Deck 5: Individual Treatment

Question 1

Some delicate issues are best left for individual therapy.
The following are all short answer questions:

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In behavioral therapy, a reinforcement _____________.
a. is a barrier between goals
b. increases a behavior
c. decreases a behavior
d. B and C only
e. all the above

Answer 2

increases a behavior

Question 3

Circle all the responses that are appropriate for helping clients deal with grief:

A) experience the pain and say goodbye to the loved one.
B) write a good-bye letter to the loved one.
C) talk about the good AND bad times they had with the loved one.
D) talk only of the good times they had with the loved one.
E) avoid addressing grief until the client is sober for at least six months.

Answer 3

experience the pain and say goodbye to the loved one.

Question 4

Denial keeps clients from the truth of their addiction. With this in mind, the therapist may need to hammer their ideas home aggressively.

Question 5

Interpersonal therapy_____________.
a. resolves childhood issues
b. restores self-worth
c. heals relationships
d. A and B
e. A, B, and C

Question 6

ransference is_______________.
a. when a counselor develops feeling or thoughts for a client, which they have for someone else
b. when a client moves between levels of care
c. when a client develops feelings or thoughts for the counselor, which they have for someone else in their life
d. when a client falls in love with their counselor
e. none of the above

Question 7

"I've had a hard day, I deserve a few drinks" is an example of:
a. minimizing.
b. maximizing.
c. rationalizing.
d. denial.
e. delusions.

Question 8

A solid foundation for a good therapeutic relationship is to constantly:
a. support, confront, and advise.
b. encourage, educate, and support.
c. advise, direct, and support.
d. all the above.
e. none of the above.

Question 9

Keys to developing a therapeutic alliance may include (circle all that apply):
a. Leaning away from client
b. Good eye contact
c. Good listening skills
d. Engaging on a feelings level

Question 10

Counter transference is_______________.
a. when a counselor develops feeling or thoughts for a client, which they have for someone else
b. when a client moves between levels of care
c. when a client develops feelings or thoughts for the counselor which they have for someone else in their life
d. when a client falls in love with their counselor
e. none of the above

Question 11

Client self-efficacy is________________.
a. their worldview
b. self-esteem
c. believing they can succeed
d. a key block to treatment progress
e. combination of a and b

Question 12

Individual therapy helps prepare clients for group therapy.

Question 13

A newly recovering heroin addict happens across a hypodermic syringe. Before long he finds himself thinking about heroin.he syringe represents a/an____________.
a. reminder
b. consequence
c. urge
d. trigger
e. relapse

Question 14

A client has a lot of self-doubt when entering treatment, especially if they have failed in previous attempts to quit using. How can you help to increase their belief in themselves?

Question 15

People think in ____________and ______________.
a. thoughts / symbols
b. images / concepts
c. words / images
d. symbols / concepts
e. words / phrases

Question 16

Good problem solving involves using feeling appropriately.

Question 17

he most common defense mechanism in addiction is:
a. rationalization.
b. minimization.
c. enabling.
d. denial.
e. A and b only.

Question 18

In behavioral therapy, a punishment _____________.
a. is a barrier between goals
b. increases a behavior
c. decreases a behavior
d. B and C only
e. all the above

Question 19

A behavioral therapist must understand the behavior chain.ypically this is represented as:
a. feel, think, behavior, and consequence.
b. consequence, feel, think, behavior, and trigger.
c. trigger, think, feel, action, and consequence.
d. trigger, behavior, feel, think, and consequence.
e. none of the above.

Question 20

According to Dr. Aaron. Beck there are three elements essential to depression.hey are:
a. serotonin reuptakes, mono-amine oxidase inhibitors, and tricyclics.
b. thinking errors, feeling errors, and learned helplessness.
c. cognitive Triad, Silent assumptions, and logical errors.
d. logical assumptions, cognitions, and choice.
e. learned helplessness, attribution style, and thinking errors.

Question 21

You are working with a client that shares how you remind him (her) of his/her father (mother).his is an example of what? What are some methods of addressing this in therapy?

Question 22

Individual therapy may do well to prepare clients for group therapy.hat said, everything discussed individually might not be a suitable for group. Why is this? Given an example of an issue best left for individual counseling. Explain.

Question 23

What is reinforcement? How is this different from punishment? Give an example of how reinforcement can be used.