Counselling Psychology

Question 1

What do psychologists study?

Answer 1

The way people feel, think, act and interact

Question 2

Who are psychologists legally required to register with?

Answer 2

Psychology Board of Australia

Question 3

Who could psychologists also register with?

Answer 3

AHPRA or/and APS

Question 4

What are the 9 protected titles in psychology?

Answer 4

1. Clinical Neuropsychologists
2. Clinical Psychologists
3. Educational and Developmental; Psychology
4. Counseling Psychologists
5. Forensic Psychologists
6. Health Psychologists
7. Organisational Psychologists
8. Sports and Exercise psychologists
9. Community Psychologists

Question 5

What is the best recommendation on seeing a psychologist for someone with a mental health problem?

Answer 5

Either Counseling or Clinical Psychologist. Only difference is the medicare rebate $88 vs $124

Question 6

Do people disclose more secrets to polite, enthusiastic, assertive or compassionate people?

Answer 6

Compassionate

Question 7

What are the three components of Bordin’s Model?

Answer 7

Bond, Goal, Task

Question 8

When should sessions be tracked?

Answer 8

1st, 6th and 10th.

Question 9

Who said “Which treatment prescribed by whom, and in which circumstances, is the most effective for this particular individual with this specific problem?”

Answer 9

Gordon Paul

Question 10

What are efficacy studies?

Answer 10

Effect sizes based on differences between treated and control groups.

Question 11

What do efficacy studies emphasise?

Answer 11

Internal validity of experimental designs

Question 12

What must efficacy studies use?

Answer 12

COHORT guidelines

Question 13

What are effectiveness studies?

Answer 13

Based on within subject changes from pre to post intervention

Question 14

What do effectiveness studies emphasize?

Answer 14

External validity of experimental designs

Question 15

What is the Dodo effect?

Answer 15

Changes are not due to therapeutic relationship

Question 16

What are Rogers Key Concepts?

Answer 16

Positive Regards
Genuineness
Empathy
Openess
Curiosity

Question 17

What are socratic questions?

Answer 17

Open questions

Question 18

What are ope/closed questions, encouragers, paraphasing, summarization, clarification, reflection of feeling, reflection of meaning examples of?

Answer 18

Basic Listening Skills

Question 19

What are Microskills? (3)

Answer 19

1. Basic listening sequence
2. Integration with compassion focused therapy basic listening sequence
3. Reflection of emotion ie tone and speed of speech

Question 20

What does Compassion Focused Therapy focus on?

Answer 20

Therapeutic relationship

Question 21

What is CFT underpinned by?

Answer 21

Evolution models and science of neuro, affective and developmental psych

Question 22

What is part of CFT?

Answer 22

Psycho education

Model of affect regulation

Evolutionary Functional analysis

Works with fears, blocks, resistances to compassion and positive emotion

Question 23

What are the 2 elements of a compassionate mind?

Answer 23

Sensitivity to the suffering of self and others - COURAGE

With a commitment to try and relieve it - DEDICATION

Question 24

What are the three factors in the Interactive Flow of Compassion?

Answer 24

Self Compassion

Compassion to Others

Compassion from others

Question 25

What are the 3 factors in the three circles model and motivation?

Answer 25

Drive and Achievement

Soothing and connection

Threat and self-protect (Fight or flight)