How well marital therapy works for a particular couple depends on:  a. The couple's beliefs and expectations regarding therapy b. The match between the therapy approach and the couple's beliefs c. The match between the therapist and the couple d. All of the above can influence the effectiveness of marital therapy

Insight-oriented couple therapy focuses on: a. How the couple thinks about the relationship b. The importance of past relationship experience c. The couple's attachment to one another d. How the couple treats one another

In which of the following situations would it be appropriate to use a paired t-test to analyze the data? Check all that apply. A marriage therapist believes that many couples have different perspectives regarding the state of their marriage prior to the start of couples therapy. In order to determine whether there is difference in marital satisfaction, prior to the start of couples therapy, each member of 30 married couples is individually given a marital satisfaction questionnaire. For each couple, the marital satisfaction scores of the wife and husband are compared to see if there is a difference in how they view the state of their marriage. A psychologist was interested in determining whether fraternal twins differ in terms the degree to which they are extroverts. A sample of 50 fraternal twins was given the Eysenck personality questionnaire to assess their levels of extraversion. Each twin’s extraversion score was compared to his/her fraternal twin. A psychiatrist believes that a new medication (New Drug) is more effective at reducing the symptoms of depression than a placebo, sugar pill (Placebo). Sixty people with depression were randomly assigned to one of two groups, (1) New Drug or (2) Placebo, and were given the assigned drug or sugar pill for 30 days. Each of the 60 participants then completed the Beck Depression Inventory and the mean depression score for the New Drug group is compared to the mean depression score for the Placebo group. A researcher is interested in determining the effects of sleep deprivation on the accuracy with which mazes are completed. Thirty people are given a test of mazes on Day 1 at 9 am and again on Day 2 at 9 pm after being kept awake for 36 hours. The researcher then compares the number of errors made on Day 1 to Day 2.

Gertrude spends a lot of time analyzing her relationships, and she pays a lot of attention to how she thinks about things. She doesn’t really care what her partner does and she doesn’t want to talk about her feelings; it’s the reasons her partner did something and what she thought about what they did that is important to her. Gertrude would probably have the best match with what kind of marital therapy? a. Behavioral couple therapy b. Cognitive behavioral couple therapy c. Integrative behavioral couple therapy d. Insight-oriented couple therapy

A successful therapeutic relationship manifests as an engaged patient and positive rapport between patient and therapist (Hatcher, 2010).A strong alliance predicts improved therapy outcomes (Flückiger et al., 2020).

A couple's traits, such as neuroticism and conscientiousness can influence how satisfied individuals are in their marriage.