ASPPB Intervention Strategies & Treatment Planning 4

Question 1

A psychologist is considering using EMDR with a trauma survivor. EMDR is classified as an evidence-based treatment for which primary condition?

Accepted Answer

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Answer

EMDR has the strongest empirical support and clinical guidelines endorsement specifically for the treatment of PTSD.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the function of a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) in treatment planning?

Accepted Answer

Identifying antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to understand what maintains a problem behavior

Answer

An FBA uses the ABC (Antecedent–Behavior–Consequence) framework to identify the function of a behavior and inform functionally matched interventions.

Question 3

A psychologist is treating a client with a specific phobia of blood. The client faints upon exposure. Which specialized technique should be incorporated?

Accepted Answer

Applied tension technique paired with exposure

Answer

Blood-injection-injury phobia involves a vasovagal response, so applied tension (tensing large muscle groups to raise blood pressure) is added to standard exposure to prevent fainting.

Question 4

In the transtheoretical model (TTM), a client in the 'contemplation' stage is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Aware of the problem and ambivalent, weighing pros and cons of changing

Answer

Contemplation is characterized by awareness of a problem and ambivalence — the person is considering change within the next six months but has not committed to action.

Question 5

A psychologist treating a child with ADHD incorporates a token economy. This intervention is grounded primarily in which theoretical framework?

Accepted Answer

Operant conditioning principles

Answer

Token economies use operant conditioning — specifically positive reinforcement and response cost — to modify behavior by linking target behaviors to earned tokens.

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ASPPB Intervention Strategies & Treatment Planning 4