2026/2027 Update) Diagnosis &
Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health
across the Lifespan Practicum | Study Guide
with 100% Correct solutions – Chamberlain.
Question:
Self-Disclosure?
Answer:
when the psychotherapist shares personal rather than professional
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-used sparingly with care for the benefit of the client
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• can contribute to the building of trust & empathy & can strengthen the
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-overuse can remove the focus from the client
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-Inappropriate self-disclosure can lead to a role reversal between the
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• client feels the need to take care of the provider
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• boundary violation
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,Question:
Transference?
Answer:
when a client directs their feelings towards a significant person in their
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lives
-such as a parent, or a psychotherapist
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-typically unconscious i,-
-may be positive or negative
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-may provide perspective into client's relationships & offer an opportunity
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to help the client gain insight
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Question:
Countertransference?
Answer:
psychotherapist's conscious or unconscious reactions to a client based on i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
their own psychological needs or conflicts
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-can have a negative impact on the therapeutic alliance
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• if boundaries between the psychotherapist and the client are blurred
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and the psychotherapist loses perspective
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-can undermine trust in the therapeutic alliance
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Question:
,A client and her husband approach the psychotherapist at a mutual
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friend's party. The client introduces her husband to the provider who
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May or may not be a boundary violation
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Not a boundary violation?
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Not a boundary violation
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Rationale: This is not a boundary violation because the client approached
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the psychotherapist. If the psychotherapist approached the client, it would
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be a boundary violation
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A psychotherapist holds the client's hand during the client's retelling of a
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traumatic event after the client reaches out.
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May or may not be a boundary violation
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Not a boundary violation
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, Rationale: This is not a boundary violation. Touch may be therapeutic in
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Question:
A psychotherapist agrees to a blind date with a client's sister.
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May or may not be a boundary violation
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Not a boundary violation?
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May or may not be a boundary violation
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Rationale: This may or may not be a boundary violation depending on
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whether the client is a current client. Refer to state-specific guidelines for
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information about boundaries with former clients.
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Question:
A psychotherapist was in a car accident and needs auto body work
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completed. When the psychotherapist arrives at the auto body shop
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suggested by the insurance company, she realizes that the shop is
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managed by one of her clients. The psychotherapist schedules the needed
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repairs.