Chapter 1

Question 1

relies on personal conviction or theoretical position.

Answer 1

Weakest justification

Question 2

based on well controlled experimental studies that are generalizable to a wide range of clinical situations.

Answer 2

Strongest justification

Question 3

Refers to general principles or maxims that are skills to be used by clinicians (use your skill).

Answer 3

What should be done to effect positive change in client?

Question 4

Refers to the justification for a skills use.

Answer 4

Why should it be done?

Question 5

Involves the application of the skills and it is the step between knowledge about the disorder and it’s transfer into helping behavior.

Answer 5

How should it be accomplished?

Question 6

is any discrete and observable act within the overall process of patient care.

Answer 6

A clinical skill

Question 7

is a way of solving problems or identifying opportunities when conventional thinking has failed.

Answer 7

Creative problem solving (CPS)

Question 8

is the interaction and exchange of information between two or more people.

Answer 8

Interpersonal communication

Question 9

is the process of generating lots of potential solutions and possibilities, otherwise known as brainstorming.

Answer 9

Divergent thinking

Question 10

involves evaluating those options and choosing the most promising one.

Answer 10

convergent thinking