Training in stress inoculation entails the acquisition and practice of _______________ coping skills and application of the coping skills to _______________ situations.
a. direct-action problem-related
b. cognitive problem-related
c. direct-action and cognitive potential problem
d. direct-action and cognitive problem-related and potential problem
Whenever the client finds it difficult to discuss feelings, you should:
A) Gently challenge them to consider why.
B) Gradually move away from content and focus on reflecting the
underlying feelings hidden in their story.
C) Reflect content and gradually introduce reflections of feeling when
the client becomes comfortable talking about feelings.
D) Consider what it is you are doing as an interviewer that is
discouraging them from talking about feelings.
The appropriate sequence of training phases for stress inoculation would be:
a. educational, skill acquisition, rehearsal, application, generalization.
b. skill acquisition, generalization, rehearsal, application, educational.
c. rehearsal, application, educational, generalization, skill acquisition.
d. application, generalization, educational, skill acquisition, rehearsal.
Accurate reflection of content can:
A) Threaten clients, causing them to avoid discussing feelings and
remain on a cognitive level.
B) Be very annoying to clients.
C) Be very time-consuming in an interview and should be avoided.
D) Encourage and reassure clients who are threatened by discussing
their feelings.
In stress inoculation, the client is educated about the nature of a stress reaction and possible coping strategies that might be employed. The client is made aware that the coping strategies must focus on:
a. physiological arousal.
b. cognitive processes such as covert self-statements.
c. both physiological arousal and covert self-statements.
d. inner dialogue only if accompanied by physiological arousal.
Paraphrasing involves:
A) Paying careful attention to the specific words a client uses and
repeating them back.
B) A high level of skill and should only be used by experienced
interviewers.
C) Paying careful attention to the essence, or main idea of a client's
statement, rather than their specific words.
D) Both the interviewer and the client in a synergistic exchange of
communication.
According to Meichenbaum (2007), losing one's job or a being a victim of a man-made disaster would be an example of a:
a. life stressor that is time-limited and not chronic.
b. life stressor that triggers a series of stress reactions.
c. chronic and intermittent stressor.
d. chronic and continual life stressor.
When parroting' occurs in an interview:
A) The interview tends to become circular rather than progressive.
B) The client is merely repeating back whatever the interviewer says.
C) The interview should be terminated immediately.
D) It is a sign that the client and interviewer have established good
rapport and are on the same wavelength.
All of the following were identified as caveats for problem-solving therapy EXCEPT:
a. clients with severe maladaptive behaviors or serious environmental factors that cannot be managed throughproblem-solving will acquire a different approach.
b. it is important to adhere to the full problem-solving therapy components
c. careful assessment of the client's environment is needed.
d. it is less difficult for clients who are not accustomed to thinking of long range effects.
Summarizations are used to:
A) Close an interview.
B) Tie together multiple elements of the client's story, to identify
common themes.
C) Identify problem areas of a client's life, provide a focus for problem
solving, set goals, set a timeline for achieving goals, and review
progress.
D) Open an interview, review and focus halfway through, and close an
interview.
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