WEEK 5: Person Centered perspective Flashcards
Person-centered therapy is best described as a completed and fixed ‘school’, or model, of therapy.
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Diagnosis of clients is seen as an important beginning point for therapy.
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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.
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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.
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One of the strengths of the person-centered approach is its impact on the field of philosophy with diverse cultural groups.
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Natalie Rogers expanded on her father’s theory of creativity using the expressive arts to enhance personal growth for individuals and groups.
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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.
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A limitation of this approach is that it is a long-term process.
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Methods of Natalie Rogers’ expressive arts therapy are based on psychoanalytic concepts.
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Motivational Interviewing (MI) is deliberately directive and is aimed at reducing client ambivalence about change and increasing the client’s own motivation for change.
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In person-centered group counselling, the role of the counsellor is best described as a:
teacher.
facilitator.
coach.
skilled group technician.
Facilitator
Person-centered therapy is a form of:
cognitive-oriented therapy.
humanistic therapy.
behavioural therapy.
psychoanalysis.
humanistic therapy.
Which of the following is considered important in person-centered therapy?
Therapeutic experiments
Immediacy
Accurate diagnosis
Accurate therapist interpretation
Immediacy
Congruence refers to the therapist’s:
respect for clients.
genuineness.
positive regard.
empathy for clients.
genuineness.
Rogers did not believe the goal of therapy was:
merely to solve problems.
necessary.
an essential or significant factor in the therapy process.
a core part of the therapeutic process.
merely to solve problems.
A main goal of emotion-focused therapy is:
- rooted in a person-centered philosophy and incorporates aspects of existential therapy and Gestalt therapy into the process.
- to incorporate aspects of Gestalt therapy into the process.
- to help individuals access emotions of people they are in close relationships with.
- to help individuals access and process emotions to construct new ways of being.
- to help individuals access and process emotions to construct new ways of being.
Accurate empathic understanding refers to the ability to:
accurately diagnose the client’s central problem.
deeply grasp the subjective world of another person.
objectively understand the dynamics of a client.
like and care for the client
deeply grasp the subjective world of another person.
What quality(s) is (are) most often used in the person-centered approach?
Free association
Listening and responding honestly
Analysis of resistance
Questioning and probing
Listening and responding honestly
Which statement is most true of person-centred theory?
1.Therapists should be judgmental at times.
2.Therapists should direct the session when clients are silent.
3.The techniques a therapist uses are less important than are his or her attitudes.
4.The skill a therapist possesses is more important than his or her attitude toward a client.
3.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?
Contemplation
Action
Preparation
Precontemplation
Preparation
One strength of the person-centered approach is that:
therapists have the latitude to develop their own counselling style.
it teaches clients ways to explore the meaning of dreams.
it emphasises reliving one’s early childhood memories.
it offers a wide range of cognitive techniques to change behavior.
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.
- lack of research conducted on key concepts.
- failure to allow clients to choose for themselves.
- lack of attention to the therapeutic relationship.
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:
fostering world peace.
pioneering research in the process and outcomes of therapy.
pioneering the encounter-group movement.
grounded on the importance of hearing the deeper messages of a client.
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:
an internal source of evaluation.
a willingness to continue growing.
being less open to experience.
self-trust.
being less open to experience.
Unconditional positive regard refers to:
agreeing with clients’ values.
approving of clients’ behaviour.
feeling a sense of liking for clients.
acceptance and caring.
acceptance and caring.
