Therapeutic Approaches Flashcards
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A client discloses childhood sexual abuse during therapy. According to trauma-informed care, the therapist should FIRST:
Answer: Ensure the client feels safe and maintain a grounding focus before processing trauma content
Trauma-informed care prioritizes safety and stabilization before trauma processing to prevent retraumatization.
Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of Schema Therapy compared to standard CBT?
Answer: It addresses deep-seated early maladaptive schemas rooted in childhood experiences
Schema Therapy extends CBT by targeting deeply held maladaptive schemas that originate in early childhood experiences.
In family systems therapy, 'triangulation' refers to:
Answer: A third person being drawn into a two-person conflict to reduce tension
Triangulation occurs when two people in conflict involve a third person (often a child) to stabilize or diffuse their relationship tension.
Which therapeutic modality uses the ABC model (Activating event, Belief, Consequence) as its core framework?
Answer: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Albert Ellis developed REBT with the ABC model to show how irrational beliefs about events—not events themselves—cause emotional consequences.
A BHP wants to use play therapy with a 6-year-old child experiencing anxiety. The BEST rationale for this approach is:
Answer: Play is the child's natural language for expressing and processing experiences
Play therapy uses play as a developmentally appropriate medium for children to express emotions and resolve psychological difficulties.
In group therapy, the therapeutic factor of 'universality' means:
Answer: Clients discover they are not alone in their struggles
Yalom described universality as a therapeutic factor where clients gain relief by recognizing others share similar problems.
Which of the following BEST represents the stance of a therapist using Motivational Interviewing when a client says, 'I know I drink too much, but I'm not ready to quit'?
Answer: Explore the ambivalence and evoke the client's own reasons for change
MI responds to ambivalence by exploring and amplifying the client's own motivation rather than directing or confronting.