NCMHCE Skills and Interventions 5

Question 1

A counselor uses 'immediacy' in a session. This skill involves:

Accepted Answer

Discussing the here-and-now dynamics of the therapeutic relationship

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Responding to the client's concerns without delay

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Providing immediate crisis intervention

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Giving direct advice promptly

Question 2

A client with generalized anxiety reports chronic worry and muscle tension. In addition to CBT, which skill specifically targets physiological arousal?

Accepted Answer

Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)

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Thought records

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Behavioral experiments

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Cognitive restructuring

Question 3

When working with a client from a collectivist cultural background, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Adapt interventions to incorporate family and community values

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Insist on individual autonomy as the primary goal

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Avoid discussing cultural background to prevent stereotyping

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Apply Western therapeutic models without modification

Question 4

A client's resistance increases after the counselor offers advice. According to motivational interviewing, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Roll with the resistance by reflecting and exploring the client's perspective

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Repeat the advice more emphatically

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Confront the client about their ambivalence

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Refer to a more directive therapist

Question 5

A counselor uses externalizing questions with a child who feels controlled by anxiety. This is most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

Narrative therapy

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Play therapy directives

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Object relations therapy

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Adlerian early recollections

Question 6

During a clinical simulation, a client who recently lost a job reports guilt and worthlessness but denies suicidal ideation. The most appropriate intervention is:

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-behavioral techniques targeting the distorted cognitions

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Hospitalization for safety monitoring

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Prescribing antidepressants as the first step

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Avoiding discussion of job loss to reduce distress

Question 7

A counselor notices that a client consistently arrives late and avoids discussing a specific topic. The counselor addresses this pattern directly. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Confrontation of discrepancies

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Premature termination planning

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Informed consent review

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Crisis de-escalation