CNCSP Quizzes final
WHICH THEORY MIGHT USE THE QUESTION, "WHAT'S THE EVIDENCE FOR THAT?"
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THEORY
I AM LOVEABLE, I AM COMPETENT, I AM DEFECTIVE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHAT?
CORE BELIEFS
THIS ELEMENT OF PSYCHODYNAMIC/PSYCHOANALYTIC SHOWS THE CLIENT THAT BEHAVIOR CHANGE DOES NOT LEAD TO FEARED OUTCOMES IN RELATIONSHIPS.
CORRECTIVE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Which of the following is NOT a rationale for family therapy? Select one: A. Family therapy helps clients to uncover unconscious motivations. B. Family therapy is effective for a range of disorders. C. Clients are able to work out real life interpersonal problems in session. D. Clients report high satisfaction with family therapy.
A. Family therapy helps clients to uncover unconscious motivations.- Family therapy focuses on the family system and making interpersonal changes. It does not focus on intrapersonal issues such as unconscious motivations.
ROSA BELIEVES THAT SHE HAS TO GET INTO MIT FOR ENGINEERING OR SHE WON'T BE A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER. A COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPIST WOULD DESCRIBE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF:
ALL OR NOTHING THINKING
WHAT IS THE CONTEMPORARY PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY THAT STATES A STRONG EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ATTACHMENT TO AT LEAST ONE PRIMARY CAREGIVER IS CRITICAL TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
ATTACHMENT THEORY
I'm really enjoying eating salad every day, and I have lost 15 pounds! Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
Action
THIS PERSON DEVELOPED OPERANT CONDITIONING.
B.F. SKINNER
Which is an example of a good reinforcer to encourage a child to share? A: Take them out for ice cream if they share with their friends all week. B: Give them a sticker every time they share. C: Give them a time out every time they refuse to share. D: Explain to them why sharing will help them make friends.
B: Give them a sticker every time they share. Positive reinforcement - encourages sharing
WHAT DOES THE "B" STAND FOR IN THE ABC MODEL IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY?
BELIEFS
IN A FAMILY WITH A LOT OF ENMESHMENT, WHICH TECHNIQUE MIGHT BE THE MOST USEFUL WITH REESTABLISHING THIS FAMILIES STRUCTURE?
BOUNDARY-MAKING
THIS THEORY FOCUSES ON OBSERVABLE BEHAVIOR AND BELIEVES THAT THE THOUGHTS OF A PERSON ARE OF LESSER (OR MINIMAL) IMPORTANCE.
Behavior theory
PAIRING STIMULUS AND RESPONSE TOGETHER TO GAIN A DESIRED EFFECT, SUCH AS ADVERTISING A TACO BELL IMAGE TO CREATE A SENSE OF HUNGER IS WHICH TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY?
CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
WHAT POPULATION IS DBT MOST EFFECTIVE WITH?
CLIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
According to lecture, which is a trait of a healthy family? Select one: A. Disengagement B. Passive aggressive communication C. Triangulation D. A hierarchical power structure E. Enmeshment
D. A hierarchical power structure
THESE ARE OUR BRAINS WAY OF KEEPING US SAFE FROM HARMFUL OR STRESSFUL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.
DEFENSE MECHANISMS
DBT IS BASED ON A __________ WORLDVIEW.
DIALECTICAL
STARTING WITH LOOKING AT PICTURES OF DOGS AND WORKING UP TO LETTING SEVERAL LARGE DOGS LICK ONES FACE WOULD BE WHAT TECHNIQUE?
EXPOSURE-BASED
THIS THEORY MAY USE THE TECHNIQUE OF JOINING.
FAMILY SYSTEMS
THIS BEHAVIOR TECHNIQUE INVOLVES EXPOSURE ALL AT ONCE TO AN ANXIETY-PROVOKING STIMULUS TO THE POINT THAT THE STIMULUS NO LONGER PROVOKES THE SAME LEVEL OF ANXIETY
FLOODING
Because psychotherapy is generally effective no matter which approach is used, it is not important for mental health professionals to select a theoretical orientation. Select one: True False
False- It is important that mental health professionals select a theoretical orientation, as it benefits both the clinician and the client greatly. It is also important that the clinician believes in their orientation. Clinicians are ethically and often legally bound to have an orientation.
THIS TECHNIQUE USES A VISUAL REPRESENTATION TO ILLUSTRATE AND UNCOVER THE FAMILIES PATTERNS AND INFLUENCES.
GENOGRAM
WHAT IS THE MAIN GOAL IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY?
IDENTIFY AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS
WHO DEVELOPED DBT?
MARSHA LINEHAN
OF THE FOUR SKILLS MODULES, THIS ONE TEACHES CLIENTS A SET OF SKILLS THAT HELP THEM TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION AND LIVE THEIR LIFE IN THE PRESENT, RATHER THAN BEING DISTRACTED BY WORRIES ABOUT THE PAST OR THE FUTURE.
MINDFULNESS
A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENTERS A POETRY-WRITING COMPETITION. HE DOESN'T WIN ANY PRIZES AND NO ONE PRAISES HIS WORK. HE STARTS THINKING THAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HIS POETRY SO HE AVOIDS SHARING HIS POETRY WITH OTHER PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO THE CBT A-B-C MODEL, WHAT IS THE A?
NOT WINNING ANY PRIZES NOR GETTING PRAISE
WHAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY USES REINFORCEMENT-BASED TECHNIQUES
OPERANT CONDITIONING
THE CLIENT PLANS TO QUIT SMOKING BEGINNING AT THE NEW YEAR. WHAT STAGE OF CHANGE IS THIS CLIENT IN?
PREPARATION
SAYING THAT SOMEONE HATES YOU, WHEN IN REALITY YOU HATE THEM, IS WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM?
PROJECTION
THIS THEORY EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THERAPIST AND CLIENT.
PSYCHOANALYTIC/PSYCHODYNAMIC
A client with diabetes says, "Yum, brownies for dinner!" Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
Precontemplation
I think I might buy vegetables when I go grocery shopping this week! Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
Preparation
WHICH THEORY BELIEVES THAT HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A MOTIVATING UNCONSCIOUS?
Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
THIS DYSFUNCTIONAL ROLE IN THE FAMILY IS TYPICALLY CONSIDERED THE PROBLEM CHILD.
THE SCAPEGOAT
THIS PART OF THE PERSONALITY MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON MORAL CHOICES, ACTING IN A CONSCIENTIOUS WAY.
THE SUPER EGO
WHO IS CONSIDERED THE CLIENT IN FAMILY THERAPY?
THE WHOLE FAMILY
_______________ OCCURS WHEN AN OUTSIDE PERSON IS DRAWN INTO A CONFLICTED OR STRESSFUL RELATIONSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO EASE TENSION AND FACILITATE COMMUNICATION.
TRIANGULATION
OF YALOM'S 11 THERAPEUTIC FACTORS OF GROUPS, THIS ONE RELATES TO THE FEELING OF HAVING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO OTHERS AND OF NOT BEING ALONE.
UNIVERSALITY
Someone who has recently stopped smoking cigarettes and is feeling strong cravings for them is likely in which stage of the Transtheoretical Model for Change? Select one: a. Action b. Precontemplation c. Maintenance d. Contemplation e. Preparation
a. Action- A client in the action stage has begun to make desired changes but has not yet entered the maintenance stage, when maintaining changes takes less effort. Since the client is still experiencing strong cravings, the client has not yet reached the maintenance stage.
A client who recognizes the benefits of quitting smoking but hasn't decided whether or not to do so might be described in terms of which stage of readiness for change? Select one: a. Contemplation b. Maintenance c. Action d. Preparation for change e. Precontemplation
a. Contemplation: A client in the contemplation stage is weighing the pros and cons of changing their behavior.
If a client is afraid of cats, and a therapist has them immediately hold cats repeatedly, the therapist is most likely using which behavioral technique? Select one: a. Flooding b. Assertiveness training c. Relaxation training d. Punishment e. Reinforcement
a. Flooding- Flooding involves prolonged exposure to an anxiety-provoking stimulus to the point that the stimulus no longer provokes the same level of anxiety.
Which of the following is NOT a dysfunctional family role discussed in lecture? Select one: a. Helpless b. Caretaker c. Lost Child d. Hero e. Mascot
a. Helpless
Dr. Cisler wants to increase students' participation in class. She gives a piece of candy to students each time they ask a question or share an insight. Students respond by speaking more in class. This is an example of... Select one: a. Operant conditioning b. Systematic desensitization c. Modeling d. Classical conditioning
a. Operant conditioning- Dr. Cisler is providing a positive consequence for students' participation, so the students are using that behavioral response more often.
In DBT, dialectics means what? Select one: a. Trying to balance seemingly contradictory positions b. Using a system of formalized gestures to communicate a thought or emotion c. The process of arriving at a conclusion d. Having reason or understanding
a. Trying to balance seemingly contradictory positions
Denial is a type of Select one: a. Collective unconscious b. Defense mechanism c. Transference d. Manifest content e. Psychodynamic therapy intervention
b. Defense mechanism- Denial is a defense mechanism. A defense mechanism is an automatic response used to circumvent situations that bring up difficult thoughts or emotions.
In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which of the following skills would NOT be taught to clients: Select one: a. Distress tolerance b. Dream interpretation c. Emotion regulation d. Mindfulness e. Interpersonal effectiveness
b. Dream interpretation
A therapist with a family systems orientation would be most likely to use, which of the following techniques? Select one: a. Cognitive restructuring b. Joining c. Dream analysis d. Classic conditioning
b. Joining
"Because I struck out twice during the game, I am a terrible baseball player," is an example of which cognitive distortion? Select one: a. Catastrophizing b. Overgeneralization c. Negative Prediction d. All-or-Nothing Thinking
b. Overgeneralization- The individual is making a rule that they are a terrible baseball player based on 2 events. They are generalizing 2 instances to their overall image of what kind of baseball player they are.
The primary goal of behavior therapy is Select one: a. Increase self-acceptance b. Reduce maladaptive responses c. Increase insight d. Reduce irrational beliefs
b. Reduce maladaptive responses- Behavioral therapy focuses on reducing behavioral symptoms rather than treating assumed underlying causal factors.
In this week's reading from the HABITS lab website on the Transtheoretical Model, the "decisional balance sheet" most accurately refers to... Select one: a. Morally right versus wrong behaviors b. The pros and cons of changing a behavior c. The decisive factors in the Contemplation stage d. The monetary gains associated with change
b. The pros and cons of changing a behavior- The decisional balance sheet refers to how the pros and cons of changing a behavior are weighed. Decisional balance shifts as clients progress through the change stages.
Which of the following is NOT a way in which cognitive therapists assess client problems and cognitions? Select one: a. Thought sampling b. Self-monitoring c. Free association d. Questionnaires
c. Free association- Free association is a technique used by psychoanalytic and psychodynamic approaches.
According to the Transtheoretical Model of Change, when someone shifts from the Action stage to the Contemplation stage, they are Select one: a. Failing b. Introspecting c. Regressing d. Changing e. Progressing
c. Regressing- When an individual shifts to a previous stage from a later stage, they are regressing.
Which of the following is NOT a technique associated with behavior therapy? Select one: a. Exposure-based b. Desensitization c. Selective Abstraction d. Reinforcement
c. Selective Abstraction- Selective abstraction is a cognitive bias or distortion that clients can experience. It is not a Behavioral Therapy technique.
Psychoanalytic approaches to psychotherapy originally emerged from... Select one: a. Carl Jung's idea of a collective unconscious b. Clara Hill's research on psychotherapy process c. Sigmund Freud's theories of psychosexual development d. Aaron Beck's clinical experience with depression
c. Sigmund Freud's theories of psychosexual development- Psychoanalytic approaches emerged from Freud's theories of psychosexual development and the importance of early childhood experiences.
Using the therapeutic relationship as a corrective emotional experience means that a therapist: Select one: a. The therapist focuses on increasing the therapeutic alliance by using active listening techniques b. The therapist focuses on increasing the therapeutic alliance by using active listening techniques c. The therapist demonstrates to the client that behavior change does not lead to feared outcomes in the relationship (e.g., abandonment) d. The therapist corrects a client when they mislabel an emotion
c. The therapist demonstrates to the client that behavior change does not lead to feared outcomes in the relationship (e.g., abandonment)-
After finishing the reading on theoretical orientation, what does a theoretical orientation NOT provide? Select one: a. A way to organize and listen to client information and data b. Specific treatment planning steps c. A road map for counselors lost in the therapeutic process d. Personality-based decision-making
d. Personality-based decision-making- A clinician may select an orientation based in part on their personality and perspectives, but an orientation cannot provide a decision-making process.
Thoughts and feelings the client has about the therapist are called Select one: a. The unconscious b. Common factors c. Id d. Transference
d. Transference- Clients often transfer thoughts and feelings they have about important people in their lives onto the therapist.
Psychodynamic therapy focuses primarily on accessing clients' _______ Select one: a. Superego b. Thoughts c. Behaviors d. Unconscious
d. Unconscious- Psychodynamic therapy focuses on accessing and revealing clients' unconsciouses.
Which of the following is NOT a typical question used in cognitive therapy? Select one: a. What is the evidence for the belief? b. What are the implications of the belief? c. What are alternative explanations to the belief? d. Which childhood events caused the belief?
d. Which childhood events caused the belief?- While childhood events and personal history are considered in conceptualizing what has contributed to a client's core belief, therapists would not typically ask clients directly about this. Instead, they would work to help the client revise their negative thinking.
