Midterm Flashcards
The Central Balance
Often more like a ladder at the very beginning – acceptance of at least some aspect must occur before change (or effective communication) is even possible.
Acceptance/Empathy and Change are balanced by Therapy.
One of the biggest predictors of treatment success
Empathy
Stress–Diathesis Model
Biological Vulnerability (Heredity), Environment (modelling by family members, adverse environ. physical abuse, sexual abuse, etc), and Difficulty Tolerating/Regulating Painful Emotions (Often judges own emotions and tells self not to feel them. When can’t stop feeling, gets even more anxious, distressed, etc. It becomes a spiral – and often feels unbearable.)
Why do people use?
Stops pain. Also tends to decrease shyness, increase perception of having social skills and being liked, increase feelings of belonging, and – in the short term – increase positive experiences.
adaptive solutions as replacements and…
also to help the client tolerate negative emotions.
Right Reflex
When people see discrepancy b/t how things are and how they think things OUGHT to be, they want to fix it.
Resistance is a sign that
the therapist needs to change strategies.
Self-motivational talk (change talk) is a sign of
consonence
Resistance is a sign of
DISSONANCE
Four Processes of MI
Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, and Plan
Engaging
establish connection and working relationship; prerequisite for everything that follows
Focusing
develop and maintain direction for change
Evoking
elicit client’s own motivation for change
Plan
commitment to change and formulating concrete action
Discrepancy
difference b/t how life is and how client wants it to be (between current life and values)
OARS
Ask Open Questions
Affirm
Reflective listening
Summarize
Question/Answer trap
S.t. leads to client agreeing just to agree.
Try to ask questions and then reflect; never more than 3 Qs in a row.
Open Questions
Avoid 3 questions in a row, try to follow each question with a reflection
Listening Reflectively
Guessing what client means/feels
Can be simple –even word or two
Don’t just parrot the client
Should make up about half of what’s said
Can be used to direct session – help guide where session flows
Affirm
Recognizing, encouraging, and supporting the client’s efforts and strengths.
Include compliments or statements of appreciation
Examples
Can help build rapport, confidence, motivation, and feelings of self-efficacy.
Can also increase target bxs
Affirm bxs you want to increase
6 Levels of Reflection/Affirmation
1) Staying wake/listening
2) Accurate reflection
3) Articulating unverbalized emotions, thoughts, or bx
4) Reflection/Validation in perms or past learning or biological dysfunction (based on past exp., it makes sense you feel that way)
5) Reflection/Validation in terms of present circumstances (most people would feel nervous about a job interview)
6) Radical Genuineness
Summarize
Link material that has been discussed separately
Can help increase understand and “improve” perspective
Can also be an effective way to transition without the client feeling like you weren’t listening/caring.
(Also can help if you need to stall before saying anything.)
Also use at end of session to wrap up
5 Stages of Change
Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
Focus versus engagement
Can work on engagement at times without immediately focusing. Don’t always have to have an immediate purpose.
Withdrawal occurs because your brain works like a spring when it comes to addiction.
Drugs and alcohol are brain depressants that push down the spring. They suppress your brain’s production of neurotransmitters like noradrenaline. When you stop using drugs or alcohol it’s like taking the weight off the spring, and your brain rebounds by producing a surge of adrenaline that causes withdrawal symptoms.
Some drugs produce significant physical withdrawal
alcohol, opiates, and tranquilizers
Some drugs produce little physical withdrawal, but more emotional withdrawal
cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy
Emotional Withdrawal Symptoms
- Anxiety
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Insomnia
- Headaches
- Poor concentration
- Depression
- Social isolation
Physical Withdrawal Symptoms
- Sweating
- Racing heart
- Palpitations
- Muscle tension
- Tightness in the chest
- Difficulty breathing
- Tremor
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
Which drugs produce the most dangerous physical withdrawal
Alcohol and tranquilizers
What can happen when you Suddenly stop alcohol or tranquilizers
seizures, strokes, heart attacks, hallucinations, and Delirium tremens (DTs)
Alcohol and tranquilizers need _____
Medical Detox
Leading, Guiding, Following
Find out what this means in the book.
Exchanging information
Elicit
Provide information
Elicit
Therapy Questions for Open Ended Questions/Elaborating
Tell me more about that.
In what way?
What are other reasons you might want to (quit drinking or whatever)?
What it’s like to talk about that? (What does it feel like?)
How are some other ways you’d like your life to be different?
Give me an example (or) tell me about at time when that happened.
ETC.
Therapy Questions for Reflecting change talk
(clarifies meaning, encourages further elaboration, and builds rapport)
Often need validate the difficulty of change and/or any ambivalence before reflecting the change talk.
Therapy Questions for affirming change talk
Sounds like a great idea. You’re showing a lot of courage. Good point. I’m proud of you. That’s very considerate of you. That’s very insightful. It’s nice to see you willing to work so hard. ETC.
How to respond to sustain talk
need change in counseling style
Sustain is normal. It’s how you RESPOND to resistance that’s important.
Double sided reflection
Start with reflecting resistance, and end with change (might be earlier change talk)
4 ways to respond to change talk
Shifting focus Reframing Acknowledges validity of client’s observations, but offers a new meaning or interpretation. Agreeing with a twist (reflect + reframe) Emphasizing personal choice/autonomy
Responding to change talk
Directive, in that you respond differently to different statements depending on whether they move toward or away from change
Treatment Plan has
long term goals and short term goals
Enhancing confidence
- Evocative questions
a. What do you think might be a good first step? - Confidence ruler
- Reviewing past success
- Ask about personal strengths and support
a. Can also give your own opinions - Brainstorm
- Giving advice (sparingly)
- Reframing
- Hypothetical
Avoid You’ll be fine & taking over