NCMHCE Question and answers verified
to pass
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. - correct answer ✔three, six
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - correct answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔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? - correct
answer ✔Adjustment
Stress Inoculation Training involves - correct answer ✔teaching coping skills
to manage stress and anxiety. This may include training in deep muscle
relaxation, cognitive restructuring, breathing exercises, assertiveness skills,
thought stopping, role playing, and guided self-dialogue.
Reaction formation (defense mechanism) - correct answer ✔when people
express the opposite of their true feelings, sometimes to an exaggerated
extent.
, Stonewalling - correct answer ✔when someone completely shuts down in a
conversation or is refusing to communicate with another person.
Regression (defense mechanism) - correct answer ✔A person goes back to
an earlier or less mature state or behavior
Strongest linear correlation occurs when the slope is between - correct
answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔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? - correct
answer ✔Pre-contemplation: no intention of changing behavior
Contemplation: aware problem exists but no commitment to action
Preparation: intent on taking action to address the problem
Action: active modification of behavior
Maintenance: sustained change
Partial remission for adhd : full criteria for the disorder has not been met for
_______ months but functional impairment still exists - correct answer ✔six
What is paresthesia? - correct answer ✔abnormal skin sensation
characterized by tingling, burning, pricking, itching, or numbness.
to pass
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. - correct answer ✔three, six
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - correct answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔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? - correct
answer ✔Adjustment
Stress Inoculation Training involves - correct answer ✔teaching coping skills
to manage stress and anxiety. This may include training in deep muscle
relaxation, cognitive restructuring, breathing exercises, assertiveness skills,
thought stopping, role playing, and guided self-dialogue.
Reaction formation (defense mechanism) - correct answer ✔when people
express the opposite of their true feelings, sometimes to an exaggerated
extent.
, Stonewalling - correct answer ✔when someone completely shuts down in a
conversation or is refusing to communicate with another person.
Regression (defense mechanism) - correct answer ✔A person goes back to
an earlier or less mature state or behavior
Strongest linear correlation occurs when the slope is between - correct
answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔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? - correct
answer ✔Pre-contemplation: no intention of changing behavior
Contemplation: aware problem exists but no commitment to action
Preparation: intent on taking action to address the problem
Action: active modification of behavior
Maintenance: sustained change
Partial remission for adhd : full criteria for the disorder has not been met for
_______ months but functional impairment still exists - correct answer ✔six
What is paresthesia? - correct answer ✔abnormal skin sensation
characterized by tingling, burning, pricking, itching, or numbness.
