Ethics
What is the principle of “Do No Harm” in counseling ethics?
Nonmaleficience
What intervention involves asking a client to reframe negative thoughts into more positive or neutral ones?
Cognitive Restructuring
This disorder is characterized by excessive worry about multiple events or activities, occurring more days than not for at least six months.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
This theory focuses on how people think and how those thoughts affect emotions and behavior.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
What is the phenomenon where a therapist becomes emotionally involved with a client, often reflecting unresolved issues from their own life?
Countertransference
If a client shares they are planning to harm someone, what ethical principle allows the therapist to break confidentiality?
Duty to warn or protect.
An intervention focused on helping clients develop awareness and control over physiological processes, often used to treat chronic pain, headaches, or anxiety.
Biofeedback
Which disorder involves persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities, and fatigue for at least two weeks?
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
This therapeutic approach is based on the principles of self-efficacy and focuses on empowering clients to make positive changes in their lives.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Which physiological response is Somatic Experiencing primarily concerned with in the context of trauma?
The fight-or-flight response and how it affects the nervous system.
A therapist enters into a romantic relationship with a former client. Which ethical principle is violated?
Boundaries/Dual Relationships
Which intervention is particularly useful for addressing trauma by processing traumatic memories through alternating left-right stimulation, often eye movements?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
This disorder is characterized by intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and repetitive behaviors.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This approach integrates various therapeutic techniques and philosophies to create a more personalized treatment for clients.
Integrative or Eclectic Therapy
What is the primary feature that distinguishes hypomania from mania in Bipolar II Disorder?
Hypomania does not cause the marked functional impairment or require hospitalization, unlike mania.
What should a therapist do if they feel unqualified to treat a client’s issue?
Discuss with supervisor and/or refer the client to another professional.
What is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat a variety of conditions, including anxiety, phobias, and eating disorders. It is considered the gold-standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Name the disorder characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance following exposure to a traumatic event.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Which therapeutic model is centered on the client’s potential for self-growth and self-actualization?
Person-Centered Therapy
What therapeutic approach incorporates principles of existential philosophy, focusing on themes of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility?
Existential Therapy
A counselor in a small town frequently encounters clients in public settings. What strategy can they use to navigate potential confidentiality concerns?
Establishing boundaries during the first session about how to handle encounters outside therapy.
In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), this intervention teaches clients skills to manage difficult emotions, tolerate distress, and improve relationships. What is it called?
Emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
A disorder where an individual experiences extreme mood swings, from high-energy manic episodes to low-energy depressive episodes, is called what?
Bipolar I Disorder
What therapy assumes that people can create alternative stories and identities by challenging dominant narratives that have been imposed on them?
Narrative Therapy
Which therapeutic approach focuses on the importance of early relationships and helps clients understand and heal from attachment-related issues?
Attachment-based therapy or Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)