Deck 10: Behavioral Interventions

Question 1

When the client is asked to keep a record of specific target behaviors, the intervention is known as:

A) Self-reward
B) Self-monitoring
C) Self-management
D) Self-control

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The textbook example of a counseling intervention in which middle school students learned how to explore career choices in the library by watching other students explore is called:

A) In-vivo modeling
B) Symbolic modeling
C) Covert modeling
D) Systematic modeling

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The anxiety hierarchy is arranged according to increasing levels of anxiety that are produced
by the item.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Imagining yourself performing an activity successfully is an example of symbolic modeling.

Question 5

Self-monitoring tends to increase undesired behaviors naturally, but has little effect on
desired behaviors.

Question 6

Assertion training is an example of:

A) Skill training
B) Roleplay
C) Modeling c
D) All of the above. d

Question 7

The self-monitoring intervention involves:

A) Self-observation and reinforcement.
B) Self-critique and reinforcement.
C) Self- observation and recording of behaviors.
D) Only self-observation.

Question 8

Relaxation training can be used with:

A) Anxiety reduction
B) Treatment of phobias
C) Systematic desensitization
D) All of the above

Question 9

A major obstacle to successful self-management interventions is:

A) Having the client use the intervention regularly.
B) Having clients believe in their capacity to change.
C) Having clients maintain a secret "escape" plan.
D) All of the above.

Question 10

Role-play, sometimes known as behavior rehearsal, is a particularly effective method for
handling client problems with assertiveness.

Question 11

When clients design a "reward menu," they should be told to use current reinforcers as well
as potential reinforcers.

Question 12

Behavioral interventions are not effective when the problem is affective in nature.

Question 13

Behavioral contracts have been found to be very useful in:

A) Working with children and adolescents.
B) Working with spiritual problems.
C) Working with the elderly.
D) None of the above.

Question 14

The overall goal of behavioral interventions is to help clients develop behaviors that support
their objectives or goals.

Question 15

Maladaptive behaviors are the behavior equivalent to irrational thinking.

Question 16

The anxiety hierarchy is used for:

A) Covert modeling
B) Behavioral role-playing
C) Systematic desensitization
D) All of the above.

Question 17

When choosing a "model" for a social modeling intervention, it is important to:

A) Consider the problem first
B) Consider traits of the client first.
C) Consider the complexity of the skill first.
D) None of the above.

Question 18

Skill-training is particularly effective in dealing with certain phobias.

Question 19

When a client wants to reduce or eliminate an undesired behavior, the recording of the
event should be made immediately before its occurrence.

Question 20

Systematic desensitization is an intervention that is effective with:

A) Habitual behaviors.
B) Phobias a
C) Depression
D) All of the above.