Cognitive processing therapy is an empirically supported intervention for treating people with PTSD. Explain how cognitive processing therapy works. How do you feel about this technique as it relates to social work values and ethics, and why?

What will be an ideal response?


The therapist uses virtual reality to present traumatic stimuli, always controlling what is presented so as to increase or decrease the degree of client reaction. Cues such as event-related odors are carefully chosen. The social work counselor can monitor the client's physiological and mood reactions during the virtual reality presentation.

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Which of the following are stated as a difference between qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis? a. Qualitative research devotes more attention to the effort to contextualize. b. Qualitative research does not attempt to generalize beyond the cases thatwere actually observed in a study

c. Quantitative research devotes more attention to the effort to contextualize. d. Qualitative research limits itself to descriptive statistics.

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Occupational therapy is often used with other therapeutic approaches such as physical therapy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Measuring the time between in-patient hospitalization stays would assess:

a. Frequency b. Duration c. Interval d. Magnitude e. None of the above

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Modern culture is...?

A) characterized by rationality, industrialization, urbanization, and capitalism of the 20thcentury B) refers to pre-industrial societies based on subsistence agriculture C) refers to contemporary culture characterized by global electronic communications D) none of the above

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