CMPC Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Transtheoretical Model - CORRECT ANSWER - precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance
(Prochaska and DiClemente, 1983)
precontemplation - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are unaware or uninformed of the
need to change behavior and have no intentions of changing
contemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals recognize the importance of
behavior change in the next SIX months
preparation - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are planning to change behavior and are
committed to following through
action - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are implementing their plan and making
behavioral modifications, typically less than 6 months
maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals changed behaviors become established
in their daily life, typically more than 6 months
termination - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are 100% self efficacious in engaging in
new behaviors and have no temptation to relapse
decisional balance - CORRECT ANSWER - movement through the TTM stages
perceptions of the advantages of changing or maintaining the behavior shift overtime and
eventually outweigh perceptions of the disadvantages
,self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - beliefs in one's own ability to succeed in specific
situations or accomplish a task
theory of planned behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - proposes that the key factor
influencing change is the intention to perform the behavior (Azjen, 1991)
Theory of Planned Behavior components - CORRECT ANSWER - driven by underlying
motivation, influenced by individuals attitude toward the behavior, subjected norms and
perceived behavioral control
person-centered therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - humanistic, client-centered approach
driven by a positive and phenomenological view of humans. Focuses on the desires and strengths
of human beings to reach their full potential
(Carl Rogers, 1940's)
theraputic alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - bond or connection that develops between a
practitioner and client
PCT is best for... - CORRECT ANSWER - individualized, client-centered interventions
existential therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - aims to address and understand the issues of
freedom and responsibility, isolation and relationships, meaning and meaninglessness, and living
and dying
(Soren Kierkegaarrd, Friedrich Nietzsche, Viktor Frankl, James Bugental 1800-1900)
ET counselors help client's search for... - CORRECT ANSWER - meaning, purpose, values
and goals
ET is best for situations such as... - CORRECT ANSWER - developmental crisis, life
transition, existential concern or need for personal enhancement
,Emotion- Focused Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - person-centered approach in which
emotions are viewed as a fundamental aspect of human functioning and therapeutic change
(Sue Johnsons and Les Greenberg 1980's)
EFT counselor's aim to... - CORRECT ANSWER - increase emotional awareness,
regulation and transformation
EFT is shown to be effective in... - CORRECT ANSWER - clinical settings to treat
depression, anxiety, trauma and eating disorders
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - A postmodern approach to
therapy that provides a context whereby individuals focus on recovering and creating solutions
rather than talking about their problems.
(Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, 1970)
solution talk - CORRECT ANSWER - moving from more problem dominated
conversation into solution oriented conversation
SFBT is well suited for... - CORRECT ANSWER - clinical settings for people with
adjustment disorders, anxiety and depression
Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - uses classical and operant conditioning and
the social cognitive approach as foundations to help people change maladaptive behaviors
(Pavlov and Skinner + Bandura)
classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - learning that occurs in response to a
stimulus through pairing
(Pavlov)
operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior is reinforced by the events that
directly follow it
, (Skinner)
social cognitive approach - CORRECT ANSWER - emphasized the interactive roles of the
environment, person and behavior
(Bandura)
Behavior counselors... - CORRECT ANSWER - require clients to be active agents in their
own behavior change through learning and practicing new adaptive behaviors to replace
maladaptive ones
cognitive behavior therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - a structured, time-limited, problem
focused and goal oriented form of talk therapy that helps clients learn to identify, question and
change how their thoughts, attitudes and beliefs relate to emotional and behavioral reactions that
cause them difficulty
1st wave of CBT - CORRECT ANSWER - focus was on the use of behaviorism to identify
and enact behavior change principles
(1950)
2nd wave of CBT - CORRECT ANSWER - classic CBT
places much less emphasis on behavior aspect of behavior change and more on the modification
of dysfunctional belief and faulty information processing
(1970)
3rd wave of CBT - CORRECT ANSWER - prioritize psychological and behavioral
processes facilitating health and well being rather than the reduction of psychological and
emotional symptoms
(2004)
CBT attributes - CORRECT ANSWER - collaborative relationship between practitioner
and client
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Transtheoretical Model - CORRECT ANSWER - precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance
(Prochaska and DiClemente, 1983)
precontemplation - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are unaware or uninformed of the
need to change behavior and have no intentions of changing
contemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals recognize the importance of
behavior change in the next SIX months
preparation - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are planning to change behavior and are
committed to following through
action - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are implementing their plan and making
behavioral modifications, typically less than 6 months
maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals changed behaviors become established
in their daily life, typically more than 6 months
termination - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals are 100% self efficacious in engaging in
new behaviors and have no temptation to relapse
decisional balance - CORRECT ANSWER - movement through the TTM stages
perceptions of the advantages of changing or maintaining the behavior shift overtime and
eventually outweigh perceptions of the disadvantages
,self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - beliefs in one's own ability to succeed in specific
situations or accomplish a task
theory of planned behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - proposes that the key factor
influencing change is the intention to perform the behavior (Azjen, 1991)
Theory of Planned Behavior components - CORRECT ANSWER - driven by underlying
motivation, influenced by individuals attitude toward the behavior, subjected norms and
perceived behavioral control
person-centered therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - humanistic, client-centered approach
driven by a positive and phenomenological view of humans. Focuses on the desires and strengths
of human beings to reach their full potential
(Carl Rogers, 1940's)
theraputic alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - bond or connection that develops between a
practitioner and client
PCT is best for... - CORRECT ANSWER - individualized, client-centered interventions
existential therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - aims to address and understand the issues of
freedom and responsibility, isolation and relationships, meaning and meaninglessness, and living
and dying
(Soren Kierkegaarrd, Friedrich Nietzsche, Viktor Frankl, James Bugental 1800-1900)
ET counselors help client's search for... - CORRECT ANSWER - meaning, purpose, values
and goals
ET is best for situations such as... - CORRECT ANSWER - developmental crisis, life
transition, existential concern or need for personal enhancement
,Emotion- Focused Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - person-centered approach in which
emotions are viewed as a fundamental aspect of human functioning and therapeutic change
(Sue Johnsons and Les Greenberg 1980's)
EFT counselor's aim to... - CORRECT ANSWER - increase emotional awareness,
regulation and transformation
EFT is shown to be effective in... - CORRECT ANSWER - clinical settings to treat
depression, anxiety, trauma and eating disorders
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - A postmodern approach to
therapy that provides a context whereby individuals focus on recovering and creating solutions
rather than talking about their problems.
(Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, 1970)
solution talk - CORRECT ANSWER - moving from more problem dominated
conversation into solution oriented conversation
SFBT is well suited for... - CORRECT ANSWER - clinical settings for people with
adjustment disorders, anxiety and depression
Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - uses classical and operant conditioning and
the social cognitive approach as foundations to help people change maladaptive behaviors
(Pavlov and Skinner + Bandura)
classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - learning that occurs in response to a
stimulus through pairing
(Pavlov)
operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior is reinforced by the events that
directly follow it
, (Skinner)
social cognitive approach - CORRECT ANSWER - emphasized the interactive roles of the
environment, person and behavior
(Bandura)
Behavior counselors... - CORRECT ANSWER - require clients to be active agents in their
own behavior change through learning and practicing new adaptive behaviors to replace
maladaptive ones
cognitive behavior therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - a structured, time-limited, problem
focused and goal oriented form of talk therapy that helps clients learn to identify, question and
change how their thoughts, attitudes and beliefs relate to emotional and behavioral reactions that
cause them difficulty
1st wave of CBT - CORRECT ANSWER - focus was on the use of behaviorism to identify
and enact behavior change principles
(1950)
2nd wave of CBT - CORRECT ANSWER - classic CBT
places much less emphasis on behavior aspect of behavior change and more on the modification
of dysfunctional belief and faulty information processing
(1970)
3rd wave of CBT - CORRECT ANSWER - prioritize psychological and behavioral
processes facilitating health and well being rather than the reduction of psychological and
emotional symptoms
(2004)
CBT attributes - CORRECT ANSWER - collaborative relationship between practitioner
and client
