BHP Therapeutic Approaches 5

Question 1

In Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), treatment focuses on which of the following problem areas?

Accepted Answer

Grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits

Answer

IPT targets four interpersonal problem areas—grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits—as they relate to depressive symptoms.

Question 2

A BHP notices a client consistently deflects emotional topics with humor. In psychodynamic terms, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A defense mechanism

Answer

Defense mechanisms such as humor or intellectualization protect the client from anxiety-provoking material in psychodynamic theory.

Question 3

Which approach would a BHP using Structural Family Therapy MOST likely use to address enmeshment?

Accepted Answer

Establish clearer boundaries between subsystems within the family

Answer

Salvador Minuchin's structural family therapy addresses enmeshment by restructuring boundaries between family subsystems.

Question 4

When using Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, 'stuck points' refer to:

Accepted Answer

Maladaptive beliefs about the trauma that maintain PTSD symptoms

Answer

In CPT, stuck points are distorted or unhelpful beliefs about the trauma, self, or world that maintain PTSD symptoms.

Question 5

A BHP is working with an adolescent using a strengths-based approach. This perspective emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

Identifying and building on the client's existing capacities and resources

Answer

Strengths-based practice shifts focus from pathology to client assets, resilience, and resources as the foundation of treatment.

(BHP) Behavioral Health Professional Certification Practice Test

(BHP) Behavioral Health Professional Certification Practice Test

BHP Therapeutic Approaches 5