JAAA CEU Program

The questions on this page refer to Aazh et al, “The Effectiveness of Unguided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus for Patients with Tinnitus Alone or Combined with Hyperacusis and/or Misophonia: A Preliminary Analysis,” pages 405–416.

Learner Outcomes:

Readers of this article should be able to:

• Under stand the structure, eff ectiveness, and potential role of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) in managing tinnitus.

• Understand the data collection and statistical analysis methods related to evaluating iCBT eff ectiveness.

CEU Questions:

1. Misophonia refers to:

   • the perception of sound without any acoustic stimulus external to the body.

   • the perception of certain everyday sounds, such as domestic noise or noise in public places, as too loud or painful.

   • the perception of certain sounds produced by human beings or animals, such as eating and breathing noises, as disgusting or off ensive.

2. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of iCBT over traditional face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?

   • Speed

   • Accessibility

   • Cost

3. A Screening for Anxiety and Depression in Tinnitus (SAD-T) score above what value indicates symptoms of anxiety and depression?

   • 4

   • 8

   • 12

4. Which questionnaire was used to evaluate participants' perceived eff ectiveness of the iCBT program?

   • SAD-T

   • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Eff ectiveness Questionnaire (CBT-EQ)

   • 4C Tinnitus Management Questionnaire (4C)

5. What statistical device was used to compare the mean results of unequal populations (e.g., gender)?

   • Eff ect size using Cohen's d

   • Welch's t-tests

   • Pearson correlation

6. What is the purpose of Cronbach's alpha?

   • It is a reliability coeffi cient that measures the internal consistency of a test or scale.

   • It is a measure of how likely the results would be if the null hypothesis was true.

   • It represents the correlation between two variables.

7. The participants who experienced the greatest improvement in SAD-T scores after completing the program were those with:

   • Tinnitus with misophonia

   • Tinnitus with hyperacusis.

   • Tinnitus alone.

8. The most frequent cause of tinnitus reported was:

   • exposure to loud sounds.

   • stress.

   • an underlying condition.

9. Suggested exercises in the iCBT program included all of the following except:

   • Challenging negative tinnitus-related thoughts by identifying errors in judgment.

   • Maintaining a diary to identify and address tinnitus-related stress.

   • Using sounds to alleviate tinnitus symptoms.

10. iCBT becomes more eff ective as more persuasive system-design principles are used, such as:

    • reducing complex behavior into simple tasks to help users perform the target behavior.

    • allowing any user to view the activity of other users.

    • only including generic, depersonalized content.

Publication History

Article published online:
29 July 2024