Key Concepts
In ___________certain respondent behaviors, such as knee jerks and salivation, are elicited from a passive organism
What is Classical Conditioning
Asking the client to imagine whatever it is they fear happening, then blow it up out of all proportion till they cannot help but be amused by it
What is Blow up Technique
Asking silly questions, wearing loud clothing, shouting at the floor, switching shoes, sleeping at the airport
What is Shame-Attacking Exercise
Clients are fused with their problem
What is Narrative Therapy
The role of the therapist is confrontational in this theoretical orientation
What is REBT Therapy
Your client has a fear of spiders, you decide to treat your client's fear of spiders by placing them in a room with dozens of spiders.
What is Flooding
Addition of something of value to the individual as a consequence of certain behavior, stimulus follows the behavior
What is Positive Reinforcement
Can you recall times when this problem did not exist? When was the last time things were better?
What is Exception Question
Negative automatic thoughts lead to negative core beliefs that leads to changes in feelings and behaviors
What is Cognitive Therapy
On a scale of zero to 10, where zero is the worst you have been and 10 represents the problem being solved, where are you with respect to __________?
What is Scaling Question
How the person views his/herself, others/world, and future
What is Cognitive Triad
This is REBT's version of cognitive restructuring
What is ABCDE
If a miracle happened and the problem you have was solved while you were asleep, what would be different in your life?
What is Miracle Question
Core set of irrational beliefs; Assumes all psychopathology has a similar set of underlying irrational beliefs
What is REBT
"Everyone in the audience knows I am nervous and think I look like an idiot up here"
What is Mind Reading
Focuses on actions that operate on the environment to produce consequences
What is Operant Conditioning
Process of separating the person from identifying with the problem; "I am not an alcoholic, I have a problem with alcohol."
What is Externalizing
Rather than directing/pointing out information that contradicts the client’s beliefs, the therapist asks series of questions to help the client arrive at logical conclusions
What is Socratic Questioning
Client is focused on the negative aspects of their problem
What is Solution-Focused Therapy
Focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and others about significant events in their lives
What is Narrative Therapy
Attributing a disproportionate amount of blame on self following a negative event, failing to see the event was also caused by others
Your adolescent client believes, "My parents divorce is my fault."
What is Personalizing
What is the worst thing that could happen?
What is Rational-Emotive Guided Therapy
What have you done since you made the appointment that has made a difference in your problem?
What is Pre-therapy Change
Maladaptive problems are viewed as a function of its consequences
What is Behavioral Therapy
This model suggests that behavior (B) is influenced by some particular events that precede it, called antecedents (A), and by certain events that follow it called consequences (C).
What is Functional Assessment