Lectures 5-8

Question 1

What are the 5 elements if he medical model in Jim schirmer’s lecture

Answer 1

Complaint, explanation, mechanism of change, therapeutic ingredients, specificity

Question 2

What is the difference between scientific psychology and counselling practice?

Answer 2

Scientific = objective, detached from ppts, prediction and control

Counselling = subjective, feelings, individual personal help, an art of counselling

Question 3

According to lambert’s common factors (lecture 5), what percentage of success in therapy is accounted for by 1.client factors, 2. Therapeutic relationship? 3.hope?4. Type of therapy

Answer 3

1. 40%
2. 30%
3. 15%
4. 15%

Question 4

What is the scientific method as a client centred counselling process?
(Lecture 5)

Answer 4

The scientific method:

Ask a question 
Gather data 
Construct hypotheses 
Test hypotheses 
Extrapolate conclusions

Question 5

What is the counselling process? (Lecture 5)

Answer 5

Form alliance 
Assessment 
Formulation 
Plan 
Implement treatment

Question 6

What does the therapist do to best help the client? (Lecture 5) 8 answers

Answer 6

Connect with Thai human being

Build this relationship

Generate hope in this situation

Choosing an approach for this context

Creating safety

Nurturing attachment

Generating choices

Minimising pain, maximising joy

Creating meaning and identity

Question 7

The science of counsellor: 
Theoretical knowledge 
Technical skill 
Ongoing learning 
Reflective practice 

Describe the art of counselling:

Answer 7

Wisdom
Intuition
Sincerity
Creativity

Question 8

What is a contra coup?

Answer 8

The brain moves inside the skill and hits two sides of the brain at least (e.g., in sudden stops in car crashes)

Question 9

What are some changes associates with ABI?

Answer 9

Physical 
Sensory and perceptual changes 
Cognition 
Communication 
Emotions 
Behaviour/personality

Question 10

TBI affects mostly which gender? Which age? What deficits do they experience?

Answer 10

Male
18-28
Physical, cognitive, behavioural

Question 11

The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) measures initial deficits from eye opening

Answer 11

To motor responses, to verbal responses

Question 12

What does a mild or Minor traumatic brain injury result in?

Answer 12

Brief or no loss of consciousness

Injury not visible with medical imaging

Individual appears fine

May be unable to remember events before and after injury

10% experience long term consequences but most recover with no ongoing symptoms.

Question 13

Moderate injury

Answer 13

Up to 24 hours loss of consciousness or coma

May sustain bleeding in brain

Injury visible on medical imaging (sometimes)

1/3 - half have lifetime difficulties with learning and daily activities

Question 14

Severe injury

Answer 14

Coma 24 hours or longer 
Hospitalised for longer periods 
80% individuals have lifelong disabilities 
Long term support required 
More widespread bleeding 
Diffuse rather than focal injury

Question 15

What percentage of people with sever ABI are left with any obvious physical disability?

Answer 15

25%

Question 16

ABI and mental health (lecture 6)

Prevalence rates for comorbid psychiatric disorders in ABI may be high as…%
As much as … Years later

Permanent vulnerability to psychiatric disorders in some individuals

Treatment needs may be different to mainstream population

Answer 16

44% comorbidity

30 years post injury

Question 17

How many more times likely are you to have depression after TBI?

How many more times likely are you to commit suicide?

Answer 17

1. 5 x more likely to have depression

2. 7-4 x more likely to commit suicide

Question 18

TBI is associated with substance abuse and being in jail (…%males, ..%females had at least one head injury)
And if you’re aboriginal or island you are … Times more likely to have an ABI

Answer 18

45% males
39% females
3-6 x more likely for aborigines

Question 19

What were the most appreciated parts of the LIFE matters program to adolescents living in poverty?

Answer 19

Games, imagery and goals were appreciated.
The most valued components of the program were:
Being able to develop confidence
The idea of controlling the controllable

Question 20

What are the 5 C’s of positive youth development?

Answer 20

Competence
Confidence 
Connection 
Character 
Caring

Question 21

Negative role models motivate … Behaviours

Answer 21

Avoidance

Question 22

Morality and role models (lecture 7 with Kim peters). Both competence and morality are necessary to (4 answers)

Answer 22

Consider a manager a Role model
To boost self efficacy
To emulate the role model
To consider the role model inspiring

Question 23

Morality is more important than…in creating a role model

Answer 23

Competency