Minuchin and other structural family therapists initiated their work with wealthy
suburban clients.
a. True
b. False
The phallic stage typically occurs during the ages of 1 to 3.
a. True
b. False
The founder(s) of narrative therapy is (are):
a. Michael White and David Epston.
b. Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer.
c. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck.
d. Donald Meichenbaum.
A diagnosis provides a working hypothesis that guides the practitioner in understanding
the client.
a. True
b. False
Glasser recommends that therapists look back for the causes of a client’s present
failures.
a. True
b. False
The goals of existential therapy include all but______________.
a. to help clients become more present to both themselves and others.
b. to assist clients in identifying ways they block themselves from fuller presence.
c. helping clients to eliminate anxiety in their lives.
d. to encourage clients to choose more expanded ways of being in their daily lives.
Narrative therapy is a strengths-based approach that emphasizes collaboration between
client and therapist to help clients view themselves as empowered and living the way
they want.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following approaches to therapy stresses understanding first and technique
second?
a. Gestalt therapy
b. Existential therapy
c. Rational emotive behavior therapy
d. Family systems therapy
Counselors from all cultural groups must examine their expectations, attitudes, biases,
and assumptions about the counseling process and about persons from diverse groups.
a. True
b. False
The existential vacuum represents a place of reflection and solace.
a. True
b. False
If choice theory is the highway, reality therapy is the:
a. vehicle delivering the product.
b. roadmap.
c. moving truck taking the product with it.
d. exit to leave the highway.
It is the job of the reality therapist to convey the idea that no matter how bad things are
there is hope.
a. True
b. False
Externalizing conversations counteract oppressive, problem-saturated stories and
empower clients to feel competent to handle the problems they face.
a. True
b. False
A therapist should consult with colleagues or specialists under all circumstances
except:
a. when multiple relationships are potentially problematic.
b. when facing an ethical problem.
c. when losing objectivity.
d. when discussing past life choices.
What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centered therapy?
a. Defining concrete and measurable goals
b. The therapist’s technical skills
c. The relationship between the client and therapist
d. The therapist’s ability to think logically and to scientifically solve problems
Feminist therapists have been sharply critical of the DSM. This critique is based on
research indicating all of the following may influence assessment of clients’ symptoms,
except:
a. gender.
b. the DSM.
c. culture.
d. race.
Cognitive therapy can be effectively employed in crisis intervention.
a. True
b. False
According to Erickson, the basic struggle of early childhood involves:
a. autonomy vs. shame and doubt.
b. initiative vs. guilt.
c. identity vs. role confusion.
d. trust vs. mistrust.
Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her
clients. What might her rationale be for doing this?
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they
are learning in therapy.
b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them
(as if she is their teacher).
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning
homework, she may feel like she is being more productive.
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her
clients homework assignments.
According to Freudians, greediness and hoarding may develop as a result of not getting
oral needs properly met.
a. True
b. False
Feminist therapy was developed by several feminist therapists, all of whom shared the
same vision:
a. to improve medical treatment for women.
b. to improve mental health treatment for women.
c. to expand the life-span perspective.
d. to expand the relational-cultural theory.
Existential therapy groups are particularly helpful for clients working on:
a. self-actualization.
b. issues of responsibility.
c. reducing problematic behaviors.
d. exploring family dynamics.
Adlerians maintain that the priorities we choose arise from our personality strengths.
a. True
b. False
Practitioners must have had the same experiences as their clients in order to have
empathy for them.
a. True
b. False
Ursula lived in New York City on 9/11. Ever since experiencing the aftermath of the
terrorist attacks, she has felt anxiety about going to the upper level floors of tall
buildings. As an existentially oriented therapist, you might conclude that:
a. Ursula is highly neurotic.
b. Ursula’s fears are completely unfounded.
c. Ursula’s anxiety is normal in light of the traumatic experience she had on 9/11.
d. Ursula is on the verge of becoming psychotic.
Traditional analytic therapists make more frequent interpretations of transferences and
engage in fewer supportive interventions than is the case with psychodynamic
therapists.
a. True
b. False
Assessment is not considered useful in the family systems perspective.
a. True
b. False
By the late 1970s, the most used models in family systems therapy are:
a. behavioral approaches.
b. structural-strategic approaches.
c. the family process approach.
d. existential approaches.
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.
The common factors approach to psychotherapy integration:
a. searches for common elements across different theoretical systems.
b. supports the notion of remaining theoretically consistent and technically eclectic.
c. synthesizes important aspects of two or more theories.
d. emphasizes the importance of spirituality in counseling.