Helping relationships test Flashcards
Which of the following counseling techniques is most associated with Client-Centered Therapy?
- confronting phony behavior
- free association
- interpreting
- a reflection of feeling
reflection of feeling
Client: When it comes to relationships, I’m an absolute right off. I’m hopeless. Counselor: Where is the evidence that you are a loser just because this one relationship has ended? In this exchange, the counselor is using an approach drawn from
- Transactional analysis
- Existential therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapies depend upon…
- confronting a client about deflection of feeling
- observation and feedback from self and others
- irrational sabotage
- awareness of somatic symptoms
observation and feedback from self and others
“A person who has a why to live for can bear almost anyhow?” This statement is attributed to
- Sigmund Freud
- Carl Rogers
- Aaron Beck
- Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
Which of the following is the strongest critique of cognitive-behavioral approaches?
- A lack of empirical validation compared with client-centered approaches
- A preoccupation with the use of humor to point out the absurdity of irrational beliefs
- A lack of recognition of the significance of socio-cultural contexts in producing difficulties for people
- A lack of recognition of the value of philosophizing
A lack of recognition of the significance of socio-cultural contexts in producing difficulties for people
Which of the following does NOT represent a behavioral view of therapeutic change?
- Human beings are influenced by environmental contingencies
- Change in behavior occurs through and depends upon catharsis
- Symptom removal leads to a happier life
- The therapist changes the client’s behavior through her application of empirically tested procedures
Change in behavior occurs through and depends upon catharsis
Which of the following is NOT one of Carl Roger’s core conditions for effective counseling?
- empathy
- rationality
- congruence
- positive regard
rationality
When someone says to a Gestalt therapist, “I shouldn’t feel so angry about this.”, the therapist is most likely to notice this language as an example of
- introjection, that is continuing to act according to rules taken on when young
- confluence when withdrawal would be more appropriate
- heightened awareness and problem ownership
- desensitization, that is the shutting down of feelings in the body
introjection, that is continuing to act according to rules taken on when young
One of the main principles of REBT as developed by Albert Ellis was
- the scientific method can be used to promote personal happiness
- transpersonal phenomena can be identified in counseling
- personal adjustment problems result from childhood trauma
- unconditional positive regard naturally leads to changed behavior
the scientific method can be used to promote personal happiness
Which one of the following counselor responses is the best reflection of client feelings?
- What exactly are you worried about?
- You feel that he shouldn’t have given you such a low mark.
- You feel confident about applying because the job description fits you so well.
- I think I would be feeling worried about that too.
- Sounds like you’re really worried about something that I don’t think you really need to worry about.
You feel confident about applying because the job description fits you so well.
Which of the following statements would most likely be associated with Albert Ellis?
- I’m OK, you’re OK
- Motivation is a state of readiness to change which fluctuates from time to time
- It is the quality of the personal relationship that matters most in counseling
- Emotionally disturbed people think crookedly
Emotionally disturbed people think crookedly
Understanding problems in terms of their function in a family communication system are typical of the approach to counseling advocated by
- Virginia Satir
- Karen Horney
- Laura Perls
- Insoo Kim Berg
Virginia Satir
Counselors located in the humanistic tradition are likely to
- utilize norm-referenced counseling strategies
- stress the subjective experience of reality
- be goal-directed
- place an emphasis on rational self-control
stress the subjective experience of reality
Action methods are most often associated with which of the following approaches to therapy?
- Psychoanalysis
- Behavior therapy
- Existential therapy
- Psychodrama
Psychodrama
“Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious” With whom would you associate this statement?
- Fritz Perls
- Donald Meichenbaum
- Carl Jung
- Irvin Yalom
Carl Jung
Which of the statements below best fits with Carl Rogers’ views on counseling?
- At the heart of a person is an intense struggle between good and evil.
- Counselors should show their clients sympathy.
- People have an inbuilt motivation for growth.
- Congruence is a sign of psychological maladjustment.
- The counselor should be careful about the damaging effects of expressing her own feelings to the client.
People have an inbuilt motivation for growth.
“You’ve been saying how hard it is for you to relax with people and I’m wondering how that is for you here now as we talk together?” This counselor response best gives an example of:
- immediacy
- unconditional positive regard.
- changing a deficit into a goal
- summarization
immediacy
A Gestalt therapist’s principal focus is on
- The why rather than the how of behavior
- Recalling memories of childhood experience
- Awareness of what happens in the here and now
- Confronting placating behavior
Awareness of what happens in the here and now
“No single theory is comprehensive enough to account for the complexities of human behavior, especially when the range of client types and their specific problems are taken into consideration.” This writer is making a case for:
- theoretical eclecticism
- empirical validation of theories
- treating all theories as the same
- philosophical specialization
theoretical eclecticism
What was the ethos that led to Carl Rogers’ rejection of the psychoanalytic term patient, for the word client?
- He did not work in medical settings.
- He wanted to recognize the financial transaction involved.
- He thought that psychoanalysis was too scientific.
- He wanted to establish a more egalitarian relationship.
He wanted to establish a more egalitarian relationship.
