CBT Techniques and Intervention Strategies 2

Question 1

A therapist asks a client to keep a daily log of automatic thoughts, associated emotions, and situational triggers. This technique is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Self-monitoring via thought records

Answer

Thought records (dysfunctional thought records) are self-monitoring tools that capture automatic thoughts, emotions, and triggers to facilitate cognitive restructuring.

Question 2

During a session, a therapist says, 'Let's list the evidence that supports your belief that you'll fail, and then the evidence against it.' Which technique is being used?

Accepted Answer

Examining the evidence

Answer

Examining the evidence involves collaboratively reviewing facts that support and contradict a client's automatic thought to test its validity.

Question 3

A client with agoraphobia is first asked to imagine crowded places, then visits a quiet store, then a mall at off-peak hours, and finally a busy shopping center. This sequence illustrates:

Accepted Answer

Graded exposure

Answer

Graded exposure presents feared stimuli in a stepwise hierarchy from least to most anxiety-provoking, allowing habituation at each level.

Question 4

Which CBT technique specifically targets the tendency to focus exclusively on negative details while ignoring positive information?

Accepted Answer

Mental filter challenge

Answer

Challenging the mental filter cognitive distortion directs attention to the full picture rather than selectively attending to negatives.

Question 5

A therapist uses a 'cost-benefit analysis' to help a client evaluate whether holding a particular belief serves them well. This is MOST associated with:

Accepted Answer

Rational emotive behavior therapy techniques within CBT

Answer

The cost-benefit analysis (also called advantages-disadvantages analysis) originates in REBT and is integrated into CBT to evaluate the utility of a belief or behavior.

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CBT Techniques and Intervention Strategies 2