Comp exam prep helping relationships 1 Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a feature of behavior therapy?
-expression of feelings
-establishment of treatment goals
-emphasis on observing overt behaviors
-reliance on basic research to specify
treatment methods
expression of feelings
Wolpe’s systematic desensitization is based on the principles of
- operant conditioning
- classical conditioning
- cognitive restructuring
- schema accommodation
classical conditioning
Which of the following is not one of Carl Rogers’ necessary core conditions for client growth in counseling?
- empathy
- positive regard
- a clear treatment plan
- congruence
a clear treatment plan
If a client wanted to change a behavior, for example to control smoking or overeating, which behavioral technique would be most appropriate?
- punishment
- systematic desensitization
- self-management
- assertiveness training
self-management
REBT views emotional disturbances as the result of
- inadequate parenting
- traumatic events in childhood
- failure to fulfil existential needs
- irrational thinking
irrational thinking
The role of the client in rational emotive behavior therapy is like a
- co-therapist
- equal partner
- passive observer
- student or learner
student or learner
Beck’s cognitive therapy involves
- helping clients recognize and discard self-defeating thinking
- arranging reinforcement contingencies for depressive behavior
- helping clients complete unfinished business
- identifying exceptions to experiences of depression
helping clients recognize and discard self-defeating thinking
Cognitive therapy is based upon the assumption that
- our feelings determine our thoughts
- client insight is essential for any change to occur
- cognitions are the main determinants of how we feel and act
- trauma needs to be re-experienced in controlled contexts in order to defuse its intensity
cognitions are the main determinants of how we feel and act
A reality therapist will focus primarily on
- past behavior
- present behavior
- client history
- feelings about family birth order
present behavior
Which of the following is NOT associated with the existential therapy movement?
- Rollo May
- Victor Frankl
- Irving Yalom
- B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner
Viktor Frankl’s approach to therapy is called
- logotherapy
- humanistic psychology
- redecision therapy
- reality therapy
logotherapy
Which of the following brief solution-focused therapy methods asks clients to describe life without the problem?
- scaling questions
- miracle question
- asking about pre-session change
- exception questions
miracle question
Alfred Adler was the first to notice that development of children within the family constellation was influenced heavily by
- sibling rivalry
- the balance of leadership between the parents
- birth order
- the power structure within the family
birth order
What is the technique in family therapy that casts a new light on the problem and provides a different interpretation for family problems?
- reframing
- enactments
- family genograms
- family restructuring
reframing
The concept in Gestalt therapy whereby a client will return repeatedly to needs that have not been met is called
- the underdog position
- doing the rounds
- introjection
- unfinished business
unfinished business
The process by which a client sees their own problems represented in another person’s behavior is called in Gestalt therapy
- retroflection
- projection
- confluence
- introjection
projection
The goal of therapy in person-centered therapy is
- completing unfinished business
- measurable behavior change
- prizing
- self-actualization
self-actualization
Which of the following skills involves a counselor in feeding back to a client the content but not the feelings of their utterances?
- reflecting
- accenting
- paraphrasing
- confronting
paraphrasing
Which of the following would NOT count as an example of verbal attending?
- interpretation of a client’s core meanings
- repetition of key words
- saying yes to indicate ongoing listening
- accenting of expressions used by the client
interpretation of a client’s core meanings
Immediacy in counseling refers to
- the counselor disclosing a similar experience to the client’s problem
- the counselor disclosing a here and now response to the client’s communications
- the counselor disclosing how much time is left in the counseling session
- the counselor maintaining an active listening presence
the counselor disclosing a here and now response to the client’s communications
