Exam 8: Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Couple and Family Therapies

Despite the fact that CBFT therapies are some of the best-researched approaches in family therapy, there have been several critiques of the approach, including:

In general in the mental health field, which therapies are some of the most commonly used therapeutic approaches?

When working with LGBTQ youth and adults, therapists need to assess additional areas of stress and functioning including:

In operant conditioning, positive punishment is defined as:

What is the role of the therapist in CBFT?

In the Gottman method of couples therapy, what role does the therapist have with his or her clients?

Which of the following statements about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Gottman's studies is TRUE?

One of the key factors in CBFT case conceptualization is:

To help clients confront their own irrational beliefs, a CBFT therapist might ask a client to keep a thought record. What kind of information is NOT generally kept in a thought record?

Reinforcement is typically only effective if parents are:

All of the following would be considered examples of late-phase treatment goals in cognitive-behavioral family therapy EXCEPT:

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

The CBFT therapist's problem analysis focuses on present day __________, __________, and __________ that make the situation a problem.

Which type of assessment do CBFT therapists conduct at the beginning of therapy as a starting point for measuring change?