What is implosive therapy?
What will be an ideal response?
Implosive therapy is a variation of flooding therapy that uses exaggerated imagined scenes that often draw upon hypothesized, psychoanalytic sources of anxiety. Implosive therapy was developed by Stampfl (1970). Implosive therapy may be conceptualized as having the following characteristics: (1) The client imagines all anxiety situations, (2) the imagined anxiety scenes are exaggerated to elicit as much anxiety as possible, and (3) the imagined scenes are based on hypothesized sources of anxiety, which are psychodynamic in nature. The hypothesized sources of anxiety focus on hostility toward parental figures, rejection, sex, and dynamic concepts such as the oedipal complex.
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A good definition of enabling would be that
a. the abuser has enough financial means to quickly increase drug use. b. a family member practices behaviors that allow the abuser to continue drug use without suffering consequences. c. the therapist helps the abuser become more cognitively able to abstain from drugs. d. use of one drug allows the abuser to move to a more powerful drug.
What element in Lazarus’ BASIC I.D. model covers the biophysiological states?
a. Drugs b. Behavior c. Interpersonal relations d. Affect
Hazardous use of alcohol is defined for the elderly as more than __ drinks in one sitting.
a. two b. three c. four d. five
There are two major factors to consider as you integrate the many available theories and identify your own personal style. They are ________ and the ________.
a. skill development; study of theory application b. personal aptitude; practice of the microskills c. personal authenticity; needs and styles of the client d. interviewer education; genuineness of the client