February 2020 Flash Webinar Please provide your name (will be used on your certificate): Please provide your email address: Please provide your License Number: 1. According to Bruce Ecker, transformational change provides: Full symptom reduction Effortless permanence Absence of triggers All of the above None 2. All non-trauma memories are altered, at least slightly, each time they are recalled. True False None 3. A primary condition necessary for unlocking synapses of a trauma memory is: Experience of the associated emotion Prediction Error or Mismatch Retrieval of the memory All of the above None 4. Which is NOT true about the development of the flash technique? Was initially developed by Dr. Philip Manfield Originally developed six years ago Development is still happening Development has been guided by observation of what seems to work The flash technique is supported by at least three research studies currently submitted for publication None 5. For the flash technique to be most effective, the trauma memory should not have a feeder memory. Which is an indication of the likelihood of the existence of a feeder memory? The client was surprised at the reactions when the original trauma occurred It is an example of a repeating upset It is recent The cognitive distortion involved is familiar to the client and predates the trauma All of the above None 6. Initial activation of the target occurs primarily during which EMDR Phase? History Preparation Assessment Desensitization None 7. Which memories would the flash technique probably NOT be used for? Memories involving loss Severely disturbing memories A memory that has a feeder memory Moderately disturbing memories None 8. During processing (BLS) with the flash technique, clients must be: In a highly suggestible state Consciously connected to at least one aspect of the trauma memory Fully understanding of why the process works Willing to try to follow the given instructions None of the above None 9. What should clients be thinking about when doing the flash technique? A cue word An engaging focus (memory, animal, person, activity etc.) Lunch Whether the process is working Nothing. The client must be in a meditative state. None 10. Clients are willing to process overwhelming memories with the flash technique because: It doesn't require them to feel the pain connected with those memories. They do not necessarily need to give details of the memory It’s fast If it doesn’t work, it does not cause retraumatization All of the above None 11. A “feeder” memory to a trauma memory is an earlier memory that Has the same physical sensation associated with it Is at least as disturbing as the trauma memory Involves the same emotions Contributes to the intensity of the trauma memory All of the above None 12. Which of the following clients was the flash technique NOT developed to assist in the treatment of? Clients with trauma memories that they experience as overwhelmingly disturbing. Clients who have difficulty connecting to their affect Clients who have a strong need to be in control Clients who are easily treated with EMDR Clients who are not well resourced None 13. Before receiving the flash technique clients must Bring their tendency to dissociate under control Be extensively resourced Visualize the trauma Be able to maintain attention on a positive engaging focus if only intermittently None of the above None 14. What are typical features of EMDR desensitization phase that are common to the flash technique? After each set of bilateral stimulation, the therapist asks “What came up for you?” The therapist asks “what is the most disturbing part” The client cries The client may be confused about why they feel better All are common to the Flash Technique. None 15. Which population has not been part of a research study related to the flash technique? Men in a homeless shelter Therapists taking a non-flash-related workshop Therapists taking a flash technique webinar Children taken from their parents at a US border crossing None of the above have been part of research studies None 16. If the client reports that he or she felt some disturbance when flashing, the therapist should: Tell the client that some disturbance when flashing is normal Consider whether the positive engaging focus is sufficiently strong to hold the client’s attention. Do some resourcing Explain to the client that this may represent another channel of the same target. None of the above None 17. According to Bruce Ecker, which if the following therapies can produce transformational change. Graduated exposure Jungian analysis EMDR Freudian analysis None of the above. None 18. Which should NOT happen in preparing a client to do the flash technique The therapist assesses how disturbing the target is The client gives a detailed account of the memory to be processed The therapist asks questions intended to determine if there is a feeder memory The therapist may tell the client that it is not necessary to reveal the specific nature of the trauma memory All of the above None 19. Some of the advantages of the most recent version of the flash technique over the version described in the original paper are It tends to be faster The memory almost never becomes “sticky". The client’s role is easier to communicate There are less performance concerns on the part of the client All of the above None 20. The flash technique takes place during what phase of EMDR? Assessment Closure Installation Preparation None of the above None 21. When a therapist is using the flash technique, when should the therapist usually begin the assessment phase of EMDR. When the progress from a set of five triples (after the first set of five triples) in the flash technique is below two points on the SUD scale When the client thinks they are not doing the flash technique right When the SUD level has gotten to zero. None of the above None 22. In humans, memory reconsolidation theory requires that a memory be retrieved and recalled vividly before reconsolidation can occur. True False None 23. Which client statement is a sign that the client’s disturbance level has been substantially reduced after successfully doing some sets of triple flashes? The client reports difficulty doing the flash technique because he/she is having difficulty recalling or “finding” the disturbing image. The client spontaneously reports that the memory does not seem very disturbing anymore. The client reports that the image seems further away. The client reports that memory seems to have become separated from the feelings that went with it. All of the above. None 24. “Memory consolidation” refers to the first time a memory is stored in long-term memory. True False None 25. Which aspect of the current flash technique protocol helps to prevent clients from actively thinking about the disturbing memory during processing? Clients are asked to focus on a positive engaging memory. If the therapist elicits the client’s disturbance level (SUDS), the therapist asks how disturbing the client thinks it would be if they were to think about it. Clients are cautioned not to try to evaluate if the process is “working” until the process has been completed. All of the above. None 26. The prospect of using the flash technique in areas of the world with a scarcity of trained mental health professionals is enhanced by which of these factors? It has been shown to be safe, with extremely few reports of any increase in disturbance during its use. It is easily taught to clinicians. Many of the common issues that complicate treatment, like dissociation, flooding and extreme shame do not seem to play a role in processing with the flash technique. All of the above None 27. The discovery of the flash technique occurred: As a sudden insight during a particularly difficult session. As an attempt to use Krystina Kinowski’s “Paired Titration” technique in a more extreme way. As a rebellion against traditional exposure techniques. As a spontaneous knowing that came to the developer one morning as he was getting out of bed. None of the above None 28. Which phases of EMDR are likely to be omitted if the flash technique is particularly effective? History and Preparation Assessment and Desensitization Installation and Body Scan Closure and Reevaluation None of the above None 29. Which would qualify as a “prediction error” as described in memory reconsolidation research? The client feels afraid when the bell rings, but sees over and over that the bell does not hurt him. The client finds that Valium leads to a less intense reaction to the memory. The client seems to be relaxing while thinking of the memory. The weather on the present day is different than the weather when the original trauma occurred. All of the above. None 30. Memory “retrieval” as it applies to memory reconsolidation theory necessarily involves Conscious recall of the narrative of the memory Reexperiencing of the affect associated with the memory Vivid recollection of images from the memory “Reexperiencing” or “reliving” of the memory. None of the above All of the above None 31. Dr. Paul Siegel’s research shows that exposing spider phobic subjects to unreportable images of spiders: Reduces the subjects fear of spiders. Makes the spiders less fearful of people Make the subjects more fearful of spiders Makes the subjects more fearful of other insects None of the above None 32. Implicit working memory is Job benefits that are expected but unstated Mental material that can be used or modified outside of awareness Dim memories of places one has worked None of the above None 33. When the client is tapping their thighs, they should not Think of their positive engaging focus Think briefly of their disturbing memory Blink their eyes Listen to music All of the above None 34. The positive engaging focus should not Involve another person Involve a sports team Involve a tropical island Involve a person who was part of the disturbing memory Involve a rock concert None 35. The flash technique will not work if The client gets too involved in the PEF The client has trouble tapping and blinking at the same time The client tries to process a terribly disturbing memory The client checks to see whether the Flash technique is working during the tapping The client closes his/her eyes during the tapping None 36. For the flash technique to be effective The client must believe it can help The client must blink exactly 3 times when the therapist requests it The client must be able to be completely distracted from the painful memory by the PEF All of the above None 37. Dr. Paul Siegel’s fMRI studies showed that the brain areas that processed fear Were more active when the spider images were flashed too rapidly to consciously see Were unaffected when the spider images were flashed too rapidly to consciously see Were more active when the spider images were flashed slowly enough to be clearly seen None of the above None 38. The Flash Technique will not work unless the client knows what negative cognition is associated with their disturbing memory. True False None Check this box to attest that you have watched the entire presentation and have taken the post-test without help from others. Time's up Post navigationPrevious post: Previous Post
