Deck 13: Self-Calming Approaches to Stress Management: Breathing, Muscle Relaxation, and Mindfulness Meditation

Question 1

Characteristics of well-developed goals include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) new and different.
B) vague and open to interpretation.
C) realistic.
D) compelling and useful.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Client: "I have been sober for seven months and it's so different. My daughter has started talking to me again. Our relationship isn't great, but we're going to work on it. My job is going good. I haven't missed a day yet and really want the attendance bonus. My husband and me are getting along. Not drinking is the way to go." According to the Transtheoretical Model of Change, the client is most likely in the stage of:

A) precontemplation.
B) contemplation.
C) preparation.
D) maintenance.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All of the following are characteristics of salutary goals EXCEPT which one?

A) Are health promoting
B) Provide sustenance
C) Promote something that is beneficial
D) Aimed to correct deficiencies

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A client wishes to develop a goal around increasing her relaxation time. The helper asks questions such as, "When do you want to do this?" and "Where would you like to do this?" These questions assist in the treatment goals.

A) deliberating
B) contending
C) destructing
D) contextualizing

Question 5

A client's goal to be more confident in social situations would be a(n) goal while a client's goal to be less shy in social situations would be considered a goal.

A) remedial; salutary
B) salutary; remedial
C) closed; open
D) open; closed

Question 6

Client: "Maybe my wife is right. I could have some anger issues, but then again, it's the only way I know how to deal with things. I don't like screaming and breaking things, but it's the only way I can get people to listen." According to the Transtheoretical Model of Change, the client is most likely in the stage of:

A) precontemplation.
B) contemplation.
C) action.
D) maintenance.

Question 7

The process of change is concerned with the of change.

A) what
B) where
C) how
D) when

Question 8

scaling is using a scale that identifies a series of increasingly desired outcomes for each area in a treatment plan.

A) Goal attainment
B) Treatment planning
C) Goal identification
D) Treatment specific

Question 9

The decision to refer to another helper belongs to the supervisor if the practitioner is in training or continues to receive training and clinical supervision.

Question 10

All of the following are purposes of treatment goals EXCEPT:

A) provide direction for helping.
B) to highlight client weaknesses that may impede progress.
C) generate hope for the client to accomplish what they desire.
D) give the helper some basis for selecting and using a certain strategy or intervention.

Question 11

The Transtheoretical Stages of Change suggests linear rather than cyclical or recursive change.

Question 12

When constructing goals, the helper and client work toward objectives that will be noticeable to others. This is an example of being mindful of which of the following goal characteristics?

A) Interpersonally related
B) Process-oriented
C) Salutary
D) New and different

Question 13

All of the following are aspects of a collaborative construction of treatment goals EXCEPT:

A) situated in relationship.
B) mutual cooperation.
C) collateral cooperation.
D) developing alternative goals to address referral sources goals.

Question 14

Treatment goals represent the vision of client improvement and it is the helper-more so than the client-who must envision improvement for progress.

Question 15

In motivational interviewing, talk is a form of change talk that signifies the client's intention to put his or her plans into action.

A) commitment
B) command
C) dedication
D) decisional

Question 16

Relapse prevention is an ongoing process designed to do all the following EXCEPT:

A) identify high-risk situations for relapse.
B) attend to issues of balance in lifestyle.
C) encourage admission of weakness and failure.
D) acquire behavioral and cognitive coping skills.

Question 17

goals focus on a positive end state and therefore imply movement toward a desired outcome, goals focus on negative end states and therefore suggest moving or staying away from them.

A) Open; closed
B) Closed; open
C) Avoidance; approach
D) Approach; avoidance

Question 18

All of the following are cultural considerations when developing goals EXCEPT:

A) specific values, customs, and traditions of the client's culture.
B) assessing client collectivist and individualist orientation.
C) assessing acculturation and enculturation.
D) identifying helper bias to avoid goal contamination.

Question 19

Process-oriented goals reflect:

A) once-and-for-all achievement.
B) helper goals only.
C) continuity or maintenance of preferred outcomes.
D) helper goals and intentions.

Question 20

Client: "To be honest, I'm here because my wife said she won't leave me if I get some help. She thinks I have 'anger issues' but if she had the problems I got, she would understand. My boss finds fault with everything I do, I barely keep up with the bills, and the car seems to break down every day. I don't have anger issues. It's called life." According to the Transtheoretical Model of Change, the client is most likely in the stage of:

A) precontemplation.
B) contemplation.
C) preparation.
D) maintenance.

Question 21

Identify four characteristics of well-constructed treatment goals and explain why these features are important in goal construction.

Question 22

What is an idiographic approach to goal formulation and how is it different from a nomothetic approach?

Question 23

How are salutary goals and remedial goals different? Please give an example of each.

Question 24

Outcome goals must be broken down into a series of smaller and more manageable goals. These are the intermediate or subgoals.

Question 25

A helper is seeing a client who is struggling with symptoms of depression (tearfulness, feelings of hopelessness, and insomnia). Please write two salutary goal statements that would address the client depression.

Question 26

All of the following are true of subgoals EXCEPT:

A) they should be ranked based on immediacy.
B) simpler and easier responses are sequenced before more difficult ones.
C) they should be ranked for complexity and degree of difficulty.
D) more difficult responses are sequenced before simpler and easier responses.

Question 27

Since outcome goals describe the end-point of therapy, they are the conditions for determining when treatment can be terminated and considered a success.

A) ultimate
B) instrumental
C) initial
D) intermediate

Question 28

involves the client's level of confidence regarding how well she can complete the behaviors necessary to reach the desired results.

A) Efficacy expectation
B) Outcome expectation
C) Subgoals
D) Initial outcome goals

Question 29

Three dimensions commonly used to measure the direction and level of change in goal behaviors are:

A) frequency, intensity, and symptomology.
B) Intensity, symptomology, and duration.
C) frequency, intensity, and duration.
D) frequency, symptomology, and duration.

Question 30

Describe the Stages of Change identified in the Transtheoretical Model.