Evidence-Based Trauma Therapies Flashcards

Which component of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) directly addresses distorted beliefs the child holds about the traumatic event?

Answer: Trauma narrative development

The trauma narrative component has children recount and process the traumatic event, allowing the therapist to identify and correct cognitive distortions embedded in the narrative.

In EMDR therapy, what is the primary purpose of the 'installation' phase?

Answer: To strengthen the positive cognition replacing the negative belief

The installation phase focuses on strengthening and linking the positive cognition to the target memory after desensitization has reduced distress.

Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for trauma includes which two primary active components?

Answer: In vivo and imaginal exposure

PE uses imaginal exposure (revisiting the memory in imagination) and in vivo exposure (approaching avoided real-world situations) as its core interventions.

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is primarily designed for which age group?

Answer: Children birth through age 5

CPP targets children from birth through age 5 and their caregivers, focusing on the caregiving relationship as the vehicle for healing.

A CTC is working with a 9-year-old who witnessed domestic violence. The child avoids playgrounds because they remind him of the event. This avoidance behavior is best addressed using which EBT technique?

Answer: In vivo exposure hierarchy

In vivo exposure systematically confronts avoided real-world cues through a graduated hierarchy, reducing avoidance that maintains PTSD symptoms.

Which of the following best describes the 'window of tolerance' concept used in trauma-informed therapy?

Answer: The optimal arousal zone between hyperarousal and hypoarousal for effective processing

The window of tolerance describes the zone of optimal arousal where clients are neither flooded by emotion (hyperarousal) nor shut down (hypoarousal), enabling effective trauma processing.

Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) is specifically designed for adolescents who have experienced which type of trauma?

Answer: Complex, chronic trauma and have co-occurring behavioral problems

SPARCS was developed for adolescents with histories of complex, chronic trauma who often present with significant behavioral and emotional difficulties.