1. According to REBT, people develop psychological disturbances because of
a.
a traumatic event.
b.
failure to receive love from significant others.
c.
their irrational beliefs about certain events.
d.
unfinished business from their past.
2. The rational emotive behavior approach to group therapy considers the relationship between the group leader and
members to be
a.
important mainly as a means to an end—that is, of getting results.
b.
the central therapeutic tool.
c.
of very little importance.
d.
a distraction that can get in the way of progress.
a
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3. The basic goal of REBT is to help group members
a.
experience catharsis and translate insight into action.
b.
replace rigid demands with flexible preferences.
c.
bring their different ego states into balance.
d.
release blocked energy and resolve unfinished business.
b
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4. Which of the following is NOT generally associated with the REBT group?
a.
b.
c.
d.
c
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5. A REBT group leader is interested in
a.
creating a climate in a group where members can reenact unfinished business from their past.
b.
showing members how they have created their own emotional and behavioral disturbances.
c.
helping members resolve transference relationships within the group.
d.
assisting members to fully experience whatever they are feeling in the present moment.
b
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6. The REBT group leader assumes that people’s illogical beliefs
a.
are easily changed once the person sees they are illogical.
b.
are the result of activating events that cause certain emotional disturbances.
c.
are so deeply ingrained that they will not change easily.
d.
are caused by lack of love from parents.
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7. In the REBT group, homework assignments are all of the following EXCEPT
a.
carried out in the group.
b.
carried out in daily life.
c.
seen as not necessary to the REBT method.
d.
a way to practice new behavior.
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d
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8. In REBT, role playing
a.
is rarely done.
b.
is of a strictly cognitive nature.
c.
is designed to evoke intense feelings.
d.
involves emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components.
d
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9. REBT aims at providing group members with tools for experiencing healthy emotions about negative activating events
rather than unhealthy emotions, such as _________________, about these events so that they can live richer and more
satisfying lives.
a.
sadness and concern
b.
depression and anxiety
c.
happiness and sadness
d.
happiness and concern
b
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10. The role of the REBT group leader can be best characterized as
a.
a didactic and highly directive role.
b.
a facilitator.
c.
an I-Thou model of relating.
d.
a blank screen that receives projections.
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11. The role of the REBT leader includes all of the following EXCEPT
a.
helps group members to identify and challenge the irrational beliefs they originally unquestioningly accepted.
b.
demonstrates to members how they continue to indoctrinate themselves with irrational beliefs.
c.
teaches members how to modify their thinking by developing rational alternative beliefs.
d.
assumes the role of psychological educator and does not encourage members to commit to practicing their
group learning in everyday situations.
12. REBT groups often use all of the following procedures EXCEPT
a.
rational-emotive imagery.
b.
didactic teaching methods.
c.
ego centered exercises.
d.
homework assignments.
c
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13. REBT belongs to which general category of theory?
a.
Psychodynamic
b.
Client-centered and experientially oriented
c.
Existential
d.
Cognitive-behavioral
d
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THEO.CORE.16.14.01 – To define and describe the ABC theory of personality and to
explain the REBT approach to the origins of behavioral problems
14. According to REBT, change will come about
a.
mainly by a commitment to consistently practice new behaviors that challenge old and ineffective ones.
b.
only when we discover the source of our problems.
c.
generally after we relive a traumatic situation in therapy and work through the impasse that prevents new
growth.
d.
by awareness itself.
a
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15. Feelings of anxiety, depression, rejection, anger, and guilt are initiated and perpetuated by
a.
unfortunate events that happen to us.
b.
a self-defeating belief system.
c.
a significant person in our life who rejects us.
d.
a faulty life script.
b
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16. The group leader is likely to begin a group by
a.
asking the members to complete the life-script checklist.
b.
using nonverbal exercises to build trust.
c.
teaching members REBT’s ABC theory.
d.
using direct and confrontive techniques to undermine the members’ irrational thinking.
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17. REBT leaders provide members with
a.
conditional acceptance.
b.
warmth and approval.
c.
unconditional acceptance.
d.
unconditional love.
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18. The main purpose of using emotive techniques in REBT is to
a.
dispute members’ irrational beliefs.
b.
help group members release their blocked emotional pain.
c.
provide members with much needed support.
d.
assist members in becoming more reliant on their emotions as a basis for decision making.
a
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19. Leaders use __________________to show group members how ridiculous some of their irrational ideas actually are.
a.
sarcasm
b.
mockery
c.
humor
d.
embarrassment-inducing techniques
c
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20. Group participants engage in the ___________ technique, deliberately forcing themselves to confront “dangerous”
pursuits until they can learn how to cope when they encounter fearful situations.
a.
embarrassment-inducing
b.
PYA (Push Your Ass)
c.
Bond-007
d.
Shame Hall of Fame
b
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21. Group work offers many opportunities to complete all of the following EXCEPT
a.
agree on homework assignments.
b.
practice assertiveness skills.
c.
explore self-defeating thinking.
d.
to not take risks or practice different behaviors.
d
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THEO.CORE.16.14.02 – To list common irrational beliefs and to develop some methods of
confronting these beliefs
22. Schoolchildren can be taught __________ to help them develop life skills they can apply when coping with emotional
distress as well as skills that lead to health, happiness, and accomplishment.
a.
rational principles
b.
irrational principles
c.
irrational beliefs
d.
underachievement
a
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THEO.CORE.16.14.05 – To understand how REBT can be applied in school settings
23. Leaders who confront the __________ of such clients too quickly are likely to see counterproductive results. In fact,
these clients may drop out of therapy, based largely on feeling misunderstood.
a.
appropriate catharsis
b.
cultural values
c.
rational beliefs
d.
rational principles
b
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THEO.CORE.16.14.06 – To gain an awareness of how REBT can be used with culturally
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24. All of the following are basic assumptions of REBT EXCEPT
a.
thinking, feeling, and behaving continually interact with and influence one another.
b.
when unfortunate events occur, we tend to create irrational beliefs about these events characterized by
absolutist and dogmatic thinking.
c.
if we hope to change, we need to acknowledge that we are not responsible for our own disturbed thoughts,
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emotions, and actions.
d.
if we hope to change, we need to look at how we are thinking, feeling, and behaving when we needlessly
disturb ourselves.
25. ________ teaches people how to make themselves less disturbed.
a.
Cognitive restructuring
b.
Conditional self-acceptance
c.
Shame-increasing exercises
d.
Unappropriate humor
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26. Briefly explain active disputation of irrational beliefs.
Answers will vary.
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27. Briefly demonstrate how to teach coping self-statements to group members.
Answers will vary.
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28. Briefly describe the rational-emotive imagery technique.
29. REBT has certain advantages in working with multicultural populations. Consider a group composed of members
from a culture that stresses doing one’s best, cooperation, interdependence, respect for the family, and working hard.
Illustrate how REBT is an advantage and explain what techniques you would use to help these members.
30. Describe the benefits of using REBT in a school setting.