Brief Therapies

Question 1

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) treats

Answer 1

Was created to treat Depression but also can treat Bipolar and Eating Disorders

Question 2

Views Depression and other mental disorders as treatable medical
illnesses and it’s primary goals are symptom relief and improved interpersonal functioning

Answer 2

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Question 3

Therapy that focuses on solutions to problems and not their etiology

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Solution Focused Therapy

Question 4

Miracle Questions do what

Answer 4

establish the focus of treatment and goals to strive for

Question 5

Exception Questions are used for

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identify times when the problem did not exist or was less intense

Question 6

Scaling Questions are used to

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Evaluate status and progress made

Question 7

Motivational Interviewing is based on what theories

Answer 7

Rogerian, transtheoretical model, self-efficacy, and cognitive dissonance

Question 8

Motivational interviewing is most effective in what stages of change

Answer 8

pre-contemplation and contemplation stages

Question 9

Eliciting change talk is a technique from which theory

Answer 9

Motivational Interviewing

Question 10

Developing Discrepancy is a technique from motivational interviewing. What is this?

Answer 10

helping clients to see the difference between their behaviors and goals

Question 11

Rolling with resistance is a technique from motivational interviewing. What is this?

Answer 11

avoiding power struggles and arguments that clients may put up

Question 12

What are the 6 stages of change from the Transtheoretical Model

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1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Termination

Question 13

During this stage of change, the client has no intention of taking action in the next 6 months. They are likely to resist advice or change interventions and may be in denial or have already had unsuccessful attempts to change.

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1. Precontemplation Stage

Question 14

During this stage of change clients plan to make changes in the next 6 months but are ambivalent and can benefit from self-reevaluation

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2. Contemplation Stage

Question 15

During this stage of change client plans to take action within 1 month. Interventions include include supporting client’s decision to change and include self-evaluation and self-liberations (believing that change is possible and helping them to commit to change)

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3. Preparation

Question 16

During this stage of change the client is taking action. Techniques include contingency management, stimulus control, and counterconditioning

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4. Action

Question 17

During this stage of change there has been a maintained desire for change for 6 months; interventions include relapse prevention

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5. Maintenance

Question 18

During this stage client is confident that their change of relapse is low

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6. Termination

Question 19

This type of therapy is good for clients who can form an alliance relatively quickly and benefit from insight oriented work

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Brief Psychodynamic Therapy

Question 20

This therapy is time limited, focuses on limited goals, and is based on the assumption that change can occur during a brief process and continue after therapy ends

Answer 20

Brief Psychodynamic Therapy

Question 21

Decisional Balance, Self-efficacy, and temptation are motivations for change in what theory

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Transtheoretical model

Question 22

Strength of belief about the pros and cons of changing is called what? This is the most important determinant of motivation during contemplation stage

Answer 22

Decisional Balance

Question 23

Confidence a person has about their ability to change and avoid relapse; determines move from contemplation to preparation stage and then to action stage

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Self-efficacy

Question 24

Intensity of the urge to engage in undesirable bxs; strongest during the first few stages of the transtheoretical model

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Temptation

Question 25

In the interpersonal Psychotherapy Model (IPT), what are the 4 problem areas in Depression

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Interpersonal Role Transitions, Interpersonal role disputes, Interpersonal deficits, and grief