Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches Flashcards
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A therapist helps a client construct a 'cost-benefit analysis' of holding onto anger. What is the primary therapeutic purpose?
Answer: To motivate change by examining the advantages and disadvantages of angry beliefs
Cost-benefit analysis increases motivation for change by making clients aware of how their angry beliefs serve and harm them.
Which CBT skill involves deliberately slowing the pace of a conversation or interaction to reduce anger escalation?
Answer: Stimulus control
Stimulus control involves modifying environmental or situational cues — including conversation pace — that trigger or escalate anger.
In the CBT model, 'anger schemas' refer to:
Answer: Deep-seated beliefs and mental frameworks that predispose someone to angry interpretations
Anger schemas are core cognitive structures — often formed in early life — that bias perception toward threat, injustice, and provocation.
When a CSAM practitioner teaches 'problem-focused coping' versus 'emotion-focused coping,' which is recommended for situations the client cannot change?
Answer: Emotion-focused coping, to manage distress about uncontrollable situations
Emotion-focused coping is appropriate when the situation cannot be changed, helping manage the emotional response rather than solving the problem.
Which technique involves having a client vividly imagine a provoking situation while practicing cognitive and behavioral coping strategies?
Answer: Stress inoculation training (SIT)
Stress Inoculation Training (Meichenbaum) uses imaginal rehearsal of stressors to build and practice coping skills before real-world application.
In CBT, 'overgeneralization' related to anger typically sounds like:
Answer: 'You always do this — you never respect me.'
Overgeneralization draws broad conclusions from single events, often using 'always' and 'never' to create absolute rules.
What role does 'empathy training' play in a CBT-based anger management program?
Answer: It helps clients accurately perceive others' emotional states, reducing hostile attribution bias
Empathy training counters hostile attribution bias by helping clients consider others' perspectives and emotions, reducing anger-provoking misinterpretations.