Psychotherapy: interpersonal therapy: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Psychotherapy: interpersonal therapy

Sample item

Interpersonal therapy for depression focuses on which areas?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Grief, role disputes, role transitions and interpersonal deficits

Interpersonal therapy by Klerman and Weissman is a brief, structured therapy linking mood to current relationships, with four focal areas: grief, interpersonal role disputes, role transitions and interpersonal deficits. It has good evidence in depression. It is not an insight-oriented analysis of childhood.

Option by option

  • A. Aversive conditioning

    Aversive conditioning is a behavioural technique.

  • B. Grief, role disputes, role transitions and interpersonal deficits (correct)

    Correct. These are the four focal areas.

  • C. Exposure hierarchies

    Exposure hierarchies belong to behavioural therapy for phobias.

  • D. Free association and dream analysis

    Free association and dream analysis are psychoanalytic techniques.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Grief, role disputes, role transitions and interpersonal deficits. Interpersonal therapy by Klerman and Weissman is a brief, structured therapy linking mood to current relationships, with four focal areas: grief, interpersonal role disputes, role transitions and interpersonal deficits.

Why is "Aversive conditioning" not the answer?

Aversive conditioning is a behavioural technique.

Why is "Exposure hierarchies" not the answer?

Exposure hierarchies belong to behavioural therapy for phobias.

Why is "Free association and dream analysis" not the answer?

Free association and dream analysis are psychoanalytic techniques.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Psychotherapy: interpersonal therapy in Psychiatry. It has good evidence in depression. It is not an insight-oriented analysis of childhood.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Psychotherapy: interpersonal therapy?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

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