Question 1

Reinforcement refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  How positive or negative responses from the environment shape future behaviors 
B)  Implementing boundaries 
C)  Rewarding a client until to make the therapeutic process more enjoyable and easy for the therapist 
D)  Using punishment to force clients to adapt to the way the therapist thinks they should be living their lives 
A)  How positive or negative responses from the environment shape future behaviors 
B)  Implementing boundaries 
C)  Rewarding a client until to make the therapeutic process more enjoyable and easy for the therapist 
D)  Using punishment to force clients to adapt to the way the therapist thinks they should be living their lives A

Question 2

__________________ are beliefs about the characteristics that the relationship and each partner "should" have according to couple cognition types.

Accepted Answer

A)  Selective perceptions 
B)  Attributions 
C)  Standards 
D)  Expectancies 
A)  Selective perceptions 
B)  Attributions 
C)  Standards 
D)  Expectancies C

Question 3

If Shelly, a mindfulness-based therapist wants to lead her client in mindfulness practice, she must do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Be fully congruent with herself. 
B)  Be engaged in her own mindfulness practices. 
C)  Be free of any mental difficulties. 
D)  Be fully differentiated from her family of origin. 
A)  Be fully congruent with herself. 
B)  Be engaged in her own mindfulness practices. 
C)  Be free of any mental difficulties. 
D)  Be fully differentiated from her family of origin. B

Question 4

If a teen earns a 92 or above on an upcoming math exam and the parents agree to an 11:00 p.m. curfew on Friday and Saturday, the parents are using:

Accepted Answer

A)  contingency contract 
B)  behavior exchange 
C)  quid pro quo 
D)  token economy 
A)  contingency contract 
B)  behavior exchange 
C)  quid pro quo 
D)  token economy

Question 5

In mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, clients learn to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  become curious, open, and accepting of their thoughts and feelings, even those that are unpleasant. 
B)  deliberately distract their attention and thereby better control their thoughts. 
C)  develop greater acceptance of self, other, and things as they are. 
D)  live in and experience themselves in the present moment. 
A)  become curious, open, and accepting of their thoughts and feelings, even those that are unpleasant. 
B)  deliberately distract their attention and thereby better control their thoughts. 
C)  develop greater acceptance of self, other, and things as they are. 
D)  live in and experience themselves in the present moment.

Question 6

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, love maps are used:

Accepted Answer

A)  to help the couple become more aware of the issues that are important to their partner. 
B)  to help the couple understand what helps their partner feel loved. 
C)  as an outline of things that are hurtful to each partner in the couple. 
D)  as an outline of the ways each partner expresses love in the relationship. 
A)  to help the couple become more aware of the issues that are important to their partner. 
B)  to help the couple understand what helps their partner feel loved. 
C)  as an outline of things that are hurtful to each partner in the couple. 
D)  as an outline of the ways each partner expresses love in the relationship.

Question 7

The role of the therapist in CBFT is that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  expert. 
B)  teacher. 
C)  equal. 
D)  advisor. 
A)  expert. 
B)  teacher. 
C)  equal. 
D)  advisor.

Question 8

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, the therapist plays the role of:

Accepted Answer

A)  coach. 
B)  observer. 
C)  advisor. 
D)  partner. 
A)  coach. 
B)  observer. 
C)  advisor. 
D)  partner.

Question 9

_____________ involves teaching clients psychological and relational principles about their problems and how best to handle them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalysis 
B)  Socratic method 
C)  Psychoeducation 
D)  Psychology 
A)  Psychoanalysis 
B)  Socratic method 
C)  Psychoeducation 
D)  Psychology

Question 10

CBFT goals are stated in _____________ and measurable terms.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  concrete 
C)  emotional 
D)  vague 
A)  behavioral 
B)  concrete 
C)  emotional 
D)  vague

Question 11

All of the following statements about the Gottman method couples therapy approach are true EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapist coaches couples to develop the interaction patterns that distinguish successful marriages from marriages that end in breakup. 
B)  This model is grounded entirely in research results rather than theory. 
C)  Happily married couples do not engage in defensiveness, criticism, and stonewalling. 
D)  Better communication produces short-term gains but does not significantly affect whether or not the couple stays together. 
A)  The therapist coaches couples to develop the interaction patterns that distinguish successful marriages from marriages that end in breakup. 
B)  This model is grounded entirely in research results rather than theory. 
C)  Happily married couples do not engage in defensiveness, criticism, and stonewalling. 
D)  Better communication produces short-term gains but does not significantly affect whether or not the couple stays together.

Question 12

Pavlov was able to train dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell by pairing the dog's natural response to salivate at the sight of food with a bell. When the bell was rung each time food was presented, the dog learned that the bell signaled that food was coming and began salivating. After enough repetition, the dog began to salivate with just the sound of the bell. This is called __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning 
B)  reinforcement training 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  punishment training 
A)  operant conditioning 
B)  reinforcement training 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  punishment training

Question 13

In which paradoxical approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy is the client guided to accept difficult thoughts and emotions in order to transform them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acceptance therapy 
B)  Cognitive-behavioral family therapy 
C)  Dialectical-behavioral therapy 
D)  Mindfulness-based therapy 
A)  Acceptance therapy 
B)  Cognitive-behavioral family therapy 
C)  Dialectical-behavioral therapy 
D)  Mindfulness-based therapy

Question 14

In CBFT, a __________ allows the therapist to look for mutually reinforcing behaviors between family members and examines how these patterns are maintaining the symptom.

Accepted Answer

A)  baseline assessment 
B)  interactional sequencing 
C)  family life chronology 
D)  functional analysis 
A)  baseline assessment 
B)  interactional sequencing 
C)  family life chronology 
D)  functional analysis

Question 15

In operant conditioning, positive punishment is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  rewarding desired behaviors by adding something desirable (e.g., a treat). 
B)  reducing undesirable behavior by adding something undesirable (e.g., assigning extra chores). 
C)  rewarding desired behaviors by removing something undesirable (e.g., relaxing curfew). 
D)  reducing undesirable behavior by removing something desirable (e.g., grounding). 
A)  rewarding desired behaviors by adding something desirable (e.g., a treat). 
B)  reducing undesirable behavior by adding something undesirable (e.g., assigning extra chores). 
C)  rewarding desired behaviors by removing something undesirable (e.g., relaxing curfew). 
D)  reducing undesirable behavior by removing something desirable (e.g., grounding).

Question 16

Cynthia, a CBFT therapist, uses a contract with her clients primarily to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make sure her clients come to therapy consistently and to pay on time. 
B)  give her clients a sense of commitment to the process as well as to motivate them. 
C)  trick her clients into thinking that something is required so that they will work harder and take therapy seriously. 
D)  influence her clients to work on the behaviors that they want to target. 
A)  make sure her clients come to therapy consistently and to pay on time. 
B)  give her clients a sense of commitment to the process as well as to motivate them. 
C)  trick her clients into thinking that something is required so that they will work harder and take therapy seriously. 
D)  influence her clients to work on the behaviors that they want to target.

Question 17

Problem analysis focuses on _______________ behaviors, emotions, and cognitions.

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional 
B)  present-day 
C)  past 
D)  future 
A)  dysfunctional 
B)  present-day 
C)  past 
D)  future

Question 18

Which approach would be considered an inappropriate way for a CBFT therapist to confront a client's irrational beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  For the therapist to explicitly tell the client their belief if irrational. 
B)  For the therapist to ask the client a series of questions to help them see their belief is irrational. 
C)  For the therapist to replace the irrational beliefs with realistic ones. 
D)  For the therapist to use and the client to accept a more hierarchical, expert stance. 
A)  For the therapist to explicitly tell the client their belief if irrational. 
B)  For the therapist to ask the client a series of questions to help them see their belief is irrational. 
C)  For the therapist to replace the irrational beliefs with realistic ones. 
D)  For the therapist to use and the client to accept a more hierarchical, expert stance.

Question 19

What are some similarities and differences between CBFT and mindfulness-based approaches?

Accepted Answer

CBFT (Cognitive Behavioral Family Therap

Question 20

Criticism, one of the four horsemen, is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeing oneself as superior to one's partner. 
B)  when the listener withdraws from interaction, either physically or mentally. 
C)  useful in warding off attack and defensiveness claims. 
D)  A statement that implies something is globally wrong with the partner. 
A)  seeing oneself as superior to one's partner. 
B)  when the listener withdraws from interaction, either physically or mentally. 
C)  useful in warding off attack and defensiveness claims. 
D)  A statement that implies something is globally wrong with the partner.

Reinforcement refers to which of the following?

__________________ are beliefs about the characteristics that the relationship and each partner "should" have according to couple cognition types.

If Shelly, a mindfulness-based therapist wants to lead her client in mindfulness practice, she must do what?

If a teen earns a 92 or above on an upcoming math exam and the parents agree to an 11:00 p.m. curfew on Friday and Saturday, the parents are using:

In mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, clients learn to do all of the following EXCEPT:

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, love maps are used:

The role of the therapist in CBFT is that of:

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, the therapist plays the role of:

_____________ involves teaching clients psychological and relational principles about their problems and how best to handle them.

CBFT goals are stated in _____________ and measurable terms.

All of the following statements about the Gottman method couples therapy approach are true EXCEPT?

In which paradoxical approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy is the client guided to accept difficult thoughts and emotions in order to transform them?

In CBFT, a __________ allows the therapist to look for mutually reinforcing behaviors between family members and examines how these patterns are maintaining the symptom.

In operant conditioning, positive punishment is defined as:

Cynthia, a CBFT therapist, uses a contract with her clients primarily to:

Problem analysis focuses on _______________ behaviors, emotions, and cognitions.

Which approach would be considered an inappropriate way for a CBFT therapist to confront a client's irrational beliefs?

What are some similarities and differences between CBFT and mindfulness-based approaches?

Criticism, one of the four horsemen, is best described as:

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations

Theory-Specific Case Conceptualization

Philosophical Foundations

Systemic Therapies: Mri and Milan

Strategic Therapy

Structural Family Therapy

Satirs Human Growth Model

Symbolic-Experiential

Intergenerational

Solution-Based Therapies

Narrative Therapy

Collaborative Therapy

Evidence-Based Treatments in Couple

Evidence-Based Group Treatments

Cross-Theoretical Case

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Exam 11: Cognitive-Behavioral and

Reinforcement refers to which of the following?

__________________ are beliefs about the characteristics that the relationship and each partner "should" have according to couple cognition types.

If Shelly, a mindfulness-based therapist wants to lead her client in mindfulness practice, she must do what?

If a teen earns a 92 or above on an upcoming math exam and the parents agree to an 11:00 p.m. curfew on Friday and Saturday, the parents are using:

In mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, clients learn to do all of the following EXCEPT:

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, love maps are used:

The role of the therapist in CBFT is that of:

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, the therapist plays the role of:

_____________ involves teaching clients psychological and relational principles about their problems and how best to handle them.

CBFT goals are stated in _____________ and measurable terms.

All of the following statements about the Gottman method couples therapy approach are true EXCEPT?

In which paradoxical approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy is the client guided to accept difficult thoughts and emotions in order to transform them?

In CBFT, a __________ allows the therapist to look for mutually reinforcing behaviors between family members and examines how these patterns are maintaining the symptom.

In operant conditioning, positive punishment is defined as:

Cynthia, a CBFT therapist, uses a contract with her clients primarily to:

Problem analysis focuses on _______________ behaviors, emotions, and cognitions.

Which approach would be considered an inappropriate way for a CBFT therapist to confront a client's irrational beliefs?

What are some similarities and differences between CBFT and mindfulness-based approaches?

Criticism, one of the four horsemen, is best described as:

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations

Theory-Specific Case Conceptualization

Philosophical Foundations

Systemic Therapies: Mri and Milan

Strategic Therapy

Structural Family Therapy

Satirs Human Growth Model

Symbolic-Experiential

Intergenerational

Solution-Based Therapies

Narrative Therapy

Collaborative Therapy

Evidence-Based Treatments in Couple

Evidence-Based Group Treatments

Cross-Theoretical Case

Filters