Week 6: School Psychologists Role in Prevention/Intervention, Mental Health, SEB

Question 1

Externalizing behavior characteristics

Answer 1

Under controlled
Easily observable
Disruption to others

Question 2

Internalizing behavior characteristics

Answer 2

Over-controlled
Covert
Characterized by subjective distress

Question 3

There is a high rate of comorbidity between internalizing and externalizing disorders (True/False)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Treatments for externalizing and internalizing behavior problems have a similar focus (True/False)

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Externalizing problems are best treated through…

Answer 5

indirect forms of intervention (consultation; parent training)

Question 6

What is the main cause of disruptive behavior problems in the schools?

Answer 6

Ineffective behavior management strategies

Question 7

Fill-in-the-blank: Disruptive behavior serves a ____________

Answer 7

function

Question 8

Counseling is not effective for most externalizing behavior problems because counseling requires the

Answer 8

motivation to change

Question 9

Indirect service (form of consultation) most effective for externalizing problems

Answer 9

Parent Training

Question 10

Steps to behavioral consultation (same as problem-solving model)

Answer 10

Define Problem
Analyze Problem
Implement Intervention
Evaluate Intervention

Question 11

Consultation is most effective when each of these variables are considered

Answer 11

Problem solving model
Knowledge of EBP
Professional Support
Social influence

Question 12

An important conceptual similarity between counseling and consultation

Answer 12

The role of social influence - you need to get the client/parent/teacher to trust you

Question 13

Benefits of consultation over counseling

Answer 13

Consultation has the advantage of being more efficient and has the potential for greater impact – a class of 25 kids as opposed to 1 kid.

Question 14

What is CBT?

Answer 14

An evidence-based approach to psychotherapy which emphasizes the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, focusing on identifying and altering maladaptive thought patterns.

Question 15

Reciprocal determinism

Answer 15

The bidirectional process between cognition and behavior

Question 16

CBT is most appropriate for which kind of disorder?

Answer 16

Internalizing

Question 17

ABCs of CBT

Answer 17

A: Activating Event – The situation or trigger

B: Beliefs – The thoughts or interpretations about the event. Most important in traditional CBT

C: Consequences – The emotional and behavioral reactions to the beliefs.

Question 18

How do ideas of craving and attachment, and confusing wanting and needing have strong implications for CBT?

Answer 18

We often make our happiness dependent on what we want – not what we need —- if we don’t get what we want we are prone to negative emotions, becoming overly attached to thoughts

Question 19

What are some newer CBT approaches and how do they differ from traditional CBT?

Answer 19

DBT & ACT, focus on changing relationship to thoughts, rather than on the content of thoughts. They also have a greater emphasis on mindfulness.

Question 20

When does the behavioral part of CBT take priority?

Answer 20

When environmental variables are contributing to emotional problems rather than cognitive interpretations

Question 21

What takes priority over cognitive modification for anxiety problems?

Answer 21

Exposure

Question 22

Appropriate use of CBT

Answer 22

Functional impairment that is non normative

When cognitive disortions appear to be contributing to functional impairment.

When there is an evidence base to support its use

Question 23

Inappropriate use of CBT

Answer 23

When the cognitive distortion is not relevant (Ex. bullying, abuse etc.)