Deck 6: Holistic Approaches to Clinical Mental Health Counseling 

Question 1

Which of the following focuses on multiple, interrelated ways biology, psychology, and social/cultural factors are conducive or detrimental to health and well-being?

A) Whole person approach
B) Holistic mental health approach
C) Biopsychosocial model
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

Biopsychosocial model

Question 2

Biological components of the BPS model include all of the following except

A) Physical factors
B) Biochemical factors
C) Genetic factors
D) Emotional intelligence

Answer 2

Emotional intelligence

Question 3

All of the following describe neurotransmitters except

A) Chemicals in the brain that account for the transmission of signals from one neuron to the next across synapses.
B) A complex set of structures that lies on both sides and underneath the thalamus, just under the cerebrum.
C) Produced by the glands, such as the pituitary gland and adrenal glands
D) Messenger molecules released from one neuron to another

Answer 3

A complex set of structures that lies on both sides and underneath the thalamus, just under the cerebrum.

Question 4

A decrease in which neurotransmitter is linked to an increase in hyperactivity and irritability?

A) Serotonin
B) Dopamine
C) Norepinephrine
D) None of the above

Question 5

_____________ is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is closely associated with emotion and mood.

A) Serotonin
B) Dopamine
C) Norepinephrine
D) None of the above

Question 6

Your client, Marcus, shares with you that he often reacts very passionately and aggressively to anyone he believes is taking advantage of him. From a biological perspective, what organ plays a key role in Marcus's expression of emotions?

A) Pituitary gland
B) Frontal cortex
C) Limbic system
D) None of the above

Question 7

According to Nauert (2008), decline in an individual's immune system after facing chronic stress is due to which stress hormone?

A) Cortisol
B) Adrenalin
C) Neurepinephrine
D) GABA

Question 8

In what way(s) do genetics play a key role in the biological component of the BPS model?

A) Many psychiatric conditions have a genetic component that puts individuals at a higher risk for developing certain disorders
B) They include support systems and work relationships that intersect one's personal cultural identity.
C) They independently determine the activation, severity and duration of mental disorders
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following components of the BPS model include patterns of thinking, coping skills, judgment, perceptions, and emotional intelligence?

A) Biological
B) Psychological
C) Social
D) Sociocultural

Question 10

You determine that your client is low in emotional intelligence. Which of the following would support this belief?

A) Your client shares that he perceives and understands emotions in others really well but struggles to express them herself.
B) Your client indicates that she is very logical and regulates her emotions very well.
C) Your client shares a history of relationship difficulties, and indicates that she struggles to share how she feels to her partners and rarely perceives or understands their emotions
D) Your client shares that her pituitary gland isn't working properly and she has been feeling really lethargic lately.

Question 11

All of the following are areas of assessment in the BATHE technique except

A) Background
B) Empathy
C) Trouble
D) Handling
E) Anatomy

Question 12

_____________ has been referred to as the social or organized means by which a person expresses spirituality?

A) Spirituality
B) Religion
C) Existentialism
D) Theological counseling

Question 13

_______________ is paying attention to the here and now in a purposeful, nonjudgmental manner.

A) Spirituality
B) Religion
C) Mindfulness
D) None of the above

Question 14

All of the following are core building blocks of mindfulness except

A) Intention
B) Attention
C) Attitude
D) All of the above are core building blocks of mindfulness

Question 15

All of the following are second-order factors of the IS-Wel except

A) Creative self
B) Social self
C) Physical self
D) Essential self
E) Spiritual self

Question 16

Which of the following IS-Wel contexts refers to lifespan over time?

A) Local
B) Institutional
C) Global
D) Chronometrical

Question 17

Which of the following is a way to use the Indivisible Self Model in counseling?

A) As an introduction of the Wellness model
B) As an assessment of the wellness components
C) To facilitate the development of a personal wellness plan
D) For evaluation and follow-up
E) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

A) A counselor begins work with a person who is beginning to show signs of anxiety following a traumatic event.
B) A counselor is working with a client who is dependent on alcohol.
C) A counselor provides workshops to students on stress reduction.
D) All of the following represent examples of a secondary prevention

Question 19

Which of the following prevention models emphasizes the need to bolster people's coping skills, self-esteem, and support systems?

A) Configural equation
B) Incidence formula
C) Primary prevention calculation
D) None of the above

Question 20

All of the following are components that McNamara (2000) suggests a stress management program should include except

A) General cognitive skills
B) Physical ways of coping with stress
C) Time management
D) Skills for increasing self-control and self-esteem
E) All of the above are components suggested by McNamara (2000)

Question 21

Discuss the benefits of primary prevention efforts by counselors.

Question 22

List the five components of the BATHE technique, and give two examples of how a clinical mental health counselor could address each area.

Question 23

List and describe McNamara's (2000) eight components of a stress management program.