CRC CRC Motivational Interviewing & Counseling Techniques 2

Question 1

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for addiction recovery primarily focuses on:

Accepted Answer

Identifying and changing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors

Answer

CBT targets the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to help clients develop healthier coping strategies.

Question 2

Person-Centered Therapy emphasizes which core condition as essential to the therapeutic relationship?

Accepted Answer

Empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard

Answer

Carl Rogers identified empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard as the core conditions that facilitate therapeutic change.

Question 3

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) balances which two core strategies?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance and change

Answer

DBT's dialectical philosophy integrates acceptance of the client as they are with strategies for behavioral change.

Question 4

Trauma-Informed Care in addiction counseling is based on the recognition that:

Accepted Answer

There is a high prevalence of trauma history among people with SUDs

Answer

Trauma-Informed Care acknowledges that most people with substance use disorders have experienced trauma, which profoundly impacts treatment.

Question 5

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) directs therapeutic attention primarily toward:

Accepted Answer

Client strengths and a future vision of success

Answer

SFBT builds solutions using the client's existing strengths and preferred future rather than analyzing the problem's origins.

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