Counseling Skills and Therapeutic Techniques Flashcards
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Which active listening skill involves gathering all of the main points of a session into a concise statement?
Answer: Summarizing
Summarizing collects several threads of conversation into one cohesive statement, helping clients feel heard and transition between topics.
In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which skill module focuses on tolerating distress without making it worse?
Answer: Distress Tolerance
The Distress Tolerance module in DBT teaches clients to survive crisis moments without resorting to harmful behaviors like substance use.
A client says 'I know I drink too much, but everyone at my job does it.' Which defense mechanism is the client demonstrating?
Answer: Rationalization
Rationalization involves justifying problematic behavior with seemingly logical reasons to avoid confronting the real issue.
In 12-Step Facilitation therapy, what is the counselor's primary role?
Answer: Encouraging engagement with 12-Step fellowship and its principles
12-Step Facilitation therapy is a structured clinical approach that prepares and encourages clients to engage actively with AA/NA and adopt its principles.
Which technique helps clients identify triggers for substance use by examining antecedents, behavior, and consequences?
Answer: Functional analysis (ABC model)
Functional analysis, or the ABC model, helps clients identify what triggers use (Antecedents), the use behavior itself (Behavior), and its outcomes (Consequences).
Which evidence-based practice uses mindfulness meditation specifically to prevent relapse in substance use disorders?
Answer: Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP)
MBRP was specifically developed to integrate mindfulness practices with cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention strategies for substance use disorders.