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1. A primary function of the Gestalt leader is to
a.
make interpretations for the members.
b.
serve as a blank screen to foster transference.
c.
suggest experiments that will lead to heightening experiencing.
d.
confront clients’ irrational thoughts.
2. Which of the following terms does NOT describe the Gestalt approach?
a.
Existential
b.
Phenomenological
c.
Experiential
d.
Past oriented
3. Which of the following is NOT a key concept of the Gestalt group?
a.
Awareness
b.
Unfinished business
c.
Intellectual understanding of one’s basic problem
d.
Here-and-now focus
4. In Gestalt therapy, awareness is best described as
a.
introspection.
b.
intellectual presence.
c.
recognition of current feelings, actions, and sensations.
d.
recognition of why one struggles with a certain problem.
5. How is the past dealt with in Gestalt therapy?
a.
It is not considered crucial and therefore not dealt with.
b.
Clients talk about past issues and experience relief from this discussion.
c.
Members attempt in the group to figure out what caused their present difficulties by analyzing the past.
d.
The past is brought into the present moment by asking the member to reexperience this past issue as though it
were occurring now.
6. Unfinished business may be related to all of the following EXCEPT
a.
feelings of resentment and guilt.
b.
the concept of avoidance.
c.
issues from the past that interfere with present functioning.
d.
feelings previously dealt with.
7. Which of the following would a Gestalt group leader probably NOT do?
a.
Not challenge members to experience blockages and barriers that could prevent full awareness
b.
Apply skillful frustration so that members are encouraged to give up ways of being helpless
c.
Suggest experiments to be carried out in a group
d.
Be self-disclosing in the therapeutic relationship
8. Contemporary Gestalt practice in the United States is
a.
very similar from the style popularized by Perls.
b.
very different from the style popularized by Perls and focuses more on relationships and less on techniques.
c.
part of the object relations approach.
d.
considered a bold and powerful approach due to its emphasis on confrontation and dramatic flair.
9. The focus of a Gestalt therapy group is on
a.
free associating to one another’s dreams.
b.
understanding why we feel or act as we do.
c.
recognizing one’s own projections and refusing to accept helplessness and carrying out experiments that are
aimed at intensifying here-and-now awareness.
d.
carrying out experiments that are aimed at intensifying there-and-then awareness.
10. Which experiment is NOT used often in a Gestalt group?
a.
The use of fantasy
b.
Working with the past through the interpretations given by the group leader
c.
Asking members to rehearse out loud what they are telling themselves
d.
Asking members to engage in dialogue with various sides of themselves
11. The Gestalt approach to dreams
a.
asks the members to discover the meaning the dream has for them.
b.
teaches members the universal meaning of dream symbols.
c.
rests mainly on the skill of the leader in interpreting the dream for the member.
d.
always involves the use of free association.
12. Gestalt experiments may be aimed at
a.
teaching members how to think rationally.
b.
integrating conflicting sides within a member.
c.
teaching clients how to discover causes of future problems.
d.
helping members understand unconscious dynamics.
13. _____________________ take therapy from the office into ordinary life in small groups.
a.
Life focus communities
b.
Community groups
c.
Gestalt community retreats
d.
Holistic communities
14. An intervention that is typically used to heighten awareness of both introjections and projections is
a.
the reversal technique.
b.
the rehearsal technique.
c.
working with dreams.
d.
experiments with dialogues.
15. If a member experienced an internal conflict (such as polarities), which of the following might be most appropriate?
a.
Dialogue technique
b.
Rehearsal technique
c.
Exaggeration
d.
Making the rounds
16. Which of the following is NOT a key concept of the Gestalt approach?
a.
Family constellation
b.
Avoidance
c.
Here and now
d.
Awareness and responsibility
17. In order to attain present-centered awareness, Gestalt therapy focuses on
a.
whatever emerges in the member's moment to moment awareness.
b.
the deeper reasons for why one behaves in certain ways.
c.
early childhood experiences.
d.
early recollections and memories.
18. Which of the following is NOT a principle of Gestalt therapy theory?
a.
Organismic self-regulation
b.
Field theory
c.
Figure-formation process
d.
Separation-individuation process
19. The process of turning back to ourselves what we would like to do to someone else is known as
a.
introjection.
b.
projection.
c.
retroflection.
d.
sublimation.
20. The process of uncritically accepting others’ beliefs and standards without assimilating them to make them congruent
with who we are is known as
a.
introjection.
b.
projection.
c.
retroflection.
d.
sublimation.
21. Some people believe that personal change tends to occur when we become aware of what we are as opposed to trying
to become what we are not. To what theory do these people subscribe?
a.
The paradoxical theory of change
b.
Self-psychology theory
c.
Personal analysis theory
d.
Acceptance theory
22. Gestalt group process provides many opportunities for using ___________________ to increase awareness and bring
about change.
a.
past-centeredness
b.
present-centeredness
c.
future-centeredness
d.
a there-and-then focus
23. The leader’s disclosure of personal problems or life outside of the group should
a.
be prohibited.
b.
be a common occurrence as it tends to make the leader appear more authentic.
c.
be done with intentionality and serve the needs of the group.
d.
result in a suspended license since it is unethical.
24. Which of the following statements about Gestalt experiments is FALSE?
a.
Experiments emerge organically and seamlessly in the moment-to-moment contact between a counselor and a
client.
b.
Experiments are aimed at restoring momentum to the stuck points of a person’s life.
c.
Experiments are generally predetermined.
d.
The purpose of an experiment is to assist a member in active self-exploration.
25. Gestalt therapists view dreams as a road to
a.
contact.
b.
eternity.
c.
the unconscious.
d.
repaired thinking.
26. Discuss how Gestalt therapists work with dreams in a group. Describe the procedures used as well as the rationale.
27. Discuss the therapeutic goals of the Gestalt group.
28. Discuss the concept of the “here and now” as it relates to Gestalt therapy and how this approach deals with both the
past and the future.
29. Discuss the concept of unfinished business from the Gestalt viewpoint.
30. Describe how the Gestalt approach focuses on verbal language patterns and nonverbal communication aspects.
