Deck 8: Constructing, Contextualizing, and Evaluating Treatment Goals

Question 1

In ecological systems theory, structures within the include the family, work, school, and the neighborhood.

A) macrosystem
B) mesosystem
C) microsystem
D) exosystem

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is considered the LEAST likely factor in the development of both prosocial and maladaptive behaviors?

A) Underlying intrapsychic conflict
B) Internal processes such as cognition, mediation, and problem solving
C) External environmental events or cues
D) External reinforcers

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Antecedents that occur in immediate temporal proximity to a certain behavior are stimulus events.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

All of the following statements are true of a chain analysis EXCEPT:

A) description of a chain of events leading up to and following the behavior.
B) the therapist constructs a map of how the client arrives at dysfunctional responses.
C) the overall goal is to determine how the client's behavior influences others.
D) notes possible alternative adaptive pathways.

Question 5

Talking, gesturing, and smiling are all examples of behavior.

A) covert
B) open
C) obscured
D) overt

Question 6

Operant extinction occurs when a behavior is:

A) followed by deliberate removal of a positive event.
B) no longer followed by reinforcing events.
C) followed by an unpleasant stimulus.
D) followed by a negative, natural consequence.

Question 7

A practitioner wants to choose an evidence-based measure that produces the same results consistently. For stability and replicability, the practitioner would be interested in the assessment's:

A) validity.
B) reliability.
C) standard deviation.
D) central tendency.

Question 8

A ten-year-old client is getting frequently disciplined in school for disrupting the class with his belligerent attitude toward the teacher. His behavior also results in receiving attention and having some of his peers perceive him as being a leader. The payoff of additional attention and admiration by peers may be identified as:

A) secondary gains.
B) punishers.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) antecedents.

Question 9

The major categories in a mental status exam include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) general description and appearance of the client.
B) family history.
C) mood and affect.
D) orientation to time, place, and people.

Question 10

Negative reinforcement is associated with all the following EXCEPT:

A) avoidance.
B) escape.
C) punishment.
D) reward.

Question 11

A client complains of chest pains and a tightness in his throat while experiencing a panic attack. These symptoms would be considered a(n) component.

A) behavioral
B) cognitive
C) somatic
D) affective

Question 12

A client values her Asian culture and identifies ways that those values have helped her cope with adversity. According to ecological systems theory, her cultural values would be with the structure.

A) macrosystem
B) mesosystem
C) microsystem
D) exosystem

Question 13

In the DSM-5, substance abuse is categorized as which type of disorder:

A) externalizing.
B) environmental.
C) internalizing.
D) endemic.

Question 14

The person-in-environment (PIE) classification system helps practitioners:

A) understand why clients choose their dysfunctional systems and environments.
B) understand the interrelationships between clients and the system or environment.
C) understand clients within their social contexts but is unable to address any culturally relevant dimensions.
D) make sense of the client's perceptions of their environment.

Question 15

In order to gain information on a client, unstructured interviews cannot be utilized in a diagnostic interview.

Question 16

Ungar (2011) and colleagues identified all of the following categories of resources related to well-being EXCEPT:

A) access to material resources.
B) relationships.
C) challenges and struggles.
D) power and control.

Question 17

The DSM-5 uses a multi-axial system.

Question 18

Genetic and biochemical markers for disorders such as alcoholism and schizophrenia:

A) increase an individual's vulnerability to the disorder.
B) lead to early onset in adolescence.
C) result in an individual developing the disorder in early adulthood.
D) delay onset of the disorder until later adulthood.

Question 19

Response cost occurs when a behavior is:

A) no longer followed by reinforcing events.
B) followed by an unpleasant stimulus or event.
C) followed by deliberate removal or termination of a positive event.
D) followed by a negative, natural consequence.

Question 20

is the extent to which one measure adds information above and beyond what is already available through other measures.

A) Incremental validity
B) Reliability
C) Central tendency
D) Standardization

Question 21

What are the functions of specifiers in the DSM-5?

Question 22

A helper is seeing a ten-year-old female for having behavioral problems in school (fighting, not following directions, arguing with the teacher). Using ecological or bioecological systems theory, identify possible microsystem structures for the client.

Question 23

Identify and discuss what factors you would consider when choosing an evidence-based assessment.

Question 24

The process helps us figure out possible explanations for the development and maintenance of the client's problems and concerns.

A) evaluation
B) therapeutic
C) orientation
D) conceptualization

Question 25

All of the following were identified as cultural issues in assessment and intake EXCEPT:

A) microaggressions do not occur during assessment due to its structured nature.
B) what constitutes a "family" differs among cultures.
C) some cultures sanction against revealing personal information to someone outside their culture.
D) cultural factors must be considered before determining pathology of a response.

Question 26

If a practitioner is meeting with a potentially violent client, Morrison (2014) notes all of the following should be considerations EXCEPT:

A) holding a session where others are nearby.
B) seating yourself closer to the door.
C) having a protective factor available such as mace.
D) having an emergency alert system such as an alarm.

Question 27

When exploring sensitive subject and completing a risk assessment, each and every client should be asked about all of the following EXCEPT:

A) potential harm to self and others.
B) substance abuse.
C) marital history.
D) sexual, emotional, and physical abuse.

Question 28

Explain the ABC model of behavior.

Question 29

Identify three overt and three covert client behaviors.