CAADE Group Therapy 3

Question 1

Which Yalom therapeutic factor describes a member's experience of gaining insight by helping another group member work through a problem?

Accepted Answer

Altruism

Answer

Altruism occurs when members benefit therapeutically from offering help, support, and insight to others in the group.

Question 2

When facilitating a relapse-focused group, the MOST appropriate response when a member discloses a recent relapse is to:

Accepted Answer

Explore the relapse experience and elicit group support and coping strategies

Answer

Exploring the relapse within the group context provides learning opportunities and reduces shame while strengthening recovery skills.

Question 3

Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles are applied in a group setting PRIMARILY by:

Accepted Answer

Evoking members' own reasons for change through reflective listening and group discussion

Answer

Group MI uses open questions, affirmations, and reflections to evoke change talk from members using the group's collective wisdom.

Question 4

A co-facilitation model in group therapy is MOST beneficial because it:

Accepted Answer

Allows one facilitator to observe group dynamics while the other leads

Answer

Co-facilitation allows one therapist to actively lead while the other observes interpersonal dynamics, process issues, and nonverbal cues.

Question 5

In cognitive-behavioral group therapy for substance use, 'thought records' are used to help members:

Accepted Answer

Identify triggers, automatic thoughts, and develop alternative cognitive responses

Answer

Thought records help members identify automatic thoughts linked to substance use and develop rational, adaptive alternatives.

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