Intervention Strategies & Treatment Planning Flashcards
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Which of the following is an example of a 'third-wave' cognitive behavioral therapy?
Answer: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a third-wave CBT that emphasizes psychological flexibility, acceptance of internal experiences, and values-based action rather than direct thought challenging.
A psychologist is treating a client with OCD who performs extensive checking rituals. ERP requires the client to:
Answer: Confront feared stimuli without performing compulsions until anxiety naturally decreases
Exposure and Response Prevention requires confronting feared triggers while refraining from compulsive behavior, allowing habituation or inhibitory learning to occur.
Which treatment planning principle is illustrated when a psychologist targets the most functionally impairing problem first?
Answer: Problem prioritization
Problem prioritization involves selecting the treatment target that most significantly interferes with functioning or safety as the initial focus.
A client with borderline personality disorder is in DBT skills training. The 'TIPP' skill is used to:
Answer: Rapidly reduce intense emotional arousal through biological means
TIPP (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Progressive relaxation) targets the physiological basis of extreme emotion to quickly decrease crisis-level distress.
When selecting a treatment modality, which factor should take HIGHEST priority in the decision-making process?
Answer: Empirical support for the treatment matched to the client's specific diagnosis and presentation
Evidence-based practice requires selecting interventions with established empirical support for the specific clinical presentation, prioritizing client welfare.
A psychologist is writing measurable treatment goals. Which goal is written MOST appropriately?
Answer: Client will initiate at least two social interactions per week, as measured by self-monitoring logs
Effective treatment goals must be specific, measurable, and include a method of tracking progress, as demonstrated by the behavioral frequency and monitoring component.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) for depression focuses primarily on which domain?
Answer: Current interpersonal relationships and role disputes, transitions, or grief
IPT addresses depression by targeting interpersonal problem areas — grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits — in the client's current relationships.