midterm Flashcards
Biases are reflected when we
all of the above
Assess clients with instruments that have not been normed on the population they represent
Neglect social and community factors to focus unduly on individualism
Strictly adhere to Western counseling theories without considering their applicability to the client’s diverse cultural background
Archetypes can be defined as:
The images of universal experiences contained in the collective unconscious
In doing a lifestyle assessment with Ruth, the therapist is likely to gather information about her life except for:
Her transference toward the therapist
Adler said all people had 3 universal life tasks to successfully master. Which of the following is not one of the 3 universal tasks?
Defining meaning
When a client projects feelings toward the therapist that he or she originally had toward a significant other, it is called
Transference
A counselor who has directly attempted to define a client’s values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors is referred to as a
Value imposition
The client’s tendency to inhibit or fight against the therapeutic process is known as
Resistance
Examples of a counselor who is engaged in a dual relationship could include
Bartering for goods or therapeutic services
Freudians refer to the ego as
The executive administrator of the personality and the reality principle
Most therapists agree that ego defense mechanisms deny or distort reality. Rationalization, compensation, repression, projection, reaction formation, identification, introjections, denial, and displacement are ego defense mechanisms. According to the Freudians, the most important defense mechanism is
Repression
“Fictional finalism” is an Adlerian term meaning:
An imagined central goal that guides our behavior
Adler emphasized that people wish to belong. This is known as
Social connectedness
The school of counseling created by Carl R. Rogers, Ph.D., has undergone three name changes. Initially it was called _____, then _______, and in 1974 it changed to ______.
Nondirective counseling; Client-Centered Therapy; the Person-Centered approach
Rogers’ approach to counseling will prove least effective with:
A client who is not very verbal
Critics of the Rogerian approach feel that
B and C
More confrontation is necessary, though Rogers did encourage caring confrontation
It does not emphasize relationship concerns
