Chapter Ten: Cognitive Therapy
1. Which of the following did Beck experience during his childhood which may have contributed to the
formulation of his theory?
2. Beck had a number of phobias and negative feelings growing up which he faced directly. These fears,
and his perseverance in facing them, gave him a framework for the development of his theories. They
included all but which of the following?
4. Beck was acknowledged over his career in all but which of the following ways?
6. To help in the treatment of clients, Beck did all of the following, except:
7. Cognitive therapy can be described as all but which of the following?
8. Beck posits a _______________model of mental disorders which means there is a genetic
predisposition towards certain disorders that reveals itself under stressful conditions.
9. Beck suggests that core beliefs are critical to the development of one’s thinking processes, but goes
on to suggest that it is usually important to initially focus on _________ .
10. J. Beck suggests that there are three times when examining the past might be helpful. All but which
of the following meet those criteria?
11. Relative to Beck’s form of cognitive therapy, which is true of its view of human nature?
12. The diathesis-stress model of mental disorders suggests which of the following?
13. Beck believes that ____________should be examined first with the therapist because these are the
most accessible.
14. The cognitive model describes all but which of the following as levels of cognition?
15. According to Beck, a _________________can be defined as a structure for screening, coding and
evaluating the stimuli that impinge on the organism.
16. Whereas schemas are described as _________________, core beliefs tend to ___________.
17. Aaron and Judith Beck propose that there are three broad categories of core beliefs include:
18. Our core beliefs affect the kinds of attitudes, rules and expectations, and assumptions we have in
life, which Beck calls our_______________________.
19. Juan, who is generally a positive person, is let go from his job and suddenly feels depressed. He says
that he is worthless and powerless to do anything about his life. He reveals that he has continual
thoughts about how he is incapable of doing things and often sits in a corner of the room, crying. This is
an example of which of the following?
20. The ongoing thoughts we experience as we go through the day are called________________.
21. Pick the correct order of the relationship among the following:
22. Which is not an aspect of intermediate beliefs?
23. Beck’s cognitive model includes all but which of the following:
24. According to Beck, a vicious cycle develops between all but which of the following?
25. Generally speaking, ______________develop early in life, and allow individuals to avoid dealing with
the strong negative feelings that would result from their negative core beliefs.
26. Aaron Beck’s approach to cognitive therapy differs from Ellis’ in all of the following ways except:
27. Which of the following is true about cognitive distortions?
28. Cognitive schemas are:
29. All but which of the following information can the counselor elicit from the client so that he or she
can hypothesize about the client’s automatic and intermediate thoughts and core beliefs?
30. Whenever we do anything (go hiking, go to the movie, take a walk) my friend is afraid something
negative is going to happen (sprain an ankle, dislike the movie, get mugged). Which cognitive distortion
best explains this?
31. Which of the following is the likely reason that core beliefs continue, even when things in the
environment seem relatively stress free?
32. Which of the following is not a cognitive distortion?
33. The cognitive conceptualization process generally involves all but which of the following?
34. Which is a technique generally not used in cognitive therapy?
35. In building a strong therapeutic alliance the cognitive therapist would probably not:
36. From a cognitive therapy perspective, which is true of automatic thoughts and automatic images?
37. The purpose of rational-emotional role-play is:
38. The use of ____________________questioning challenges the client to think rationally about his or
her situation in order to illuminate alternative ways of understanding predicaments.
39. The first step the counselor must take after building a strong alliance is to:
40. Automatic thoughts are often based on one or more_____________.
41. A number of essential techniques are used in cognitive therapy most of which are designed to:
42. Therapists will often use graphics and worksheets to:
43. Once intermediate beliefs are acknowledged, the therapist can move rather quickly toward
making a connection between intermediate beliefs and_________________.
44. An active, ongoing process, ______________is critical to the cognitive therapy process as it helps the
client practice what he or she has learned in the office and facilitates client movement toward managing
his or her own problems.
45. Some of the more commonly used techniques in cognitive therapy include all but which of the
following?
46. All but which of the following are ways to accomplish thought stopping?
47. Methods of image changing to address a client’s disturbing mental images may be described by all
but which of the following?
48. Rational-emotional role-play is the process of:
49. The therapeutic process includes all but which of the following stages:
50. During the intake and evaluation stage, the therapist:
51. Some of the items J. Beck suggests for the first session include all but which of the following?
52. Some of the items J. Beck suggests for the second and subsequent sessions include all but which of
the following?
53. Because cognitive therapy relies on making a diagnosis, ____________ may be at risk when
participating in cognitive therapy because they are misdiagnosed at high rates than whites.
54. Relative to spirituality, those who see “other forces” as shaping their lives may have a(n)
_____________time with the cognitive approach.
55. Because cognitive therapy focuses almost exclusively on______________those clients who view
themselves from the lens of their family or from a broader community context may be less amenable to
this approach.
56. Research suggests the following are true regarding the efficacy of cognitive therapy.
57. All but which of the following are true regarding cognitive therapy?
True/ False
1. When working with clients in cognitive therapy, the therapist is likely to initially focus on the client’s
3. Beck and Ellis created their cognitive theories at around the same time, and it is said that they often
4. Beck’s continuity hypothesis suggests that older, emotional responses continue into the modern
world and although functional at an earlier time in evolutionary history, today they can be the cause of
5. At one point Beck consulted with Albert Ellis in an effort to work on his anxiety around public
6. Beck’s form of cognitive therapy may use a number of behavioral techniques to help a client
8. Coping or compensatory strategies are an effective method of an individual dealing with his or her
11. Because the definitions of schemas and core beliefs have been somewhat confusing, some
12. Beck believes that matching a diagnosis to the kind of treatment that takes place in therapy is akin to
13. In cognitive therapy, the core belief worksheet is one method of checking to see how much a
14. One criticism of cognitive therapy is its lack of attention to the fact that for many individuals,
15. Administering inventories like the Beck Depression Inventory will often be used on multiple
16. Because it is predicated on the alleviation of identified symptoms, cognitive therapy tends to be
Matching:
Match the cognitive distortion with the definition:
even when there is evidence to the contrary,
thinking without considering other possibilities.
manner, and when they don’t it is horrible.
of in more complex and nuanced ways.
negative behavior without analyzing the situation
it means little in the total scheme of things.
positive about oneself, another, or a situation.
than in a more complex fashion.
events.