Which of the following statements is true in regards to transference?
a. Transference is most likely to occur in the therapeutic relationship when the client is
distressed.
b. Transference occurs in the therapeutic setting and other settings of a client’s life.
c. Transference is an important part of the therapy process.
d. All of the above are correct.
Rogers’ “conditions of worth” are:
a. what children have to do to maintain their parent’s approval.
b. what permissive parents struggle with in their marriage.
c. those beliefs by children of authoritative parents.
b. None of the above is correct.
Honoring the client’s resistance means:
a. Reassuring the client.
b. Giving reasons for it.
c. Reframing it as an adaptive response to a developmental conflict.
d. Discussing it logically with the client.
Resolving conflicts over separation/termination in the therapeutic setting is:
a. The prototype for clients in mastering future conflicts.
b. Impossible to accomplish prior to termination.
c. Immobilizing of the therapist’s ability to help clients change.
d. Discouraging to the client who does not want any more losses or endings.
The most important component of the definition of a collaborative process is:
a. agreement on shared therapeutic goals by therapist and client.
b. establishment of a relationship based on trust, acceptance and competence.
c. collaboration on tasks designed to bring about successful outcomes.
d. All of the above are correct, all are equally important.
Permissive parents are unable to take charge and discipline effectively because:
a. they believe if they are firm they are acting too harshly.
b. they are insecure and fear their children will not love them if they say “no”.
c. they don”t believe they have the right to be in charge or instill their own values in
their children.
d. All of the above are correct.
In order for a client to feel understood, it is sometimes important for the therapist to:
a. Break social rules by responding to the central affective meaning in the client’s
message.
b. Reassure the client, by talking him/her out of painful feelings.
c. Avoid acknowledging the client’s need to depend on the therapist.
d. Encourage transference within the therapeutic relationship.
The Interpersonal Process approach is designed for a treatment length of:
a. Six to eighteen months.
b. Three to five months.
c. One to three years.
d. Any period of time.
One basic reason why familial experience has such a powerful, long-term impact on the
individual is:
a. The repetition of family transaction patterns.
b. The intensity of the affect involved in family transactions.
c. The child’s basic attachment needs.
d. All of the above are correct.
According to R.D. Laing, people stop feeling “crazy” when:
a. They accept responsibility for their behavior.
b. They change their negative life circumstances for a new and productive lifestyle.
c. Their subjective experience is validated.
d. Both a & b are correct.
Children of authoritarian parents tend to score lower on verbal tests of intelligence than
children of authoritative parents because:
a. authoritarian parents have a lower IQ than authoritative parents.
b. authoritarian parents’ high expectations of their children lead to children’s poor
school and testing performance.
c. authoritarian parents give their children less of an opportunity to interact over rules
than do authoritative parents.
b. All of the above are correct.
Healthy families ________ between the poles of separateness and relatedness.
a. are consistent in one position
b. range flexibly along the continuum
c. range the continuum without regard for the demands of the situation
d. choose one end or the other
To provide a “holding environment” for clients to explore their distress, therapists:
a. maintain a steady presence.
b. educate the client on the dynamics of therapy.
c. clarify what the therapist is thinking and feeling as clients share conflicted feelings.
d. Both a and c are correct.
Which of the following is NOT a process response/comment to clients’ conflict?
a. “Let’s talk about what is going on between us and see if we can understand what is
happening in our relationship.”
b. “Exercise and journal writing can be extremely helpful in lifting your depression.”
c. “It seems to me that you keep asking me for help, and keep saying yes,but…” and
don”t ever allow me to help you. What do you see going on between us?”
d. “You seem to be very quiet this session, it appears I am doing all of the talking. Can
you tell me what might be going on between us?”
All of the following are ways of working on the client’s issues within the context of the
therapist-client relationship EXCEPT:
a. Speaking directly to clients about the current interaction.
b. Taking an internal focus.
c. Encouraging expression of client affect in the here-and-now.
d. Suggesting alternative ways to act with others.
According to Levinson, the “Dream” refers to:
a. Casual daydreams.
b. Night dreams.
c. The kind of life one wants to lead.
d. An unrealistic wish.
When the client reenacts a central conflict in therapy:
a. It is always damaging to him/her.
b. The therapist should encourage transference to better understand the client.
c. It is an opportunity to resolve the problem in the therapeutic relationship.
d. The therapist and client should focus away from the current interpersonal conflict and
developmental sources of it.
One reason why beginning therapists are reluctant to approach their client’s resistance is
because of the therapist’s strong need:
a. For their clients to like them.
b. To avoid difficult feelings.
c. To avoid inferring that the client’s motivations are questionable.
d. All of the above.