Person Centered Therapy Quiz Flashcards
Person-centered therapy is best described as a completed and fixed ‘school’, or model, of therapy.
False
Diagnosis of clients is seen as an important beginning point for therapy.
False
A major contribution of this approach has been the willingness of Rogers to state his formulations as testable hypotheses and to submit them to research.
True
The person-centered approach to group counselling is based on the assumption that the group members have the resourcefulness for positive movement without the facilitator of the group assuming an active and directive role.
True
One of the strengths of the person-centered approach is its impact on the field of philosophy with diverse cultural groups.
False
Natalie Rogers expanded on her father’s theory of creativity using the expressive arts to enhance personal growth for individuals and groups.
True
Motivational interviewing rests on the therapeutic core conditions; however, it offers a range of strategies that enable clients to develop action plans leading to change.
True
A limitation of this approach is that it is a long-term process.
False
Methods of Natalie Rogers’ expressive arts therapy are based on psychoanalytic concepts.
False
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is deliberately directive and is aimed at reducing client ambivalence about change and increasing the client’s own motivation for change.
True
In person-centered group counselling, the role of the counsellor is best described as a:
faciliatator
Person-centered therapy is a form of:
humanistic therapy
Which of the following is considered important in person-centered therapy?
Immediacy
Congruence refers to the therapist’s:
genuiness
Rogers did not believe the goal of therapy was:
merely to solve problems
A main goal of emotion-focused therapy is:
to help individuals access and process emotions to construct new ways of being.
Accurate empathic understanding refers to the ability to:
deeply grasp the subjective world of another person.
What quality(s) is (are) most often used in the person-centered approach?
Listening and responding honestly
Which statement is most true of person-centred theory?
The techniques a therapist uses are less important than are his or her attitudes.
In what stage do individuals intend to take action immediately and report some small behavioral changes?
Preparation
One strength of the person-centered approach is that:
therapists have the latitude to develop their own counselling style.
A limitation of the person-centered approach is a:
tendency for some students-in-training and practitioners may have a tendency to be very supportive of clients without being challenging.
The underlying philosophy of person-centered therapy is:
grounded on the importance of hearing the deeper messages of a client.
As a result of experiencing person-centered therapy, it is hypothesised that the client will move toward all of the following except:
being less open to experience.
Unconditional positive regard refers to:
acceptance and caring
