Counseling Families, Diagnosis, Neurocounseling, and Advanced Concepts Flashcards
If using functional family therapy (FFT) to work with the family of a 17 y/o client with antisocial behavior and a history of escalating delinquency, what is the first phase?
engagement/motivation
What happens during the engagement/motivation stage of FFT?
the counselor helps the family identify maladaptive beliefs in order to increase expectations for change, reduce negativity and blaming, and increase respect for differences
What are the 3 phases of functional family therapy?
engagement/motivation: counselor helps the family identify maladaptive beliefs in order to increase expectations for change, reduce negativity and blaming, and increase respect for differences
behavior change: parents used behavioral interventions to improve family function
generalization: generalization of teh skills learned to other environments
Lazarus’ 7 modalities spell out BASIC ID, which stands for?
Behaviors, Affective Responses (emotions, moods), Sensations, Images (memories, dreams, and how we see ourselves), Cognitions (ideas, thoughts), Interpersonal relationships, Drugs (i.e., biology, including nutrition)
A client was involved in a severe accident that resulted in the death of their spouse and child, but in the hours since the accident, the client has been unable to recall anything about the accident. What type of amnesia is the client most likely experiencing?
localized
What is localized amnesia?
usually occurs in response to severe trauma and persists for hours or days
What is selective amnesia?
involves the inability to remember some aspects of a traumatic event while remembering other aspects
What is generalized amnesia?
the inability to recall anything at all for the lifetime of the person
What is systematized amnesia?
the inability to recall a particular category or type of memory, such as one event or person
Adlerian family therapy involves
overcoming feelings of inferiority, promoting social interest, investigating goals of behavior
A 20 y/o college male student has been referred for evaluation by his family. They note that over the last 6-7 months, he’s increasingly avoided contact and/or talking with family members and friends, that he often seems intensely preoccupied, and his hygiene and grooming have become very poor. In speaking with him, the counselor notes that he seems very guarded, his affect is virtually expressionless, and he resists talking. When able to coax him to speak, his speech is very tangential, disorganized, and even incoherent at times. He seems to be responding to internal stimuli (hallucinations and/or intrusive thoughts). The family and he deny substance abuse. What would be the most likely diagnosis?
schizophrenia
Negative reinforcement _______ the behavior by ____ a negative stimulus; positive reinforcement _______ the behavior by _____ a reinforcer.
increases; taking away; increases; adding
