Exam Questions And Answers
2 Relational Cultural Therapy concepts: < ANS >Central Relational Paradox and Mutually Growth Fostering
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4 givens of existence (Yalom) < ANS >1. Death: a core existential conflict is the tension between the
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awareness of the inevitability of death and the wish to continue to be.
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2. Freedom and responsibility. Freedom from an existential perspective refers to the complete lack of any
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external structure to life. He believed that there is a conflict between the groundlessness and randomness
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of our universe, and a wish for ground and structure.
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3. Isolation. We enter this world alone, and we must leave it alone. Yalom thought that another existential
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conflict was between our innate awareness of our absolute isolation and our desire for continued contact
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with others and our need to be part of a larger whole.
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4. Meaninglessness. Man is, by design, a meaning-seeking creature. But Yalom believed that a fourth
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existential conflict arises for man because he has been thrown into a universe that has no meaning.
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5 Principles of DDP for RAD: < ANS >PACE, family focused, trauma is directly addressed, milieu of safety and
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security must be created, therapy is consensual.
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9 core tenants of RCT < ANS >1. People grow through and toward relationship throughout the lifespan.
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2. Movement toward mutuality, rather than movement toward separation, characterizes mature
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functioning.
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3. Relational differentiation and elaboration characterize growth.
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, 4. Mutual empathy and mutual empowerment are at the core of growth-fostering relationships.
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5. In growth-fostering relationships, all people contribute and grow or benefit; development is not a one-
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6. Therapy relationships are characterized by a special kind of mutuality.
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7. Mutual empathy is the vehicle for change in therapy.
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8. Real engagement and therapeutic authenticity are necessary for the development of mutual empathy.
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A key element of RAD is PACE and PLACE < ANS >therapist: playful, accepting, curious, empathetic
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caregiver: playful, LOVING, accepting, curious, empathetic
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A neurotransmitter is placed in the chest surgically. Infection could arise from the placement of this device.
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< ANS >DBS
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A primary goal of RCT < ANS >is to create and maintain Mutually-Growth-Fostering Relationships,
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relationships in which both parties feel that they matter.
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Another important tenant of RCT is for the counselor to provide mutual empathy in a supportive
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environment. However, this mutual empathy might emotionally affect the counselor because < ANS >since
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detachment can interfere with the therapeutic relationship
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attachment theory < ANS >the development and consequences of the child-caregiver relationship
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Authenticity is < ANS >to be capable to bring one's real experience, feelings, and thoughts into relationship,
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with sensitivity and awareness to the possible impact of one's actions on others. (Therapist need to be
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authentic)
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central relational paradox < ANS >concept of relational cultural therapy
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Core tenet of dyadic therapy < ANS >parent-child relationships influence child development
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DARN acronym for recognizing change talk < ANS >Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, Can
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DDP is primarily < ANS >existential
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DDP therapy ends when: < ANS >therapist and parents see the child developing attachment security within
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family AND family members can continue process of being emotionally available and intersubjectively
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connected without help of the therapist
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dyadic therapy founder < ANS >Michael Hughes PhD
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