Counseling Strategies & Interventions Flashcards
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A counselor employing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) would encourage an angry client to:
Answer: Accept anger as a feeling without letting it dictate behavior, and act according to personal values
ACT emphasizes psychological flexibility: accepting emotions without fusion and committing to value-driven action rather than reactive behavior.
When setting a safety plan with an anger management client who has made threats, the counselor should include:
Answer: Emergency contacts, de-escalation steps, and specific warning signs for the client and identified persons
A comprehensive safety plan addresses warning signs, coping strategies, support contacts, and steps to protect identified third parties.
A counselor uses 'perspective-taking exercises' where an angry client considers the viewpoint of the person who triggered them. This strategy primarily targets:
Answer: Empathy deficits and attributional biases
Perspective-taking reduces hostile attribution bias by helping clients consider alternative explanations for others' behavior.
Which of the following is an example of a 'coping self-statement' used in anger management?
Answer: 'I can handle this. Getting angry won't help me here.'
Coping self-statements are realistic, calming phrases clients rehearse to replace anger-escalating internal dialogue.
When a counselor assigns between-session homework in anger management, the PRIMARY purpose is to:
Answer: Facilitate generalization of skills from session to real-life contexts
Homework promotes transfer of learning, allowing clients to practice and apply skills in their natural environment.
A client repeatedly interrupts with 'but they started it' when discussing anger episodes. The counselor BEST responds by:
Answer: Validating the feeling while refocusing on the client's own choices and responses
Validation followed by redirecting to personal responsibility supports engagement while maintaining a change-focused stance.
In anger management, 'stress inoculation training' (SIT) developed by Meichenbaum involves three phases. Which phase involves rehearsing coping skills through imagery and role-play?
Answer: Skills acquisition and rehearsal phase
The skills acquisition and rehearsal phase teaches and practices coping strategies using imaginal and behavioral rehearsal methods.