Intervention Techniques & Strategies Flashcards
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A client avoids social situations due to fear of judgment. In an ACT-consistent exposure plan, the primary aim is to:
Answer: Enter feared situations willingly to pursue valued relationships
ACT-based exposure is values-directed; the goal is contact with valued living, not symptom reduction during exposure.
The 'Chessboard' metaphor in ACT is primarily used to illustrate:
Answer: The self-as-context perspective where the client is the board, not the pieces
The Chessboard metaphor distinguishes the transcendent self (board) from thoughts, feelings, and memories (pieces), reinforcing self-as-context.
Which question best exemplifies a values clarification intervention in ACT?
Answer: 'What kind of person do you want to be in your relationships?'
Values in ACT are about qualities of being and doing, not conditional future states or measurable outcomes.
A therapist notices a client intellectualizing ACT concepts without behavioral change. The most ACT-consistent response is to:
Answer: Shift to experiential exercises that bypass verbal analysis
ACT prioritizes experiential learning; when intellectualization blocks change, experiential exercises (not more explanation) are indicated.
In ACT, 'workability' is assessed by asking clients which question?
Answer: 'Does this strategy help you move toward the life you want?'
Workability is an ACT-specific criterion evaluating whether a behavior or strategy serves the client's values-based life direction.
A client with depression uses the rule 'I must feel motivated before I act.' The ACT intervention that most directly addresses this is:
Answer: Defusion from the rule followed by values-based committed action
Defusing from the 'motivation first' rule loosens its grip, and committed action teaches that values-based behavior precedes, rather than follows, motivation.
Which statement best describes the ACT therapist's stance toward client suffering during intervention?
Answer: Suffering is normalized as part of a valued life and held with compassionate acceptance
ACT frames suffering as an inevitable part of a meaningful human life, fostering compassion rather than problem-solving toward elimination.