Comp exam prep helping relationships 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

expression of feelings

Question 2

Wolpe’s systematic desensitization is based on the principles of

• operant conditioning
• classical conditioning
• cognitive restructuring
• schema accommodation

Answer 2

classical conditioning

Question 3

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

Answer 3

a clear treatment plan

Question 4

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

Answer 4

self-management

Question 5

REBT views emotional disturbances as the result of

• inadequate parenting
• traumatic events in childhood
• failure to fulfil existential needs
• irrational thinking

Answer 5

irrational thinking

Question 6

The role of the client in rational emotive behavior therapy is like a

• co-therapist
• equal partner
• passive observer
• student or learner

Answer 6

student or learner

Question 7

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

Answer 7

helping clients recognize and discard self-defeating thinking

Question 8

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

Answer 8

cognitions are the main determinants of how we feel and act

Question 9

A reality therapist will focus primarily on

• past behavior
• present behavior
• client history
• feelings about family birth order

Answer 9

present behavior

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT associated with the existential therapy movement?

• Rollo May
• Victor Frankl
• Irving Yalom
• B. F. Skinner

Answer 10

B. F. Skinner

Question 11

Viktor Frankl’s approach to therapy is called

• logotherapy
• humanistic psychology
• redecision therapy
• reality therapy

Answer 11

logotherapy

Question 12

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

Answer 12

miracle question

Question 13

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

Answer 13

birth order

Question 14

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

Answer 14

reframing

Question 15

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

Answer 15

unfinished business

Question 16

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

Answer 16

projection

Question 17

The goal of therapy in person-centered therapy is

• completing unfinished business
• measurable behavior change
• prizing
• self-actualization

Answer 17

self-actualization

Question 18

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

Answer 18

paraphrasing

Question 19

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

Answer 19

interpretation of a client’s core meanings

Question 20

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

Answer 20

the counselor disclosing a here and now response to the client’s communications