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NCMHCE 2024 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers latest
To diagnose Adjustment Disorder, the client's symptoms
must begin within _______ months of an identifiable
stressor. Once the stressor or the consequences of the
stressor are gone, symptoms cannot persist beyond
_______ months. Ans: three, six
Solution Focused Brief Therapy Ans: Focuses on solutions
and not problems. Uses the miracle question, client is
responsible for change, scaling, identifying exceptions,
problem free talking, flagging the minefield. Used with
other approaches and use for depression and anxiety,
also acute symptoms as an adjustment disorder.
Examples of SFBT coping questions Ans: What is the least
that you would like to achieve? What would be different
in your life when you have reached your goal? How would
that change make a difference for you? How will you
know that your goal has been reached? This question is
intended to help clients recognize their own resiliency
and identify some of the ways in which they already cope
with their problems effectively.
Substance abuse is a common comorbidity with what
disorder? Ans: Adjustment
Stress Inoculation Training involves Ans: teaching coping
skills to manage stress and anxiety. This may include
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training in deep muscle relaxation, cognitive
restructuring, breathing exercises, assertiveness skills,
thought stopping, role playing, and guided self-dialogue.
Reaction formation (defense mechanism) Ans: when
people express the opposite of their true feelings,
sometimes to an exaggerated extent.
Stonewalling Ans: when someone completely shuts down
in a conversation or is refusing to communicate with
another person.
Regression (defense mechanism) Ans: A person goes back
to an earlier or less mature state or behavior
Strongest linear correlation occurs when the slope is
between Ans: 0.85 and 1
When asked to evaluate a client's level of mental
functioning, you are assessing how the client functions in
specific domains. You can use the acronym "ROSE" which
stands for what Ans: relational, occupational, social, and
educational.
When using motivational interviewing, the therapist
determines which stage of change the client is currently
in. What are the 5 stages of change? Ans: Pre-
contemplation: no intention of changing behavior
Contemplation: aware problem exists but no commitment
to action
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NCMHCE 2024 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers latest
To diagnose Adjustment Disorder, the client's symptoms
must begin within _______ months of an identifiable
stressor. Once the stressor or the consequences of the
stressor are gone, symptoms cannot persist beyond
_______ months. Ans: three, six
Solution Focused Brief Therapy Ans: Focuses on solutions
and not problems. Uses the miracle question, client is
responsible for change, scaling, identifying exceptions,
problem free talking, flagging the minefield. Used with
other approaches and use for depression and anxiety,
also acute symptoms as an adjustment disorder.
Examples of SFBT coping questions Ans: What is the least
that you would like to achieve? What would be different
in your life when you have reached your goal? How would
that change make a difference for you? How will you
know that your goal has been reached? This question is
intended to help clients recognize their own resiliency
and identify some of the ways in which they already cope
with their problems effectively.
Substance abuse is a common comorbidity with what
disorder? Ans: Adjustment
Stress Inoculation Training involves Ans: teaching coping
skills to manage stress and anxiety. This may include
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training in deep muscle relaxation, cognitive
restructuring, breathing exercises, assertiveness skills,
thought stopping, role playing, and guided self-dialogue.
Reaction formation (defense mechanism) Ans: when
people express the opposite of their true feelings,
sometimes to an exaggerated extent.
Stonewalling Ans: when someone completely shuts down
in a conversation or is refusing to communicate with
another person.
Regression (defense mechanism) Ans: A person goes back
to an earlier or less mature state or behavior
Strongest linear correlation occurs when the slope is
between Ans: 0.85 and 1
When asked to evaluate a client's level of mental
functioning, you are assessing how the client functions in
specific domains. You can use the acronym "ROSE" which
stands for what Ans: relational, occupational, social, and
educational.
When using motivational interviewing, the therapist
determines which stage of change the client is currently
in. What are the 5 stages of change? Ans: Pre-
contemplation: no intention of changing behavior
Contemplation: aware problem exists but no commitment
to action
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