CSAM Counseling Strategies & Interventions 3

Question 1

Problem-solving therapy (PST) for anger management typically begins with which step?

Accepted Answer

Defining and formulating the problem

Answer

PST starts with clearly defining and orienting to the problem before generating or evaluating solutions.

Question 2

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:

Accepted Answer

Perspective-taking and cognitive distancing

Answer

Time projection creates cognitive distance, helping clients see current situations in a broader temporal context.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the 'empty chair' technique as used in Gestalt anger management work?

Accepted Answer

Allowing clients to speak to an absent person or part of themselves to resolve unfinished business

Answer

The empty chair technique facilitates dialogue with an imagined person or self-part to process unresolved emotional conflict.

Question 4

A CSAM practitioner incorporates mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) elements into anger counseling. A key principle of MBSR is:

Accepted Answer

Non-judgmental awareness of present-moment experience

Answer

MBSR cultivates non-judgmental, present-moment awareness, which allows clients to observe anger without being controlled by it.

Question 5

In anger management, 'behavioral rehearsal' is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Practice new skills in a safe environment before real-life application

Answer

Behavioral rehearsal allows clients to role-play and refine new responses before encountering actual triggering situations.

(CSAM) Certified Specialist in Anger Management Practice Test

(CSAM) Certified Specialist in Anger Management Practice Test

CSAM Counseling Strategies & Interventions 3