1. ​The founder of rational emotive behavior therapy is:
a. ​WilliamGlasser.
b. ​FrederickPerls.
c. ​AlbertEllis.
d. ​JosephWolpe.
2. ​The use of constructive questions, the importance of identifying client imagery and metaphors for change, and an
emphasis on client strengths are innovations that formed the foundation of which therapeutic approach?
a. ​Existential
b. ​Clientcentered
c. ​Psychoanalytic
d. ​Strengths-based cognitive behavioral
3. The cognitive behavioral approach to therapy stresses: ​
a. ​support, understanding, warmth, and empathy.
b. ​awareness, unfinished business, impasse, and experiencing.
c. ​thinking, assessing, deciding, analyzing, and doing.
d. ​subjectivity, existential anxiety, self-actualization, and being.
4. ​The correct components of the A-B-C theory of personality are:
a. ​antecedent, behavior, consequences.
b. ​activating events, behaviors, cognitions.
c. ​antecedent, belief, cognitions.
d. ​activating event, belief, consequence.
5. ​The four-step model of strengths-based CBT to build resilience include all of the following, except:
a. ​search.
b. ​construct.
c. ​apply.
d. ​discover.
6. ​According to REBT, what is the core of most emotional disturbance?
a. ​Blame
b. ​Resentment
c. ​Rage
d. ​Unfinishedbusiness
7. ​The four steps of the strengths-based CBT application of the NEW paradigm for chronic issues and personality
disorders include all of the following, except:
a. ​conceptualizetheOLDsystemofoperatingandhelpclientsunderstandtheydothings“forgoodreasons.”
b. ​construct NEW systems of how clients would like to be.
c. ​strengthen the NEW using behavioral experiments to try on NEW ways of being and edit them as needed.
d. ​strength training.
8. ​Which of the following statements does notreflectoneofEllis’sthreebasicmusts?
a. ​“Imustdowellandbelovedandapprovedbyothers.”
b. ​“Otherpeoplemusttreatmefairly,kindly,andwell.”
c. ​“ImustbekindtoothersorelseIwon’tbeagoodperson.”
d. ​“Theworldandmylivingconditionsmustbecomfortable,gratifying,andjust,providingmewithallthatI
wantinlife.”
9. ​The main idea of __________ is that active incorporation of client strengths encourages clients to engage more
fully in therapy and often provides avenues for change that otherwise would be missed.
a. ​cognitivetherapy
b. ​strengthsbasedCBT
c. ​Gestalttherapy
d. ​existentialtherapy
10. ​The main therapeutic goal of REBT is to:
a. ​minimizeclients’emotionaldisturbancesandselfdefeatingbehaviors.
b. ​make the unconscious conscious.
c. ​assisttheclientinbecomingawareofhisorher“beingintheworld.”
d. ​challenge the client in making both a value judgment and moral decision about the quality of his or her
behavior.
11. The main function of the rational emotive behavior therapist is to:​
a. ​becomean“existentialpartner”withtheclient.
b. ​create a climate of safety and freedom from threat.
c. ​reveal irrational disputes, and help clients change their thinking and philosophy of life.
d. ​encourage the client to experience fully the here-and-now.
12. In strengths-based CBT, __________ identified in early therapy sessions can provide a wealth of information to
help therapist and client collaboratively integrate strengths into case conceptualization and treatment.​
a. ​positive interests and weaknesses
b. ​obstacles and positive interests
c. ​negative interests and strengths
d. ​positive interests and strengths
13. ​The role of the client in rational emotive behavior therapy is like that of a:
a. ​cotherapist.
b. ​passiveobserver.
c. ​studentorlearner.
d. ​partner.
14. Who embraces a cognitive narrative perspective on CBT?​
a. ​AlbertEllis
b. ​DonaldMeichenbaum
c. ​A.T.Beck
d. ​JudithBeck
15. A feature of REBT that distinguishes it from other cognitive-behavioral therapies is its:​
a. ​use of the A-B-C theory in analyzing the client.
b. ​use of behavioral techniques.
c. ​applicability to group work.
d. ​process to identify and dispute irrational beliefs that have been acquired and self-constructed and are now
maintained by self-indoctrination.
16. ​Beck’scognitivetherapyinvolvesalloftheconceptsbelowexcept:
a. ​negativecognitivetriad.
b. ​genericcognitivemodel.
c. ​collaborativeempiricism.
d. ​lifestyleassessment.
17. ​In the strengths-based CBT four step model to build resilience, a key to the fourth stage of therapy is that the client:
a. ​setsagoalto“beresilientinthefaceofchallenges.”
b. ​avoids exploring possible high-risk stressful situations.
c. ​learns that a lapse in willpower will have catastrophic results.
d. ​will undergo hypnosis.
18. ​Which of the following is notoneofthethreephasesofMeichenbaum’sstressinoculationprogram?
a. ​The application and follow-through phase
b. ​The conceptual-educational phase
c. ​The skills acquisition and consolidation phase
d. ​The therapeutic role modeling phase
19. ​According to Ellis, emotional disturbances often result from:
a. ​taking oneself too seriously.
b. ​living by the values our parents gave us.
c. ​refusing to deal with unfinished business.
d. ​having learned maladaptive behaviors.
20. Strengths-based CBT therapists:​
a. ​help clients with unresolved issues of the past.
b. ​attempt to reveal inadequate ego-defense mechanisms.
c. ​are collaborative, active, here-and-now focused, and client-centered.
d. ​are behaviorists and less active than most cognitive therapists.
21. ​Strengths-based CBT practitioners ask clients for __________ to describe their experiences, both positive and
negative.
a. ​imagery and dreams
b. ​imagery and metaphors
c. ​dreams and metaphors
d. ​metaphors and insight
22. ​Which of the following REBT techniques helps a client become increasingly proficient at minimizing irrational
thinking and disturbances in feeling and behaving?
a. ​Biofeedback
b. ​Homework
c. ​Dreamanalysis
d. ​Skilltraining
23. AllofthefollowingaretheoreticalassumptionsofBeck’sCT,except:​
a. ​people’sthoughtprocessesareaccessibletointrospection.
b. ​people’sbeliefshavehighlypersonalmeanings.
c. ​people must re-experience the past and process their feelings before change can happen.
d. ​people can discover these meanings themselves rather than being taught or having them interpreted by the
therapist.
24. The REBT technique that involves having clients vividly imagine one of the worst things that might happen to them
and to describe their disturbing feelings is called:​
a. ​cognitive homework.
b. ​disputing irrational beliefs.
c. ​role playing.
d. ​rational-emotive imagery.
25. Which of the following is not true about role playing in REBT?​
a. ​It is a way of surfacing unfinished business.
b. ​It involves emotional components.
c. ​It involves behavioral components.
d. ​It helps reveal irrational beliefs.
26. ​WhichREBTtechniqueinvolveshavingtheclientdotheverythingtheyavoidbecauseof“whatpeoplemight
think?”
a. ​Role playing
b. ​Desensitization
c. ​Cognitive homework
d. ​Shame-attacking exercises
27. ​All of the following are true as they apply to self-instructional training, except that:
a. ​it was developed by Meichenbaum.
b. ​it is a form of cognitive restructuring.
c. ​it is an outgrowth of an approach used widely by crisis intervention workers called self-induced change
therapy.
d. ​it is also known as cognitive behavior modification.
28. Which of the following is not part of the five-step treatment procedure used in a coping skills program? ​
a. ​Exposing clients to anxiety-provoking situations by means of role playing and imagery
b. ​Evaluating the anxiety level of the client by using both physiological and psychological tests
c. ​Teaching clients to become aware of the anxiety-provoking cognitions they experience in stressful situations
d. ​Helping clients examine their thoughts by reevaluating their self-statements
29. __________ are integrated into each phase of treatment in strengths-based CBT beginning with the intake
interview. ​
a. ​Strengths
b. ​Weaknesses
c. ​Clientbeliefs
d. ​Clientconcerns
30. ​InMeichenbaum’scognitivebehaviormodification,whatisgivenprimaryimportance?
a. ​Using emotive techniques
b. ​Collaborative empiricism
c. ​Automatic thoughts
d. ​Inner speech
31. ​Stress inoculation training consists of all of the following except:
a. ​behavioral rehearsals.
b. ​self-monitoring.
c. ​cognitive restructuring.
d. ​tapping into the unconscious realm.
32. One strength of cognitive behavioral therapy group counseling is that: ​
a. ​clients learn to minimize symptoms through a profound change in philosophy.
b. ​clients can remain relatively emotionally disengaged.
c. ​leaders take a non-directive stance.
d. ​leaders believe that insight is necessary for behavior change.
33. In cognitive therapy, techniques are designed to:​
a. ​assist clients in substituting rational beliefs for irrational beliefs.
b. ​help clients experience their feelings more intensely.
c. ​assist individuals to dispel self-defeating cognitions and to teach people how to acquire a rational approach to
living.
d. ​enable clients to deal with their existential loneliness.
34. The type of cognitive error that involves thinking and interpreting in all-or-nothing terms, or in categorizing
experiences in either/or extremes, is known as:​
a. ​magnification and exaggeration.
b. ​polarizedthinking.
c. ​arbitraryinference.
d. ​overgeneralization.
35. Beck’scognitivetherapyhasbeenmostwidelyappliedtothetreatmentof:​
a. ​stresssymptoms.
b. ​anxietyreactions.
c. ​phobias.
d. ​depression.
36. The cognitive distortion of making conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence is:​
a. ​labeling and mislabeling.
b. ​overgeneralization.
c. ​arbitrary inferences.
d. ​selective abstraction.
37. The cognitive distortion that consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event is: ​
a. ​labeling and mislabeling.
b. ​overgeneralization.
c. ​arbitrary inferences.
d. ​selective abstraction.
38. The process of holding extreme beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applying them inappropriately to
dissimilar events or settings is known as:​
a. ​labeling and mislabeling.
b. ​overgeneralization.
c. ​arbitrary inferences.
d. ​selective abstraction.
39. The tendency for individuals to relate external events to themselves, even when there is no basis for making this
connection, is known as:​
a. ​labeling and mislabeling.
b. ​overgeneralization.
c. ​arbitrary inferences.
d. ​personalization.
40. ​Thecognitivedistortionthatinvolvesportrayingone’sidentityonthebasisofimperfectionsandmistakesmadein
thepastandallowingthemtodefineone’strueidentityis:
a. ​labeling and mislabeling.
b. ​overgeneralization.
c. ​arbitrary inferences.
d. ​personalization.
41. Like cognitive therapy, strengths-based CBT is empirically based.​
a. True
b. False
42. Ellis claims that his methods are applicable to individual therapy but that his approach does not work well in group
therapy.​
a. True
b. False
43. Bibliotherapeutic approaches have empirical support for the treatment of depression, for a variety of anxiety
disorders, and for a range of clinical problems.​
a. True
b. False
44. Cognitive behavioral group therapy stresses the importance of homework outside of the therapy session.​
a. True
b. False
45. StrengthsbasedCBTisavariantofAlbertEllis’REBT.​
a. True
b. False
46. ​DonaldMeichenbaum’scognitivebehaviormodificationshareswithREBTandBeck’scognitivetherapythe
assumption that distressing emotions are often the result of maladaptive thoughts.
a. True
b. False
47. According to Ellis, events themselves do not cause emotional disturbances; rather it is our evaluation of these events
that causes the problem.​
a. True
b. False
48. REBT hypothesizes that we keep ourselves emotionally disturbed by the process of self-indoctrination.​
a. True
b. False
49. OneofBeck’searlycontributionswastorecognizethatregardlessofthecauseofdepression,oncepeoplebecame
depressed, their thinking reflected what Beck referred to as the negative cognitive triad: negative views of the self,
the world, and the future.​
a. True
b. False
50. There is not a very good fit between cognitive behavior therapy and multicultural therapy.​
a. True
b. False
51. PartofEllis’smotivationfordevelopingREBTwastodealwithhisownproblems.​
a. True
b. False
52. Thecognitivebehavioraltherapiesarelargelybasedontheideathatthereorganizationofclients’selfstatementsis
a key to changing their behavior.​
a. True
b. False
53. ThereisnoconceptinREBTthatinanywayagreeswithRogers’sideaofunconditionalpositiveregard.​
a. True
b. False
54. Rational emotive imagery involves behavior change only.​
a. True
b. False
55. Cognitive therapy can be effectively employed in crisis intervention.​
a. True
b. False
56. During strengths-based CBT therapy, clients often discover that they use less resilient strategies when they
encounter obstacles in areas of positive interest than they do in problem areas of their life.​
a. True
b. False
57. Beck’stherapeuticapproachoriginallyfocusedonspecificsymptomsofdepressedclientsandthereasonstheygive
for these symptoms.​
a. True
b. False
58. Since humor shows the absurdity of certain ideas that clients steadfastly maintain, it is always inappropriate to use
in sessions as it might be perceived as offensive.​
a. True
b. False
59. Stressinoculationisacopingskillsapproachdesignedtochangeaperson’sselfstatements.​
a. True
b. False
60. Clientslearnthat“musts,”“oughts,”andabsolute“shoulds”canbereplacedbypreferencesinREBT.​
a. True
b. False
61. DonaldMeichenbaum’scognitivebehaviormodificationfocusesonchangingaclient’sselftalk.​
a. True
b. False
62. All of the cognitive behavioral approaches share the same basic characteristics and assumptions as traditional
behavior therapy.​
a. True
b. False
63. ​In family therapy contexts, cognitive behavior therapists are particularly interested in family schema.
a. True
b. False
64. According to Beck, selective abstraction is clients taking all the details of an event and using this information to
reinforce negative schemas and support their maladaptive core beliefs.​
a. True
b. False
65. Magnification and minimization consist of perceiving a case or situation in a greater or lesser light than it truly
deserves.​
a. True
b. False
66. A goal of REBT is to assist clients in the process of achieving conditional self-acceptance, conditional other-
acceptance, and conditional life-acceptance.​
a. True
b. False
67. Meichenbaum’sself‐instructionaltrainingfocusesonhelpingclientsbecomeawareoftheirself‐talkandthe
stories they tell about themselves.​
a. True
b. False
68. According to the generic cognitive model, our beliefs do not play a major role in determining what type of
psychological distress we will experience.​
a. True
b. False
69. Psychoeducational methods include materials such as books, DVDs, and articles.​
a. True
b. False
70. Collaborativeempiricisminvolvesacognitivetherapist’scollaborationwithcolleaguesonaclient’scase.​
a. True
b. False