A hospice patient communicates to the music therapist concerns about how the family will cope in bereavement. While the patient is talking, the music therapist leans toward the patient and occasionally nods. After the patient finishes speaking, the music therapist waits for a moment and then says, "It sounds like you’re really concerned about your family." Which of the following does the music therapist’s verbal and nonverbal behavior demonstrate?
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Unconditional positive regard
Active Listening
Countertransference
Sympathy
Pregunta 2
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A music therapist works with adults with anxiety disorders in a partial hospitalization program once a week in music-assisted relaxation sessions. Which of the following is the BEST strategy to promote the independent use of music for self-care?
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Practice progressive muscle relaxation using live guitar chord progressions.
Provide clients with a playlist of the music and relaxation scripts for practice at home.
Facilitate music imagery and have clients imagine themselves as independent adults.
Work with the clients on mindfulness training and help them breathe through their anxiety.
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A client who is originally from a different country has undergone a traumatic experience. The music therapist encounters resistance to questions about the trauma, despite the client's willingness to engage in musical interaction. The music therapist can infer from the client’s responses that
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the client does not feel the need to address the trauma in music therapy sessions.
the therapist should be more persistent in using follow-up questions after engaging in musical interaction.
the client’s cultural group may have a different perspective regarding questions of a personal nature.
the client may have doubts about the music therapist’s ability to address the trauma.
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A music therapist has been asked to write a song to help an adult with intellectual disabilities remember the steps involved with teeth brushing. The MOST effective song lyrics to promote functional independence includes
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"I remove the cap from the tube" to a familiar tune.
"My toothbrush is blue" to an unfamiliar tune.
"I like to brush my teeth" to a familiar tune.
"I squeeze paste on the brush" to an unfamiliar tune.