Quiz: Addressing Accountability and Denial in Sex Offense Treatment: Evolving Practices and Practical Frameworks


(OT291-A) Quiz: Addressing Accountability and Denial in Sex Offense Treatment: Evolving Practices and Practical Frameworks

Training Title: Addressing Accountability and Denial in Sex Offense Treatment: Evolving Practices and Practical Frameworks
This exam contains 20 questions. In order to receive credit, you MUST answer at least 16 questions correctly. You may attempt the quiz as many times as you’d like.

1. Researchers have identified two levels of denial in individuals who have sexually harmed others. What are these two levels?
2. Which of the following characteristics has been found to predict categorical denial?
3. Research suggests that categorical denial may serve a protective function by helping individuals:
4. According to Judith Herman’s work on trauma recovery, which of the following represents a key need of survivors?
5. Within the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework, denial is best conceptualized as a responsivity factor rather than a risk factor.
6. Meta-analytic research by Hanson and Morton-Bourgon found that denial:
7. A meta-analysis found that denial was significantly associated with:
8. Contemporary best practices in addressing denial emphasize:
9. From an ethical standpoint, automatically excluding individuals in categorical denial from treatment may violate which principle?
10. Which of the following is identified as a foundational step when beginning to work with clients in denial?
11. Colorado data on individuals who began treatment in high (categorical) denial showed that:
12. Which of the following has been identified as an ineffective response to denial in treatment?
13. Marshall’s Categorical Deniers Program demonstrated that effective treatment can occur when clinicians:
14. When working with clients in denial, unmanaged negative countertransference in the clinician is most likely to result in:
15. Denial can be a normal psychological defense that serves to protect against shame and maintain self-esteem.
16. When working with clients in categorical denial, treatment should prioritize:
17. A recommended approach for identifying dynamic risk factors with a client in denial is to ask:
18. Trauma-responsive approaches to working with denial emphasize:
19. Levenson identified an ethical tension in sex offense treatment between:
20. Effective sex offense treatment requires that clients provide a full admission of their offense behavior.