Flash Technique June 2018 Advanced Webinar Training Please complete the quiz below to receive a certificate of completion for the online training. Please provide your name: Please provide your email address: Please provide your License Number: 1. 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 2. In the most recent evolution of the flash technique, when would the client NEVER be asked to think about the trauma memory? After five sets of triple flashes When identifying what memory will be worked on Right before the client “flashes.” When determining the SUDS associated with the target None of the above None 3. 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 4. EMDR has been criticized for: “EMDR therapists” sometimes only do resourcing to the exclusion of trauma processing. Clients sometimes become overly activated during EMDR It is minimally effective for “early onset PTSD.” All of the above None 5. During processing 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 6. 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 7. 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 why the trauma memory is as disturbing as it is All of the above None 8. 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 9. 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 10. If the client reports that he or she felt some disturbance when flashing, the therapist should consider whether the positive engaging focus is sufficiently strong to hold the client’s attention. True False None 11. 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 12. 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 13. The flash technique can be quite effective even if clients are not sure that they have connected with the target memory. True False None 14. 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 15. 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 16. Word finding problems often result in a person spontaneously thinking of the desired word an hour or more after the original difficulty finding it. It is suggested in the webinar that during that period of time, The brain is continuing to look for the word, but outside of the person’s conscious awareness. The person knew the word all along, but had subconscious resistance to thinking of it. The client develops brain plasticity, which facilitates the finding of the word. All of the above None 17. 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 18. 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 19. 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 “Re-experiencing” or “reliving” of the memory. None of the above All of the above None 20. Which does NOT describe a condition that memory “extinction” refers to (as opposed to memory “erasure”)? The clients has a competing version of the memory that is less disturbing The disturbance from the memory will return if the client is given enough reminders of it Even if he tries, the client is unable to vividly recall the memory The client has a better way of thinking about the disturbing memory, so he will suffer less from the memory All of the above None Check this box to attest that you have watched the entire presentation and have taken the post-test without help from others. 21. Did you watch the webinar live? I watched the webinar "live". I watched the recording. None Time's up Post navigationPrevious post: Flash Technique 2018 Webinar Recording QuizNext post: Flash Technique July 2018 Webinar Quiz
