Deck 12: Overview of Thought-Focused Treatment Systems

Question 1

Cognitive therapists believe that effective therapy consists primarily of

A)helping people modify their thoughts.
B)being intellectual during the session.
C)identifying emotions that lead to thoughts.
D)determining how emotions and actions have affected thoughts.

Answer 1

helping people modify their thoughts.

Question 2

Cognitive theories are applicable

A)only to people who are insight-oriented.
B)to almost any kind of problem.
C)to problems which are not behavioral in nature.
D)only to clients who do not require a supportive environment.

Answer 2

to almost any kind of problem.

Question 3

Which of the following is an advantage of cognitive therapy?

A)Thoughts are readily accessible.
B)Talking about thoughts is usually less threatening than talking about feelings.
C)Thoughts seem to be more amenable to change than feelings.
D)All of the above.

Answer 3

All of the above.

Question 4

Commonalities between Beck's cognitive therapy and Ellis's REBT include all of the following, except one.

A)Both identify distorted feelings that lead to problem behavior.
B)Both rely on experiments or homework assignments.
C)Both can be integrated with mindfulness and acceptance approaches.
D)Both replace dysfunctional thoughts with more accurate, helpful, and healthy thoughts.

Question 5

The therapeutic alliance in cognitive therapy is:

A)Directive and authoritarian
B)Directive and also collaborative and supportive
C)Nondirective and authoritarian
D)Nondirective and also collaborative and supportive

Question 6

The effectiveness of cognitive therapy

A)is less than that of psychodynamic approaches.
B)has been well documented.
C)has rarely been the subject of research.
D)has not been supported.

Question 7

Explain how the work of clinicians emphasizing thoughts differs from a) treatment emphasizing background, and b) treatment emphasizing emotions, in terms of problem identification and solution.

Question 8

During a first session, a clinician made the following statement to a client who had sought help because of difficulties with his teenage son.
"Before we end today, I am going to give you a homework assignment. I would like you to spend more time exercising. Unless you have any questions, I'll see you next week."
Critique this clinician's approach to client homework, addressing at least five guidelines for suggesting homework to clients.