Clinical Psychology (Brief Therapies)

Question 1

What are the 4 brief therapies?

Answer 1

• Interpersonal therapy
• Solution-focused therapy
• Transtheoretical Model
• Motivational interviewing

Question 2

What is interpersonal therapy’s view of maladaptive behaviour?

Answer 2

maladaptive behaviour is related to problems in social roles and interpersonal relationships (often traceable to a lack of strong attachments early in life)

Question 3

Interpersonal therapy: 4 primary problem areas of interpersonal functioning

Answer 3

1. unresolved grief
2. interpersonal role disputes
3. role transitions
4. interpersonal deficits

Question 4

Mediating variables that affect motivation at different stages of change

Answer 4

1. decisional balance
2. self-efficacy
3. temptation

Question 5

4 general principles of motivational interviewing

Answer 5

1. express empathy
2. develop discrepancies between current behaviour and personal goals and values
3. roll with resistance
4. support self-efficacy

Question 6

What does OARS stand for?

Answer 6

O-open-ended questions
A- affirmations (empathy and understanding)
R- reflective listening (restatements, paraphrasing, reflections)
S- summaries

Question 7

A cigarette smoker says that she has decided to quite smoking in the next two weeks and that she plans to use nicotine gum to help her “kick the habit.” According to the transtheoretical model, this person is in which of the following stages?

Answer 7

preparation

Question 8

The techniques of consciousness raising, social liberation, dramatic relief, self-reevaluation, and reinforcement management are most associated with which type of brief therapy?

Answer 8

transtheoretical model

Question 9

Unresolved grief, interpersonal role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits are the primary targets of what type of therapy?

Answer 9

interpersonal therapy

Question 10

The primary goals of interpersonal therapy are ______ and improved interpersonal functioning

Answer 10

symptom reduction

Question 11

Interventions ordinarily address one or more of four problem areas –unresolved grief, interpersonal role disputes, _______, and/or interpersonal deficits

Answer 11

role transitions

Question 12

A solution-focused therapist asks clients questions to help identify solutions to problem. These include the miracle question, ______ questions, and scaling questions

Answer 12

exception

Question 13

The transtheoretical model is based on the assumption that the best interventions are those that match the client’s _________

Answer 13

stage of change

Question 14

six stages of change:

Answer 14

precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination

Question 15

A person in the _____ stage intende to take action within the next six months, while the person in the maintenance stage has maintained a behaviour change for at least ____ months

Answer 15

contemplation; six

Question 16

Motivational Interviewing combines the transtheoretical model with elements of ____ and Bandura’s notion of self-efficacy

Answer 16

client-centered therapy