Theories for the CA LMFT Clinical Exam with All Correct
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ✔Correct Answer-Change happens through (1) mindfulness, (2)
developing skills to manage distress tolerance and emotional regulation, and (3) improving
interpersonal problem solving skills.
DBT goal ✔Correct Answer-For the client to improve their emotional and cognitive regulation.
Mindfulness ✔Correct Answer-To practice being fully aware and present in this one moment.
Distress Tolerance ✔Correct Answer-How to tolerate pain in difficult situations, not change it.
Interpersonal Effectiveness ✔Correct Answer-How to ask for what you want and say no while
maintaining self-respect and relationships with others.
Emotional Regulation ✔Correct Answer-How to change emotions that you want to change.
DBT The 5 Key Concepts ✔Correct Answer-Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Emotional Regulation
Homework
Reality Therapy ✔Correct Answer-Change occurs through identifying and meeting needs as well as
developing satisfying interpersonal relationships.
Reality Goals ✔Correct Answer-(1) Client to learn more effective ways of meeting their needs, (2)
Engage in self evaluation, (3) Gain a sense of inner control over their lives, and (4) learn to change
what they do as a key to changing how they feel and getting what they want.
Reality is based on what? ✔Correct Answer-Choice Theory which asserts that each of us is a self
determining being who can choose future behaviors and hold ourselves consciously responsible for
how we are acting, thinking, feeling, and also for our physiological states.
Reality Needs ✔Correct Answer-Love/Belonging, power/achievement, freedom, fun/relaxation,
survival
Reality interventions ✔Correct Answer-Focus on where the client has choices, Focus on Present
(avoid discussions on past problems/symptoms), Challenge the Client (examine their own behavior),
Explore (wants/needs/perceptions), Doing and Directing, discuss feelings on relation to
behaviors/choices, Teach Self Evaluation (Does present behavior have a reasonable change of getting
you what you want?), Formulate Action Plan (Focus on positive/attainable steps), Adjust plan as
needed, use humor
, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ✔Correct Answer-Change occurs by learning to modify dysfunctional
thought patterns. Teaching the relationships between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so client is
able to modify/change the patterns of thinking to cope with stressors.
CBT treatment goals ✔Correct Answer-Patients learn to recognize negative patterns of thought,
evaluate their validity, and replace with healthier ways of thinking. Development of cognitive coping
skills.
Negative Cognitive Triad ✔Correct Answer-negative thoughts about the self ("me"), the world
("everyone"), and the future ("future").
Automatic Thoughts ✔Correct Answer-Thoughts about ourselves or others that individuals are
often not aware of and thus are not assessed for accuracy or relevancy.
Schemas ✔Correct Answer-A network of rules or templates for information processing that are
shaped by developmental influences and other life experiences. These rules dictate how individuals
think about and interpret the world and play a role in regulating self-worth and coping skills.
Overgeneralization ✔Correct Answer-Single negative event is seen as a never-ending pattern of
defeat. One mistake leads to "I never do anything right."
Arbitrary Inference ✔Correct Answer-Cognitive distortion that leads to drawing conclusions
without evidence or facts to support those conclusions.
Selective Abstraction ✔Correct Answer-Attending to a small detail while ignoring the total context.
Taking detail out of context and missing the totality of the situation.
Socratic Questioning ✔Correct Answer-Questioning allows the therapist to stimulate the
client's self-awareness, focus in on the problem definition, expose the client's
belief system, and challenge irrational beliefs.
Reframing ✔Correct Answer-Thinking differently by "reframing" negative or untrue assumptions
and thoughts into ones that promote adaptive behavior and lessen anxiety and depression.
Cognitive Restructuring ✔Correct Answer-Teaches client to identify irrational, distorted, or
maladaptive beliefs, question the evidence for the belief, and generate alternative responses.
Self-monitoring ✔Correct Answer-Also called diary work, record the amount and degree of
thoughts and behaviors. This provides the client and the therapist information regarding the degrees
of a client's negative affirmations.
Behavioral Experiments ✔Correct Answer-The experiment process includes experiencing,
observing, reflecting, and planning. These steps are conducted through thought testing, discovery,
activity, and/or observation.
Systematic Desensitization ✔Correct Answer-Pairs relaxation with exposure to something stressful.
Client are taught to relax in anxiety producing situations.
Anxiety Management Training ✔Correct Answer-Teaches skills for specific situations using imagery.
The client practices relaxation until anxiety is reduced then continues with imagery.
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ✔Correct Answer-Change happens through (1) mindfulness, (2)
developing skills to manage distress tolerance and emotional regulation, and (3) improving
interpersonal problem solving skills.
DBT goal ✔Correct Answer-For the client to improve their emotional and cognitive regulation.
Mindfulness ✔Correct Answer-To practice being fully aware and present in this one moment.
Distress Tolerance ✔Correct Answer-How to tolerate pain in difficult situations, not change it.
Interpersonal Effectiveness ✔Correct Answer-How to ask for what you want and say no while
maintaining self-respect and relationships with others.
Emotional Regulation ✔Correct Answer-How to change emotions that you want to change.
DBT The 5 Key Concepts ✔Correct Answer-Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Emotional Regulation
Homework
Reality Therapy ✔Correct Answer-Change occurs through identifying and meeting needs as well as
developing satisfying interpersonal relationships.
Reality Goals ✔Correct Answer-(1) Client to learn more effective ways of meeting their needs, (2)
Engage in self evaluation, (3) Gain a sense of inner control over their lives, and (4) learn to change
what they do as a key to changing how they feel and getting what they want.
Reality is based on what? ✔Correct Answer-Choice Theory which asserts that each of us is a self
determining being who can choose future behaviors and hold ourselves consciously responsible for
how we are acting, thinking, feeling, and also for our physiological states.
Reality Needs ✔Correct Answer-Love/Belonging, power/achievement, freedom, fun/relaxation,
survival
Reality interventions ✔Correct Answer-Focus on where the client has choices, Focus on Present
(avoid discussions on past problems/symptoms), Challenge the Client (examine their own behavior),
Explore (wants/needs/perceptions), Doing and Directing, discuss feelings on relation to
behaviors/choices, Teach Self Evaluation (Does present behavior have a reasonable change of getting
you what you want?), Formulate Action Plan (Focus on positive/attainable steps), Adjust plan as
needed, use humor
, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ✔Correct Answer-Change occurs by learning to modify dysfunctional
thought patterns. Teaching the relationships between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so client is
able to modify/change the patterns of thinking to cope with stressors.
CBT treatment goals ✔Correct Answer-Patients learn to recognize negative patterns of thought,
evaluate their validity, and replace with healthier ways of thinking. Development of cognitive coping
skills.
Negative Cognitive Triad ✔Correct Answer-negative thoughts about the self ("me"), the world
("everyone"), and the future ("future").
Automatic Thoughts ✔Correct Answer-Thoughts about ourselves or others that individuals are
often not aware of and thus are not assessed for accuracy or relevancy.
Schemas ✔Correct Answer-A network of rules or templates for information processing that are
shaped by developmental influences and other life experiences. These rules dictate how individuals
think about and interpret the world and play a role in regulating self-worth and coping skills.
Overgeneralization ✔Correct Answer-Single negative event is seen as a never-ending pattern of
defeat. One mistake leads to "I never do anything right."
Arbitrary Inference ✔Correct Answer-Cognitive distortion that leads to drawing conclusions
without evidence or facts to support those conclusions.
Selective Abstraction ✔Correct Answer-Attending to a small detail while ignoring the total context.
Taking detail out of context and missing the totality of the situation.
Socratic Questioning ✔Correct Answer-Questioning allows the therapist to stimulate the
client's self-awareness, focus in on the problem definition, expose the client's
belief system, and challenge irrational beliefs.
Reframing ✔Correct Answer-Thinking differently by "reframing" negative or untrue assumptions
and thoughts into ones that promote adaptive behavior and lessen anxiety and depression.
Cognitive Restructuring ✔Correct Answer-Teaches client to identify irrational, distorted, or
maladaptive beliefs, question the evidence for the belief, and generate alternative responses.
Self-monitoring ✔Correct Answer-Also called diary work, record the amount and degree of
thoughts and behaviors. This provides the client and the therapist information regarding the degrees
of a client's negative affirmations.
Behavioral Experiments ✔Correct Answer-The experiment process includes experiencing,
observing, reflecting, and planning. These steps are conducted through thought testing, discovery,
activity, and/or observation.
Systematic Desensitization ✔Correct Answer-Pairs relaxation with exposure to something stressful.
Client are taught to relax in anxiety producing situations.
Anxiety Management Training ✔Correct Answer-Teaches skills for specific situations using imagery.
The client practices relaxation until anxiety is reduced then continues with imagery.
