CCAPP Counseling Techniques & Therapeutic Interventions

Question 1

Which counseling technique is most associated with exploring and resolving ambivalence about behavior change in clients with substance use disorders?

Accepted Answer

Motivational Interviewing

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Psychodynamic Therapy

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Question 2

In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for addiction, the primary focus is on identifying and changing:

Accepted Answer

Maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors related to substance use

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Unconscious conflicts rooted in early childhood

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Social and environmental triggers only

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Genetic predispositions to addiction

Question 3

The OARS acronym in Motivational Interviewing stands for:

Accepted Answer

Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summaries

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Openness, Affirmation, Reflection, Summarization

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Observation, Assessment, Readiness, Support

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Orientation, Action, Reinforcement, Strategy

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the 'stages of change' model used in addiction counseling?

Accepted Answer

A transtheoretical model describing readiness to change across five stages

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A medical model tracking withdrawal severity over time

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A linear model requiring clients to move through steps in strict order

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A behavioral model focused solely on reinforcement schedules

Question 5

Contingency management (CM) in addiction treatment is based on which behavioral principle?

Accepted Answer

Operant conditioning using positive reinforcement for abstinence

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Classical conditioning through paired stimuli

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Cognitive restructuring of drug-related beliefs

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Exposure and response prevention

Question 6

A counselor using the 'rolling with resistance' technique in MI would most appropriately respond to a resistant client by:

Accepted Answer

Reflecting the client's ambivalence without arguing or persuading

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Confronting the client directly about the consequences of their use

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Providing educational information to correct the client's misconceptions

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Assigning homework to challenge irrational beliefs

Question 7

Which therapeutic approach emphasizes accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to value-driven actions, and is increasingly used in addiction treatment?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

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Structural Family Therapy