Counseling Techniques & Therapeutic Interventions Flashcards
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In group therapy for substance use disorders, which therapeutic factor described by Yalom refers to clients recognizing that their struggles are shared by others?
Answer: Universality
Universality is the therapeutic factor in which clients discover that others share similar experiences, reducing isolation and shame associated with addiction.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), when applied to clients with co-occurring substance use and borderline personality disorder, primarily emphasizes:
Answer: Balancing acceptance and change through skills training
DBT balances acceptance-based strategies with change-oriented skills training (mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness) to help clients manage intense emotions without substance use.
The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) to addiction treatment focuses on:
Answer: Restructuring the client's social and environmental reinforcers to support sobriety
CRA reorganizes the client's environmental and social contingencies so that sober activities become more rewarding than substance use.
When applying Motivational Interviewing, 'change talk' refers to:
Answer: The client's own statements favoring reasons, ability, need, or commitment to change
Change talk consists of the client's own verbalized desires, abilities, reasons, needs, and commitments to change, which predict positive treatment outcomes.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) differs from traditional addiction counseling by primarily focusing on:
Answer: Identifying exceptions to the problem and building on existing strengths
SFBT focuses on identifying times when the problem does not occur (exceptions) and amplifying the client's strengths and resources to build solutions rather than dwelling on problems.
The 'miracle question' is a technique most associated with which therapeutic approach used in addiction counseling?
Answer: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
The miracle question is a hallmark SFBT technique that asks clients to envision life if their problem were resolved overnight, helping them identify goals and existing coping resources.
Relapse prevention (RP) therapy developed by Marlatt and Gordon teaches clients to:
Answer: Identify high-risk situations and develop coping strategies to prevent relapse
Relapse Prevention therapy helps clients recognize high-risk situations, cognitive distortions, and coping deficits, then build skills to manage them and prevent lapses from becoming full relapses.