Stress Management & Relaxation Flashcards
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When teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), what is the core attitude practitioners are instructed to cultivate toward their thoughts?
Answer: Non-judgmental observation
MBSR teaches participants to observe thoughts and feelings without judging them, reducing reactive patterns including anger.
A client says, 'I can't relax — my mind just races.' Which technique would MOST directly address this obstacle?
Answer: Breath focus with a return-to-anchor instruction
Teaching clients to notice when the mind wanders and gently return attention to the breath is the foundational mindfulness solution for racing thoughts.
In the CSAM framework, 'relaxation as a skill' implies that:
Answer: Relaxation must be practiced regularly to become accessible during high stress
Like any skill, relaxation responses are strengthened through consistent practice so they can be accessed automatically when stress peaks.
Which of the following would be an inappropriate use of relaxation techniques in an anger management context?
Answer: Using relaxation as a permanent avoidance of all difficult emotions
Relaxation should facilitate engagement with and processing of emotions, not serve as a strategy to permanently escape them.
A client learns that stressful events do not directly cause anger but that their interpretation does. This insight is core to which theoretical model?
Answer: ABC Model (Ellis/REBT)
Ellis's ABC Model teaches that the Belief (B) about an Activating event (A) — not the event itself — drives the emotional Consequence (C) such as anger.
Which of the following sleep hygiene practices is MOST directly relevant to anger management outcomes?
Answer: Maintaining consistent sleep and wake times to regulate the stress response
Consistent sleep timing regulates the HPA axis, reduces cortisol dysregulation, and improves emotional tolerance the following day.
A CSAM specialist notices a client has no hobbies, no downtime, and equates rest with laziness. The BEST therapeutic focus is:
Answer: Challenging the schema that rest is unproductive and building restorative activities
Beliefs that devalue rest prevent recovery from stress and sustain anger vulnerability, making schema work on rest and self-care essential.