Which of the following best describes the main goal of the existential approach?
A. Focusing on the problem behavior and finding a solution
B. Finding personal meaning in people’s lives, actions, and suffering
C. Exploring unconscious dreams, thoughts, and drives
D. Finding the ultimate truth of human existence and teaching it to others
ANS: B
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a. Defensive coping b. Testing behaviors c. Eliciting maneuvers d. Schema distortions
What is the greatest benefit for the clinician in using stage-oriented frameworks for assessment and intervention (e.g., Stages of Readiness for Change; Developmental Model of Recovery)? The frameworks help the clinician
a. choose whether to intervene at the individual, couple, family, or peer level; b. sequence the therapeutic tasks so they are matched to the client’s (or family’s) level of acknowledgement of the problem and openness to addressing it; c. use a psychodynamic perspective in understanding the meaning of the AOD problem, the function it serves in the family system or social group, and how it affects individual and family power dynamics; d. alert the individual or family to behaviors (e.g., social isolation, negative thinking; grandiosity) that can be seen if the client is building up to a relapse
When designing a new psychoeducational group, it is imperative that counselors conduct a __________ to determine if their group will benefit students
a. referral base b. regulatory analysis c. feedback box d. needs assessment
Common characteristics of sexual addicts include all of the following except:
a. Isolation b. Guilt c. Perfectionism d. Depression