THEORIES FOR THE CA LMFT CLINICAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/[LATEST EXAM UPDATES]

THEORIES FOR THE CA LMFT CLINICAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - -Change happens through (1) mindfulness, (2) developing skills to manage distress tolerance and emotional regulation, and (3) improving interpersonal problem solving skills. DBT goal - -For the client to improve their emotional and cognitive regulation. Mindfulness - -To practice being fully aware and present in this one moment. Distress Tolerance - -How to tolerate pain in difficult situations, not change it. Interpersonal Effectiveness - -How to ask for what you want and say no while maintaining self-respect and relationships with others. Emotional Regulation - -How to change emotions that you want to change. DBT The 5 Key Concepts - -Mindfulness Distress Tolerance Interpersonal Effectiveness Emotional Regulation Homework Reality Therapy - -Change occurs through identifying and meeting needs as well as developing satisfying interpersonal relationships. Reality Goals - -(1) Client to learn more effective ways of meeting their needs, (2) Engage in self evaluation, (3) Gain a sense of inner control over their lives, and (4) learn to change what they do as a key to changing how they feel and getting what they want. Reality is based on what? - -Choice Theory which asserts that each of us is a self determining being who can choose future behaviors and hold ourselves consciously responsible for how we are acting, thinking, feeling, and also for our physiological states. Reality Needs - -Love/Belonging, power/achievement, freedom, fun/relaxation, survival Reality interventions - -Focus on where the client has choices, Focus on Present (avoid discussions on past problems/symptoms), Challenge the Client (examine their own behavior), Explore (wants/needs/perceptions), Doing and Directing, discuss feelings on relation to behaviors/choices, Teach Self Evaluation (Does present behavior have a reasonable change of getting you what you want?), Formulate Action Plan (Focus on positive/attainable steps), Adjust plan as needed, use humor Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - -Change occurs by learning to modify dysfunctional thought patterns. Teaching the relationships between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so client is able to modify/change the patterns of thinking to cope with stressors. CBT treatment goals - -Patients learn to recognize negative patterns of thought, evaluate their validity, and replace with healthier ways of thinking. Development of cognitive coping skills. Negative Cognitive Triad - -negative thoughts about the self ("me"), the world ("everyone"), and the future ("future"