Therapeutic Modalities and Techniques Flashcards

What is the primary goal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Answer: To identify and restructure maladaptive thoughts and behaviors

CBT focuses on identifying distorted cognitions and replacing them with more adaptive thoughts to change problematic behaviors and emotional responses.

Which therapeutic modality was developed by Francine Shapiro and is commonly used to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Answer: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR was developed by Francine Shapiro and uses bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements) to help clients process and integrate traumatic memories.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was originally developed to treat which condition?

Answer: Borderline Personality Disorder

DBT was developed by Marsha Linehan specifically to treat Borderline Personality Disorder, integrating behavioral techniques with mindfulness and dialectical philosophy.

Person-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, emphasizes which core therapeutic condition?

Answer: Unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence

Rogers identified unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and therapist congruence (genuineness) as the necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic change.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the evidence-based treatment of choice for which condition?

Answer: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ERP systematically exposes clients to OCD triggers while preventing the compulsive response, breaking the reinforcement cycle that maintains OCD symptoms.

Which of the following best describes the 'miracle question' technique?

Answer: Asking clients to imagine how their life would look if their problem were solved overnight

The miracle question, used in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, asks clients to envision a future without their problem to help identify goals and potential solutions.

The 'empty chair' technique is most associated with which therapeutic approach?

Answer: Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt therapy uses the empty chair technique to facilitate dialogue between parts of a client's personality or with significant others, promoting present-moment awareness and emotional processing.