DBT CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. True or False: while DBT often employees principles of changing and
main- taining behavior and learning it is believed that these principles are far
too complex for the client to comprehend or learn: False, Kline education is important and
DBT and is part of the didactic strategy
2. True or False DBT advocates the use of learning principles, including both
bring enforcement and punishment (aversive consequences) when working
with borderline clients: True
3. True or False: DBT does not focus directly on traumatic stress until previous
target behaviors are under control and therefore basically ignores the trauma
won the client brings it up: False : trauma is never ignored if brought up however it is not a primary target of
treatment until stage one targets are resolved
4. True or False: according to the DVT manual if a client who is in both individual
therapy and participating in skills group training needs help in applying behav-
ioral skills to every day life the client is directed to first call the skills trainer: False
: client should call the individual therapist for skills coaching since the individual therapist knows where the client is on
shaping hierarchy
5. True or false: DBT requires that the therapist adhere resolutely to the target
hierarchy for the particular type of session being conducted even when the
client does not want to discuss high-priority targets: True
6. True or false : DBT avoids introducing changing instability into therapy be-
cause borderline clients have enormous difficulty with changing stability and
consistency is more comfortable for them: False : DBT advocates change in the therapeutic
environment this is a Dialectical strategy of allowing natural change
7. True or false : DBT assumes that borderline individuals problems stem
primarily from dysfunctional cognitive styles family interpretations and dis-
tortions of events and maladaptive underlying assumptions are cognitive
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, schemas: False : Dbt has a biosocial theory of BPD cognitive therapy is often inettective with BPD clients
8. In DBT the therapist will intervene with other mental health practitioners when:
Whenever a clinical evaluation indicates that the client does not possess the capability or the power and the outcome
is very important or when the intervention is necessary to avoid high risk to others
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1. True or False: while DBT often employees principles of changing and
main- taining behavior and learning it is believed that these principles are far
too complex for the client to comprehend or learn: False, Kline education is important and
DBT and is part of the didactic strategy
2. True or False DBT advocates the use of learning principles, including both
bring enforcement and punishment (aversive consequences) when working
with borderline clients: True
3. True or False: DBT does not focus directly on traumatic stress until previous
target behaviors are under control and therefore basically ignores the trauma
won the client brings it up: False : trauma is never ignored if brought up however it is not a primary target of
treatment until stage one targets are resolved
4. True or False: according to the DVT manual if a client who is in both individual
therapy and participating in skills group training needs help in applying behav-
ioral skills to every day life the client is directed to first call the skills trainer: False
: client should call the individual therapist for skills coaching since the individual therapist knows where the client is on
shaping hierarchy
5. True or false: DBT requires that the therapist adhere resolutely to the target
hierarchy for the particular type of session being conducted even when the
client does not want to discuss high-priority targets: True
6. True or false : DBT avoids introducing changing instability into therapy be-
cause borderline clients have enormous difficulty with changing stability and
consistency is more comfortable for them: False : DBT advocates change in the therapeutic
environment this is a Dialectical strategy of allowing natural change
7. True or false : DBT assumes that borderline individuals problems stem
primarily from dysfunctional cognitive styles family interpretations and dis-
tortions of events and maladaptive underlying assumptions are cognitive
1/9
, schemas: False : Dbt has a biosocial theory of BPD cognitive therapy is often inettective with BPD clients
8. In DBT the therapist will intervene with other mental health practitioners when:
Whenever a clinical evaluation indicates that the client does not possess the capability or the power and the outcome
is very important or when the intervention is necessary to avoid high risk to others
2/9
