TTC Treatment Planning and Therapeutic Approaches 3

Question 1

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is primarily designed for:

Accepted Answer

Children and adolescents who have experienced trauma, along with their caregivers

Answer

TF-CBT is an evidence-based model developed specifically for traumatized youth and includes a caregiver component.

Question 2

A client avoids driving after a car accident and refuses to discuss the event. This presentation most likely reflects which PTSD cluster?

Accepted Answer

Avoidance symptoms

Answer

Avoidance of trauma-related stimuli — including reminders, thoughts, and feelings — is a hallmark PTSD avoidance symptom.

Question 3

In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for trauma, the 'dialectic' refers to balancing:

Accepted Answer

Acceptance of current experience and commitment to change

Answer

The core dialectic in DBT is the synthesis of radical acceptance with the drive for change, helping clients tolerate distress while working toward growth.

Question 4

Which intervention is most appropriate during the stabilization phase of trauma treatment?

Accepted Answer

Teaching grounding and distress tolerance skills

Answer

Stabilization focuses on building coping skills such as grounding techniques before any trauma processing begins.

Question 5

The term 'window of tolerance' was introduced by Dan Siegel to describe:

Accepted Answer

The optimal zone of arousal in which trauma processing is most effective

Answer

The window of tolerance is the zone of arousal where a person can process information without becoming hyper- or hypo-aroused.

(TTC) Trauma Treatment Certification Practice Test

(TTC) Trauma Treatment Certification Practice Test

TTC Treatment Planning and Therapeutic Approaches 3