A recent meta-analysis of 31 studies (Malouff et al., 2007) that examined the efficacy of problem solving therapy in reducing mental and physical health problems found each of the following EXCEPT:
a. problem-solving therapy was significantly more effective than an attention placebo.
b. problem-solving therapy was significantly more effective than other active treatments.
c. assigning homework seemed to increase the effectiveness of problem-solving therapy.
d. problem-solving therapy was significantly more effective than no treatment.
Question 2
In a recent two-year follow-up study comparing the outcomes of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and medication in the treatment of depression, it was found that:
a. behavioral activation was superior to cognitive therapy.
b. cognitive therapy was superior to behavioral activation.
c. behavioral activation and cognitive therapy produced similar outcomes.
d. medication treatment proved longer lasting than both behavioral activation and cognitive therapy.
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