WorksheetsQuiz on Adaptive and Maladaptive Patterns
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does adaptation refer to at the most basic descriptive level?
The way individuals adjust and respond to their environment
The way individuals develop rigid narratives
The way individuals seek short-term gains
The way individuals avoid stressors
What is a maladaptive pattern?
A pattern that results in short-term gain but long-term problems
A pattern that results in long-term benefits
A pattern that leads to immediate happiness
A pattern that avoids all stressors
What is an example of a maladaptive pattern in anxiety disorders?
Seeking therapy
Engaging in social activities
Practicing mindfulness
Avoiding social interactions due to fear
What is the consequence of entrenched maladaptive patterns?
Increased competency and mastery
Feeling of safety and security
Chronic vulnerability and avoidance
Immediate relief and happiness
Elijah often avoids situations that might make him feel sad or anxious. This is an example of what?
Enhanced emotional regulation
Avoidance of negative emotions
A maladaptive pattern
Increased social interactions
What is largely a relational process according to interpersonal and family systems theorists?
Avoidance
Mindfulness
Adaptation
Cognitive restructuring
What do rigid, simplistic, overgeneralized narratives result in?
Enhanced relationships
Increased happiness
Problematic cycles
Positive outcomes
What is the fundamental focus of psychotherapy?
Developing maladaptive patterns
Understanding and changing maladaptive patterns
Avoiding all stressors
Promoting short-term gains
What is Body Language?
Your words say one thing but your body language say another.
The exchange of information through the use of words.
Speak from your point of view.
Postures, gestures, and facial expressions.
Being present or focused, hearing, thinking about and responding to another person’s message is
Active Listening
Body Language
“I” Message
Mixed Messages
