Evidence-based clinical treatment modalities (CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing) tested on the ASWB clinical licensing exam.
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- Who founded Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
- Aaron Beck
- What is the core premise of CBT?
- Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, so changing distorted thoughts changes feelings and behaviors
- Beck's cognitive triad consists of negative views of the self, the world, and the ____.
- future
- In CBT, what term describes spontaneous, unplanned thoughts that pop up in response to a situation?
- Automatic thoughts
- What cognitive distortion involves seeing situations in only two extreme categories?
- All-or-nothing (black-and-white) thinking
- What cognitive distortion involves assuming the worst possible outcome will happen?
- Catastrophizing
- What CBT technique helps clients identify and challenge distorted thoughts to replace them with more balanced ones?
- Cognitive restructuring
- What CBT technique treats depression by increasing engagement in rewarding, valued activities?
- Behavioral activation
- Who founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?
- Albert Ellis
- In REBT's ABC model, what does the C stand for?
- Consequences, the emotional or behavioral result
- Who developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
- Marsha Linehan
- DBT was originally developed to treat which condition?
- Borderline personality disorder, especially chronic suicidality and self-harm
- What does the word 'dialectical' in DBT refer to?
- Balancing and synthesizing opposites, especially acceptance and change
- What DBT skill refers to the balance between emotional mind and reasonable mind?
- Wise mind
- What DBT tool do clients use to track daily emotions, urges, and skill use?
- Diary card