An Overview of EMDR Therapy for Trauma-Focused Care

Course #9646L-


Self-Assessment Questions

    1 . The model that explains how EMDR works is called
    A) the accelerated information processing model.
    B) the adaptive information processing model.
    C) Gagne's information processing model (behaviorist).
    D) the accelerated & adaptive information processing model.

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    2 . The "D" in EMDR stands for
    A) destabilitzation.
    B) desensitization.
    C) dissonance.
    D) developmental.

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    3 . Trauma comes from the Greek word meaning
    A) wound.
    B) scar.
    C) injury.
    D) dream.

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    4 . The first study on EMD, the forerunner to EMDR, was published in
    A) 1987.
    B) 1989.
    C) 1990.
    D) 1965.

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    5 . Which person is credited as the founder of EMDR?
    A) Joseph Volpe
    B) Francine Shapiro
    C) Edna Foa
    D) Laurel Parnell

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    6 . The organization that regulates EMDR standards and training that exists separately from the founder is called the
    A) EMDR Institute.
    B) EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs.
    C) International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
    D) EMDR International Association.

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    7 . Which forms of bilateral stimulation can be used as mechanisms of reprocessing in EMDR?
    A) Eye movements
    B) Audio tones
    C) Tactile sensations/tapping
    D) All of the above

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    8 . In a 2009 documentary, the EMDR founder said that if she could do it over again, she would have named EMDR
    A) EMD (revert to the original).
    B) Reprocessing Therapy.
    C) Somatic Response Therapy.
    D) Bilateral Reprocessing Therapy.

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    9 . Before her death, the founder of EMDR considered it to be
    A) a distinct approach to psychotherapy.
    B) an adjunctive technique that can be used alongside other therapies.
    C) an integrative model representing a fusion of her training.
    D) None of the above

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    10 . The primary foundation of pathology in EMDR therapy is
    A) dysfunctional beliefs and behaviors.
    B) intrapsychic conflicts.
    C) unprocessed physiologically stored memories.
    D) All of the above

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    11 . The adaptive information processing model (AIP) of EMDR therapy can be best described as what type of model?
    A) developmental
    B) learning
    C) family systems
    D) dialectical

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    12 . In the video demonstration/case covered in this course, in which "prong" of EMDR therapy did your presenter work in setting up the target?
    A) Past
    B) Present
    C) Future
    D) Neutral

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    13 . Which form of bilaterial/dual attention stimulus did your presenter use in the video demo/case presentation with Sharon?
    A) Eye movements
    B) Audio tones
    C) Tactile
    D) None

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    14 . In the DSM-5, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appears in what chapter?
    A) Trauma and stressor related disorders
    B) Anxiety disorders
    C) Dissociative disorders
    D) Mood disorders

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    15 . What EMDR Therapy founder Dr. Francine Shapiro originally called "large T" and "small t" trauma can now better be described as
    A) Big T and little t trauma.
    B) continuum trauma.
    C) adverse life experiences that may or may not qualify you for a PTSD diagnosis.
    D) developmental trauma.

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