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NCMHCE CBT Exam with complete
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Bibliotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-This involves using reading material in assisting
clients with personal growth as a supplement to the sessions. The goal is for the client
to build upon his/or her own expertise and to diffuse the power difference between client
and therapist. Ex. reading poems about death to deal with grief can lead members to
realize that they are not alone in their feelings.
CBT - CORRECT ANSWER-The basis of this therapy is that thoughts drive one's
feelings and behaviors, not external events, people, or circumstances. As one changes
his/or her thoughts, one can feel better despite what the situation is or what one does or
does not control.
Cognitive Reframing - CORRECT ANSWER-This consists of changing the
irrational/maladaptive way people see things and trying to find alternative positive ways
of viewing ideas, events, situations, or a variety of concepts. Ex. You can reframe a
problem so that it becomes an opportunity. You can reframe what you perceive as an
unkind act as a lack of understanding.
Cognitive Restructuring - CORRECT ANSWER-This involves identifying, challenging,
and changing faulty beliefs and distortions in thinking through examining logic, testing
the truth of the thought or belief, and finding alternative explanations. This commonly
involves "looking for the evidence" of whether the thought or belief is true or false, with a
logical analysis of "evidence for" and "evidence against."
Covert Extinction - CORRECT ANSWER-This involves linking an anxiety-producing
stimulus with an imagined punishment.
Decatastrophizing (sometimes called "what if") - CORRECT ANSWER-When using this
technique, the therapist would have the client state his/or her feared consequence of a
situation and then identify strategies for coping.
Decentering - CORRECT ANSWER-This is helpful with anxious clients who believe they
are the focus of others. The technique is to set up experiments to challenge the client's
NCMHCE CBT Exam with complete
solutions latest version
Bibliotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-This involves using reading material in assisting
clients with personal growth as a supplement to the sessions. The goal is for the client
to build upon his/or her own expertise and to diffuse the power difference between client
and therapist. Ex. reading poems about death to deal with grief can lead members to
realize that they are not alone in their feelings.
CBT - CORRECT ANSWER-The basis of this therapy is that thoughts drive one's
feelings and behaviors, not external events, people, or circumstances. As one changes
his/or her thoughts, one can feel better despite what the situation is or what one does or
does not control.
Cognitive Reframing - CORRECT ANSWER-This consists of changing the
irrational/maladaptive way people see things and trying to find alternative positive ways
of viewing ideas, events, situations, or a variety of concepts. Ex. You can reframe a
problem so that it becomes an opportunity. You can reframe what you perceive as an
unkind act as a lack of understanding.
Cognitive Restructuring - CORRECT ANSWER-This involves identifying, challenging,
and changing faulty beliefs and distortions in thinking through examining logic, testing
the truth of the thought or belief, and finding alternative explanations. This commonly
involves "looking for the evidence" of whether the thought or belief is true or false, with a
logical analysis of "evidence for" and "evidence against."
Covert Extinction - CORRECT ANSWER-This involves linking an anxiety-producing
stimulus with an imagined punishment.
Decatastrophizing (sometimes called "what if") - CORRECT ANSWER-When using this
technique, the therapist would have the client state his/or her feared consequence of a
situation and then identify strategies for coping.
Decentering - CORRECT ANSWER-This is helpful with anxious clients who believe they
are the focus of others. The technique is to set up experiments to challenge the client's
