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86. Person-centered therapy places most of the responsibility for treatment on the client. Professionals take a back seat and perform in a nondirective role. Therapy takes place in a supportive environment with a comfortable client/social worker relationship. What are the two goals of person-centered therapy?
  1. Increased self-esteem and openness to experience
  2. Increased self-determination and internal control
  3. Improvement in aggressive tendencies and control
  4. Improvement in attitude and external forces
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87. Cassandra suffers from anxiety that is starting to affect her daily functioning. During an initial assessment, the social worker asks her to keep a daily log of significant events associated with her problem. This is a form of self-help that will focus on the here and now. What kind of treatment is being practiced?
  1. Reality therapy
  2. Desensitizing therapy
  3. Ego functioning
  4. Cognitive behavioral therapy
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88. Emily is a four-year-old girl referred for services from the Rape and Domestic Violence Center. She and her mother are currently living in a homeless shelter. Emily was present when her mother was severely beaten by a live-in boyfriend. What kind of child-centered treatment will be most successful?
  1. Domestic violence therapy
  2. Anger management therapy
  3. Play therapy
  4. All of the above
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89. Shelly seeks the help of a social worker for problems she is having with her personal life. She is married to John and has two daughters that are just reaching adolescence. The client reports her husband has been having extramarital affairs for three years. He doesn’t try to hide them, and Shelly is quite aware of what is going on. She will not leave John because he is the only income provider and her daughters are very close to their father. What is the ideal therapy for Shelly?
  1. Self-centered
  2. Person-centered
  3. Conflict resolution
  4. Cognitive
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90. Group therapy gives individuals the opportunity to associate with others suffering from the same problem. Goals related to improving life situations are developed within focus groups that are open-ended. Individuals come and go whenever services are needed. Time-limited groups have a set:
  1. Number of members
  2. Beginning, middle and end
  3. Length for each session
  4. All of the above
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