Question 1

Which of the following is not consistent with the contemporary understanding of the therapist's role in establishing a client-centered therapeutic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Capacity to develop an empathic understanding of the client
B)   Use of clinical reasoning to guide interactions with the client
C)   Capacity to serve as an expert (or guide)  and instill confidence in the client
D)   Use of collaborative and client-centered approaches to careE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the central components of the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Interpersonal characteristics
B)   Interpersonal intentionality
C)   Interpersonal modes
D)   Occupational engagementE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

You have been working with a client in an outpatient hand therapy unit who has been reluctant to participate in therapy and inconsistent with following your home exercise program. In your interactions, the client has been quiet, reserved, and unwilling to provide feedback. In your next meeting, you decide to step back from the therapeutic activities and ask the client about how things are going outside of therapy. The client begins to cry and tells you that he or she has been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Which of the following statements are consistent with the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   The client's reluctance to participate in therapy, expression of sadness, and intimate self-disclosure related to the diagnosis are inevitable interpersonal events of therapy.
B)   The therapist took a step back from therapeutic activity in an attempt to establish an empathic understanding of the client's experience.
C)   The client's quiet and reserved communication and unwillingness to provide feedback offers insight into the client's interpersonal characteristics.
D)   All of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The quality of the client-therapist relationship can have an impact on the ultimate outcome of therapy because:

Accepted Answer

A)   Clients often prioritize therapists' ability to communicate and relate effectively with them above the therapists' technical expertise.
B)   Development of trust between the therapist and client makes it possible for the therapist to manipulate the client into doing nonpreferred activities.
C)   The therapeutic relationship affects engagement in therapeutic activities.
D)   Both answers A and CE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 5

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , the role of empathy within a therapeutic relationship is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Explain or support the process of relating to a client as a means of changing the way that the client is thinking, feeling, or behaving
B)   Understand the client's lived experience with our personal experience, or with that of our other clients, family members, or friends
C)   Achieve an understanding of the client's interpersonal characteristics and how the client is reacting to the inevitable interpersonal events of therapy
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D) C

Question 6

The central objective of the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) is to explain therapeutic use of self and its relationship with occupational engagement and offer clinicians a set of concrete tools and interpersonal skills for use in practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , intentionality is described as exercise of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Empathic understanding
B)   Impulse control
C)   Directed attention
D)   Both answers A and B
E)   Both answers A and CF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , which of the following are the central components of client-centered therapy in the field of occupational therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intentionality
B)   Empathy
C)   Empowerment
D)   Answers A and B
E)   All of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Suzanne Peloquin is best known for teaching the value of empathy through:

Accepted Answer

A)   Skills training methods
B)   Having students undergo counseling or psychotherapy
C)   Art, literature, and other examples of the malpractice consequences of poor communication in therapy
D)   Requiring all students to take courses in positive psychologyE) A) and C)
F) All of the above C

Exam 1: Therapeutic Use of Self in Occupational Therapy: the Importance of Empathy and Intentionality

Which of the following is not consistent with the contemporary understanding of the therapist's role in establishing a client-centered therapeutic relationship?

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Which of the following is not one of the central components of the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) ?

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The quality of the client-therapist relationship can have an impact on the ultimate outcome of therapy because:

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According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , the role of empathy within a therapeutic relationship is to:

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The central objective of the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) is to explain therapeutic use of self and its relationship with occupational engagement and offer clinicians a set of concrete tools and interpersonal skills for use in practice.

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According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , intentionality is described as exercise of:

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According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , which of the following are the central components of client-centered therapy in the field of occupational therapy?

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Suzanne Peloquin is best known for teaching the value of empathy through:

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Exam 1: Therapeutic Use of Self in Occupational Therapy: the Importance of Empathy and Intentionality

Which of the following is not consistent with the contemporary understanding of the therapist's role in establishing a client-centered therapeutic relationship?

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Which of the following is not one of the central components of the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) ?

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The quality of the client-therapist relationship can have an impact on the ultimate outcome of therapy because:

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The central objective of the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) is to explain therapeutic use of self and its relationship with occupational engagement and offer clinicians a set of concrete tools and interpersonal skills for use in practice.

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According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , intentionality is described as exercise of:

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According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , which of the following are the central components of client-centered therapy in the field of occupational therapy?

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Suzanne Peloquin is best known for teaching the value of empathy through:

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