If a therapist postulates that “A child’s symptom of school failure forces the couple, the child’s parents, to work together and distracts the couple from their distressful marital relationship.” the therapist has developed what about this family?
a. A systemic hypothesis
b. An interaction pattern
c. An intergenerational map
d. A communication configuration
ANS: A
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Which of the following statements refers to psychoanalysis?
a. Therapist empathy and client introspection are the cornerstones of this psychology. The fact that the counselor is non-judgmentally trying to enter the client’s world encourages the client to talk about feelings otherwise hidden, even from self. b. The therapist’s approach is one of neutrality, abstinence, and relative anonymity, which people sometimes confuse with aloofness. c. Through absorbing and processing the client’s negative feelings without retaliation or abandonment, the counselor models a relationship that can survive them. d. The counselor assists the client in loosening rigid defense patterns and employing a broader and more appropriate range. When energy is not consumed by defensive operations, it can be deployed in other, healthy ego functions such as tolerating frustration, planning toward goals, and exploring identity. e. The counselor helps the client manipulate his or her circumstances so that the client builds in reinforcements for desired behavior.
Membership in the Academy of Certified Social Workers entails all but which of the following:
A. validation by a work supervisor and two work colleagues. B. membership in NASW. C. 200 hours of continuing education. D. 2 years of postgraduate social work employment and supervision.
Statistically, which of the following individuals would be LEAST likely to engage in pica?
a. children with intellectual disabilities b. those with iron or zinc deficiency c. those with obsessive compulsive disorders d. pregnant women
The CENAPS model of relapse prevention, developed by Gorski, is an integration of:
A. Psychoanalytic and behavioral models. B. Cognitive and Sociocultural models. C. Early recovery steps and the 12 steps. D. Developmental theory and the disease model of addiction.