Deck 5: Mindfulness in Mental Healthcare Settings Jim Hjort

Question 1

What techniques are used for Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP) derived from Buddhist practices?

A) Internal and external assessment
B) Concentration cultivation
C) Meditation
D) Cognitive awareness

Answer 1

Meditation

Question 2

What are the objects used for concentration when beginning MBPs?

A) Mental objects
B) Fixed objects
C) Emotional objects
D) Moving objects

Answer 2

Fixed objects

Question 3

After the use of MBPs, what does a person learn about their existence?

A) They do not exist in a vacuum.
B) Life is not worth it.
C) Concentration is necessary.
D) Change is inevitable.

Answer 3

They do not exist in a vacuum.

Question 4

What two evidence-based techniques are brought together in Mindfulness-Based Therapy?

A) Theoretical and linear thinking techniques
B) Motivational interviewing and ecological meta-framework techniques
C) Psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic techniques
D) Training and meditation techniques

Question 5

Which statement is true of the outcomes for clients following of MBT?

A) Clients will experience increased anxiety.
B) Clients' thoughts expand to increase control and self-efficacy.
C) Clients learn that feeling, thoughts, and impulses are not transitory.
D) Clients understand that no psychological suffering comes from repetitive negative thought patterns.

Question 6

What is the term used when an individual learns to expand thought to where it yields increased feelings of control and self-efficacy?

A) Deidentification
B) Rethink
C) Restructure
D) Reaffirm

Question 7

What is one long-term outcome for the use of mindfulness techniques?

A) Learning to be resilient
B) Learning to talk about feelings
C) Learning to rest
D) Learning to observe cognitive and emotional activity

Question 8

In which year was mindfulness introduced through the publishing of a research study?

A) 1972
B) 1982
C) 2002
D) 1952

Question 9

Who is the author and researcher credited with the first study on mindfulness?

A) Kabat-Zinn
B) Chiesa & Serretti
C) Khoury
D) Zainal

Question 10

Early studies of the effects of mindfulness-based therapies focused on anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and somatization.

Question 11

New studies on mindfulness techniques now focus on somatization and depression.

Question 12

Reduction in mood and anxiety disorder symptoms is a benefit of Deflective Behavior Therapy.

Question 13

The most general of the MBTs, MBSR therapy, is not assigned to respond to any one disorder.

Question 14

The therapy used to respond to major depressive disorders is MBSR therapy.

Question 15

Although MBT can be integrated with diverse populations, there may be questions about the religious premise upon which it is based.

Question 16

It is acceptable for clinicians to use MBT in their practice without training or practicing mindfulness themselves.

Question 17

Metaphor is a common MBT enjoyed by clients, as it provides a context for understanding and relating.

Question 18

Describe one case example of how mindfulness can be applied to other therapies.

Question 19

Describe how termination is different in MBTs from traditional therapies.

Question 20

Describe one challenge that happens at the macro level when using MBT in clinical practice.