ATR-BC PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Working with a low functioning ID/DD population (average IQ 35), the following set up
for painting that is best is... - Answers :Provide large cake tempera paints, watercolor
brushes, water tubs, and heavy paper.
You are working in a substance abuse treatment clinic with a client who has achieved
his goals of sobriety, mastering his anxiety, and is transitioning to a more satisfying job.
He has been a pleasure to work with and used the art to really explore and gain self-
knowledge. He feels ready in some ways to move on, though he expresses he will miss
the art work. Treatment plan review is approaching and you: - Answers :Complete a
treatment plan reflecting a process of termination over the next 1-3 months.
There is a new patient on the psychiatric unit where you work. He attended your art
therapy group where he drew a large scene in pencil, asked for an eraser, asked you
and other group participants about details of the street
outside the hospital trying to depict the scene exactly. He ignored time guidelines and
would not stop drawing during the discussion at the end of session, despite being asked
several times. - Answers :He exhibits compulsive symptoms.
As they work together, the intern learns more about the (above) client including that he
survived 2 partners' deaths from AIDS related illnesses. He cared for each and reports
being "one of the few left."
The intern decides to offer the client opportunities to... - Answers :Create an illustrated
life history
You have begun to run a group at the local VA—participants range in age from 24 years
old to 80+ and are primarily men of color. They have expressed interest in art, but in
group they are reluctant to engage. To provide some inspiration you bring in images
and information on... - Answers :Jacob Lawrence and Horace Pippin
A way to explore AA's step 1 in an art therapy group is - Answers :"create a map of your
life journey"
You will be working with a 4 year-old child who is having difficulty adjusting to a new
sibling in the house. He wants to make something he can use when he is done creating
it. Which is the best material to offer him? - Answers :Bisque ware molds
Since graduating with your Masters in Art Therapy from an AATA approved program
you have been looking for a job. The market has been difficult and you have taken a
part-time position hoping it will expand or something full-time will come up. In the
meantime, you have been contacted by
someone interested in seeing you for private art therapy sessions. - Answers :You
decline, explaining that you need to complete 1000 hours of paid/volunteer practice first.
Appropriate roles for a supervisor to fulfill are - Answers :director, educator, role model
,The art studio approach is to... - Answers :Engage the client in the creative healing
process.
Systems theory is based on the premise that - Answers :Anything which affects one
member of the affects them all
The baseline begins to appear in children's drawings during which stage? - Answers
:Schematic
Which of the following drawing characteristics is NOT typically associated with anxiety?
- Answers :Inadequate details
Edith Kramer's and Margaret Naumburg's theories regarding the therapeutic value of
art-making differ with respect to the - Answers :Importance of interpreting the artwork
with the client
Under typical conditions, which art material is most likely to promote regression? -
Answers :Finger paints
You have a session with a 68 year-old-woman who is admitted to the psychiatric unit for
depression.
She paints the following picture. When you next see the treatment team you
recommend - Answers :Evaluation for dementia
The mental status exam is intended to - Answers :Organize information and begin to
develop a diagnosis.
All of the following art therapists have designed art therapy assessments except -
Answers :Rhyne
An art therapy intern is working in a residence for people with HIV/AIDS. He is to meet
his first 1:1 client who is a 50 year-old-man with a history of polysubstance abuse in full,
sustained remission.
He has lived at the residence for several years but is fairly quiet and keeps to himself.
He is medically stable and enjoys reading and working on craft projects. The intern's
supervisor has requested he select
an art therapy assessment to administer. The intern chooses.... - Answers :To use the
ETC in a free choice setting
A client in an acute psychotic state is referred for art therapy. The treatment plan should
focus on - Answers :Self expression
Which art materials is in the correct sequence from the most to
the least structure and controlled? - Answers :Pre-cut paper pictures for collages,
marker, clay
, Which product does NOT contain solvents? - Answers :Liquid tempera
Which statement is NOT likely to be associated with Freud? - Answers :Psychologists
should study observable stimuli & responses
The approach to psychology most likely to be associated with the statement that "the
whole is greater that the sum of its parts" is - Answers :Gestalt psychology
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence proposes that the number of intelligence may
be as high as - Answers :8
Intelligence test primarily measure - Answers :Current intellectual level
IQ is a consistently good predictor of - Answers :Grades in school
In scientific psychological testing, norms are derived through - Answers :Standardization
Which codes can be used for medical billing purposes as they are HIPAA compliant? -
Answers :Only ICD codes
Who is not considered an object-relations theorist? - Answers :Eric Erikson
According to Erikson's psychosocial view, the struggle between industry and inferiority
occurs during - Answers :Middle Childhood age
Analysis of transference is central to psychoanalysis because - Answers :It allows
clients to relive their past in therapy.
Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a critical task, and the Electra
complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of
development? - Answers :Phallic stage
During psychoanalytic treatment clients are typically asked - Answers :Not to make
radical changes in their lifestyle
"Hatching" and "Scanning" occur in which of Mahler's developmental phases? -
Answers :Practicing sub-phase
Which is not included in the psychoanalytic interpretation of drawings? - Answers
:Uncovering
As the client regresses emotionally in psychoanalytic therapy, issues related to past
conflicts are brought to the present. This is called - Answers :The working through
process
Working with a low functioning ID/DD population (average IQ 35), the following set up
for painting that is best is... - Answers :Provide large cake tempera paints, watercolor
brushes, water tubs, and heavy paper.
You are working in a substance abuse treatment clinic with a client who has achieved
his goals of sobriety, mastering his anxiety, and is transitioning to a more satisfying job.
He has been a pleasure to work with and used the art to really explore and gain self-
knowledge. He feels ready in some ways to move on, though he expresses he will miss
the art work. Treatment plan review is approaching and you: - Answers :Complete a
treatment plan reflecting a process of termination over the next 1-3 months.
There is a new patient on the psychiatric unit where you work. He attended your art
therapy group where he drew a large scene in pencil, asked for an eraser, asked you
and other group participants about details of the street
outside the hospital trying to depict the scene exactly. He ignored time guidelines and
would not stop drawing during the discussion at the end of session, despite being asked
several times. - Answers :He exhibits compulsive symptoms.
As they work together, the intern learns more about the (above) client including that he
survived 2 partners' deaths from AIDS related illnesses. He cared for each and reports
being "one of the few left."
The intern decides to offer the client opportunities to... - Answers :Create an illustrated
life history
You have begun to run a group at the local VA—participants range in age from 24 years
old to 80+ and are primarily men of color. They have expressed interest in art, but in
group they are reluctant to engage. To provide some inspiration you bring in images
and information on... - Answers :Jacob Lawrence and Horace Pippin
A way to explore AA's step 1 in an art therapy group is - Answers :"create a map of your
life journey"
You will be working with a 4 year-old child who is having difficulty adjusting to a new
sibling in the house. He wants to make something he can use when he is done creating
it. Which is the best material to offer him? - Answers :Bisque ware molds
Since graduating with your Masters in Art Therapy from an AATA approved program
you have been looking for a job. The market has been difficult and you have taken a
part-time position hoping it will expand or something full-time will come up. In the
meantime, you have been contacted by
someone interested in seeing you for private art therapy sessions. - Answers :You
decline, explaining that you need to complete 1000 hours of paid/volunteer practice first.
Appropriate roles for a supervisor to fulfill are - Answers :director, educator, role model
,The art studio approach is to... - Answers :Engage the client in the creative healing
process.
Systems theory is based on the premise that - Answers :Anything which affects one
member of the affects them all
The baseline begins to appear in children's drawings during which stage? - Answers
:Schematic
Which of the following drawing characteristics is NOT typically associated with anxiety?
- Answers :Inadequate details
Edith Kramer's and Margaret Naumburg's theories regarding the therapeutic value of
art-making differ with respect to the - Answers :Importance of interpreting the artwork
with the client
Under typical conditions, which art material is most likely to promote regression? -
Answers :Finger paints
You have a session with a 68 year-old-woman who is admitted to the psychiatric unit for
depression.
She paints the following picture. When you next see the treatment team you
recommend - Answers :Evaluation for dementia
The mental status exam is intended to - Answers :Organize information and begin to
develop a diagnosis.
All of the following art therapists have designed art therapy assessments except -
Answers :Rhyne
An art therapy intern is working in a residence for people with HIV/AIDS. He is to meet
his first 1:1 client who is a 50 year-old-man with a history of polysubstance abuse in full,
sustained remission.
He has lived at the residence for several years but is fairly quiet and keeps to himself.
He is medically stable and enjoys reading and working on craft projects. The intern's
supervisor has requested he select
an art therapy assessment to administer. The intern chooses.... - Answers :To use the
ETC in a free choice setting
A client in an acute psychotic state is referred for art therapy. The treatment plan should
focus on - Answers :Self expression
Which art materials is in the correct sequence from the most to
the least structure and controlled? - Answers :Pre-cut paper pictures for collages,
marker, clay
, Which product does NOT contain solvents? - Answers :Liquid tempera
Which statement is NOT likely to be associated with Freud? - Answers :Psychologists
should study observable stimuli & responses
The approach to psychology most likely to be associated with the statement that "the
whole is greater that the sum of its parts" is - Answers :Gestalt psychology
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence proposes that the number of intelligence may
be as high as - Answers :8
Intelligence test primarily measure - Answers :Current intellectual level
IQ is a consistently good predictor of - Answers :Grades in school
In scientific psychological testing, norms are derived through - Answers :Standardization
Which codes can be used for medical billing purposes as they are HIPAA compliant? -
Answers :Only ICD codes
Who is not considered an object-relations theorist? - Answers :Eric Erikson
According to Erikson's psychosocial view, the struggle between industry and inferiority
occurs during - Answers :Middle Childhood age
Analysis of transference is central to psychoanalysis because - Answers :It allows
clients to relive their past in therapy.
Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a critical task, and the Electra
complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of
development? - Answers :Phallic stage
During psychoanalytic treatment clients are typically asked - Answers :Not to make
radical changes in their lifestyle
"Hatching" and "Scanning" occur in which of Mahler's developmental phases? -
Answers :Practicing sub-phase
Which is not included in the psychoanalytic interpretation of drawings? - Answers
:Uncovering
As the client regresses emotionally in psychoanalytic therapy, issues related to past
conflicts are brought to the present. This is called - Answers :The working through
process
