Characteristics of a Therapeutic Relationship
Genuineness
Acceptance
Nonjudgement
Authenticity
Empathy
Respect
Professional boundaries
Single most important goal in transformation of mental health care in the past two decades
Recovery
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Characteristics of a Therapeutic Relationship - Answer Genuineness
Acceptance
Nonjudgement
Authenticity
Empathy
Respect
Professional boundaries
Single most important goal in transformation of mental health care in the past two
decades - Answer Recovery
Sadness can be pathological when... - Answer It is disproportionate to events and
sustained over a significant time period;
It significantly impairs normal social functioning (occupational, social, school, relational)
or somatic functioning (eating, sleep); it is apparently unrelated to any identifiable event
or situation in a person's life
Psychodynamic Theories - Answer Object Loss Theory
Aggression-Turned-Inward Theory
Cognitive Theory (Beck 1979)
Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory
Benefits of Group Therapy - Answer (ISCC) Insight, Social Skills, Cost-effective,
Community
Increases insight about oneself
Increases social skills
Is cost-effective
Develops a sense of community
Who created Humanistic Therapy? - Answer Carl Rogers
Person-Centered Therapy is also known as - Answer Humanistic Therapy
Who created DBT? - Answer Marsha Linehan (born 1943)
Who developed definition of group phases? - Answer Tuckman
Name the group phases - Answer Pregroup
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
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Adjourning
Pregroup Phase - Answer Leader considers direction and framework of the group
Family Systems Theory - Answer One could not understand any family member (part)
without understanding how all family members operate together (system)
Family Homeostasis - Answer Tendency of families to resist change and to maintain a
steady state
Morphogenesis - Answer A family's tendency to adapt to change when changes are
necessary
Morphostasis - Answer Family's tendency to remain stable in the midst of change
Who created Family Systems Therapy? - Answer Murray Bowen
Family Systems Therapy - summarize - Answer Originated by: Murray Bowen
Focus on: Chronic anxiety within families
Treatment goals: Increase family's awareness of each member's function within the
family and increase levels of self-differentiation (level at which one's sense of self-worth
is not dependent on external relationships)
Tertiary Prevention - what is it? - Answer Aimed at decreasing the disability and severity
of a mental disorder
Examples of Tertiary Prevention? - Answer Rehabilitation Services
Avoidance or postponement of complications
Day treatment programs, case management for physical/housing/vocational needs,
social skills training
Common indicators of physical child abuse - Answer Hx of unexplained multiple
fractures
Burns, hand or bite marks
Injuries at various stages of healing
Evidence of neglect
Bruising on padded parts of body
Repression - Answer involuntary or unconscious exclusion of painful/disturbing thoughts
or feelings from awareness.
Suppression - Answer intentional or conscious exclusion of painful or disturbing
thoughts or emotions from awareness
Strategies to Manage Flashbacks - Answer Identify phenomenon as a flashback or
dissociative period
Use grounding techniques (bring person's level of awareness to immediate therapeutic
environment) - rubbing upholstery, stomping one's feet, good eye contact, proper room
lighting, deep breathing, walking outside, supportive self-talk
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