Quiz Ch. 10 Cognitive-Behavioral and Mindfulness-based Therapies

Albert Ellis’ A-B-C theory has been applied to working with families. In this model, what does the A-B-C stand for?

 

Activating event, belief, and consequence

All the following would be considered examples of late-phase treatment goals in cognitive-behavioral family therapy EXCEPT:

 

replacing perfectionist beliefs about a child’s school performance with more realistic expectations.

CBFT homework tasks are described as:

 

linear and literal.

If a teen’s grade point average is above 3.0, the parents agree to an 11:00 p.m. curfew on Friday and Saturday. This is an example of:

 

contingency contract.

Reinforcement is typically only effective if parents are:

 

consistent.

The CBFT therapist’s problem analysis focuses on present-day __________, __________, and __________ that make the situation a problem.

 

behaviors; emotions; thoughts

Which intervention—considered a hallmark of CBFT—involves teaching clients psychological and relational principles about their problems and how best to handle them?

Psychoeducation

Cognitive-behavioral family therapies have had the greatest influence in:

parenting

Tess is working with a couple who has reported marital problems. She is working from a CBFT perspective and thinks that it would be helpful to have a detailed and accurate account of the problems the couple wants to work on. Tess asks the couple to log the frequency, duration, and severity of specific behavioral symptoms, such as their anger, outbursts, conflict, and social withdrawal. This is known as:

 

baseline functioning.

The concept of dichotomous thinking is a cognitive distortion defined by which of the following?

 

Exhibiting an all-or-nothing mentality: always/never, success/failure, or good/bad