Depression Treatment Applications Flashcards
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Which CBT technique involves having a depressed client act 'as if' they are not depressed to test the impact on mood?
Answer: Acting as if / behavioral experiment
The 'acting as if' behavioral experiment challenges inertia by prompting behavior change first, which can then shift mood and cognition.
When a depressed client demonstrates 'all-or-nothing thinking,' the therapist's MOST effective response is to:
Answer: Introduce a rating scale to find degrees between extremes
Rating scales make the continuum between extremes concrete, directly interrupting dichotomous thinking patterns in depression.
A therapist notices a depressed client consistently minimizes positive events and magnifies negative ones. This pattern is called:
Answer: Disqualifying the positive / magnification
Disqualifying the positive and magnification together describe the pattern of dismissing good events while amplifying bad ones, maintaining depression.
According to CBT principles, which factor most directly determines whether a depressed client will complete between-session homework?
Answer: Collaborative development and perceived relevance of the assignment
Homework completion is highest when assignments are collaboratively designed and the client understands how they connect to treatment goals.
A client with recurrent depression has completed acute-phase CBT. To reduce relapse risk, the therapist recommends:
Answer: Continuation-phase sessions with relapse prevention focus
Continuation-phase CBT after remission reduces relapse rates by consolidating skills and preparing clients to manage future depressive episodes.
In CBT for depression, 'graded task assignment' involves:
Answer: Breaking overwhelming tasks into small, manageable steps with increasing difficulty
Graded task assignment counters depressive inertia by decomposing daunting tasks into sequential, achievable steps that build momentum.
Which of the following BEST describes the collaborative empiricism stance in CBT for depression?
Answer: Therapist and client work as a team to test beliefs like scientific hypotheses
Collaborative empiricism means therapist and client jointly examine evidence for and against depressogenic beliefs, treating them as testable hypotheses rather than facts.