NCMHCE Theories and Techniques Practice Test

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• Jungian Therapy-Sandplay is best described as:
• Behavioral Therapy Problem Identification and Assessment focuses on which of the following best describes the task?
• Brief Therapy-Compliments involve validating clients for what they are doing and reinforcing what is working, often by what method?
• Which statement best describes Fantasy Approaches in Gestalt therapy?
• Which technique breaks down larger tasks into smaller steps and is often used with Activity Scheduling to manage deadlines?
• In REBT, which technique is used to deliberately provoke mild discomfort to disconfirm irrational beliefs about shame?
• In Family Systems Therapy, what is the goal of detriangling?
• In Gestalt Dream Work, what is the therapist's role?
• In Adlerian therapy, life style is influenced by:
• What is essential in the Plans of Action technique in Reality Therapy?
• When a client speaks in metaphors, how should the therapist respond in Reality Therapy?
• Which is a common use of puppets in play therapy with children?
• Which technique involves sequentially turning toward each family member, including those absent, and examining the expectations of each person?
• What is the aim of body awareness in Gestalt therapy?
• In a visualization exercise, a client might imagine being in a storm, and the activity includes drawing a picture of themselves before, during, and after. What is the primary goal of this visualization?
• Which technique is commonly referred to as exposure therapy?
• What is the purpose of identifying unique outcomes in Narrative Therapy?
• Jungian Therapy-Analysis of Transference involves four stages. Which option is NOT one of those stages?
• What does the REBT Catastrophe Scale involve?
• What is the primary purpose of the 'Borrow from Whatever' technique in Existential Therapy?
• A likely outcome of thorough Structure Analysis is what?
• In Narrative Therapy, Letters/Definitional Ceremonies, Reflection, what is the role of encouraging?
• Which components are analyzed in Structure Analysis within Transactional Analysis?
• Transactional Analysis-Empty Chair uses the chair to represent
• Role Playing/Rehearsal is used for which of the following purposes, and which is not a typical use?
• In Adlerian therapy, Analysis and Assessment is characterized by:
• Group contingencies in token economies refer to?
• In drama-based play therapy, which approach helps clients practice new behaviors?
• Brief Therapy-Scaling Questions involve...
• Transference allows the client to work through memories in the here-and-now to gain a new experience.
• REBT Homework commonly uses worksheets to analyze activating events, consequences, beliefs, and...
• What best describes REBT Homework?
• In story telling as a therapeutic technique, what is a key step after the client creates a make-believe show?
• Which systemic technique is designed to create clearer generational boundaries by encouraging parents to spend time with each other rather than with children?
• Active Listening in Person-Centered Therapy: Which best describes this technique?
• Transference occurs when the client responds to the therapist as though they were someone significant from the client's past (e.g., a parent).
• Reporting of earliest recollections in Adlerian therapy:
• Analysis and Assessment in Adlerian Therapy focuses on:
• REBT-Risk Taking is designed to...
• Which technique is designed to break down complex tasks into smaller steps and reinforce progress toward a larger goal?
• Which feature characterizes the Gestalt Therapy 'Internal Dialogue Exercise'?
• Which CBT technique provides information, education, or skills training on specific areas to facilitate change, such as parenting, obesity, smoking, or medication management?
• Which CBT technique teaches the client problem-solving skills by defining a problem, generating solutions, evaluating consequences, selecting an action, and following up?
• Which technique involves pointing out patient behaviors like silence, lateness, or deflecting to resist exploring issues?
• Which technique involves objectively observing a specific behavior in the client's natural environment, often in institutional settings?
• In person-centered therapy, which core stance does the therapist maintain toward the client?
• In CBT systematic desensitization, what is paired with exposure to reduce anxiety?
• What does the Genogram involve in Family Systems Therapy?
• When a client confuses appointment times, how should Everything is Everything be applied?
• Dream analysis in psychoanalytic therapy is used to discover what?
• Which TA technique uses a 'time out' from reality to engage the self through experiential enactment?
• Transactional Analysis-Contract is characterized as
• Which therapy model emphasizes phenomenological experience and 'here-and-now' contact using techniques like dialogue and projection?
• Second-order analysis in Transactional Analysis focuses on what?
• Which feature refers to giving a token now for a reward later?
• In CBT-Socratic Dialogue, which question best demonstrates probing assumptions?
• In drama-based play therapy, what is a potential benefit of having a client take on an unfamiliar role?
• What is a key function of art therapy in play therapy?
• In psychoanalytic therapy, accessing the unconscious is primarily accomplished through which practice?
• Which approach uses a time-based projection where the client imagines their feelings and functioning at future time points after the feared event?
• Which technique involves a symbolic recreation of the problematic situation, during which the client verbalizes thoughts as the scenario occurs?
• What is a typical benefit of using puppets in therapy with children?
• REBT-Reframing involves...
• What is the focus of the REBT Double-Standard Dispute?
• Which CBT technique examines the automatic thought by considering alternatives for the events, such as recognizing that one person is not the sole cause?
• In CBT-Stress-Inoculation, which category is part of the approach?
• Jungian Therapy-Individuation describes which process?
• Which REBT technique involves education, in vivo demonstration and practice of social skills and relaxation techniques?
• In Humanistic Therapy, the 'Check Feelings, Thoughts, and Bodily Sensations Behind Their Story' technique involves:
• What does Structure Analysis in Transactional Analysis primarily examine?
• What is the primary purpose of feminist self-disclosure in therapy?
• What best describes humor in Reality Therapy?
• Which objective best describes the 'Playing the Projection' technique?
• Narration of a New Story in Narrative Therapy emphasizes what?
• In Humanistic Therapy practice of Engaged Curiosity, which aspects might the therapist inquire about?
• In a token economy, what are the three central components?
• What does the Empty Chair technique involve in Gestalt therapy?
• Existential Therapy describes the therapist's approach as guiding through demonstration and validating the client's quest.
• What is a basic definition of a 'transaction' in TA?
• CBT-Behavioral Experiments involve...
• The 'Emphasis on Intention and/or Resistance' in Humanistic Therapy focuses on:
• Which CBT technique emphasizes solving problems by generating multiple solutions, evaluating consequences, and selecting a course of action to implement?
• In hypothesis testing, what do therapists and clients do to challenge a belief by testing it through an experiment?
• Brief Therapy-Invite the Client to Do More of What is Working aims to...
• Which statement best describes what Adlerian therapy considers when understanding a client's lifestyle?
• In Narrative Therapy externalization, how is the client encouraged to phrase the problem?
• In Active Imagination, when the client identifies an entity such as a shadow figure or anima, what is the primary goal of dialoguing with this figure?
• What does planning ahead in token economy involve?
• Adlerian family constellation includes:
• Shadow Work in Jungian Therapy addresses:
• REBT-Devil's Advocate is best described as...
• Behavioral Therapy-Activity Scheduling is used for depression and involves:
• Feminist-Relabeling involves changing how a behavior is evaluated. Which best illustrates this?
• Behavioral Therapy - Systematic Desensitization is commonly used to address which type of issues?
• Which description best summarizes the REBT Blow-Up Technique?
• Which statement best describes Behavioral Therapy Modeling?
• What outcome is described for the Gestalt 'Rehearsal Exercise'?
• Which REBT technique exposes a client to the fear of shame by having them act in ways that anticipate disapproval while disputing the shame-inducing thoughts?
• Which statement about the Parent ego state is true?
• Brief Therapy-Coping Questions are designed to...
• In Solution Focused Therapy, which question asks for a time when the problems were not problematic, revealing strengths or effective coping?
• Which TA technique uses a check-list to explore early injunctions and life positions?
• Which technique involves identifying an issue and setting up an experiment to test the belief that one is unlovable?
• Push-Button Technique sequence:
• In Emotionally Focused Therapy, Expand the Emotional Experience, what is the goal?
• In Adlerian Therapy, 'Acting As If' is used to:
• In psychoanalytic therapy, what is key to addressing resistance?
• Which CBT technique involves demonstrating something for the client and having the client replicate the behavior, with possible subsequent role-play?
• Which description best characterizes the 'Parent' ego state?
• In Free Association, resistance may indicate what?
• The Child ego state is typically associated with which characteristic?
• Jungian Therapy-Journaling is used to:
• In systematic desensitization, which component is typically taught before or during exposure?
• Behavioral Therapy - Response Cost involves which of the following?
• What is the primary purpose of the Genogram in family systems therapy?
• In guided visualization, what is the primary purpose?
• Confrontation in Adlerian therapy emphasizes:
• CBT self-monitoring is sometimes called diary work. Which term describes this practice?
• Which CBT technique helps anxious clients by setting up experiments to challenge the belief that others are focused on them?
• Which technique uses symbolic recreation of situations with client verbalizing thoughts during the experience?
• In Solution Focused Therapy, which question underscores resources by highlighting how the client manages daily responsibilities despite feeling overwhelmed?
• What is the role of the 'Adult' ego state?
• Task-Setting in Adlerian therapy involves:
• In Solution Focused Therapy, which question asks the client to rate progress or change on a numerical scale from 0 to 10?
• The 'Emphasis on Transparency and Authenticity' in Humanistic Therapy refers to the therapist being:
• In Behavioral Therapy, which technique removes rewards to stop an undesirable behavior?
• Reflect the Feeling/Paraphrasing Nonverbals: How does this technique function?
• In group sculpting activities, what is a typical process?
• Reality Therapy Paradox technique involves which approach?
• Strategic Therapy uses a paradoxical intervention to influence family behavior by encouraging the problematic behavior. What is this technique called?
• In Strategic Therapy, what is the essence of symptom prescription?
• What is the purpose of the Gestalt Therapy 'Rehearsal Exercise'?
• Which technique involves reframing a negative event into a more manageable perspective and identifying possible positives?
• In Gestalt Therapy, the 'Game of Dialogue' technique involves the therapist's role as:
• In reframing within a systemic approach, what happens to the issue?
• Which technique commonly used in assertiveness and social skills training involves modeling, role-playing, and behavioral rehearsal?
• Feminist-Bibliotherapy involves reading about which topics?
• Which CBT technique emphasizes testing the truth of beliefs by examining evidence for and against them?
• Systemic Family Therapy-Circular Questioning is best described as a technique in which
• If there is disempowerment, which techniques may be used?
• What is the primary aim of the Gestalt Therapy 'Making the Rounds' exercise?
• Transactional Analysis-Script Analysis involves
• Feminist-Gender Analysis and Intervention focuses on understanding what?
• Which technique targets anxiety disorders by exposing the client to feared objects or situations without danger to overcome the anxiety response?
• Which technique asks the client to visualize a feared event and then project their feelings at successive future time points such as one week, one month, and six months?
• Feminist-Reframing involves what change?
• Which technique uses feedback about brain waves and autonomic nervous system to help elicit a relaxation response?
• In Existential Therapy, how is the therapist's role described in relation to interpersonal tensions?
• Systemic Family Therapy-Invariant Prescription involves
• In Structure Analysis, what does analyzing transactions focus on?
• CBT self-monitoring is commonly referred to as diary work and is used to document what?
• Which statement best reflects the Blow-Up Technique in REBT?
• Behavioral Therapy - Self-Control Procedures include which of the following?
• In clay-based play therapy, how can clay be used therapeutically?
• Brief Therapy-Miracle Question describes a scenario where...
• What does reframing accomplish in a systemic intervention?
• In token economies, shaping is...
• In an ecomap, which of the following indicates a one-way relationship?
• Which description best defines the Adult ego state?
• In Gestalt Therapy's dialogue-based approaches, what is the goal of being 'fully present'?
• Systemic Family Therapy-Odd/Even Day Ritual directs the family to follow ...?
• What is the primary purpose of an ecomap in systemic therapy?
• Which CBT technique involves imagining a target situation and a therapist guiding the client through a step-by-step coping process, followed by practice in rehearsal?
• Dream Analysis is used in which therapy as pathway to the unconscious?
• Externalization example: Which phrasing best demonstrates externalization?
• Exploration of Social Dynamics postulates that client issues are:
• The 'Emphasis on Mutuality' in Humanistic Therapy describes the therapist relationship as:
• Behavioral Therapy Physiological Recording describes which of the following?
• Congruence in Person-Centered Therapy: What is congruence?
• Which CBT technique uses homework to enable cognitive restructuring, such as monitoring automatic thoughts and/or behavioral activation and preparing for sessions?
• The four stages of transference analysis include:
• What characterizes Fantasy Approaches in Gestalt therapy?
• In Humanistic Therapy, Engaged Curiosity, what is the primary aim of the therapist's curiosity?
• Encouragement in Adlerian Therapy is designed to:
• In Humanistic Therapy, Everything is Everything, which statement best reflects this principle in practice?
• Which Technique asks the client to imagine a future in which the problem is no longer present, asking what would be different and how they would know the miracle occurred?
• Active Imagination may use which mediums for dialogue with the inner figure?
• Which method can be used in Gestalt Therapy to help clients drop defenses and connect with the present?
• Empathy in Person-Centered Therapy: What does empathy involve?
• What is the aim of Feminist-Assertiveness Training?
• Which statement is NOT a feature of an ecomap?
• Unique Outcomes - Altering the Dominant Negative Story: Which statement best captures this technique?
• In Solution Focused Therapy, which question asks the client to rate their current level on a scale to indicate change and guide goal setting?
• In CBT-Socratic Dialogue, which is an example of a clarification question?
• Brief Therapy-Present and Future - Focus Questions vs. Past Orientation Focus
• Which option is NOT one of the primary categories of CBT-Stress-Inoculation?
• Reflect the Feeling/Paraphrasing Nonverbals aims to capture which aspect?
• Jungian Therapy-Active Imagination: which description accurately portrays the process?
• If there is a strong extended family presence, which models may be used?
• Which technique involves a series of smaller behaviors linked to a desired complex behavior, with each step prompted and reinforced?
• Which technique is used to observe behavior objectively in settings like hospitals or schools by trained observers?
• What does the Gestalt 'Reversal Technique' entail?
• In Emotionally Focused Therapy, reframing the problem is used to do what?
• Strategic Therapy-Symptom Prescription may reveal
• REBT-Paradoxical Behavior/Stepping out of Character involves...
• What does tapping into all systems emphasize?
• What is the purpose of exaggerating a behavior in Gestalt therapy?
• Jungian Therapy-Rituals involve which structure?
• REBT-Exposure involves...
• First-order analysis in Transactional Analysis refers to examining what?
• Which CBT technique helps anxious clients challenge the belief that they are the focus of others by conducting experiments to show others are not focused on them?
• Which statement best describes congruence in client-centered therapy?
• Which Strategic Therapy technique provides a positive rationale for treatment, reframing the situation so that it appears logical to comply with treatment?
• In Strategic Therapy, what does the 'One Down' position encourage when the client reports not being able to engage a new skill due to anxiety?
• Confrontation in Adlerian Therapy is used to:
• REBT-Postponing Gratification aims to counter...
• In General Systems Theory, what is the therapist's role in advocacy?
• Contextual-Genogram helps discover which aspects of family dynamics?
• What is the back-up reinforcer in token economy?
• In Gestalt Dream Work, which statement is true?
• Behavioral Therapy - Shaping is best described as which of the following?
• In sand tray therapy, which statement best describes the use of miniatures?
• Which REBT technique requires the client to record the therapy session and listen back before the next session to reinforce learning or gain insight?
• In I-Positions, what is the focus for the therapist?
• Which ego states are identified in Structure Analysis?
• Which CBT technique focuses on identifying and testing beliefs by looking for evidence and alternative explanations to guide thinking?
• In Family Systems Therapy, the triangle is the smallest stable relationship system but is hardest to tolerate because there is always one who is what?
• What is the purpose of a contextual genogram in family therapy?
• Which CBT technique involves the client stating his or her feared consequence of a situation and then identifying strategies for coping?
• In Bowen's Detriangling, what is the therapist's appropriate stance?
• What is a primary goal of Structure Analysis?
• In client-centered therapy, which practice best supports unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding?
• What are the intended outcomes of REBT-Exposure?
• Systemic Family Therapy-Rituals is best described as
• In Gestalt Therapy, the 'Playing the Projection' exercise involves:
• Brief Therapy-Looking for Previous Solutions involves asking clients about...
• In Narrative Therapy Narration of a New Story, what happens after deconstruction and identifying unique outcomes?
• Which statement best describes Shaping in Behavioral Therapy?
• Transactional Analysis-Role-Playing is described as
• Transactional Analysis-Empty Chair is used to represent the different ego states for the client to enact
• Which CBT technique involves identifying, challenging, and changing faulty beliefs and distortions in thinking through examining logic, testing the truth of the thought or belief, and finding alternative explanations?
• In Reality Therapy Confrontation, what approach is used when a client does not follow through?
• Which CBT technique involves redefining the problem to be more specific, concrete, and tailored to the client’s behavior?
• In music-based play therapy, what activities might be used?
• Behavioral Therapy - Thought-Stopping involves which of the following actions?
• Which CBT technique helps to make the problem more specific and concrete to the client's behavior, such as changing 'nobody notices me' to 'I need to reach out to others'?
• In Narrative Therapy deconstruction, what does the therapist typically ask the client to describe?
• In EFT, Restructuring the Bond aims to do what?
• Which REBT-Skills Training technique involves education, in vivo demonstration and practice of social skills and relaxation methods?
• Brief Therapy-Looking for Exceptions seeks to identify what?
• What is the primary goal of exposure therapy?
• Behavioral Therapy - Role Playing/Rehearsal is used to accomplish what?
• Feminist-Power Analysis and Power Intervention helps clients discover what?
• Behavioral Therapy - Self-Monitoring involves which of the following?
• Jungian Therapy-Dream Analysis posits which core idea?
• In Narrative Therapy, what is the primary goal when the therapist helps the client deconstruct the problem?
• What is the purpose of Free Association in psychoanalytic therapy?
• Which technique is used to divert attention from anxiety, including short-term strategies like counting bricks or puzzles?
• In Transactional Analysis, second-order analysis emphasizes what?
• Self-Control Procedures in Behavioral Therapy primarily address which issues?
• What is bibliotherapy in REBT?