Practice Exam 2 Flashcards
Stan came to counselling because his personal problems made his friends stay away from him.
False
Which of the following is the main focus of your eText?
Developing an integrative approach to various theories
Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
Existential therapy
Clients have a right to know about __________ before making highly personal disclosures.
the limits of confidentiality
The counselor of Stan provided Stan counseling by analyzing from theoretical details from cognitive behavioral therapy alone.
False
Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred are associated with the:
anal stage
All of the following are a part of Jung’s view of development except
symbiosis.
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.
borderline
A more flexible variant of psychoanalysis is:
psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy.
The concept of resistance can best be described as all of the following except
invaluable from a theoretical and clinical perspective.
Which of the following is not one of three life tasks according to Adlerian theory?
enhancing wellness
The Adlerian approach is well suited to multicultural counseling because the
approach encourages clients to define themselves within their social context.
An Adlerian therapist asks for the client’s earliest recollections in order to
provide a point of departure for the therapeutic venture.
Which of the following did Adler not stress?
Focus on early childhood experiences as determinants of later personality functioning
One contribution of Adlerian therapy is that
practitioners are given a great deal of freedom in working with their clients.
The therapist’s presence is:
both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change.
According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of the following except
exploring unfinished business.
Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:
making choices can create anxiety.
In regards to freedom and responsibility, existential therapy embraces three values. Which of the following is not one of these values?
The freedom to choose our past and the choices of our parents
A statement that best illustrates ‘bad faith’ is:
Naturally I’m this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family.
The person-centered approach’s view of human nature:
emphasises clients’ abilities to engage their own resources to act in their world with others.
The ______________________that recently has come into prominence shares many concepts on the healthy side of human existence with the humanistic approach.
positive psychology movement
From Carl Rogers’s perspective the client/therapist relationship is characterized by
a sense of equality.
What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centered therapy?
The relationship between the client and therapist
What is a limitation of person-centered therapy?
The approach does not emphasize the role of techniques in creating change in the client’s behaviour.
In Gestalt theory, the experiment is
tailored to fit the client’s unique needs and presented in an invitational manner.
Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt group leader’s roles?
Evoking group catharsis
When a person experiences an internal conflict (namely a conflict between top dog and underdog), which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?
The internal dialogue exercise
Empirical support for Gestalt therapy is
becoming stronger
A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the
approach to confrontation
The cognitive distortion that consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event is:
selective abstraction.
Beck’s cognitive therapy has been most widely applied to the treatment of:
depression
In cognitive therapy, techniques are designed to:
assist individuals to dispel self-defeating cognitions and to teach people how to acquire a rational approach to living.
One strength of cognitive behavioral therapy group counselling is that:
clients learn to minimise symptoms through a profound change in philosophy.
The third generation of behaviour therapy defines mindfulness as:
the awareness that emerges through having attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally, to the unfolding or experience moment by moment.
The function of the reality therapist is to:
assist clients in dealing with the present.
In a reality therapy group, the leader:
may encounter resistance if they make poorly timed suggestions and plans for how the members should best live.
In reality therapy, the purpose of developing an action plan is to:
arrange for successful experience.
Reality therapy rests on the central idea that:
we choose our behavior and are responsible for what we do, think, and feel.
What do reality therapists believe about the use of questions?
Relevant questions help clients gain insights and arrive at plans and solutions.
__________ assists clients in identifying the impact that their own gender-role socialization has played in shaping their values, thoughts, and behaviors.
Gender role or social identity analysis
__________ is at the core of feminist therapy and marked by authenticity, mutuality, and respect.
The egalitarian relationship
The counsellor engages in __________ only when it is judged to be therapeutically helpful to the client.
self-disclosure
A limitation of the feminist approach from a diversity perspective is:
the risk of imposing the therapist’s own values on clients from diverse groups.
The relational-cultural theory recognizes:
that many women are searching for a connectedness with others as well as possibilities for autonomy.
In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is:
the collaborative therapeutic relationship.
In the solution-oriented approach, which is not considered one of the three basic parts to the structure of summary feedback?
expressing concern
A limitation of the postmodern approaches is that
inexperienced therapists may over rely on techniques and appear mechanistic.
From a social constructionist perspective, change begins with:
deconstructing the power of cultural narratives.
Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:
it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.
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?
Satir’s human validation process model
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:
help to modify the family’s transactional rules and develop more appropriate boundaries.
In the assessment process, questions a family therapist might ask include all of the following, except:
How can I give voice to my own impulses and fantasies?
The systems perspective implies that:
individuals are best understood through the context of their role in their family.
From the family systems perspective, symptoms are often viewed as:
an expression of a set of habits and patterns within a family.
Which of the following is designed to evaluate and to improve the quality and effectiveness of counseling services?
Feedback-informed treatment
Which of the following orientations avoids exploring problems and, instead, focuses on creating solutions in the present and the future?
Postmodern therapy
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?
Narrative Theory
The ‘common factors’ approach to psychotherapy integration:
searches for common elements across different theoretical systems.
Which of the following approaches to therapy stresses the attitude of the therapist over the use of techniques?
Person-centered therapy
