, anxiety and obsessions, these being its therapeutic target, its specific use on bulimic symptoms such as lack of impulse control, binges or purgative behaviors has not been described.
The presence of depressive symptoms is the most important indicator for predicting which patients with BN can benefit from treatment with antidepressant medication.
Psychology
Research on the use of antidepressants in BN suggests that this medication has different mechanisms of action for depressive symptoms and bulimic symptoms.
165
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ed7c75c3-56fc-4ece-b8f4-81c0b5a42206
2021
Indicate which of the following techniques, derived from the cognitive-behavioral theoretical models of social anxiety disorder (social phobia) (Clark and Wells, 1995; Rapee and Heimberg, 1997; Wells and Clark, 1997), addresses the correction of the distorted self-image in social situations that many patients suffering from this problem often present:
Video-feedback technique.
Image restructuring technique.
Self-compassion technique.
Psychology
Attentional focus shifting technique.
167
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9d304dad-c514-4c1c-a5bc-31ef77202bc3
2021
One of the distinctive features of Barlow's Panic Control Treatment Program (Barlow and Cerny, 1998; Barlow and Craske, 1989, 2007), versus the Group Therapy Program of Clark (1989) is that:
Greater emphasis is placed on the detection and restructuring of catastrophic cognitions.
Emphasis is placed on exposure to interoceptive sensations.
The emphasis is on the inclusion of deep relaxation techniques.
Psychology
The use of behavioral experiments is emphasized to demonstrate the role of cognitions in panic attacks.
168
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cfcdc1f7-8764-4434-9bca-7bf350490c47
2021
Indicate which of the following treatment modules is not included in the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders by Barlow et al. (2011):
Awareness of emotion focused on the present.
Problem solving.
Interoceptive exposure and to emotions.
Psychology
Cognitive flexibility.
169
1
0e732111-c03a-4098-a178-b52102233d01
2021
What is the main effect of disulfiram or calcium cyanamide in the treatment of alcoholism?
Reduce alcohol intoxication in the event that one drinks excessively.
Produce an aversive conditioning in the event that the person consumes alcohol.
Reduce the effects of alcohol and help maintain controlled drinking.
Psychology
Reduce the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal (delirium tremens, etc.) when one has been without drinking for a while.
170
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7305e900-2e71-47f6-b41a-e2d1653bcfb2
2021
What is the goal of opioid addiction treatments using antagonists, such as naltrexone?
Reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Block the subjective effects of heroin so that the extinction of consumption behavior occurs.
As maintenance therapy, the aim is psychosocial rehabilitation. Once this rehabilitation is achieved, the consumption of naltrexone is gradually reduced.
Psychology
Reduce the opiate detoxification time in the early stages of treatment.
171
1
e1860061-3203-4e48-a338-3dd876a014ae
2021
In depressive disorders, regarding sadness as a very common emotional symptom, the concept of "overproduction of emotion" appears, which refers to:
The intensity of sadness, which must always be present to establish the diagnosis of depression.
The coexistence of sadness with other negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, fear, or shame, among others.
The patient's evolutionary history, where the emotion of sadness must have been present in an intense and continuous manner.
Psychology
The onset of depression, which is characterized by markedly disproportionate sadness.
172
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94f5b5ea-0dfb-4eec-82b1-490cd3ae406a
2021
Regarding pharmacological treatment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), identify the incorrect option:
The WHO does not include methylphenidate in the list of essential medicines (WHO Model List of Essential Medicines: EML).
Methylphenidate is a recommended treatment in some of the most important clinical practice guidelines based on referential scientific evidence, such as the NICE guideline or the Clinical Practice Guideline on ADHD in children and adolescents from the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality of Spain (2010).
In general, atomoxetine has not shown better results than methylphenidate in the pharmacological treatment of ADHD.
Psychology
The WHO advises against the use of methylphenidate for the treatment of ADHD.
173
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e6a1bb6d-e7a9-425a-9939-e3f41696af7f
2021
Which of the following therapeutic strategies is not included in Cognitive Therapy for Depression (Beck et al.):
Induction of self-compassion.
Scheduling of rewarding activities.
Detect and modify the "shoulds".
Psychology
Access the primary adaptive emotion.
174
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926a16fc-b752-4818-b6ba-6adc15dcf114
2021
The scheduling of enjoyable activities is a strategy that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of depression. Indicate, regarding this technique, which of the following statements is incorrect:
For the cognitive therapist, it is a means to achieve modifications of the patient's cognitions.
It is one of the most important strategies in cognitive therapy and should be applied in severe patients at the beginning of treatment, in order to apply cognitive techniques afterwards.
In cognitive therapy, it serves to test the belief that patients cannot do anything.
Psychology
In the Coping with Depression Course (CAD; Lewinsohn and colleagues), social skills training is added to the programs of enjoyable activities, but cognitive therapy is considered unnecessary.
175
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e29ab0cf-f585-4d72-847f-e85b3046ed52
2021
Which of the following active ingredients corresponds to an SNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) antidepressant?:
Paroxetine.
Chlorazepate.
Sertraline.
Psychology
Venlafaxine.
176
3
50f07854-5c99-4758-95ee-6cf734d78701
2021
In a box plot graph, a value is considered an outlier when it is more than:
1.5 interquartile ranges from the upper or lower part of the box.
1.5 standard deviations above or below the mean.
1.5 interquartile ranges above or below the mean.
Psychology
1.5 standard deviations from the top or bottom of the box.
177
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9ef39e1b-a0e5-4bf3-9b69-e5a92e360901
2021
It is typical for adolescents to see themselves as special and different from everyone else, with unique experiences and ideas that others do not have. This type of thinking is called:
Myth of invincibility.
Personal fable.
Fantasy of exclusivity.
Psychology
Imaginary audience.
178
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da43a62c-1316-4190-98c4-c60af408e3ac
2021
Indicate which of the following drugs has proven to be most effective for the treatment of positive symptoms resistant to other antipsychotics, also showing a potential anti-suicide effect:
Fluphenazine.
Asenapine.
Clotiapine.
Psychology
Clozapine.
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08547617-3b6c-439f-a9a8-758b92726593
2021
Regarding psychosis, and referring to the negative and affective dimensions, indicate the correct option:
The DSM 5 does not consider anhedonia as a negative symptom.
The more severe the negative symptoms are, the less likely it is that prominent depressive symptoms will be observed.
There does not seem to be a significant association between depressive symptoms and disorganized ones.
Psychology
There does not seem to be a relationship between a negative self-concept and, in general, negative affectivity with positive symptoms, and more specifically with persecutory delusions.
180
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55086fd4-ab85-425b-a9b8-9fdac9a90005
2021
Within systematic observation, what can be said about the systematized record known as "trait list"?
It constitutes the basis for the construction of ad hoc observation instruments.
It consists of a list of behaviors that belong to different dimensions.
It is used in the stage of passive observation or pre-scientific.
Psychology
The catalogs are closed and exhaustive lists.
183
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f5a7f69f-d46c-40eb-aca7-16b93e7d59eb
2021
Which statement is correct concerning the psychophysiological assessment of schizophrenia?:
Electrodermal responsiveness shows a greater association with positive symptoms than with negative ones.
In longitudinal studies, it is observed that the greater the symptomatic presence, the greater the amplitude of the P-300 wave.
The emotional modulation of the startle reflex is normal when stimuli with pleasing or neutral content are visualized.
Psychology
The slow eye tracking movements show an abnormally high frequency of fast movements.
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5ba722d4-aaff-44f0-9a0d-16946b81aecf
2021
In addicts, the loss of control over behavior and the compulsive use of abuse drugs would be partly explained by neuroadaptations that lead to:
Frontal hyperfunction and increase in glutamatergic signal in the prefrontal circuits.
Hypofunction of the striatum and reduction of the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Hyperfunction of the suprachiasmatic nuclei and decrease in melatonin synthesis.
Psychology
Frontal hypofunction and sensitization of the activity of the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system.
185
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96da29bf-4d77-41e0-a38c-940517c61938
2021
A child, when asked why one should not hit a classmate, answers: 'because if the teacher sees you, she will punish you'. According to Kohlberg, at which level of moral development is he?:
Instrumental level.
Preconventional level.
Intuitive level.
Psychology
Formal level.
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