clinical psychology

Question 1

Which brief psychotherapy focuses on solutions (as opposed to etiology), is goal-directed, collaborative, and strengths-based?

Answer 1

solution-focused therapy

Question 2

Miracle, exception, and scaling questions are examples of interventions used under what psychotherapuetic model?

Answer 2

solution-focused therapy

Question 3

Which brief psychotherapy helps patients to enhance their desire for change, resolve ambivalence, and makes use of the stages of change?

Answer 3

motivational interviewing (MI)

Question 4

Which brief psychotherapy aims to increase the discrepancy between current behavior versus a patient’s values and goals?

Answer 4

motivational interviewing (MI)

Question 5

The decisional balance, whereby pros and cons of making changes versus sustaining a behavior are examined, is a component of which brief psychotherapy model?

Answer 5

motivational interviewing (MI)

Question 5

Which brief psychotherapy involves interventions to increase change talk, decrease sustain talk, and resolve discord?

Answer 5

motivational interviewing (MI)

Question 6

Which brief psychotherapy model focuses on six states of change (PC-PAM-T) wherein the goal of each stage is to help move toward the next stage?

Answer 6

transtheoretical model

Question 7

The transtheoretical model of psychotherapy involves six changes of stage, including:

Answer 7

1) precontemplation, 2) contemplation, 3) preparation, 4) action, 5) maintenance, and 6) termination

Question 8

Which brief psychotherapy model focuses on interpersonal factors as a key component of symptoms and approaches a mental health diagnosis as a treatable medical condition?

Answer 8

interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

Question 8

What are the three stages of brief interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)?

Answer 8

1) “sick phase” or initial stage to identify diagnosis, 2) middle phase to increase affect, roleplay, improve communication skills, and decisional analysis, and 3) final stage involving termination and relapse prevention?

Question 9

Which model of brief psychotherapy offers various models to explain the etiology problems, but is based upon several shared assumptions?

Answer 9

brief psychodynamic psychotherapy

Question 10

The following assumptions are reflected under which model of brief psychotherapy? 1) change can occur with brief treatment; 2) focus of treatment on limited, mutually-agreed upon goals; 3) appropriate for use with insight-oriented patients; 4) therapist plays an active role to facilitate goals; 5) focus on positive transference and less on interpretation; and 6) termination is addressed early on

Answer 10

brief psychodynamic psychotherapy