Practice Exam 2

Question 1

Stan came to counselling because his personal problems made his friends stay away from him.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is the main focus of your eText?

Answer 2

Developing an integrative approach to various theories

Question 3

Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?

Answer 3

Existential therapy

Question 4

Clients have a right to know about __________ before making highly personal disclosures.

Answer 4

the limits of confidentiality

Question 5

The counselor of Stan provided Stan counseling by analyzing from theoretical details from cognitive behavioral therapy alone.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred are associated with the:

Answer 6

anal stage

Question 7

All of the following are a part of Jung’s view of development except

Answer 7

symbiosis.

Question 8

A person with a __________ personality disorder is characterized by instability, irritability, self-destructive acts, impulsive anger, and extreme mood shifts. This person is lacking a clear sense of identity, has poor impulse control, and an inability to tolerate anxiety.​

Answer 8

borderline

Question 9

A more flexible variant of psychoanalysis is:

Answer 9

psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy.

Question 10

The concept of resistance can best be described as all of the following except

Answer 10

invaluable from a theoretical and clinical perspective.

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of three life tasks according to Adlerian theory?

Answer 11

enhancing wellness

Question 12

The Adlerian approach is well suited to multicultural counseling because the

Answer 12

approach encourages clients to define themselves within their social context.

Question 13

An Adlerian therapist asks for the client’s earliest recollections in order to

Answer 13

provide a point of departure for the therapeutic venture.

Question 14

Which of the following did Adler not stress?​

Answer 14

Focus on early childhood experiences as determinants of later personality functioning

Question 15

One contribution of Adlerian therapy is that

Answer 15

practitioners are given a great deal of freedom in working with their clients.

Question 16

The therapist’s presence is:​

Answer 16

both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change.

Question 17

According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of the following except

Answer 17

exploring unfinished business.

Question 18

Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:

Answer 18

making choices can create anxiety.

Question 19

In regards to freedom and responsibility, existential therapy embraces three values. Which of the following is not one of these values?​

Answer 19

The freedom to choose our past and the choices of our parents

Question 20

A statement that best illustrates ‘bad faith’ is:​

Answer 20

Naturally I’m this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family.

Question 21

The person-centered approach’s view of human nature:

Answer 21

emphasises clients’ abilities to engage their own resources to act in their world with others.

Question 22

The ______________________that recently has come into prominence shares many concepts on the healthy side of human existence with the humanistic approach.

Answer 22

positive psychology movement

Question 23

From Carl Rogers’s perspective the client/therapist relationship is characterized by

Answer 23

a sense of equality.

Question 24

What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centered therapy?

Answer 24

The relationship between the client and therapist

Question 25

What is a limitation of person-centered therapy?

Answer 25

The approach does not emphasize the role of techniques in creating change in the client’s behaviour.

Question 26

In Gestalt theory, the experiment is

Answer 26

tailored to fit the client’s unique needs and presented in an invitational manner.

Question 27

Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt group leader’s roles?

Answer 27

Evoking group catharsis

Question 28

When a person experiences an internal conflict (namely a conflict between top dog and underdog), which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

Answer 28

The internal dialogue exercise

Question 29

Empirical support for Gestalt therapy is

Answer 29

becoming stronger

Question 30

A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the

Answer 30

approach to confrontation

Question 31

The cognitive distortion that consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event is: ​

Answer 31

selective abstraction.

Question 32

Beck’s cognitive therapy has been most widely applied to the treatment of:​

Answer 32

depression

Question 33

In cognitive therapy, techniques are designed to:

Answer 33

assist individuals to dispel self-defeating cognitions and to teach people how to acquire a rational approach to living.

Question 34

One strength of cognitive behavioral therapy group counselling is that:

Answer 34

clients learn to minimise symptoms through a profound change in philosophy.

Question 35

The third generation of behaviour therapy defines mindfulness as:

Answer 35

the awareness that emerges through having attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally, to the unfolding or experience moment by moment.

Question 36

The function of the reality therapist is to:

Answer 36

assist clients in dealing with the present.

Question 37

In a reality therapy group, the leader:

Answer 37

may encounter resistance if they make poorly timed suggestions and plans for how the members should best live.

Question 38

In reality therapy, the purpose of developing an action plan is to:

Answer 38

arrange for successful experience.

Question 39

Reality therapy rests on the central idea that:

Answer 39

we choose our behavior and are responsible for what we do, think, and feel.

Question 40

What do reality therapists believe about the use of questions?​

Answer 40

Relevant questions help clients gain insights and arrive at plans and solutions.

Question 41

__________ assists clients in identifying the impact that their own gender-role socialization has played in shaping their values, thoughts, and behaviors.

Answer 41

Gender role or social identity analysis

Question 42

__________ is at the core of feminist therapy and marked by authenticity, mutuality, and respect.

Answer 42

The egalitarian relationship

Question 43

The counsellor engages in __________ only when it is judged to be therapeutically helpful to the client.​

Answer 43

self-disclosure

Question 44

A limitation of the feminist approach from a diversity perspective is:

Answer 44

the risk of imposing the therapist’s own values on clients from diverse groups.

Question 45

The relational-cultural theory recognizes:

Answer 45

that many women are searching for a connectedness with others as well as possibilities for autonomy.

Question 46

In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is:

Answer 46

the collaborative therapeutic relationship.

Question 47

In the solution-oriented approach, which is not considered one of the three basic parts to the structure of summary feedback?

Answer 47

expressing concern

Question 48

A limitation of the postmodern approaches is that

Answer 48

inexperienced therapists may over rely on techniques and appear mechanistic.

Question 49

From a social constructionist perspective, change begins with:

Answer 49

deconstructing the power of cultural narratives.

Question 50

Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:

Answer 50

it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.

Question 51

The therapy goals self-esteem and connection, and helping family members achieve congruent communication and interaction are most associated with which theory of family therapy?​

Answer 51

Satir’s human validation process model

Question 52

Roger and his wife are experiencing tension in their relationship because he believes she is far too lenient with their children when they misbehave. This forces him to play the role of ‘bad cop’ as a parent, which makes him angry. A family therapist working with Roger and his family might:

Answer 52

help to modify the family’s transactional rules and develop more appropriate boundaries.

Question 53

In the assessment process, questions a family therapist might ask include all of the following, except:

Answer 53

How can I give voice to my own impulses and fantasies?

Question 54

The systems perspective implies that:

Answer 54

individuals are best understood through the context of their role in their family.

Question 55

From the family systems perspective, symptoms are often viewed as:

Answer 55

an expression of a set of habits and patterns within a family.

Question 56

Which of the following is designed to evaluate and to improve the quality and effectiveness of counseling services?

Answer 56

Feedback-informed treatment

Question 57

Which of the following orientations avoids exploring problems and, instead, focuses on creating solutions in the present and the future?

Answer 57

Postmodern therapy

Question 58

In which therapy approach is the client viewed as the expert on his or her own life, while the therapist is seen as an expert questioner who assists clients in freeing themselves of their problem-saturated stories and create new life-affirming stories?

Answer 58

Narrative Theory

Question 59

The ‘common factors’ approach to psychotherapy integration:

Answer 59

searches for common elements across different theoretical systems.

Question 60

Which of the following approaches to therapy stresses the attitude of the therapist over the use of techniques?

Answer 60

Person-centered therapy