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Spousal Abuse I: Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies - Test
by William E. Adams, Ph.D.

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1. Counselors should begin the process of assessment and detection for spousal abuse by:	Help
Evaluating their own attitudes about spousal abuse Evaluating their client's attitudes about spousal abuse Conducting an objective behavioral assessment Selecting appropriate assessment instruments

2. Which of the following instruments provides measures of the frequency and severity of abusive behavior among couples?	Help
The Conflict Resolution Scale The Partner Abuse and Evaluation Scale The Conflict Tactics Scale The Aggressive Behavior Checklist

3. The first consideration in any treatment plan involving spousal abuse should be:	Help
Accurate DSM diagnosis Victim safety Utilization of community resources Understanding same-gender abuse dynamics

4. The author of this course defines the primary goal of spousal abuse counseling as:	Help
Developing a "corrective" therapeutic relationship Helping the abusive client acquire anger management skills Enhancing communication between the abusive partner and the victim Stopping the abuse

5. According to "The Box" model, tension arises between two partners when they experience:	Help
A lack of self-awareness Poor communication A Problem The abusive partner

6. When abusive clients apply "The Box" model, relational tension becomes an affective cue:	Help
To take a time-out To apply anger management skills For verbal or physical aggression To begin the problem solving process

7. "Arguing" is acceptable behavior during relational conflict, as long as abusive clients understand where an argument stops and a fight (or abuse) begins. An argument, as operationally defined in this course, does NOT involve:	Help
Listening to your partner's point of view Verbal abuse or violence Feelings of anger Proper self-awareness

8. In most instances, the first sign that the abusive client is out of The Box is:	Help
Verbally abusive behavior Physically abusive behavior The fight or flight response Emotional withdrawal

9. Which one of the following is NOT suggested as a rule that clients should follow during the time-out procedure?	Help
Spend the time-out period alone Do not use drugs or alcohol during the time-out period Say the words: "Time-out" Do not come back until you calm down

10. In time, clients habitually search for warning signs when they start to feel emotional tension. At the first appearance of one of their warning signs, they should:	Help
Continue problem solving to get back to the "OK Zone" Begin self-monitoring Stop and call a time-out Take their medication

11. The "I Don't Care" lines confront the notion held by many abusive clients that they behaved abusively because:	Help
"I did not do what my partner accused me of doing" "I lost control of myself" "I did abuse my partner, but only once" "What spouses do behind closed doors is no one's business"

12. Techniques such as "the bounce" are sometimes used when clients deny abusive behavior despite strong evidence of abuse. These techniques usually work best when:

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There is an absence of significant external pressure on the client to participate in spousal abuse counseling
The pressure on the client to participate in spousal abuse counseling comes from the spouse, but not the court
The pressure on the client to participate in spousal abuse counseling comes from the court, but not the spouse
There is significant external pressure on the client to participate in spousal abuse counseling

13. Abusive clients tend to blame their abusive behavior on their ________, and they tend to blame their anger on their ________.	Help
Parents; Stress Present; Past Anger; Spouse Mother; Father

14. The author states that while denial, blame, and minimization should be confronted, they may be indicative of:	Help
A personality disorder A positive prognosis Ego-syntonic behavior A cry for help

15. In his discussion of the "cognitive set" of the abuser, the author suggests that every abusive act requires:	Help
The transfer of personal responsibility away from the abuser to the person who is about to be abused The acceptance of personal responsibility prior to the abusive act That the abused spouse avoid responsibility for the abuse That neither the abuser nor the abused accept responsibility for the impending abuse

16. According to the author the reason why it is so important to understand the cognitive set of the abusive client is because to the degree a person:	Help
Experiences dysfunction in their childhood, he or she will abuse Is angered by his or her partner, he or she will abuse Experiences relational conflict, he or she will abuse Thinks like an abuser, he or she will abuse

17. As clients become more proficient in The Box model, they often report a shift from behavioral warning signs to:	Help
Cognitive warning signs Overt warning signs Their partner's warning signs Action-oriented warning signs

18. The type of thinking that lacks the insight and understanding that comes with greater life experience, ignores consequences, favors immediate gratification over long-term goals, perceives anger as strong, and overvalues aggression as a way to solve problems is referred to as:	Help
Core beliefs Adolescent thinking Automatic thoughts Analytic thoughts

19. Clients who want to live an abuse-free lifestyle have to understand:	Help
Their partner's way of thinking Their own core beliefs and automatic thoughts Their inner child How to get control of a situation

20. To change their core beliefs, clients need to be aware of them and expose their core beliefs:	Help
To adult reasoning To a caring therapist To adolescent thinking To their spouse

21. Clients minimize the power of problematic core beliefs and automatic thoughts, and increase their chances of staying in The Box by:	Help
Applying sound strategies for stress management Avoiding interpersonal conflict whenever possible Approaching interpersonal conflict directly Taking time to think before they react

22. Which of the following is the primary tool used to challenge core beliefs, keep tension below the "I don't care what I say" and the "I don't care what I do" lines, lower anger levels during time-out periods, and increase analytic thinking when deciding how to react to relational conflict?	Help
Self-talk Self-affirmations Problem solving Minor tranquilizers

Spousal Abuse I: Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies - Test by William E. Adams, Ph.D.

Spousal Abuse I: Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies - Test
by William E. Adams, Ph.D.