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Chapter 6: Mindfulness in Mental Healthcare Settings (Jim Hjort)

Multiple Choice

1. The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, to the unfolding of experience moment by moment is called what?

a. Buddhism

b. Therapy

c. Meditation

*d. Mindfulness

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

2. What techniques are used for Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP) derived from Buddhist practices?

a. Internal and external assessment

b. Concentration cultivation

*c. Meditation

d. Cognitive awareness

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

3. What are the objects used for concentration when beginning MBPs?

a. Mental objects

*b. Fixed objects

c. Emotional objects

d. Moving objects

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

4. After the use of MBPs, what does a person learn about their existence?

*a. They do not exist in a vacuum.

b. Life is not worth it.

c. Concentration is necessary.

d. Change is inevitable.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

5. What two evidence-based techniques are brought together in Mindfulness-Based Therapy?

a. Theoretical and linear thinking techniques

b. Motivational interviewing and ecological meta-framework techniques

*c. Psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic techniques

d. Training and meditation techniques

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

6. Which statement is true of the outcomes for clients following of MBT?

a. Clients will experience increased anxiety.

*b. Clients’ thoughts expand to increase control and self-efficacy.

c. Clients learn that feeling, thoughts, and impulses are not transitory.

d. Clients understand that no psychological suffering comes from repetitive negative thought patterns.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Theoretical Underpinnings

Question Type: MC

7. What is the term used when an individual learns to expand thought to where it yields increased feelings of control and self-efficacy?

*a. Deidentification

b. Rethink

c. Restructure

d. Reaffirm

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

8. What is one long-term outcome for the use of mindfulness techniques?

a. Learning to be resilient

b. Learning to talk about feelings

c. Learning to rest

*d. Learning to observe cognitive and emotional activity

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Theoretical Underpinnings

Question Type: MC

9. In which year was mindfulness introduced through the publishing of a research study?

a. 1972

*b. 1982

c. 2002

d. 1952

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: MC

10. Who is the author and researcher credited with the first study on mindfulness?

*a. Kabat-Zinn

b. Chiesa & Serretti

c. Khoury

d. Zainal

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: MC

True/False

1. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction therapy is the most extensively studied of all the mindfulness therapies.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: TF

2. Early studies of the effects of mindfulness-based therapies focused on anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and somatization.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: TF

3. New studies on mindfulness techniques now focus on somatization and depression.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: TF

4. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a mindfulness technique that has proven to work with reducing suicidal and parasuicidal behavior.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: TF

5. Reduction in mood and anxiety disorder symptoms is a benefit of Deflective Behavior Therapy.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Literature Review

Question Type: TF

6. The most general of the MBTs, MBSR therapy, is not assigned to respond to any one disorder.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Micro Considerations

Question Type: TF

7. The therapy used to respond to major depressive disorders is MBSR therapy.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Considerations

Question Type: TF

8. Although MBT can be integrated with diverse populations, there may be questions about the religious premise upon which it is based.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Considerations

Question Type: TF

9. It is acceptable for clinicians to use MBT in their practice without training or practicing mindfulness themselves.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intervention

Question Type: TF

10. Metaphor is a common MBT enjoyed by clients, as it provides a context for understanding and relating.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intervention

Question Type: TF

Short Answer

Type: S

2. Identify at least three of the tasks performed at a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training program.

*a. At a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training, a participant commits to 8 weeks and attends a two-and-a-half to three-hour weekly training. In that time they participate in 1) guided meditation, 2) mindfulness activities, 3) a daylong meditation, 4) intensive psychoeducation on stress and coping, and 5) complete take-home assignments.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intervention

Question Type: SA

Type: S

3. Describe at least three aspects of what is known about Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

*a. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a cognitive-behavioral therapy approach combined with mindfulness. It has most often been studied for use with bipolar disorder and designed to address emotional dysregulation. The therapy asserts that the whole is the sum of its interrelated parts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Interventions

Question Type: SA

Essay

Type: E

1. Describe one case example of how mindfulness can be applied to other therapies.

*a. One way mindfulness-based therapies can be applied to other therapies is through direct infusion into regular psychotherapy sessions. If a client expresses distress about a topic during the session, uses avoidant reactions to respond to the situation, and prolongs anxiety, the practitioner can direct the client to explore metaphor to respond to the behavior immediately. This may result in a better long-term outlook.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Intervention

Question Type: ESS

Type: E

2. Describe how termination is different in MBTs from traditional therapies.

*a. MBTs differ from traditional therapies in that traditional therapies are focused on closure. On the other hand, MBTs strongly encourage continuance and maintenance. Clients should continue conducting exercises at home and attend a mindfulness meditation class for community connection, practice, and/or instruction on integrating practice in everyday life.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Termination

Question Type: ESS

Type: E

3. Describe one challenge that happens at the macro level when using MBT in clinical practice.

*a. One challenge when using MBT in clinical practice is the consideration of insurance. Although many times these therapies are covered by insurance companies, they have also denied them as there are other psychotherapy techniques. This is especially true of persons diagnosed with personality disorders.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Macro Considerations

Question Type: ESS