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Developmental Model Level 2 - Learning Assessment

This learning assessment covers all six meetings of the Developmental Model Level 2 course. You may refer to recordings and notes; it's an open-book assessment.

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Question 1 of 33

What is your name?

Question 2 of 33

What is your email address?

This section of the assessment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your understanding of the content covered in the Developmental Model Course Meeting One. Please feel free to refer to the recording of the session.

Question 4 of 33

Meeting 1 discussed the importance of self-motivated goals to the success of therapy. An effective goal:

A

Requires the individual to do some self-reflection and self-confrontation.

B

Requires a stretch, yet is also achievable.

C

Is specific.

D

All of the above.

Question 5 of 33

Which of the following does NOT describe a good strategy for increasing a client's motivation for change?

A

Direct them in identifying moments when their partner has let them down, and in expressing their hurt over that disappointment.

B

Guide them in identifying how they would benefit directly from a behavior change in their relationship.

C

Help them flesh out the future they want to build rather than focusing on what hasn't worked in the past.

Question 6 of 33

Meeting 1 discussed the use of chair work in couples therapy to help clients resolve intrapsychic impasses. Which of the following is an example of an intraphychic impasse for which 2-chair work may be helpful?

A

A partner is struggling with the aspiration to be more empathetic towards their partner, yet also is aware of a desire to minimize their partner's feelings and experience.

B

A couple is arguing because one partner wants to have kids, and the other doesn't.

Question 7 of 33

Which of the following statements is true about using chair work in a couples therapy session?

A

While one partner is doing the chair work, the other partner should be quiet, practice managing their own emotions, and simply observe and appreciate their partner's work.

B

While one partner is doing the chair work, the other partner should leave the room.

C

While one partner is doing the chair work, the other partner should be actively involved and offering feedback.

D

Chair work is contraindicated in couples or relational therapy sessions.

This section of the assessment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your understanding of the content covered in the Developmental Model Course Meeting 2 discussion. Please feel free to refer to the recording of the session.

Question 9 of 33

Meeting 2 discussed the role of rumination in infidelity cases. Which of the following are true about rumination in infidelity cases? 

A

Rumination is not a healthy response to infidelity, and should be challenged.

B

A ruminating client should be encouraged to do whatever is necessary to stop ruminating and return to secure functioning.

C

Rumination serves to point to unresolved topics that can be handled through direct conversation with the partner in therapy.

D

Rumination always points to egregious behavior on the part of the non-ruminating partner.

Question 10 of 33

Which of the following therapist skills are key to success with infidelity cases?

A

Staying grounded during tough discussions and emotional dysregulation; taking a leadership role to slow things down.

B

Helping clients surface all the secrets, and create a plan for auditing devices to reinforce honesty and build trust.

C

Help the hurt partner express their needs honestly and clearly to their partner, and support the other partner in meeting those needs so the hurt partner can heal.

D

Support the partners in having tough conversations using the I/I process, so they can work out a plan for rebuilding trust.

Question 11 of 33

Which of the following groups of interventions are important in the first stages of therapy in an infidelity crisis, with regard to the partner who has been cheated on?

A

Stop rumination, manage emotional contagion, surface information that had been kept secret.

B

Reframe rumination as a positive thing, identify questions and focus on just one at a time, stay connected with own sense of why they want to have answers to tough questions.

C

Encourage gathering of all the details about the infidelity; knowing exactly what happened is important to the healing process even if it is extremely painful.

D

Support the partner who broke the agreements in their desire to move on quickly by validating that it is NOT important to discuss details of the infidelity. Focus instead on helping the betrayed partner manage their emotions better.

Question 12 of 33

True or False? The following group of interventions is important in the first stages of therapy in an infidelity crisis with regard to the partner who committed the infidelity:

Encourage client to reveal all the secrets and get it all on the table, encourage a promise for changed behavior in the future, and encourage attunement to partner regardless of their questions.

 

A

True

B

False

Question 13 of 33

True or False? The following group of interventions is important in the first stages of therapy in an infidelity crisis with regard to the partner who committed the infidelity:

Get buy-in and commitment to a challenging course of therapy, set up expectation of understanding how they got to this point (of committing infidelity), support emotional regulation as partner asks tough questions.

A

True

B

False

This section of the assessment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your understanding of the content covered in the Developmental Model Course Meeting 3. Please feel free to refer to the recording of the session.

Question 15 of 33

When working with a hostile angry couple where there is a lot of reactivity in the therapy room, when is the most effective time to intervene in their escalation?

A

Before it starts in order to slow things down and prevent full escalation.

B

Mid-way, once it is clear to everyone in the room that things are escalating.

C

Once escalation is full-blown, because a time out is then needed and that will give everyone a necessary break in the session.

Question 16 of 33

When a couple argues in session, and there is a lot of anger and tension in the room, which of the following is NOT true?

A

A good strategy is to slow things down, and one way to do that is offer a block of psychoeducation to engage their logical brains rather than their lizard brains.

B

A time out might be necessary, because once fully activated, they won't be able to access either logic or empathy so further discussion won't be helpful.

C

A mindfulness/re-embodiment exercise might be helpful if the escalation isn't complete.

D

Psychoeducation is a great strategy for slowing things down because memory is heightened and both partners are more likely to remember the details of what you teach them.

Question 17 of 33

When working with a hostile angry couple, which of the following is true?

A

Encouraging a re-enactment of how they fight at home is an effective use of a portion of every session in the couple's therapy.

B

Hostile angry couples require the therapist to be a strong leader.

C

EFT is the most effective therapy modality for working with hostile angry couples.

D

Being a strong leader in therapy is primarily a matter of helping clients do what they want to do more effectively, so they usually welcome the leadership without a lot of resistance.

Question 18 of 33

When a couple client is transitioning from infidelity to polyamory, which of the following is NOT true?

A

Helping both clients identify what they want to experience for themselves in their relationship separate from a discussion of polyamory vs monogamy is an important step.

B

Making a good repair will probably have to precede opening the relationship, unless the affair is totally laid to rest.

C

The betrayed partner will have an easier time getting over the breach in trust in the past now that they understand that an emerging identity issue was part of the picture.

D

Many couples are not able to make this transition; this is often a complex and difficult course of therapy.

This section of the assessment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your understanding of the content covered in the Developmental Model Course Meeting 4. Please feel free to refer to the recording of the session.

Question 20 of 33

Which of the following are expectable challenges initiators face? 

A

Being overly activated, hot or angry when initiating.

B

Being overly shut down, avoidant, or brief when initiating.

C

Being internally collapsed, with lots of crying making it difficult to speak.

D

Projecting on the partner rather than talking about themselves.

E

All of the above are common initiator struggles.

Question 21 of 33

Which of the following is NOT true of the Initiator/Inquirer process?

A

An effective I/I is the first step in a good repair.

B

Every client can use the I/I in some manner; it can almost always be used as the backbone of the session right from the start of treatment.

C

With tough clients, the setup of the I/I is very important and might take most of a session or even more to accomplish.

D

The therapist plays an active and important role in the I/I process, but their intervention is more likely to be effective if it is warm and consent-based.

Question 22 of 33

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for helping a struggling initiator?

A

Using handouts to support the work, such as the Initiator Continuum, Improving as an Initiator, and How to Be in the I/I to support the work.

B

Acknowledging the fears, vulnerability, anger, or other emotions that are under the surface and might be presenting blocks to a good initiation.

C

Asking the inquirer to provide feedback to the initiator about emotions they are experiencing while listening to the initiation.

D

Encouraging the initiator to initiate about their fears rather than projecting them on their partner.

Question 23 of 33

Which of the following is true about the I/I?

A

The I/I was adapted by Bader/Pearson from the pre-existing Imago dialogue, originated by Harville Hendricks and Helen LaKelly Hunt.

B

The I/I is a powerful and also very simple intervention because it strengthens skills couples use every day in their conversations with one another.

C

The therapist's role in the I/I is critically important, as clients will need to be guided to develop skills and capacity they may never have used before, and may have a lot of resistance to developing.

D

Clients using the I/I will have their own accurate intuition about when to switch roles; the therapist should go with the flow and help the clients remain flexible about who is in which role and when the roles switch.

This section of the assessment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your understanding of the content covered in the Developmental Model Course Meeting 5. Please feel free to refer to the recording of the session.

Question 25 of 33

Which of the following is an example of a developmental assist to help a struggling initiator?

A

"When I hear you talking about this, what I am hearing (let me know if I got this right) is that you are feeling really lonely right now. Is that right?"

B

"Remember, when your partner shares what they are feeling with you, it is more about them and how they receive and perceive things than anything about you."

Question 26 of 33

Which of the following is an example of a developmental assist to help a struggling inquirer?

A

"When I hear you talking about this, what I am hearing (let me know if I got this right) is that you are feeling really lonely right now. Is that right?"

B

"Remember, when your partner shares what they are feeling with you, it is more about them and how they receive and perceive things than anything about you."

Question 27 of 33

All of the following are examples of strategies to support implementation of non-performative, pleasure-oriented sex EXCEPT: 

A

Using an exercise that strengthens use of consent in the moment.

B

Strengthening the ability to be an effective initiator.

C

Strengthening the ability to be an effective inquirer.

D

Stressing the importance of orgasm in a satisfying erotic encounter.

Question 28 of 33

All of the following are reasons it is challenging to implement a non-performative, pleasure-oriented sexual style EXCEPT:

A

An improvisational sexual style appears to be a behavioral intervention, but is actually a developmental task.

B

An improvisational sexual style depends on the differentiation of all involved.

C

It is very challenging, yet important, to get your partner to give you what you want in any given sexual interaction.

D

Cultural belief systems about what sex actually IS need to shift in order to successfully adopt a non-performative, pleasure-oriented sexual style.

This section of the assessment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your understanding of the content covered in the Developmental Model Course Meeting 6. Please feel free to refer to the recording of the session.

Question 30 of 33

Which of the following are situations where revisiting and cementing specific and autonomous goals is likely to be important? 

A

Progress has stalled mid-treatment.

B

Autonomous goals weren't crystal clear at the beginning of therapy.

C

Earlier attempts at discussing autonomous goals haven't resulted in progress.

D

All of the above.

Question 31 of 33

Your client has some clarity about their autonomous goals, but doesn't seem to be making progress. They often offer discounts, like "I can't..." or "I'll try..." and somehow just don't do it. One likely problem is:

A

Their goals need to be revisited.

B

Their motivation is weak.

C

Their focus is too much on their partner and not on themself.

D

Their work/life/stress balance is off.

Question 32 of 33

True or False:

The following intervention is to increase a client's motivation: Focus on a positive outcome that is important to the client and the emotions that they'll experience as a result; keep the image of the positive outcome and accompanying feelings front and center.

A

True

B

False

Question 33 of 33

True or False:

Including thoughts, emotions, sensations, and actions in the conversation will help create an entire neural network associated with the desired (and not yet achieved) outcome.

A

True

B

False

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