SAC Counseling Theories & Techniques 3

Question 1

A SAC counselor helps a student identify and test automatic negative thoughts about failing an exam. Which cognitive technique is being used?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive restructuring

Answer

Cognitive restructuring, a core CBT technique, involves identifying distorted automatic thoughts and replacing them with more balanced, evidence-based thinking.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the 'miracle question' used in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

Accepted Answer

Asking the client to imagine life without the problem to identify goals

Answer

The miracle question invites clients to envision a future where their problem is solved, helping the counselor identify concrete, achievable goals.

Question 3

In group counseling, 'universality' as a therapeutic factor refers to:

Accepted Answer

The realization by group members that others share similar problems

Answer

Yalom identified universality as a curative factor in group therapy where members recognize that their struggles are shared by others, reducing isolation.

Question 4

A counselor working from a narrative therapy framework would most likely ask a student to:

Accepted Answer

Re-author their life story by examining dominant narratives

Answer

Narrative therapy, developed by White and Epston, focuses on externalizing problems and helping clients re-author their life stories with empowering alternative narratives.

Question 5

When a counselor uses 'immediacy' as a technique, they are:

Accepted Answer

Addressing what is happening in the here-and-now between counselor and client

Answer

Immediacy involves the counselor directly addressing the current dynamic occurring in the therapeutic relationship as a way to model open communication.

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SAC Counseling Theories & Techniques 3