NCMHCE Skills and Interventions 3

Question 1

A counselor working with a grieving client uses empty chair technique. This technique is most associated with:

Accepted Answer

Gestalt Therapy

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Question 2

A client with borderline personality disorder struggles with emotional dysregulation. Which manualized treatment is specifically designed for this population?

Accepted Answer

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

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EMDR

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Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Question 3

During a clinical simulation, a client presents with obsessive thoughts and compulsive hand-washing. The first-line behavioral intervention is:

Accepted Answer

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

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Systematic desensitization

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Thought stopping

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Aversion therapy

Question 4

A counselor uses scaling questions with a depressed client. This technique is most characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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Adlerian Therapy

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Existential Therapy

Question 5

A client reports recurrent nightmares following a traumatic event. Which specific intervention targets trauma-related nightmares most directly?

Accepted Answer

Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT)

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Sleep restriction therapy

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Progressive muscle relaxation only

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Dream interpretation via psychoanalysis

Question 6

When a counselor uses paraphrasing, the primary purpose is to:

Accepted Answer

Reflect the essence of what the client said to demonstrate understanding

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Interpret unconscious meaning in the client's words

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Redirect the client to a more productive topic

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Provide reassurance to the client

Question 7

In ACT, 'defusion' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Creating distance from thoughts so they have less influence on behavior

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Merging emotions with rational thoughts

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Fusing the client's values with therapeutic goals

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Integrating past trauma with present functioning