Deck 7: Cognitive Behavioral Practice

Question 1

The main contribution of CBT theories is to emphasize the importance of developing people's rational management of their lives.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The major theoretical strands that came together to build up CBT are:

A) behaviorism
B) learning and social theory
C) cognitive theory
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The 'third wave' of ideas in CBT seek to incorporate environmental, social, and spiritual factors:

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A major difficulty with CBT is:

A) the non-technical character without a great deal of structure
B) its technical characteristics, with much jargon and many formal procedures
C) lack of research-based techniques
D) none of the above

Question 5

CBT's primary use is in:

A) general social work agency practice
B) higher education and workplace settings
C) specialized settings with particular client groups
D) settings hosting persons with severe anxiety and depression

Question 6

Criminal justice approaches to use of CBT includes:

A) aggression replacement training
B) strategies for self-improvement and change
C) moral reconation therapy
D) all of the above

Question 7

A major cause for CBT support is:

A) empirically tested success in attaining results
B) general acceptance in the social work community
C) sensitivity to the social problems faced by an individual
D) solid base of methods and understanding of application with minority ethnic groups

Question 8

Mindfulness is derived from two main sources:

A) Buddhist thought and social learning
B) social learning and Freudian theory
C) mysticism and recognition
D) none of the above

Question 9

Neuroscience contributions social work include:

A) an ability to develop new drug therapies
B) increased understanding of how relationships are processed in the brain
C) explicit knowledge base in the social sciences
D) none of the above

Question 10

Critical and feminist criticizes CBT for:

A) an individualistic focus
B) positivistic research methods
C) focusing only on identifiable behaviors
D) all of the above

Question 11

The major contribution of CBT to social work is that:

A) it has provided approaches of value in dealing with crisis intervention
B) it emphasizes the importance of developing people's rational management of behavior
C) it that it provides a simple and transparent intervention for deep-seated behaviors
D) none of the above

Question 12

CBT intervention techniques include:

A) social learning, community change, and mindfulness
B) cognitive techniques, behavioral experiments, and physical techniques
C) behavioral experiment, mindfulness, and relaxation
D) none of the above

Question 13

Theorization of CBT fits well with indigenous beliefs and values:

Question 14

A major issue in the debate surrounding evidence for CBT's effectiveness is:

A) social and environmental factors
B) neuroscience findings
C) brief time and limited number of times CBT has been used
D) none of the above

Question 15

CBT is relevant to the broad range of services that most social services deliver to their clients.

Question 16

Critical and feminist theory criticizes CBT for:

A) its individualist focus, seeing all problems as coming from social conflict
B) its individualist focus, seeing all problems as coming from an individual's mind
C) its individualist focus, seeing problems coming from the impact of social oppression
D) none of the above

Question 17

The A-B-C cognitive-behavioral model of practice involves:

A) antecedents, behavior, consequences
B) action plans, behavior change, consequences
C) action, brokering, collaboration
D) attitude, behavior, cognition

Question 18

CBT has a:

A) limited use in specialized settings with particular client groups
B) broad range of use in non-residential settings
C) range of use that includes adolescents and adults
D) none of the above

Question 19

CBT is preferred by some because of:

A) broad applicability
B) brief timescales and clear objectives and outcomes
C) widespread acceptance
D) all of the above

Question 20

Contribution of neuroscience to social work includes:

A) plasticity
B) different development of right and left hemisphere
C) information-processing and memory
D) all of the above