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Texas Counselor Counseling Theories & Techniques Flashcards

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  1. A Texas counselor uses 'systematic desensitization' with a client who has a phobia. Which theoretical orientation does this technique come from?

    Answer: Behavioral

    Systematic desensitization, developed by Joseph Wolpe, is a behavioral technique that pairs relaxation with graduated exposure to feared stimuli.

  2. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), 'automatic thoughts' are best described as:

    Answer: Spontaneous, often distorted thoughts that arise in response to situations

    Automatic thoughts are rapid, involuntary cognitions that often reflect cognitive distortions and influence emotions and behaviors.

  3. Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) is characterized by a client who says, 'I've been thinking about quitting smoking for the past month'?

    Answer: Contemplation

    Contemplation involves awareness of the problem and serious consideration of change within the next six months, but no commitment yet.

  4. Narrative therapy's concept of 'externalizing the problem' is designed to:

    Answer: Separate the person's identity from the problem to reduce shame and open possibilities

    Externalizing positions the problem as separate from the person, reducing self-blame and creating space to explore the problem's influence.

  5. A counselor helping a client identify 'exceptions'—times when the problem was less severe—is using which therapeutic approach?

    Answer: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

    SFBT uses exception questions to help clients recognize times when the problem did not dominate, building on existing strengths.

  6. In William Glasser's Choice Theory, all behavior is made up of four components. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

    Answer: Perceiving

    Choice Theory's total behavior consists of acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology—not perceiving as a separate component.

  7. A counselor working with a client on 'behavioral activation' is most likely treating which condition?

    Answer: Depression

    Behavioral activation is an evidence-based CBT technique for depression that increases engagement in rewarding activities to improve mood.