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A hospice patient communicates to the music therapist concerns about how the family will cope in
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bereavement. While the patient is talking, the music therapist leans toward the patient and occasionally
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nods. After the patient finishes speaking, the music therapist waits for a moment and then says, "It sounds
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like you're really concerned about your family." Which of the following does the music therapist's verbal
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and nonverbal behavior demonstrate?
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A. unconditional positive regard
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B.active listening b b
C. countertransference
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D. sympathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. The music therapist's verbal and non-verbal behaviors
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demonstrate active listening, a serious interest in the topic, and comprehension of what the patient said.
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A music therapist works with adults with anxiety disorders in a partial hospitalization program once a week
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in music-assisted relaxation sessions. Which of the following is the BEST strategy to promote the
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independent use of music for self-care?
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A. Practice progressive muscle relaxation using live guitar chord progressions.
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B. Provide clients with a playlist of the music and relaxation scripts for practice at home.
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C. Facilitate music imagery and have clients imagine themselves as independent adults.
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,D. Work with the clients on mindfulness training and help them breathe through their anxiety - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔B. This strategy would provide clients with opportunities to practice and use music-assisted
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relaxation interventions independently at home.
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A client who is originally from a different country has undergone a traumatic experience. The music
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therapist encounters resistance to questions about the trauma, despite the client's willingness to engage in
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musical interaction. The music therapist can infer from the client's responses that
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A. the client does not feel the need to address the trauma in music therapy sessions.
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B. the therapist should be more persistent in using follow-up questions after engaging in musical
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interaction.
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C.the client's cultural group may have a different perspective regarding questions of a personal nature.
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D. the client may have doubts about the music therapist's ability to address the trauma. - CORRECT ANSWER
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✔✔C. Cultural value systems are different, especially when comparing Western vs. Eastern cultures, and
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the music therapist's own values may not be the same as the client's. The therapist should acknowledge this
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bias and consider that cultural differences may limit their interpretation of the client's response. Especially
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if the client is from an Eastern culture, directness or assertiveness may not be understood or appreciated.
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A music therapist has been asked to write a song to help an adult with intellectual disabilities remember the
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steps involved with teeth brushing. The MOST effective song lyrics to promote functional independence
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includes
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A. "I squeeze paste on the brush" to an unfamiliar tune.
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B. "I like to brush my teeth" to a familiar tune.
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C. "My toothbrush is blue" to an unfamiliar tune.
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D. "I remove the cap from the tube" to a familiar tune. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Song lyrics may provide
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the necessary cues and structure to help clients learn and remember the sequence of steps, especially
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when sung to a familiar tune.
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5. A music therapist visits an older adult female with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at a
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nursing home. The client is tearful and verbalizes feelings of sadness about the recent death of her
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,b daughter, repeating the statement "If only God could have done better." What should the music therapist
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b do FIRST to meet the spiritual needs of the client?
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A. Begin singing a variety of hymns to support the client's verbalizations.
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B. Direct the client in prayer to affirm the client's verbal responses.
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C. Ask the client questions about her specific spiritual affiliation.
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D. Facilitate fill-in-the-blank song writing using the phrase, "If only God." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. This
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provides the client with control of the lyrics, spiritual content, and easily indicates to the music therapist the
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client's spiritual affiliation. An improvised song is not limited to a specific genre of "spiritual" music like
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hymns or gospel spiritual, which would immediately stereotype the client's spiritual needs and affiliation.
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8. During a weekly hospice visit, a client and her daughter give a piece of piano sheet music to a music
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therapist, stating that it was a favorite of the client's deceased husband. The music therapist is unfamiliar
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with the song. Noticing that the client appears eager to hear the song, which of the following is the music
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therapist's BEST action?
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A. Decline to play the song, stating that it is unfamiliar.
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B. Assure the client that the song will be played the following session.
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C. Sight read the piece, playing a reduced piano part.
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D. Suggest another song that the client likes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. The music therapist can use music
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training to play a reduced part that will still convey the essence of the piece, which can open the door to
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reminiscence and life review.
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9. Which of the following examples illustrate professional development?
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A. Document treatment plans, collaborate with other colleagues, and expand music repertoire.
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B. Conduct or assist with research, participate in continuing education, and engage in collaboration with
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other colleagues.
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C. Participate in research, set professional goals, and maintain client confidentiality.
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, D. Participate in continuing education, comply with safety protocols, and review current research
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literature. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Each of these items is part of professional development.
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10. A child with cerebral palsy who communicates non-verbally brings an augmentative and alternative
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communication (AAC) device to group music therapy. The BEST way to plan to accommodate this client's
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inclusion in a group singing experience is to
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A. encourage the child to touch 'stop/go'.
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B. teach the child hand gestures for several song lyrics.
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C. ask the staff to sing for the child.
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D. pre-record song lyrics onto the system. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Pre-recorded lyrics allow the child to
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supply words/phrases to songs and contribute most effectively.
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A music therapist in a public school is about to conduct an initial assessment for a 5-year-old boy with ADHD.
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The assessment is scheduled to take place in the boy's classroom. To facilitate the child's engagement
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MOST effectively, the music therapist should
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A. frequently remind the boy to stay in his seat and focus on the musical activity.
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B. delineate a small area of the room to be used and remove possible distractions.
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C. request that a classmate of the boy be present to act as a role model.
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D. observe the boy's spontaneous actions to see how he reacts in this environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔
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✔B. When doing an assessment, it is the therapist's responsibility to create an environment or space
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conducive to the client's needs. The child described needs a space with minimal distractions due to his
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ADHD.
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Using rhythmic movement as a therapeutic technique to address gait dysfunctions aligns MOST directly
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with which of the following treatment approaches?
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A.neurological b
Included b
A hospice patient communicates to the music therapist concerns about how the family will cope in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
bereavement. While the patient is talking, the music therapist leans toward the patient and occasionally
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
nods. After the patient finishes speaking, the music therapist waits for a moment and then says, "It sounds
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like you're really concerned about your family." Which of the following does the music therapist's verbal
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and nonverbal behavior demonstrate?
b b b b
A. unconditional positive regard
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B.active listening b b
C. countertransference
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D. sympathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. The music therapist's verbal and non-verbal behaviors
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demonstrate active listening, a serious interest in the topic, and comprehension of what the patient said.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
A music therapist works with adults with anxiety disorders in a partial hospitalization program once a week
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
in music-assisted relaxation sessions. Which of the following is the BEST strategy to promote the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
independent use of music for self-care?
b b b b b b
A. Practice progressive muscle relaxation using live guitar chord progressions.
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B. Provide clients with a playlist of the music and relaxation scripts for practice at home.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
C. Facilitate music imagery and have clients imagine themselves as independent adults.
b b b b b b b b b b b b
,D. Work with the clients on mindfulness training and help them breathe through their anxiety - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔B. This strategy would provide clients with opportunities to practice and use music-assisted
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relaxation interventions independently at home.
b b b b b
A client who is originally from a different country has undergone a traumatic experience. The music
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
therapist encounters resistance to questions about the trauma, despite the client's willingness to engage in
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musical interaction. The music therapist can infer from the client's responses that
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A. the client does not feel the need to address the trauma in music therapy sessions.
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B. the therapist should be more persistent in using follow-up questions after engaging in musical
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interaction.
b b
C.the client's cultural group may have a different perspective regarding questions of a personal nature.
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D. the client may have doubts about the music therapist's ability to address the trauma. - CORRECT ANSWER
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✔✔C. Cultural value systems are different, especially when comparing Western vs. Eastern cultures, and
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the music therapist's own values may not be the same as the client's. The therapist should acknowledge this
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bias and consider that cultural differences may limit their interpretation of the client's response. Especially
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
if the client is from an Eastern culture, directness or assertiveness may not be understood or appreciated.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
A music therapist has been asked to write a song to help an adult with intellectual disabilities remember the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
steps involved with teeth brushing. The MOST effective song lyrics to promote functional independence
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
includes
b b
A. "I squeeze paste on the brush" to an unfamiliar tune.
b b b b b b b b b b b
B. "I like to brush my teeth" to a familiar tune.
b b b b b b b b b b b
C. "My toothbrush is blue" to an unfamiliar tune.
b b b b b b b b b
D. "I remove the cap from the tube" to a familiar tune. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Song lyrics may provide
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the necessary cues and structure to help clients learn and remember the sequence of steps, especially
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when sung to a familiar tune.
b b b b b b
5. A music therapist visits an older adult female with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
nursing home. The client is tearful and verbalizes feelings of sadness about the recent death of her
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
,b daughter, repeating the statement "If only God could have done better." What should the music therapist
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b do FIRST to meet the spiritual needs of the client?
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A. Begin singing a variety of hymns to support the client's verbalizations.
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B. Direct the client in prayer to affirm the client's verbal responses.
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C. Ask the client questions about her specific spiritual affiliation.
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D. Facilitate fill-in-the-blank song writing using the phrase, "If only God." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. This
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
provides the client with control of the lyrics, spiritual content, and easily indicates to the music therapist the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
client's spiritual affiliation. An improvised song is not limited to a specific genre of "spiritual" music like
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
hymns or gospel spiritual, which would immediately stereotype the client's spiritual needs and affiliation.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
8. During a weekly hospice visit, a client and her daughter give a piece of piano sheet music to a music
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
therapist, stating that it was a favorite of the client's deceased husband. The music therapist is unfamiliar
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
with the song. Noticing that the client appears eager to hear the song, which of the following is the music
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therapist's BEST action?
b b b b
A. Decline to play the song, stating that it is unfamiliar.
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B. Assure the client that the song will be played the following session.
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C. Sight read the piece, playing a reduced piano part.
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D. Suggest another song that the client likes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. The music therapist can use music
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
training to play a reduced part that will still convey the essence of the piece, which can open the door to
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
reminiscence and life review.
b b b b
9. Which of the following examples illustrate professional development?
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A. Document treatment plans, collaborate with other colleagues, and expand music repertoire.
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B. Conduct or assist with research, participate in continuing education, and engage in collaboration with
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
other colleagues.
b b b
C. Participate in research, set professional goals, and maintain client confidentiality.
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, D. Participate in continuing education, comply with safety protocols, and review current research
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literature. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Each of these items is part of professional development.
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10. A child with cerebral palsy who communicates non-verbally brings an augmentative and alternative
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
communication (AAC) device to group music therapy. The BEST way to plan to accommodate this client's
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
inclusion in a group singing experience is to
b b b b b b b b b
A. encourage the child to touch 'stop/go'.
b b b b b b b
B. teach the child hand gestures for several song lyrics.
b b b b b b b b b b
C. ask the staff to sing for the child.
b b b b b b b b b
D. pre-record song lyrics onto the system. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Pre-recorded lyrics allow the child to
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
supply words/phrases to songs and contribute most effectively.
b b b b b b b b
A music therapist in a public school is about to conduct an initial assessment for a 5-year-old boy with ADHD.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
The assessment is scheduled to take place in the boy's classroom. To facilitate the child's engagement
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
MOST effectively, the music therapist should
b b b b b b b
A. frequently remind the boy to stay in his seat and focus on the musical activity.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
B. delineate a small area of the room to be used and remove possible distractions.
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C. request that a classmate of the boy be present to act as a role model.
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D. observe the boy's spontaneous actions to see how he reacts in this environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔
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✔B. When doing an assessment, it is the therapist's responsibility to create an environment or space
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
conducive to the client's needs. The child described needs a space with minimal distractions due to his
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ADHD.
b
Using rhythmic movement as a therapeutic technique to address gait dysfunctions aligns MOST directly
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with which of the following treatment approaches?
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A.neurological b
