Compassion Focused Therapy and Evolution of the Human Mind
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What is the main focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) as discussed in the text?

  • Enhancing competitive strategies for survival and reproduction
  • Fostering hostile behaviors towards outgroups
  • Promoting psychopathic traits for personal benefits
  • Shifting individuals towards more empathic prosocial outcomes (correct)

    • How does genetic variation influence behavior according to the text?

  • It is solely responsible for psychopathic traits
  • It leads to increased empathic caring and decreased psychopathic traits (correct)
  • It encourages harmful behavior towards others
  • It has no impact on empathic caring or psychopathic traits

    • In what way can early neglectful or abusive attachment experiences affect individuals' behavior?

  • Have no impact on behavior
  • Encourage compassionate responses
  • Increase preparedness to be harmful (correct)
  • Enhance empathy and prosocial behavior

    • What does group identification play a role in, according to the text?

    <p>Determining whether individuals are perceived as part of a group or outsiders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) relate to physiological, psychological, and social outcomes?

    <p>It seeks to organize these processes towards more empathic prosocial outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the evolutionary approach's relevance in understanding prosocial and antisocial behavior?

    <p>It contextualizes these behaviors as strategies linked to survival and reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does compassion training impact individuals according to the text?

    <p>By switching individuals' orientation towards more empathic prosocial outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) as described in the text?

    <p>To promote a care-focused motivational system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Evolution-focused CFT models of human behavior caution against?

    <p>Phenomenological approaches to diagnosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which motives are described as ancient, basic, and innate according to the text?

    <p>Power, status, and sex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do many individuals in forensic establishments have histories of neglect and abuse according to the text?

    <p>As a result of traumatic childhoods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be seen as legitimate when nation states use cruelty and torture according to the text?

    <p>Self-defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Compassion Focused Therapy view criminal behavior according to the text?

    <p>As an evolutionary context for understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of potential inhibitors of prosocial behaviors according to the text?

    <p>Traumatic childhoods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what context is hurting or exploiting others often linked according to the text?

    <p>Biological adaptations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is highlighted as a potential vulnerability when concerns for others are lost according to the text?

    <p>'Dark sides' being revealed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Criminal behavior is highly socially contextualized because:

    <p>It depends on historical and cultural norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT considered acceptable behavior in the past, according to the text?

    <p>Children's education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What proportion of respondents reported physical or sexual partner violence in the past year, based on the World Health Organization study mentioned?

    <p>50% to 75%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality traits are associated with individuals who tend to get into positions of power within business and political organizations?

    <p>Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is highlighted as a major issue within the business world according to the text?

    <p>Antisocial and immoral behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality trait is mentioned to potentially incline individuals towards immoral and criminal behavior?

    <p>Social Dominance Orientation (SDO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Aristotle favor?

    <p>'Slavery' as an acceptable practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Dark Triad refer to based on the text?

    <p>'Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was originally developed for?

    <p>To help people with high levels of shame and self-criticism who found it difficult to change with cognitive-behavioral interventions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common issue faced by clients when trying to use cognitive coping methods according to the text?

    <p>Emotional tone to inner thoughts being hostile and contemptuous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in terms of emotion regulation and prosocial behavior?

    <p>Affiliative emotions directed at self or others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the cultivation of prosocial motives and emotions important in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

    <p>To encourage clients to engage in helpful behaviors towards themselves and others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what context has Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) not been applied, based on the information provided?

    <p>Recovery models for substance abuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant history do individuals with criminal records often have according to the text?

    <p>Histories of early childhood trauma, depression, anger/impulse control, and shame problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) relate to the Buddhist concept of bodhichitta?

    <p>Both focus on creating an inner compassion-centered motivational state impacting emotions, cognition, and behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the recent meta-analysis mentioned in the text demonstrate about Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

    <p>Increasing evidence of effectiveness across various mental health problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), why is it important to link evolved strategies with phenotypic development?

    <p>To understand the physiological infrastructure from which thoughts and behaviors arise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of fast life history strategies, as explained by McDonald, Donnellan, and Navarrete?

    <p>Increase the likelihood of producing surviving offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the social context influence the maturation of the brain, according to the text?

    <p>By enhancing empathic and caring motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do individuals growing up in threatening environments have a higher likelihood of exhibiting criminal behavior?

    <p>As a way to cope with hostile environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes slow life history strategies from fast life history strategies?

    <p>Late maturation and heavy investment in fewer offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to CFT, why is recognizing human cruelty important?

    <p>To address issues of criminal behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of compassion-focused self-identity in CFT?

    <p>To pattern the mind with compassion as a focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does CFT differ from Buddhist approaches, based on the text?

    <p>By contextualizing human mind shaping through evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is solely based on Buddhist approaches to mindfulness and self-identity.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Individuals who exhibit criminal behavior tend to have slow life history strategies according to McDonald, Donnellan, and Navarrete.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Criminal behavior is primarily influenced by genetic factors rather than environmental contexts.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Prisons that create threatening environments can reinforce antisocial strategies at deep non-conscious levels.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Prospective individuals who grow up in predictable environments with low mortality risk tend to develop fast life history strategies.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) does not address the issue of human cruelty according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The frontal cortex's development in the brain is significantly influenced by genetic factors rather than social relationships.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Individuals with criminal records often have histories of neglect and abuse as highlighted in the text.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was primarily developed for individuals with low levels of shame and self-criticism.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Affiliative emotions, such as compassion towards oneself, have been shown to hinder emotion regulation and prosocial behavior according to research.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    CFT has only been applied to depression and anger problems, neglecting other mental health issues.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Individuals with criminal records are often characterized by histories of early childhood trauma, depression, anger, impulse control issues, and shame problems.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    CFT can be integrated with evidence-based interventions in forensic settings, such as recovery models, but not with justice system reforms.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Buddhist concept of bodhichitta is entirely different from the core element of Compassion Focused Therapy.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    CFT emphasizes the stimulation and cultivation of hostile and contemptuous emotions towards oneself.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Developing prosocial motives and behaviors is not considered a central aspect of Compassion Focused Therapy.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Violence against women is a problem that has been widely addressed and resolved internationally.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the past, practices like slavery and people trafficking were considered unacceptable.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Antisocial and immoral behavior is not a prevalent issue in the business world according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Empathy for child suffering has always been historically valued and prioritized.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Social dominance orientation (SDO) is a trait that may lead to moral and pro-social behavior.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Men's relationship with women has historically been portrayed positively in religious texts and cultural contexts.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Dark Triad traits of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy are not associated with individuals in powerful positions within organizations.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'People trafficking' was considered a legitimate business two centuries ago.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion training primarily seeks to cultivate a self-focused motivational system.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Prosocial and antisocial behaviors can be viewed through an evolutionary lens as strategies related to survival and reproduction.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Early attachment experiences have no impact on an individual's predisposition to be harmful or helpful according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is solely based on cognitive-behavioral models.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Genetic variation does not impact empathic caring and psychopathic traits according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Group identification plays no role in whether individuals are perceived as part of a group or outside of it according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) does not consider the impact of social contexts on individuals' behavior.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion training does not aim to switch individuals towards more empathic prosocial outcomes for themselves and others.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), criminal behavior is viewed as an abnormality and alien to human potential.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Individuals with criminal records often have histories of love and support rather than neglect and abuse.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) emphasizes that social contexts play a minimal role in influencing human behavior.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Human cruelty has historically been limited to specific groups and has not been widespread.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    One of the main reasons for developing Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was to address cognitive coping methods.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to CFT, neglectful or abusive attachment experiences during childhood have no impact on individuals' behavior.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Compassion training has been found to have no impact on individuals, according to the information provided.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Fast life history strategies are not ancient, basic, or innate motives that guide animals on their life tasks.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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