Mariah is 17-year-old client, presenting in session with what she calls "the blues.". Mariah reports that she is nearly ready to graduate from high school and will go off to her first choice college in the fall. However, when she goes off to college she will be leaving behind her twin sister, whom she calls her best friend and "other half.". She reports having doubts about her first choice

college and is starting to wonder if she has made the right decision to leave, versus staying in her hometown and going to the local state university. An example of a positive, observable initial goal for Mariah would be what?

a. Reduce symptoms of depression
b. Increase sense of confidence in decision to attend university of choice
c. Increase coping skills
d. Reduce self-doubting thoughts


B

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a. antisocial personality disorder; Cognitive-Behaviorism with Anti-Social Personalities b. substance abuse; Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment of Substance Abuse Prevention c. suicide prevention; Cognitive-Behavioral Applications for Suicide Prevention d. chronic depression; Cognitive-Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy

Counseling

Skill Streaming is a component of a treatment package called ______.

a. Attribution Replacement Training b. Aggression Replacement Training c. Anger Replacement Training d. Antisocial Replacement Training

Counseling

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a. discrepancies b. conflicts c. the postulations d. the realities

Counseling

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a. fight against HIV/AIDS b. operate with higher levels of cultural metacognition c. oppose transracial adoptions d. live in cities

Counseling