Deck 8: Psychotherapeutic Approaches

Question 1

Which of the following is an alternative to abstinence?

A)Warm turkey approach
B)tapering down
C)trial moderation
D)All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Consistent with its origins as a brief or short-term therapy,Solution Focused Counseling (SFC)is known for its pragmatism.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In this type of relationship,a client believes there is not a problem and the counselor agrees,validates,or "goes along with" this perception,while also offering to help the client in ways the client can determine:

A)visitor-type relationship
B)complainant-type therapeutic relationship
C)customer-type relationship
D)none of the above

Answer 3

visitor-type relationship

Question 4

Behavior contracting itself can be implemented with minimal or no cost to the counselor or agency.

Question 5

Contingency management makes use of internal incentives that are contingent on the client meeting predetermined personal goals.

Question 6

Perhaps the best known example for constructing future exceptions in Solution Focused Counseling (SFC)is the use of the "miracle question."

Question 7

According to the W.R.Miller,Wilbourne,and Hettema (2003),which of the following is NOT one of 18 modalities determined to be efficacious:

A)family therapy
B)community reinforcement
C)drug abstinence management (DAM)
D)motivation enhancement

Question 8

Functional analysis means:

A)Understanding the limitations in the functioning of the individual due to prolonged substance use.
B)Understanding the function or purpose of substance use behaviors for a specific individual.
C)Assessing the antecedents (triggers)and consequences of substance use.
D)Both a and c

Question 9

Harm reduction promotes high-threshold access to services

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key points made by this chapter about William and Hester's "informed eclecticism?"

A)there is no single superior approach to treatment
B)construct treatment with a variety of effective approaches
C)counselors gear an approach that fits their personality
D)different types of individuals respond best to different treatment approaches.