Exam 1 Flashcards
Frequently SLPs help people deal with the ______ or ______ that surround a communication disorder.
a) FEELINGS
b) EMOTIONS
Define psychotherapy
Treatment of psychological abnormality – specialized training
Define counseling
Personal adjustment to difficult circumstances.
Define guidance
Advice and information given (less formal than counseling)
Who created the psychodynamic theory?
Freud
What is the psychodynamic theory based on?
Based on the psychoanalytic theory
What theory states that behavior is the product of conflicts between the id ego and superego?
Psychodynamic theory (Freud)
In which theory are there five psychosexual stages?
Psychodynamic theory – Freud
Who created the client centered theory?
Carl Rogers
What is the foundation of the client centered theory?
There is an EMPATHIC RELATIONSHIP between the client and therapist that will allow the client to freely experience and express all of his or her EMOTIONS in a completely ACCEPTING climate.
Which theory says that the SLP needs to be fully present in order for the client’s self-actualizing drive to bubble up and for them to actively choose to make changes?
Client centered theory Carl Rogers
What is step one of the client centered theory?
The client is encouraged to freely express his or her emotions.
What is step two of the client centered theory?
The clinician LISTENS and responds to content and feelings
What is step three of the client centered theory?
Accepting relationship with the clinician helped the client become open to change and growth
What is step four of the client centered theory?
Client takes responsibility for taking action towards goals she or he develops
What did DiLollo and Niemeyer (2014) say about empathic reflections about client’s feelings?
This technique…
takes little time in treatment sessions
earns clients trust and cooperation
sets the stage for joint problem-solving.
Saying “You’re really bored right now aren’t you? I’m pretty boring!” Is an example of what?
Empathic reflections
True or false: some multicultural clients may not like empathic reflections.
True
True or false: the more educated the client, the more they will want the list of action steps.
True
Robinson 2014, states that one theory is most helpful in the beginning, especially with a new diagnosis. Which theory is he referencing?
Client centered theory
Which theory looks at measurement, with an emphasis on OBSERVABLE behaviors, environmental, and external influences?
The behavioral theory
What theory says that all behavior is caused by environmental stimuli?
The behavioral theory
Which theory states that human behavior is the product of external reinforcement?
The behavioral theory
Which theory states that behavior is shaped and maintained by immediate consequences?
The behavioral theory
Which theory states that reinforcement must be given immediately after a particular behavior has occurred?
The behavioral theory
Which theory:
Engineering model of facilitating change
Goal set, task broken down into small steps
Careful reinforcement
Behavioral theory
Which theory does the clinician focus on specific outcomes rather than feelings?
The behaviorial theory
What is the goal of the behavioral theory?
To emphasize clients’ identifiable behaviors and make positive changes
Fruit loop therapy? (Which theory?)
The behavioral theory
When is the behavioral theory the most effective?
After a client centered approach, especially in the beginning where clients have strong emotions.
Which theory does not rely on having people get in touch with and express their feelings, and provides specific in practical steps for positive change? (Good for multicultural clients)
The behavioral theory/behavioral therapy
DiLollo and Neimeyer 2014:
What did they say about providing clinical services beyond simple teaching of behavioral techniques?
Behavioral methods are good for addressing surface issues, but not deeper emotional issues and psychological consequences of a communication disorder.
Behavioral methods alone often do not promote long-term meaningful change. Behavioral techniques are the tip of the iceberg.
True or false:
Robinson, 2014, stated that behavioral theory is ineffective at the beginning of a counseling relationship.
True
Which theory states that the client’s thoughts are key
Cognitive-behavioral theory
Which theory states that counseling is a three-step process?
Cognitive-behavioral theory
What are the three steps of the cognitive-behavioral theory?
- Change client’s thinking
- Change belief system
- Change behavior
Fill in the blank:
Luterman states that SLPs are only concerned with the _______ a client attaches to an event (not past history)
Meaning
Which approach is a highly confrontational approach in which the client is challenged to examine the underlying “irrational” assumptions reflected in his language or behavior? (Luterman)
Cognitive-behavioral theory
What are the stepping stones to learning?
Mistakes
True or false:
A cognitive therapist is not interested in emotions. They assume that how you think is how you feel and their interest is in changing thoughts.
True
What are the four things a cognitive therapist tries to do?
- Help client explore thinking
- Challenge client to test validity of their beliefs through experimentation
- Create change in thinking through analyzing the gathered data
- Create change in behavior based on the new, positive evidence
Which theory challenges clients to explore discrepancies between their thoughts and reality?
Cognitive-behavioral theory
What is one limitation of the cognitive-behavioral theory?
It may cut short the expression of strong emotions that need to come out.
(It is good for adults who have such a negative beliefs that treatment progress is impeded)
Which type of therapy is a branch of the cognitive-behavioral theory?
Reality therapy
Which therapy did psychiatrist William Glasser come up with?
Reality therapy
Which therapy focuses on the rational, logical, and language oriented?
Reality therapy
Which approach/therapy helps people take more effective control of their lives?
Reality therapy
In which therapy does the SLP confront inconsistencies openly and directly?
Reality therapy
What are the eight steps of reality therapy?
- Make friends with clients and ask what they want.
- Ask clients what they are choosing to do to get it.
- Ask if their behavioral choice is working for them.
- If it is not, help them make better choices (and create a written list)
- Get commitment from client to follow the better choices
- Do not accept excuses for failure to carry out plan – if not working, change it!
- Do not punish clients, but ask them to accept reasonable consequences for their behavior.
- Do not give up!
What are the three steps to an eclectic approach?
- Accept and listen to client nonjudgmentally and let them express their emotions.
- If feeling that are accompanied by negative thoughts are preventing progress, help the client test experimentally the validity of those thoughts.
- Help clients implement constructive behaviors to deal with the communication disorder.
What is the key to change?
Assuming responsibility
What are five cognitive distortions that clients have?
All or nothing thinking
Overgeneralization
Mental filter (dwelling on negatives)
Jumping to conclusions or “mind reading”
Emotional reasoning
What is emotional reasoning?
Taking ones emotions as evidence of truth; “I am sad, therefore you did something to cause me to feel this way.”
What type of statements make us feel pressured, resentful, and unmotivated?
“Should” statements
What is catastrophizing?
Thinking about the worst thing that can happen and believing it will happen to you.
“If my child is retained in 4th grade, he’ll become a behavior problem and maybe eventually turn to a life of crime.”
What are five mindsets that inspire procrastination?
Helplessness – factors beyond our control
Feeling overwhelmed
Perfectionism
Fear of failure/disapproval/criticism
Low frustration tolerance
Fill in the blank: many Americans have __________________.
Low frustration tolerance
What is one technique for when people cannot come to a conclusion or agree upon a course of action?
- First present a solution that’s really unpalatable.
E.g., “We could enroll meal for stuttering therapy and just let them go. Of course, the danger is, that when he gets to junior high, the other kids might really make fun of him and ostracize him.”
- Present another and palatable extreme.
E.g., “I could see Neil daily for 20-30 minutes sessions but he would always miss social studies and probably fall behind.”
- Present a “middle of the road” option that is very palatable.
E.g., “A third option is that I could see Neil twice a week for 20 minutes, and send home brief assignments for you to do with him. In this way, he wouldn’t miss too much class and we could work on strategies for him to be more fluent, especially if he goes into junior high. Which one of these sounds best to you?”
When having a meeting with a parent what do you begin with?
A general orientation.
How should you begin your meeting with a parent? (What kind of statement)
A positive statement
If people are really anxious and tense in a meeting what should you do?
Give them the bottom line about your diagnosis immediately and then give them more specific details about the testing later.
During a meeting, if people are more relaxed what should you do?
Present detailed findings first and build gradually to the conclusion. This is especially good for people who don’t believe there is a problem.
When closing the interview there are three things you should do. What are they?
Summarize the main points.
Repeat conclusions.
Give specific suggestions/recommendations.