Counseling Theories and Practice Flashcards
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A client repeatedly arrives late, forgets assignments, and dismisses the counselor's feedback. A psychodynamically-oriented counselor would MOST likely interpret this pattern as:
Answer: Resistance
In psychodynamic theory, resistance refers to unconscious behaviors that protect the client from painful awareness and impede therapeutic progress.
When using Motivational Interviewing, a counselor responds to a client's ambivalence by saying, 'Part of you wants to quit using, and part of you isn't sure you can.' This technique is called:
Answer: Double-sided reflection
A double-sided reflection acknowledges both sides of the client's ambivalence simultaneously, validating the internal conflict without taking sides.
Which stage of William Miller and Carlo DiClemente's Stages of Change model involves a client actively taking steps to modify their addictive behavior within the last six months?
Answer: Action
The Action stage is characterized by the client making observable behavioral changes within the past six months to address their problem.
A counselor notices they feel unusually protective of a client who reminds them of their younger sibling. This reaction is best described as:
Answer: Countertransference
Countertransference refers to the counselor's emotional reactions to the client that stem from the counselor's own unresolved issues or past relationships.
In Gestalt therapy, the 'empty chair' technique is primarily used to:
Answer: Process unfinished business with significant others
The empty chair technique allows clients to have an imaginary dialogue with someone (living or deceased) to resolve unfinished emotional business.
A CASAC counselor asks a client to keep a daily log tracking cravings, triggers, and mood before each craving episode. This intervention is most consistent with which approach?
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Self-monitoring records are a core CBT technique used to identify patterns linking thoughts, feelings, triggers, and behaviors.
The concept of 'locus of control' is MOST relevant to which counseling theory when applied to addiction recovery?
Answer: Reality therapy
Reality therapy emphasizes personal responsibility and internal locus of control, teaching clients that they choose their behaviors and can choose recovery.