1. The most important stage of the Reality Therapy model is __________________.
2. Leaders using Adlerian theory will try to get members to identify the ____________________ of their behavior.
3. “It’s easier to avoid life’s problems than to face them” is an example of a/an ____________________ belief that
members can learn to dispute.
4. According to the authors, having a strong knowledge of theory as applied to individual counseling is most helpful when
leading ____________________ and ____________________ groups.
5. If a leader uses Transactional Analysis with a group, he will teach them how ____________ states effect their
interactions with others.
6. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy is based on the premise that _______________ cause feelings.
7. REBT uses an A-B-C model to explain feelings and behaviors. The A represents the _________________ event to be
evaluated.
8. The acronym, WDEP stands for want, doing ______________, plan.
9. When teaching group members about rational emotive behavior theory, it is important to help them understand that
some thoughts or “self–talk” are true and some ________ _____.
10. One value of using Gestalt theory in either individual or group counseling is to bring the members’ past into the
_________________.
List of theories:
A. Adlerian Theory
B. Choice/Reality Therapy
C. Gestalt Theory
D. REBT
E. Transactional Analysis
11. The leader describes one member’s “angering” behavior as a result of a lack of power in his life. The group discusses
short-term goals to help the member.
b
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12. In a grief and loss group, the leader pulls an empty chair in front of a working member and encourages her to say
what she did not get to say to her father before he died in a sudden accident.
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13. In an eating disorders group for women, the leader and members help one member to dispute the thought, “I must look
perfect in order to be loved.” The leader helps all of the members to understand that by changing their thoughts they can
change how they feel and behave.
d
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14. In an Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) group, members begin to process about their families of origin. The
leader and other members help a member to make a connection between her birth order and her behavior while growing
up.
15. In a couples’ group, the leader draws a diagram on the board that illustrates how the members of one working couple
begin fighting with one another. The leader explains that one partner says something from the critical parent ego state that
triggers the other partner to react from the child ego state.
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16. Which is FALSE about the use of theory in therapy groups?
a.
A basic knowledge of theory will suffice when leading therapy groups
b.
By using theory, non-working members may benefit from listening and watching
c.
If members understand counseling theory, the leader can allow them to help others in group
d.
None of the available choices
17. When focusing on one member in a therapy group for a long period of time, a leader can do which of the following?
a.
Conduct individual counseling with the member while others watch and listen
b.
Have other members try to help the working member by using theories they have learned
c.
Both of the available choices
d.
Neither of the available choices
18. According to the authors, an empty chair can be used with which of the following theories?
a.
Adlerian and Gestalt
b.
Adlerian and Reality Therapy
c.
Gestalt and Transactional Analysis
d.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Reality Therapy
19. According to Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, _______________ cause feelings.
a.
Needs
b.
Wants
c.
Choices
d.
Thoughts
20. In a stationary round, the leader directs members to repeatedly ask a working member the same question, “What do
you really want?” Which theory is this group using?
a.
Adlerian
b.
Reality Therapy
c.
Transactional Analysis
d.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
21. One member is working on her need for approval from co-workers. The leader asks the other members to help her to
generate rational sentences that can help her to remain in the “thinking chair”, so that she can respond to her co-workers
from her adult ego state. In this example, the group is using which two theories together?
a.
Adlerian and Reality Therapy
b.
Gestalt and Transactional Analysis
c.
Reality Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
d.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Transactional Analysis
d
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22. In a “starting over” group for divorced women, discussion is centered upon members’ private logic for not trying to
meet new people. Which theory is the group using?
a.
Gestalt
b.
Reality Therapy
c.
Adlerian
d.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
23. Groups using Reality Therapy would discuss which concepts below?
a.
Parent, adult, child
b.
Self-talk, feelings, behaviors
c.
Wants, doing, evaluation, planning
d.
Private logic, mistaken goals, guiding fictions
24. Which of the following represent Transactional Analysis techniques?
a.
Chairs, interaction diagrams
b.
Irrational beliefs, true/not true diagrams
c.
Birth order positions and sibling influences
d.
Inner dialogue, bringing the past into the present
a
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25. Which of the following is FALSE regarding counseling theory?
a.
Adlerian theory states that all behavior is purposeful.
b.
Reality Therapy teaches that feelings come from emotions.
c.
Gestalt Therapy focuses on awareness in the “here and now.”
d.
Transactional Analysis proposes that ego states depend on a person’s experience.
26. Which of the following is FALSE regarding Gestalt Therapy?
a.
It relies heavily upon therapist interpretation
b.
It is an existential approach
c.
It is focused upon the ‘unfinished business’ of clients
d.
It recognizes that clients tend to compartmentalize their lives
27. According to the authors, group leaders who use Transactional Analysis often discuss
a.
ego states
b.
members’ life scripts
c.
games people play
d.
all of the choices
d
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28. Individual counseling theory has no place in a group counselor or therapy situation.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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29. One advantage of a theory like Rational Emotive Behavior Theory is that it can be taught to the members who can
apply it to their own lives.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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30. Rational Emotive Behavior Theory lends itself well to written activities.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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31. Reality therapy or choice theory focuses totally on the past rather than dealing with present day situations of group
members.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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32. Adlerian psychology emphasizes that all behavior is purposeful.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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33. In Adlerian thinking, the order of birth in a family may influence some of the child’s learned behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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34. In transactional analysis theory, ego states are developed as a result of the “messages” children get while growing up
in a family situation.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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35. One tool of Gestalt therapy is the use of the “hot seat”, an electrical shock device that an individual sits in to change a
bad habit.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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36. In solution-focused therapy, the focus is on “positive coping”.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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37. In solution-focused counseling, the “miracle question” refers to how a member’s religious beliefs fit into the
counseling process.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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38. According to the authors of your textbook, no leader should lead counseling groups without an in-depth knowledge of
counseling theories.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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39. Rarely is it a good idea to conduct slow-moving individual counseling while members watch and listen because they
are likely to get bored.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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40. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is based on the principle that one’s thoughts cause one’s feelings.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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41. Why do the authors believe it is important for counseling group leaders to have a strong knowledge of theory?
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42. In what ways can Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy be taught to groups?
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43. Why is it important for group leaders using Gestalt Therapy techniques be experienced and knowledgeable?
44. Choose a theory and explain how group members can help a working member by using that theory.
45. Choose two theories and explain how they are similar to and different from one another.