You are a school counselor working with an adolescent who has completed treatment for polydrug problems

The student does not want to go to aftercare meetings at the treatment program and says that he wants to use again, although he is afraid of the consequences. You say, " You are not happy with your aftercare meetings and you think about using. Let's talk about the things that keep you from using". This is an example of: (a) shifting the focus (b) poor attending skills (c) agreeing with a twist (d) empathy


(a)

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_____ is to avoid fragmentation and give direction to a session; to provide for continuity and meaning

a. Reflecting feelings b. Summarizing c. Initiating d. Blocking

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From which level does the ecological perspective study CSA?

a. individual b. family c. society d. all levels

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The third wave of cognitive behavior therapists draws from Western traditions. 2. According to Watson, behaviorists study observable animal and human behaviors, instead of states of consciousness, which are difficult to verify. 3. Classical conditioning is the idea that behavior is determined by its consequence 4. From the behavioral perspective, personality is highly consistent, but still malleable, within the limits imposed by the person’s environment and heredity. 5. In behavior therapy, the term “reinforce” means to strengthen some behavior.

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Which of the following is a factor of the home that may encourage adolescents to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

a. support from a positive adult role model b. poor family communication c. authoritarian parenting d. single-parent households

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