Forensic Psychotherapy

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Dr Jamie Bennett

1.

Dr Jamie Bennett evaluates the effectiveness of the work at HMP Grendon using the following outcome measures. Which questions do they ask?

Select all that apply

Does the work reduce prison violence?

Does the work increase interest in educational opportunities?

Does the work reduce reoffending?

2.

Dr Jamie Bennett says that the level of self-harm in prisons is generally 140 incidents per 1000 prisoners. What is the level at HMP Grendon?

Select one correct answer

160 incidents per 1000 prisoners

Less than 30 incidents per 1000 prisoners

Between 46 and 55 incidents per 1000 prisoners

Dr Ronald Doctor

3.

In quoting Duncan Cartwright, Dr Ronald Doctor describes a particular use of projective identification. What did Cartwright call this?

Select one correct answer

Narcissistic endoskeleton

Narcissistic exoskeleton

Toxic idealisation

4.

Dr Ronald Doctor says

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The story of the crime of murder is nearly always an attack on history and an attack on meaning

The committing of murder is nearly always an attack on the mother

A murder is nearly always an attack on a split-off and despised aspect the self

Dr Sandra Grant

5.

Dr Sandra Grant says that certain forms of killing are socially sanctioned. Which of the following is not in her list?

Select one correct answer

Self-defence

Crimes of passion

Corporate accountability

Freedom fighting, terrorism and war

6.

Dr Sandra Grant states that murderousness is acted out when ...

Select all that apply

There is a history of trauma: severe abuse, neglect and abandonment

Defences such as splitting and dissociation lead to difficulty processing thoughts and feelings

The individual experiences an overwhelming sense of omnipotence

Mary Haley

7.

Mary Haley says that

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International Personal Disorder Examination (IPDE) is never used at HMP Grendon

The diagnosis of a personality disorder can be extremely helpful for some people

Narcissistic personality disorder is the diagnostic category found most useful for the prisoners at HMP Grendon

8.

Mary Haley says the vast majority of prisoners have had violent childhoods. What examples of abuse does she list?

Select all that apply

Being kept in cages

Sexual abuse

Being made to watch sadistic acts

Professor Brett Kahr

9.

Professor Brett Kahr refers to one of Freud's patients, Ernst Lanzer. What was he otherwise know as?

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The Wolf Man

Little Hans

The Rat Man

10.

Professor Brett Kahr says

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Each of us has the potentiality to fantasize about murder

The psychotherapy patient who fantasizes about murder should be referred to psychiatry

Fantasies about murder reflect serious psychopathology

Professor Gill McGauley

11.

Professor Gill McGauley gives the following quote: “It is a peculiar feature of the forensic context that what is not remembered is repeated in action” Who said this?

Select one correct answer

Donald Winnicott

Stephen Blumenthall

David Bell

12.

Gill McGauley refers to "ostensive cues" provided by parent to child (Fonagy 2015). What might these include?

Select all that apply

Mirroring

Setting boundaries

Baby talk

Anna Motz

13.

Anna Motz explains some aspects of perverse behaviour in women. She says that "An act of violence ... "

Select all that apply

Creates sense of power, comfort and control

Is a sign of degeneracy that demands specific treatment approaches

Communicates distressing and rageful states of mind

14.

Anna Motz says

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Women are fundamentally passive

Women are governed by maternal instinct

Female violence is a response to powerlessness

Dr Adah Sachs

15.

Dr Adah Sachs says which of the following?

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The question whether persons with DID have agency and capacity has been much debated with regard to their liability to bearing criminal responsibility

A person with DID is exempted from criminal responsibility

A person with DID is not exempted from criminal responsibility

16.

Dr Adah Sachs said which of the following statements?

Select all that apply

"Dissociation ultimately becomes maladaptive."

"Alters are certainly not confused, erratic or ‘mad’"

"Some alters are identified with the abusers and admire their strength, cruelty or high standing within the group. "

Dr Richard Shuker

17.

Dr Richard Shuker says which of the following?

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Male prisoners who apply to come into HMP Grendon "Believe in change."

Male prisoners who apply to come into HMP Grendon "Believe in they are trapped in patterns of abuse."

Male prisoners who apply to come into HMP Grendon "Believe in revolution."

18.

Dr Richard Shuker says one of the following

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An important principle of a therapeutic community is that it has systems and structures in place which allow for regression

An important principle of a therapeutic community is that it has systems and structures in place which allow for leisure activities

An important principle of a therapeutic community is that it has systems and structures in place which allow for problem-solving

Dr Celia Taylor

19.

Dr Celia Taylor describes common defense mechanisms. Which of the following does she list ?

Select all that apply

Projection

Identification

The moral defence

20.

Dr Celia Taylor refers to 3 central features of severe personality disorder. Which of these does she list?

Select all that apply

Self harm/suicidality

Internalisation of the original abuse as later self-abuse

Suspiciousness towards help

Dr Estela Welldon

21.

Which of the following statements does Dr Estela Welldon make?

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Physical contact must never take place with forensic patients

Physical contact can reassure the forensic patient

Physical contact has to be carefully evaluated by the therapist to prevent retraumatisation

22.

Which of the following does Dr Estel Welldon propose?

Select one correct answer

That the key principles of forensic psychotherapy are acceptance and containment

That we must first interpret the transference

The first challenge in forensic psychotherapy is to get the patient to express remorse for their crime

Dr Jessica Yakeley

23.

Which of the following statements does Dr Jessica Yakeley make?

Select all that apply

Reactive violence triggered by experiences of shame which threatens return of the alien self and collapse of the self

Reactive or hostile aggression is performed in response to provocation

Violence occurs when there is inhibition of capacity for metallization - metallization protects against violence

24.

Dr Jessica Yakeley outlines the aims of the Personality Disordered Offender Pathways Strategy. Which are listed by her?

Select all that apply

Treatment protocols for the containment of arousal and the degree of anger experienced by aggressor

Improved risk assessment, sentence planning and case management of offenders in the community

New treatment services in prisons and community environments including therapeutic communities

History of Forensic Psychotherapy - PAPER by Alex Goforth

25.

During the mid 1960s, a “therapeutic community” was created at the Henderson Hospital for the treatment of severe personality disorders. Who by?

Select one correct answer

Dr Aubrey Lewis

Dr Maxwell Jones

David Stafford-Clark

26.

The Portman Clinic held a conference in 1961. What was the subject of the event?

Select one correct answer

Pathology and the treatment of sexual deviation

The treatment of personality disorders

Trauma and dissociation

Aetiology of Forensic Psychopathology - PAPER by Alex Goforth

27.

Which of the following is stated in the paper?

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There is a strong causal relationship between mental ill health and sexual offending

There is no causal relationship between mental ill health and sexual offending

Attempts to understand sexual offending should begin with a focus on biology

28.

Which of the following is stated in the paper?

Select one correct answer

Hudson and Ward (1997) hypothesized that men who have sexually offended against children tend to have anxious, pre-occupied and fearful styles of attachment.

Hudson and Ward (1997) suggested that men who have sexually offended against children tend to have avoidant or dismissive styles of attachment.

Hudson and Ward (1997) proposed that men who have sexually offended against children tend to have a disorganised attachment style

Forensic psychopathology – a summary of disorders - PAPER

29.

Which statement is made in this paper?

Select all that apply

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia are no more likely than the rest of the population to commit an offence.

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia are more likely to be detected and arrested.

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia are less likely than the general population to commit a violence crime

30.

Which statement is made in this paper?

Select one correct answer

In a large sample of female shoplifters 34% suffered a depressive disorder

In a large sample of female shoplifters 24% suffered from a borderline personality disorder

In a large sample of female shoplifters 24% suffered a depressive disorder

Dr Jamie Bennett
1. Dr Jamie Bennett evaluates the effectiveness of the work at HMP Grendon using the following outcome measures. Which questions do they ask?	Tick any that applyr
a. Does the work reduce prison violence?
b. Does the work increase interest in educational opportunities?
c. Does the work reduce reoffending?

2. Dr Jamie Bennett says that the level of self-harm in prisons is generally 140 incidents per 1000 prisoners. What is the level at HMP Grendon?	Select 1 correct answer
a. 160 incidents per 1000 prisoners
b. Less than 30 incidents per 1000 prisoners
c. Between 46 and 55 incidents per 1000 prisoners

Dr Ronald Doctor
1. In quoting Duncan Cartwright, Dr Ronald Doctor describes a particular use of projective identification. What did Cartwright call this?	Select 1 correct answer
a. Narcissistic endoskeleton
b. Narcissistic exoskeleton
c. Toxic idealization

2. Dr Ronald Doctor says	Select 1 correct answer
a. The story of the crime of murder is nearly always an attack on history and an attack on meaning
b. The committing of murder is nearly always an attack on the mother
c. A murder is nearly always an attack on a split-off and despised aspect the self

Dr Sandra M Grant
1. Dr Sandra Grant says that certain forms of killing are socially sanctioned. Which of the following is not in her list?	Select 1 correct answer
a. Self-defense
b. Crimes of passion
c. Corporate accountability
c. Freedom fighting, terrorizm and war