Question 1

The first step in developing a self-management program is:

Accepted Answer

A)  client identifies and records target behavior. 
B)  helper explains possible self-management strategies. 
C)  client identifies desired behavior and direction of change. 
D)  client selects one or more self-management strategies.

Question 2

A client with a high level of self-efficacy would be inclined to

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid challenges and opportunities. 
B)  persevere with a challenging task. 
C)  expend a minimal degree of effort. 
D)  demonstrate pessimism and hopelessness.

Question 3

Self-management approaches are time-limited, deal with the___________ , and focus on pragmatic problem resolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  present 
B)  past 
C)  short-term future 
D)  long-term future

Question 4

___________is the encouraging or discouraging information that people receive and remember which shapes their confidence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social discourse 
B)  Conversational efficacy 
C)  Conversational discourse 
D)  Social persuasion

Question 5

The likely sequence of steps in undertaking self-monitoring would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  response discrimination, recording, charting, display of data, data analysis, rationale. 
B)  charting, data analysis, display of data, rationale, response discrimination, recording. 
C)  rationale, data analysis, charting, display of data, recording, response discrimination. 
D)  rationale, response discrimination, recording, charting, display of data, data analysis.

Question 6

Stimulus-control self-management involves _________the number of antecedent stimuli associated with an undesirable behavior and simultaneously____________ the antecedent cues associated with a desirable response.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing; increasing 
B)  increasing; reducing 
C)  reducing; increasing 
D)  reducing; reducing

Question 7

All of the following were identified as guidelines to help a client choose self-rewards EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the rewards should not punish others. 
B)  the rewards should be individualized to the client. 
C)  one type of reward should be chosen. 
D)  the rewards should be relevant to the client's values and circumstances.

Question 8

Client: "I get so busy at work that I skip lunch. By the time I leave work, I'm starving and I eat from the time I get home until I go to bed. If I am in front of the TV, I have to be eating something. I've gained fifty pounds in six months." Describe three ways this behavior chain could be interrupted.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Client: "I get so busy at work...

Question 9

All of the following were identified as when to record when self-monitoring EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  record immediately. 
B)  do not record the behavior in vivo. 
C)  beware of potential reactivity. 
D)  record on a regular basis.

Question 10

What is the difference between continuous and time sampling recording for self-monitoring? When would the client utilize each approach?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the difference between continuous and...

Exam 15: Self-Management Strategies: Self-Monitoring, Stimulus Control, Self-Reward, and Self-Efficacy