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What does it usually mean when a clinician and client mutually agree to terminate treatment?


A) The client has made sufficient progress toward their goals
B) The client no longer is enjoying treatment
C) The clinician no longer wants to work with the client
D) None of the above

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Elena's client admitted to drinking excessively at a party. Which of the following questions is most likely to have a negative impact on the client?


A) How did you feel about that?
B) What happened?
C) What would you do differently next time?
D) Why did you drink so much?

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In couples therapy, the Dyadic Trust Scale ____________.


A) Is an eight-item questionnaire
B) Takes less than 3 minutes to take
C) Focuses on trust between marriage partners
D) All of the above

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Does the DSM-5 explain the causes of disorders?


A) No
B) Yes
C) A few
D) That's what it's for

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The first edition of the DSM was published in 1952. When was the last edition, DSM-5, originally issued?


A) 1879
B) 1994
C) 2001
D) 2013

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One aspect of role induction is ______________.


A) Listening to the client
B) Familiarizing the client with the nature of counseling
C) Ensuring the room is set up properly
D) None of the above

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Which of the following is not an open question?


A) What brought you here?
B) How are things going?
C) Did you have a good week?
D) How did you react?

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When using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, clinicians need to start ________.


A) At the bottom and evaluate each range for the function of the individual
B) At the top level and keep moving down the scale until the best match is found
C) By guessing at about which level the person might be functioning
D) With another type of assessment altogether

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There are several techniques cognitive therapists use to elicit new cognitions in their clients. One of these techniques involves ______________.


A) Going snow-skiing
B) Jumping out of an airplane
C) Activity scheduling
D) Lying down when having troubling thoughts

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text-revised, 5th Edition (DSM-5) is utilized by professionals to diagnose psychiatric disorders. Unlike previous versions of the DSM, it does not use a multi-axis model for diagnosis. Which DSM-IV-TR axis had its criteria modified and included in the DSM-5, but not in the list of disorders?


A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis IV
D) Axis V

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C

One of the reasons bipolar disorder can be difficult to diagnose in a child under ten is that ________.


A) The symptoms mimic or overlap ADHD
B) Children under ten do not experience bipolar disorder
C) Children under ten usually are very irritable anyway
D) None of the above

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A critical component of the diagnostic interview includes which of the following?


A) Family and social history
B) Medical history
C) Previous diagnoses
D) All of the above

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Which client characteristic seems unrelated to outcome?


A) Intelligence
B) Age
C) Education
D) Socioeconomic level

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To make a diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode based on DSM-5 criteria, a client would need to have five or more specific symptoms, with at least one of two necessary symptoms. Which symptom below is one of those necessary symptoms?


A) Significant weight loss
B) Feelings of worthlessness
C) Markedly diminished interest or pleasure
D) Fatigue or loss of energy

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The classification system developed by a task force of the American Psychiatric Association is ___________________.


A) The DRCI-V
B) The MMCD-IV
C) The DMS-II
D) The DSM-5

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Two personal characteristics of the effective clinician are _________.


A) Friendly and likeable
B) Patient and inflexible
C) Motivated by money and high self-esteem
D) Humorous and loud

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Common factors in effective treatment are _________.


A) Acquiring insight and new understanding
B) Developing new perceptions or views of one's stressors or problems
C) Enjoying the process of counseling
D) Both A and B

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People most likely to enjoy the energetic and interactive approach of REBT are those with which characteristics?


A) Low self-esteem
B) Highly motivated, pragmatic, logical
C) Fairly resilient, tough minded
D) B and C

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The MBHI, or Million Behavioral Health Inventory, instrument is a brief self-report personality inventory designed to help the clinician assess the psychological coping factors related to the physical health care of adult medical patients. It is useful in:


A) Evaluation and screening of physically ill, injured, and surgical patients
B) Workers' compensation evaluations to help assess stress-related claims
C) Evaluation and screening of individuals in specialty clinics or programs (e.g., pain, stress, headache)
D) All of the above

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Duty to warn is an important part of professional ethics in therapy. What is not an aspect of duty to warn?


A) Duty to protect others who are endangered by a client
B) Duty to protect clients who threaten suicide or other forms of physical harm
C) Duty to seek consultation from a colleague or supervisor when faced with an issue to break confidentiality
D) Duty to warn a client when the therapist will be on vacation

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