Therapeutic Techniques & Counseling Flashcards
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In play therapy, when a therapist reflects a child's feelings by saying 'You really wanted to win that game,' they are using:
Answer: Empathic reflection
Empathic reflection in play therapy mirrors the child's underlying emotional experience, building the therapeutic relationship.
Which of the following ethical principles is MOST directly violated when a therapist begins a romantic relationship with a former client?
Answer: Non-maleficence
Non-maleficence (do no harm) is most at stake, as the power differential and emotional vulnerability of therapy persist after termination.
A therapist practicing 'motivational interviewing' would avoid which of the following responses?
Answer: Confrontation and direct persuasion
MI explicitly avoids confrontation and argumentation, relying instead on empathy and evoking the client's own reasons for change.
In structural family therapy, a therapist who joins a family system to understand its patterns before restructuring them is engaging in:
Answer: Joining
Joining is the process by which Salvador Minuchin's structural therapist accommodates to the family's style to build therapeutic alliance.
A client in grief therapy says, 'I keep expecting him to walk through the door.' According to the dual process model of grief (Stroebe & Schut), this reflects:
Answer: Loss-orientation
The dual process model identifies loss-oriented coping as focusing on the deceased and the pain of loss, versus restoration-oriented coping focused on life changes.
Which of the following best describes the technique of 'role reversal' in psychodrama?
Answer: The client switches roles with another person in the drama to gain perspective
In psychodrama, role reversal has the protagonist trade places with a significant other, fostering empathy and new perspective-taking.
A counselor who helps a client identify their personal strengths, community resources, and previous successes is applying which theoretical orientation?
Answer: Strengths-based / solution-focused approach
Strengths-based counseling (aligned with SFBT) focuses on assets, exceptions to problems, and existing competencies rather than deficits.