Describe functional assessment and its purpose in behavior therapy.

What will be an ideal response?


It is defined as the activities involved in describing and formulating hypotheses about potentially controlling variables and it includes three phases: information gathering, hypothesis generation, and hypothesis testing. Performing a functional assessment can contribute to ascertaining the targets for intervention and hypothesizing causal connections. Assessment should be multimodal as well as multimethod.

Counseling

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Briefly discuss the cautions counselors should be aware of when using online systems as a counseling tool

What will be an ideal response?

Counseling

_____________________ is the process of defining oneself as older than one’s chronological age.

a. accelerated aging b. ageism c. filial piety d. age inferiority

Counseling

Closed ended questions should never be used because they are highly intrusive and aggressive sounding and could shut off communication. (p. 76)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Counseling

Narrative therapy for communication disorders

a) Involves sharing experiences and creating a new identity b) Involves creating behavioral experiments c) Involves increasing self-awareness and mindfulness d) Involves speaking in anxiety-provoking situations

Counseling