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| What was the aim of McGrath's study? |
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| To treat Lucy for her phobia of loud noises using systematic desensitisation |
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| What was the procedure of McGrath's study? |
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Lucy constructed a hierarchy of feared noises
Lucy was taught relaxation techniques which she paired with her feared objects
She had a hypothetical fear thermometre to rate her fear
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| What could Lucy do by the end of the treatment in McGrath's study? |
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Definition
Could pop a balloon herself
Could pop a party popper if the therapist held it
agreed to a cap gun being fired in the consulting room |
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| What were Lucy's fear thermometer scores by the end of McGrath's study? |
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Definition
Balloons popping - 7/10 to 3/10
Party poppers - 9/10 to 3/10
Cap gun 8/10 to 5/10 |
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| What was the aim of Karp and Frank's study? |
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Definition
| To compare drug treatments and non-drug treatments for depression |
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| What was the design of Karp and Frank's review study? |
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| Mostly independent groups, with patients having single drug treatment, single psychological treatment, combined treatments and sometimes placebo groups |
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| What were the findings of Karp and Frank's study? |
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Definition
Adding psychological treatment to drug therapy did not increase the effectiveness.
Occasionally participants with combined therapies did show less attrition |
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| What was the methodology of Beck et al's study (pharmacotherapy and cognitive therapy) |
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Definition
| Controlled experiment with participant's allocated to 1 of 2 conditions |
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| Who were the participants in Beck at al's treatment study? |
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| 44 patients diagnosed with moderate to severe depression |
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| What was the procedure of Beck et al's treatment study? |
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patients assessed before treatment with questionnaires - Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Rating Scale and Rasking Scale
12 weeks: patients had either a 1 hour cognitve therapy session twice a week or 100 Imipramine capsules |
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| How was reliability ensured in Beck et al's treatment study? |
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Definition
CBT sessions prescribed and controlled
Therapists were observed |
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| What were the findings of Beck's treatment study? |
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Definition
Both groups showed significant decrease in depression symptoms on all three rating scales - CBT group significantly better improvements 78.9%, drug therapy 20%
Drop out rate for CBT - 5%, drug therapy 32% |
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