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| Covert conditioning relies on a person’s capacity to utilize imagery and is often a component of self-help methods. Psychologists have researched the ability of an individual’s mind to generate these pictures as a solution to improve typical situation reactions. Covert conditioning is an example of which basic principle? |
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| A technique that relies on an individual’s ability to use imagery for mental rehearsal. |
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A social worker meets with a client in a quiet spot at the local library. This is a spot the client describes as supportive, and both the client and the social worker enjoy reading and find it relaxing. The social worker acts as an active listener and demonstrates sensitivity towards the client.
Which of the following types of therapy is described above? |
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| Professionals providing this type of therapy creates a close relationship with their client. The social worker seeks to increase self-understanding and insight through informal questions and to empathize with the client’s situation. |
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| Angela is providing services to a client with a drug abuse problem. There has been a lot of work focused on the issue and very little improvement. Which of the following is a likely reason for lack of progress with this client? |
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| he client has been placed in a passive, helpless role |
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| Utilizing this type of therapy, a client becomes the expert in determining how to achieve success. |
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| Social workers who use this type of therapy demonstrates reflective listening and empathy. Success is measured by self-examination and creative expression. |
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A social worker is determining a client’s problem in order to develop treatment using a framework that has four themes: meaninglessness, isolation, freedom, and the inevitability of death. In this type of therapy, the professional’s role is to help the client see possibilities for his or her future.
What kind of therapy is described above? |
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| This type of therapy functions on the belief that inner conflict is due to confrontation with an individual’s existence. A professional will help a client understand the need for self-determination and teach them responsibility in shaping their future. |
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| Existential psychotherapy |
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| Boundaries between the outer world and inner self develop in infancy. While still young, individuals will project feelings of denial stemming from what ego function? |
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| Luke is providing social work services to a client having difficulty overcoming an anxiety problem. He will help the individual identify issues while changing behaviors, responses, and dysfunctional thinking. What type of therapy is Luke providing? |
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| This type of therapy is a form of direct practice that enables a client to make appropriate changes. Thoughts that become distorted and unrealistic will be questioned. When an individual can identify where this thinking comes from, it is easier to make modifications. |
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| Person-centered therapy places most of the responsibility for treatment on the client. Professionals take a back seat and perform in a nondirective role. Therapy takes place in a supportive environment with a comfortable client/social worker relationship. What are the two goals of person-centered therapy? |
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| Increased self-esteem and openness to experience |
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| This type of therapy revolves around the goals of self-esteem and experience. Individuals will learn to be in agreement with themselves, demonstrate low levels of guilt, and encounter more positive relationships. |
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| Cassandra suffers from anxiety that is starting to affect her daily functioning. During an initial assessment, the social worker asks her to keep a daily log of significant events associated with her problem. This is a form of self-help that will focus on the here and now. What kind of treatment is being practiced? |
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| Cognitive behavioral therapy |
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| This type of therapy focuses on individual needs similar to those found in adult sessions. Playing comes naturally to children and is ideal for self-expression. Social workers can utilize directive or non-directive approaches for allowing youngsters to display their feelings. |
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| Shelly seeks the help of a social worker for problems she is having with her personal life. She is married to John and has two daughters that are just reaching adolescence. The client reports her husband has been having extramarital affairs for three years. He doesn’t try to hide them, and Shelly is quite aware of what is going on. She will not leave John because he is the only income provider and her daughters are very close to their father. What is the ideal therapy for Shelly? |
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| This type of therapy focuses on communication and coaching skills for resolving problems without negativity. Methods are centralized around treatment for families, couples and individuals. |
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| Conflict resolution therapy |
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| There are more adult children dealing with issues concerning aging parents than ever before. Many social work professionals specialize in services for senior citizens. They also initiate support groups for their families and caretakers. There are three main focuses to this practice, two of which include assessment and coordination. What is the third? |
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| Strengths-based assessments emphasize the pathology and dysfunction of clients while focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses. When working with pathology, a professional should pay special attention to which three client characteristics? |
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| Strength, growth potential, and self-confidence |
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| The strength-based assessment process has two stages. The first includes the ability to define the problem area and the second involves evaluating the situation. What are the two dimensions of strength-based assessment? |
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| Internal and external strengths |
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| These strengths include motivation, emotion, and the ability to think clear, while these strengths include significant others, family networks, and community groups. |
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| Many social workers utilize a specific method for extinguishing anxiety. The client first imagines the scene causing such behavior and is then exposed to a sequence of high-anxiety images. This treatment is accompanied by highly emotional reactions. After a few treatment sessions, the anxiety will be extinguished. What is this method called? |
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| This type of therapy evokes a high anxiety level based on exaggerated, imagined scenes. This occurs in a sequence from least amount of discomfort to the most extreme. The professional will introduce statements pertaining to the client’s worst fears. |
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| Habit reversal training is most effective for clients with Tourette syndrome. It is comprised of four main components. First, awareness training brings attention to tics in an effort to help the client gain self-control. Second, the client develops a competing response to replace the inappropriate behavior. Third, the client builts motivation by making a list of problems that were caused by the disorder. What is the fourth component? |
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| Generalization. It refers to the practice of new skills mastered to cope with Tourette’s syndrome. The client will need to carry out their skill in the family and community setting. This includes suppressing the problem at work, school and home. |
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| Awareness training is a method for bringing attention to inappropriate behaviors. IT has four stages. First, a client describes in detail the behavior being demonstrated, then the therapist points out the behavior each time it is displayed, and next the individual begins to identify early warning signs. What is the final step in awareness training? |
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| Identifying the situations in which the behavior occurs |
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| This type of client training is often utilized during habit reversal training. Once a client is conscious of a behavior, he or she will often want to change it. |
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| This type of therapy rests on the assumption that people want to solve their issues and have the resources to do so. Individual, family and environmental systems may facilitate or block resolution. Behaviors are changed outside of the session. |
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| Social workers assisting individuals and families as they approach the end of life utilize multidimensional assessments and interventions. What kind of therapy practice is likely to be most important in an end-of-life care situation? |
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| This type of counseling is a direct practice utilized by many social workers who find themselves dealing with end-of-life care situations. Decisions include medical and psychosocial determinations. The end of a life impactsboth the individual and his or her family and legacies. |
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| This type of therapy needs to take place in a supportive setting to demonstrate a personal relationship between the professional and client. The therapist utilizes practices that will increase insight and understanding through informal questioning. |
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| Social workers involved in this type of practice attempt to manage a humane and just social order. They are knowledgeable in the use of advocacy, policy, community, and management methods. |
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| Operant behavior conditioning is a practice that deals with modifying voluntary behavior in reference to environmental influences. Reinforcement and punishment are at the core of successful treatment. What should a social worker seek when searching for causes to a negative behavior? |
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| Antecedent and consequence |
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| This type of behavioral therapy is maintained by positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. |
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| Cognitive behavioral therapy is a combination of the two theories. It aims to solve problems through a goal-oriented systematic procedure. Social workers who practice this intervention believe an individual’s behaviors and feelings are cause by: |
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