BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Therapeutic Techniques & Counseling 1

Question 1

Which therapeutic technique involves the therapist deliberately adopting the client's distorted beliefs to demonstrate their absurdity through logical extension?

Accepted Answer

Paradoxical intention

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Cognitive restructuring

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Behavioral activation

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Free association

Question 2

In person-centered therapy, which of the following is NOT one of Carl Rogers' three core therapeutic conditions?

Accepted Answer

Transference resolution

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Unconditional positive regard

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Empathic understanding

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Congruence

Question 3

A therapist asks a client to keep a daily record of automatic thoughts linked to specific emotions and situations. This technique is most associated with which therapy?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral therapy

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Dialectical behavior therapy

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Narrative therapy

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Solution-focused brief therapy

Question 4

What does the term 'countertransference' refer to in a therapeutic relationship?

Accepted Answer

The therapist's emotional reactions to the client influenced by the therapist's own history

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The client projecting past feelings onto the therapist

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A technique used to mirror the client's body language

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The process of transferring a client to another provider

Question 5

Which stage of William Miller and Stephen Rollnick's motivational interviewing model involves the client making a commitment to change and developing a specific action plan?

Accepted Answer

Planning

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Engaging

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Focusing

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Evoking

Question 6

A counselor working with a trauma survivor helps the client narrate and reprocess a traumatic memory while tracking moving visual stimuli side to side. Which evidence-based therapy is being used?

Accepted Answer

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

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Prolonged exposure therapy

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Somatic experiencing

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Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy