CUET UG Booster Psychology Therapeutic Approaches Unit 5 Test ( M 4 ) -

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CUET UG Booster Psychology Therapeutic Approaches Unit 5 Test ( M 4 )

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CUET UG Booster Psychology Therapeutic Approaches Unit 5 Test ( M 4 )

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Based on the passage, the primary purpose of conducting a behavioural assessment or analysis is to:
Passage-Based Questions (1-2) Passage: The client with psychological distress or with physical symptoms, which cannot be attributed to physical disease, is interviewed with a view to analyse her/his behaviour patterns. Behavioural analysis is conducted to find malfunctioning behaviours, the antecedents of faulty learning, and the factors that maintain or continue faulty learning... Once the faulty behaviours which cause distress, have been identified, a treatment package is chosen.

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1 Based on the passage, the primary purpose of conducting a behavioural assessment or analysis is to:
Passage-Based Questions (1-2) Passage: The client with psychological distress or with physical symptoms, which cannot be attributed to physical disease, is interviewed with a view to analyse her/his behaviour patterns. Behavioural analysis is conducted to find malfunctioning behaviours, the antecedents of faulty learning, and the factors that maintain or continue faulty learning... Once the faulty behaviours which cause distress, have been identified, a treatment package is chosen.

A Uncover repressed childhood memories

B Find malfunctioning behaviours, antecedents, and maintaining factors

C Prescribe psychopharmacological medication

D Assess the individual\\\\\\\'s spiritual truth

💡 Short Explanation

Behavioural analysis identifies maladaptive behaviour. Antecedents and maintaining factors are studied. Assessment guides treatment planning.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Behavioural assessment focuses on identifying malfunctioning behaviours, the factors that trigger them, and the conditions that maintain them over time.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Childhood memories belong to psychodynamic therapy.
Option C → Medication is not the main behavioural focus.
Option D → Spiritual truth relates to existential approaches.

🎯 Strategy

Passage Interpretation

Application:

�� Extract the stated purpose of behavioural analysis.

Final Logic:

�� Behaviour therapy studies behaviour patterns and reinforcement factors.

🧠 Memory Trick

Behaviour analysis = behaviour + causes + maintenance.

📄 Passage

Passage-Based Questions (1-2) Passage: The client with psychological distress or with physical symptoms, which cannot be attributed to physical disease, is interviewed with a view to analyse her/his behaviour patterns. Behavioural analysis is conducted to find malfunctioning behaviours, the antecedents of faulty learning, and the factors that maintain or continue faulty learning... Once the faulty behaviours which cause distress, have been identified, a treatment package is chosen.

According to the passage, what is the immediate next step in intervention planning after faulty behaviours causing distress are identified?

A The patient is discharged

B Aversive conditioning is applied

C A treatment package is chosen

D The ABC analysis is performed

💡 Short Explanation

Treatment follows assessment. Therapy techniques are selected next. Planning depends on identified behaviours.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

After identifying maladaptive behaviours, therapists choose an appropriate treatment package to address those behaviours.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Treatment is not ended immediately.
Option B → Specific techniques are chosen later.
Option D → ABC analysis belongs to cognitive therapy.

🎯 Strategy

Sequential Reasoning

Application:

�� Follow the intervention planning process.

Final Logic:

�� Assessment comes before treatment selection.

🧠 Memory Trick

Identify first, treat second.

3 Consider the statements regarding the foundation of learning principles in behaviour therapy:
Statement 1: It is based on formulating dysfunctional behaviours.
Statement 2: It works by activating and reliving past trauma.
Statement 3: It devises methods to change the factors which reinforce these behaviours.

A Statements 1 and 2 are correct

B Statements 2 and 3 are correct

C Statements 1 and 3 are correct

D All statements are correct

💡 Short Explanation

Behaviour therapy studies dysfunctional behaviour. Reinforcement factors are modified. Reliving trauma belongs to psychodynamic methods.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Behaviour therapy identifies dysfunctional behaviours and changes reinforcement conditions maintaining them. It does not focus on reliving past trauma.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Statement 2 belongs to psychodynamic approaches.
Other options incorrectly include Statement 2.

🎯 Strategy

Concept Validation

Application:

�� Differentiate behaviour therapy from psychoanalysis.

Final Logic:

�� Behaviour therapy changes reinforcement patterns.

🧠 Memory Trick

Behaviour therapy changes behaviour, not hidden trauma.

4 Which statement is incorrect regarding how behaviour therapy addresses faulty behaviour?

A Faulty behaviour patterns are considered the cause of psychological distress.

B Only faulty patterns are corrected in the present.

C The past is completely irrelevant and is never used to understand behaviour origins.

D The therapy primarily focuses on present thoughts and behaviours.

💡 Short Explanation

Behaviour therapy focuses mainly on present behaviour. Past learning may still help understanding. Present correction remains central.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Although behaviour therapy emphasizes present behaviour patterns, past learning experiences may still help explain the origin of behaviours.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Maladaptive patterns cause distress.
Option B → Present behaviour is the treatment focus.
Option D → Current thoughts and behaviour are emphasized.

🎯 Strategy

Odd One Out

Application:

�� Identify the exaggerated or inaccurate statement.

Final Logic:

�� Past experiences are not entirely ignored.

🧠 Memory Trick

Behaviour therapy focuses on present, not exclusively.

5 A child refuses to eat dinner properly. The therapist suggests decreasing the food at tea time. In this situational application, the malfunctioning behaviour being addressed is ________.

A Decreasing tea time food

B Eating properly

C Giving trouble in eating dinner

D Praising the child

💡 Short Explanation

Maladaptive behaviour is the target problem. Dinner refusal causes distress. Tea-time adjustment is an intervention.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The problematic behaviour being addressed is the child’s refusal or troublesome behaviour during dinner.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → This is an intervention strategy.
Option B → Proper eating is the desired behaviour.
Option D → Praising is reinforcement, not the problem.

🎯 Strategy

Contextual Matching

Application:

�� Identify the problematic behaviour in the situation.

Final Logic:

�� The maladaptive dinner behaviour is the issue.

🧠 Memory Trick

Problem behaviour = target behaviour.

6 In a behavioural analysis, high anxiety acts as a(n) ________ factor when it predisposes a student to indulge in smoking.

A Antecedent

B Consequent

C Unconditional

D Extinguishing

💡 Short Explanation

Anxiety occurs before smoking. Antecedents trigger behaviour. Smoking follows stress.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

High anxiety predisposes the student to smoke, making it an antecedent factor that triggers behaviour.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option B → Consequents occur after behaviour.
Option C → Unconditional is unrelated here.
Option D → Extinction weakens behaviour.

🎯 Strategy

Cause-and-Effect Analysis

Application:

�� Identify the trigger before behaviour.

Final Logic:

�� Antecedents come before actions.

🧠 Memory Trick

Antecedent = before behaviour.

7 Which statement best defines a maintaining factor in behaviour therapy?

A It is the operation that decreases the reinforcing value of a consequence.

B It is the exact trigger that precedes the faulty behaviour.

C It is the factor that leads to the persistence of the faulty behaviour.

D It is an operation designed to eliminate adaptive behaviour patterns.

💡 Short Explanation

Maintaining factors sustain maladaptive behaviour. Reinforcement keeps behaviours active. Persistence is the key idea.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Maintaining factors are conditions that continue or reinforce maladaptive behaviour over time.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Describes reduction of reinforcement.
Option B → This defines antecedent factors.
Option D → Adaptive behaviours are not eliminated.

🎯 Strategy

Definition Recognition

Application:

�� Identify the correct behavioural definition.

Final Logic:

�� Maintenance means persistence.

🧠 Memory Trick

Maintaining factors keep behaviour alive.

8 Arrange the components of differential reinforcement used to modify a child\\\'s crying and sulking behaviour sequentially:
I. Ignore unwanted behaviour
II. Positively reinforce wanted behaviour
III. Wanted behaviour increases

A II, I, III

B I, III, II

C III, I, II

D II, III, I

💡 Short Explanation

Desired behaviour is reinforced first. Undesired behaviour is ignored. Positive behaviour gradually increases.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Differential reinforcement strengthens desired behaviour through rewards while ignoring unwanted behaviour, leading to an increase in adaptive responses.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option B → Reinforcement must occur before improvement.
Option C → Behaviour increase occurs last.
Option D → Ignoring unwanted behaviour is still necessary.

🎯 Strategy

Sequence Analysis

Application:

�� Trace the reinforcement process logically.

Final Logic:

�� Reward desired behaviour to increase it.

🧠 Memory Trick

Reward good behaviour, ignore bad behaviour.

9 A mother prepares her child\'s favourite dish whenever the child completes homework at the appointed time. This situation applies the technique of ________.

A Negative reinforcement

B Token economy

C Positive reinforcement

D Aversive conditioning

💡 Short Explanation

Pleasant rewards strengthen behaviour. Favourite food encourages homework completion. Positive outcomes reinforce action.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Giving a favourite dish after homework completion adds a pleasant stimulus, increasing the likelihood of repeating the behaviour.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option A → Negative reinforcement removes unpleasant stimuli.
Option B → Token economy uses symbolic rewards.
Option D → Aversive conditioning creates unpleasant associations.

🎯 Strategy

Conceptual Matching

Application:

�� Identify the reinforcement method.

Final Logic:

�� Adding rewards = positive reinforcement.

🧠 Memory Trick

Reward strengthens behaviour.

10 Match the Following:

1	Positive reinforcement — A. Getting a favourite dish for doing homework
2	Negative reinforcement — B. Burning firewood to escape cold weather
3	Aversive conditioning — C. Smelling alcohol after a mild electric shock
4	Punishment — D. Scolding a child for misbehaviour

A 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

B 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

C 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D

D 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D

💡 Short Explanation

Rewards strengthen behaviour. Escaping discomfort reinforces action. Painful association discourages behaviour.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Positive reinforcement adds rewards, negative reinforcement removes discomfort, aversive conditioning creates unpleasant associations, and punishment discourages behaviour through negative consequences.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Other options mismatch behavioural techniques and examples.

🎯 Strategy

Option Grouping

Application:

�� Match learning principles with examples.

Final Logic:

�� Correct behavioural associations determine the answer.

🧠 Memory Trick

Reward, escape, aversion, punishment.

11 What is the logical sequence of events during aversive conditioning for an alcoholic?
1. The person gives up alcohol
2. The smell of alcohol becomes aversive
3. Repeated pairings of the shock and smell
4. A mild electric shock is given while smelling alcohol

A 4, 3, 2, 1

B 3, 4, 1, 2

C 4, 2, 3, 1

D 2, 4, 3, 1

💡 Short Explanation

�� Alcohol smell is paired with an unpleasant stimulus. �� Repeated pairings create a conditioned aversion. �� The person eventually avoids alcohol.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Aversive conditioning is based on classical conditioning principles. → Initially, a mild electric shock is administered while the person smells alcohol (Step 4). → This pairing is repeated several times (Step 3). → Gradually, the smell of alcohol itself becomes unpleasant or aversive (Step 2). → As a result, the person avoids or gives up alcohol consumption (Step 1). → Therefore, the correct sequence is 4 → 3 → 2 → 1.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option B (3, 4, 1, 2) → Repeated pairings cannot occur before the first pairing is introduced.
�� Option C (4, 2, 3, 1) → Aversion develops after repeated pairings, not before them.
�� Option D (2, 4, 3, 1) → The smell cannot become aversive before conditioning begins.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Identify the cause-and-effect sequence in conditioning. The aversive stimulus must be introduced before repeated pairings and behavioural change.

Final Logic:

�� Shock → Repeated Pairings → Aversion → Abstinence.

🧠 Memory Trick

Shock → Repeat → Hate → Quit.

12 Validate the following statements regarding the token economy concept:
Statement 1: Tokens are collected as rewards.
Statement 2: Tokens can be exchanged for a treat or an outing.
Statement 3: It is specifically used to decrease the frequency of wanted behaviours.

A Statements 1 and 3 are correct

B Statements 1 and 2 are correct

C Statements 2 and 3 are correct

D All statements are correct

💡 Short Explanation

�� Token economy uses positive reinforcement. �� Tokens act as secondary reinforcers. �� Desired behaviours are increased, not decreased.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

In a token economy, individuals receive tokens for desirable behaviours. → These tokens can later be exchanged for rewards such as treats, privileges, or outings. → Statement 1 is correct because tokens are collected as rewards. → Statement 2 is correct because tokens are exchangeable for meaningful reinforcers. → Statement 3 is incorrect because token economy aims to increase desired behaviours rather than decrease them.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Statement 3 is incorrect.
�� Option C → Statement 3 is incorrect while Statement 1 is correct.
�� Option D → All statements are not correct because Statement 3 is false.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Check the purpose of token economy. It strengthens desirable behaviour through reinforcement.

Final Logic:

�� Tokens reward desired behaviour; therefore Statement 3 is false.

🧠 Memory Trick

Token = Earn → Exchange → Repeat.

13 Arrange the steps necessary to successfully execute systematic desensitisation:
I. Relax the client completely
II. Introduce the least anxiety-provoking situation
III. Imagine progressively severe fear-provoking situations
IV. Stop thinking of the situation if slight tension is felt

A I, II, IV, III

B I, III, II, IV

C II, I, III, IV

D IV, II, I, III

💡 Short Explanation

�� Relaxation is taught first. �� Exposure begins with minimal anxiety. �� Fear hierarchy progresses gradually.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

In systematic desensitisation, the client first achieves deep relaxation (I). → The least anxiety-provoking situation is introduced (II). → If anxiety appears, the client stops imagining the situation and relaxes again (IV). → After mastery, progressively stronger fear-provoking situations are imagined (III). → Thus, the sequence is I → II → IV → III.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option B → Severe situations should not be introduced before mild ones.
�� Option C → Relaxation must precede exposure.
�� Option D → Relaxation cannot occur after exposure begins.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Match the therapy procedure with the gradual reduction of anxiety.

Final Logic:

�� Relax → Mild Fear → Tension Stop → Greater Fear.

🧠 Memory Trick

Relax → Easy → Pause → Progress.

14 In modelling, the therapist initially acts as the role model, and ________ learning is used to help the client gradually acquire the behaviour.

A Vicarious

B Classical

C Aversive

D Unconditional

💡 Short Explanation

�� Modelling involves observation. �� Learning occurs through imitation. �� Behaviour is acquired indirectly.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Modelling is based on observational learning. → The therapist demonstrates desired behaviour. → The client learns by watching and imitating the model. → This process is known as vicarious learning. → Therefore, Option A is correct.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option B → Classical conditioning focuses on stimulus associations.
�� Option C → Aversive learning uses unpleasant consequences.
�� Option D → Unconditional is not a recognised learning process in modelling.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Associate modelling with observation and imitation.

Final Logic:

�� Observe → Imitate → Vicarious Learning.

🧠 Memory Trick

Model = Mimic = Vicarious.

15 Which statement accurately describes the procedural goal of progressive muscular relaxation?

A To trigger the negative core schema of the individual.

B To increase the arousal level of the client temporarily.

C To make the client aware of muscular tension and then let it go.

D To repeatedly associate unwanted physiological responses with pain.

💡 Short Explanation

�� Muscles are intentionally tensed. �� Tension is recognised consciously. �� Relaxation follows immediately.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Progressive Muscular Relaxation (PMR) teaches individuals to systematically tense and relax muscle groups. → This helps them identify muscular tension and consciously release it. → The procedure reduces physiological arousal and anxiety. → Therefore, Option C correctly describes its goal.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Refers to cognitive therapy concepts.
�� Option B → PMR reduces arousal rather than increasing it.
�� Option D → Describes aversive conditioning, not relaxation training.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Identify the option directly related to relaxation physiology.

Final Logic:

�� Tension Awareness → Release → Relaxation.

🧠 Memory Trick

Tighten → Notice → Relax.

16 Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding meditation and related therapies?

A Vipasana is also known as mindfulness-based meditation.

B Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) induces hyperventilation.

C Yoga has been proven by NIMHANS to increase stress and depression levels.

D Kundalini Yoga combines pranayama with chanting of mantras.

💡 Short Explanation

�� Yoga generally improves mental health. �� NIMHANS research supports positive effects. �� Option C contradicts established findings.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Research including studies conducted at NIMHANS has shown that yoga helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. → Therefore, the statement claiming yoga increases stress and depression is incorrect. → The remaining statements correctly describe meditation and yoga-based approaches.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Correct description of Vipasana.
�� Option B → SKY involves rhythmic breathing that may include controlled hyperventilatory phases.
�� Option D → Kundalini Yoga integrates pranayama and mantra chanting.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Statements claiming beneficial therapies increase stress are inconsistent with established evidence.

Final Logic:

�� Yoga reduces distress, not increases it.

🧠 Memory Trick

Yoga = Calm, Not Stress.

17 A person deeply believes, Human misery is caused by external events over which one does not have any control. In Rational Emotive Therapy, the therapist handles this situation by ________.

A Validating the belief empirically

B Refuting it through gentle, non-directive questioning

C Encouraging the person to fully accept it emotionally

D Using systematic desensitisation to remove the thought

💡 Short Explanation

�� RET challenges irrational beliefs. �� Beliefs are disputed logically. �� Cognitive restructuring follows.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Albert Ellis proposed that emotional distress results from irrational beliefs rather than events themselves. → The therapist identifies and disputes irrational assumptions. → Through questioning and logical examination, dysfunctional beliefs are replaced with rational ones. → Therefore, Option B is the best answer.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → RET does not simply validate irrational beliefs.
�� Option C → Acceptance alone does not modify irrational thinking.
�� Option D → Systematic desensitisation targets phobias and anxiety responses, not irrational cognitions.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� RET is centred on challenging irrational beliefs.

Final Logic:

�� Irrational Belief → Disputation → Rational Thinking.

🧠 Memory Trick

RET = Reject Erroneous Thoughts.

18 Sequence the conceptual flow in Albert Ellis’s RET framework:
1. Distorted perception of reality
2. Antecedent event occurs
3. Negative emotions (Consequence)
4. Irrational beliefs trigger

A 2, 4, 1, 3

B 4, 2, 1, 3

C 2, 1, 4, 3

D 1, 2, 4, 3

💡 Short Explanation

�� Event occurs first. �� Irrational beliefs interpret the event. �� Emotional consequences follow.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

In Ellis\\\\\\\'s ABC framework, an antecedent event occurs first. → Irrational beliefs become activated. → These beliefs distort perception and interpretation. → The distorted thinking leads to negative emotional consequences. → Hence, 2 → 4 → 1 → 3.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option B → Beliefs cannot activate before an event.
�� Option C → Distortion follows irrational beliefs.
�� Option D → Perception distortion does not occur before the event.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Follow the causal sequence of the ABC model.

Final Logic:

�� Event → Belief → Distortion → Consequence.

🧠 Memory Trick

A → B → Think Wrong → C.

19 Validate the following statements regarding Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy:
Statement 1: Core schemas are developed by childhood experiences provided by family.
Statement 2: Critical incidents trigger dysfunctional cognitive structures.
Statement 3: The overarching aim is cognitive restructuring to reduce anxiety.

A Statements 1 and 2 are correct

B Statements 2 and 3 are correct

C Statements 1 and 3 are correct

D All statements are correct

💡 Short Explanation

�� Schemas develop early in life. �� Critical incidents activate dysfunctional beliefs. �� Therapy restructures cognition.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

Beck proposed that childhood experiences contribute to the development of core schemas. → Later critical incidents can activate these dysfunctional schemas. → Cognitive therapy aims to identify, challenge, and restructure maladaptive thoughts. → This restructuring helps reduce anxiety, depression, and related distress. → Therefore, all three statements are correct.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option A → Statement 3 is also correct.
�� Option B → Statement 1 is also correct.
�� Option C → Statement 2 is also correct.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Evaluate each statement individually before checking combinations.

Final Logic:

�� S1 ✓ + S2 ✓ + S3 ✓ = All Correct.

🧠 Memory Trick

Childhood → Schema → Trigger → Restructure.

20 Match the Following

List I (Aspect)	List II (Intervention Technique)
1. Biological aspect	A. Relaxation procedures
2. Psychological aspect	B. Behaviour and cognitive therapy techniques
3. Social aspect	C. Environmental manipulations
4. Behavioural aspect	D. Behaviour modification strategies

A 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D

B 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

C 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

D 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

💡 Short Explanation

�� Biological factors are managed through relaxation and physiological methods. �� Psychological factors use cognitive and behavioural therapies. �� Social factors involve environmental changes.

✅ Correct Answer Explanation

The biopsychosocial model addresses multiple dimensions of functioning. → Biological aspect → Relaxation procedures (A). → Psychological aspect → Behaviour and cognitive therapy techniques (B). → Social aspect → Environmental manipulations (C). → Behavioural aspect → Behaviour modification strategies (D). → Therefore the correct matching is 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D.

❓ Why Other Options Are Incorrect

�� Option B → Biological and psychological aspects are mismatched.
�� Option C → Psychological and social aspects are reversed.
�� Option D → Same incorrect matching as Option C.

🎯 Strategy

Application:

�� Match each aspect with its most directly related intervention domain.

Final Logic:

�� Biological–Relaxation, Psychological–Therapy, Social–Environment, Behavioural–Modification.

🧠 Memory Trick

Bio–Body, Psycho–Thought, Social–Environment, Behaviour–Action.

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