ATI PROCTORED MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
SCRIPT FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Termination phase of a therapeutic relationship includes what?
Answer: -provide pt tine to discuss thoughts and feelings about
termination
-discuss the clients experience with separation and loss
summarize goals and achievements
-review memories of work in the sessions
-express own feelings
-discuss ways to incorporate new healthy behaviors
matinaing limits of final termination
◉ What is included in cognitive reframing
Answer: -priority restructuring
-journal keeping
-assertiveness training
-monitoring thoughts.
,◉ A therapist or others serve as a role models for a client, who
imitates this modeling to improve behavior
Answer: Modeling
◉ The client receives positive rewards for positive behavior positive
reinforcement
Answer: operant conditioning
◉ This therapy is the planned, progressive, or graduate exposure to
anxiety providing stimuli in relief situation, or by imagining events
that case anxiety during exposure the client uses relaxation
Answer: systematic desensitization
◉ Pairing of a maladaptive behavior with a punishment or
unpleasant stimui such as a bitter taste or mild electric shock as
punishment for behaviors such as alcohol use disorder violence self
mutilation and thumb sucking
Answer: aversion therapy
◉ This therapy uses various techniques to control pain tension and
anxiety
Answer: meditation, guided imagery, diaphragmatic breathing,
muscle relaxation, and biofeedbacks
, ◉ exposing a client while in the company of a therapist to a great
deal of an undesirable stimulus in an attempt to turn off the anxiety
response
Answer: flooding
◉ preventing a client from performing a compulsive behavior with
the intent that anxiety will diminish
Answer: response prevention
◉ teaching a client, when negative thoughts or compulsive
behaviors arise, to say or shout, "stop" and substitute a positive
thought. this goal over time is for the client to use the command
silently
Answer: thought stopping
◉ This style supports group interacting and decision making to
solve problems
Answer: democratic
◉ the group process progresses without any attempt by the leader
to control the direction
Answer: laissez-faire
SCRIPT FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Termination phase of a therapeutic relationship includes what?
Answer: -provide pt tine to discuss thoughts and feelings about
termination
-discuss the clients experience with separation and loss
summarize goals and achievements
-review memories of work in the sessions
-express own feelings
-discuss ways to incorporate new healthy behaviors
matinaing limits of final termination
◉ What is included in cognitive reframing
Answer: -priority restructuring
-journal keeping
-assertiveness training
-monitoring thoughts.
,◉ A therapist or others serve as a role models for a client, who
imitates this modeling to improve behavior
Answer: Modeling
◉ The client receives positive rewards for positive behavior positive
reinforcement
Answer: operant conditioning
◉ This therapy is the planned, progressive, or graduate exposure to
anxiety providing stimuli in relief situation, or by imagining events
that case anxiety during exposure the client uses relaxation
Answer: systematic desensitization
◉ Pairing of a maladaptive behavior with a punishment or
unpleasant stimui such as a bitter taste or mild electric shock as
punishment for behaviors such as alcohol use disorder violence self
mutilation and thumb sucking
Answer: aversion therapy
◉ This therapy uses various techniques to control pain tension and
anxiety
Answer: meditation, guided imagery, diaphragmatic breathing,
muscle relaxation, and biofeedbacks
, ◉ exposing a client while in the company of a therapist to a great
deal of an undesirable stimulus in an attempt to turn off the anxiety
response
Answer: flooding
◉ preventing a client from performing a compulsive behavior with
the intent that anxiety will diminish
Answer: response prevention
◉ teaching a client, when negative thoughts or compulsive
behaviors arise, to say or shout, "stop" and substitute a positive
thought. this goal over time is for the client to use the command
silently
Answer: thought stopping
◉ This style supports group interacting and decision making to
solve problems
Answer: democratic
◉ the group process progresses without any attempt by the leader
to control the direction
Answer: laissez-faire
