The purpose of the mental status exam is _____________________________________
a. to ensure the safety of the client and others
b. to measure the level of psychic disruption the client is experiencing
c. to provide a comprehensive overview of the mental health function of the client
d. to take the place of diagnosis
C
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Later in their lives, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse do not usually experience victimization:
A) ?on the conscious level. B) ?because of their beliefs derived in large part from social myths. C) ?because of their feelings of blame and guilt. D) ?due to the fear that the victimizer may reappear and revictimize the victim.
A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:
a. ? it enables intense experiencing to occur over a long period of time. b. ? it can be a relatively long therapy. c. ? it stresses talking about problems, as opposed to doing and experiencing. d. ? the exciting way in which the past is dealt with in a lively manner by bringing relevant aspects into thepresent.
According to Adlerian psychology, the four reasons that children misbehave are
A) ?power struggling, irresponsibility, lack of adequate value system and birth order in the family. B) ?attention getting, revenge, depression and reaction formation. C) ?attention getting, power struggling, revenge and display of inadequacy. D) ?display of inadequacy, projection, attention getting and rationalization.
What is it called when self-disclosure has to do with the counselor’s internal experience?
A. Lucidity B. Transparency C. Simplicity D. Fluency