Counseling Strategies & Interventions Flashcards
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Problem-solving therapy (PST) for anger management typically begins with which step?
Answer: Defining and formulating the problem
PST starts with clearly defining and orienting to the problem before generating or evaluating solutions.
A counselor uses 'time projection' with an angry client by asking them to imagine how they will feel about the triggering situation in one year. This technique targets:
Answer: Perspective-taking and cognitive distancing
Time projection creates cognitive distance, helping clients see current situations in a broader temporal context.
Which of the following best describes the 'empty chair' technique as used in Gestalt anger management work?
Answer: Allowing clients to speak to an absent person or part of themselves to resolve unfinished business
The empty chair technique facilitates dialogue with an imagined person or self-part to process unresolved emotional conflict.
A CSAM practitioner incorporates mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) elements into anger counseling. A key principle of MBSR is:
Answer: Non-judgmental awareness of present-moment experience
MBSR cultivates non-judgmental, present-moment awareness, which allows clients to observe anger without being controlled by it.
In anger management, 'behavioral rehearsal' is used primarily to:
Answer: Practice new skills in a safe environment before real-life application
Behavioral rehearsal allows clients to role-play and refine new responses before encountering actual triggering situations.
A client uses anger to mask feelings of shame and vulnerability. The counselor's MOST effective approach is to:
Answer: Explore and validate the underlying emotions while building emotional literacy
Addressing underlying emotions of shame and vulnerability is essential when anger serves as a secondary emotion or defense.
Which stage of Prochaska's Transtheoretical Model would most likely apply to a client court-ordered to anger management who sees no problem with their behavior?
Answer: Precontemplation
Precontemplation is characterized by lack of awareness or intention to change, often seen in mandated clients.