Which of the following is notconsidered a basic dimension of the human condition?
a. Capacity for self-awareness
b. Striving for acceptance of others
c. Establishing meaningful relationships with others
d. Freedom and responsibility
Which of the following behavior therapists is credited with developing the social
cognitive learning model, doing much work on observational learning and modeling,
and writing about self-efficacy?
a. Bandura
b. Linehan
c. Wolpe
d. Jacobson
Accurate empathic understanding implies an objective understanding of a client.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following REBT techniques helps a client become increasingly proficient
at minimizing irrational thinking and disturbances in feeling and behaving?
a. Biofeedback
b. Homework
c. Dream analysis
d. Skill training
According to Yalom, the concerns that make up the core of existential psychodynamics
include all of the following, except:
a. death.
b. freedom.
c. togetherness.
d. meaninglessness.
Both contact and withdrawal are necessary and important to healthy functioning.
a. True
b. False
All of the following are theoretical assumptions of Beck’s CT, except:
a. people’s thought processes are accessible to introspection.
b. people’s beliefs have highly personal meanings.
c. people must re-experience the past and process their feelings before change can
happen.
d. people can discover these meanings themselves rather than being taught or having
them interpreted by the therapist.
Because of his need to be liked, Jose makes careful efforts to get along with everyone
and minimize interpersonal conflicts. Which boundary disturbance is Jose exhibiting?
a. Introjection
b. Projection
c. Retroflection
d. Confluence
Feminist therapists do not use diagnostic labels, or use them reluctantly, for all of the
following reasons exceptthat:
a. they focus on the individual’s symptoms and not the social factors that cause distress
and dysfunctional
behavior.
b. they reflect the inappropriate application of power in the therapeutic relationship.
c. they focus on the social factors that cause dysfunctional behavior.
d. they are part of a system developed mainly within psychiatry, an institution that
reinforces dominant cultural norms and may become an instrument of oppression.
Acceptance and commitment therapy is an example of a mindfulness based approach.
a. True
b. False
Michael believes that he will be able to improve his public speaking skills after
completing a speech course at school. Based on social-cognitive theory, one might
observe that Michael is not lacking in:
a. arrogance and grandiosity.
b. intelligence.
c. selfefficacy.
d. cognitive functioning.
Adler pioneered the practice of teaching professionals through live demonstrations with
parents and children before large audiences. This is now called:
a. “openforum” family counseling.
b. spectator therapy.
c. “on stage” family therapy.
d. “hot seat” family counseling.
In psychoanalytic therapy, a technique of great importance is:
a. “The Question.”
b. reauthoring one’s life story.
c. value judgments.
d. interpretation.
Making oppression transparent is the first step in feminist therapy, but the ultimate goal
is to replace sexism and other forms of discrimination and oppression with
empowerment for all marginalized groups.
a. True
b. False
In psychodynamic group work, symbolic figures from a client’s past may emerge.
a. True
b. False
The social interest and community feeling refer to:
a. an individual’s attitude in dealing with their past.
b. a sense of identification with others without empathy.
c. individuals’ striving for a better future for only themself.
d. individuals’ awareness of being part of the human community and to individuals’
attitudes in dealing with the social world.
The outcomes of existential therapy have been submitted to rigorous empirical testing.
a. True
b. False
A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality and failing to
acknowledge painful events is most likely using:
a. introjection.
b. sublimation.
c. denial.
d. compensation.
A limitation of this approach as it applies to multicultural counseling is that:
a. the power of the past and the effect of traumatic experiences in early childhood.
b. this therapy provides specific tools to help clients make the changes they desire.
c. the concept of the quality world is abstract and lacks cross-cultural appeal.
d. reality therapists must be careful when adapting their approach to non-western
cultures.
Which of the following approaches encourages therapists to accurately grasp the client’s
“being in the world”?
a. Psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. Behavior therapy
d. Existential therapy
Structural-strategic family therapists limit their interventions to families alone.
a. True
b. False
Rudolf Dreikurs is credited with popularizing the Adlerian approach in the United
States.
a. True
b. False
Adlerian views of birth order and family constellation are highly relevant to individuals
from all cultural contexts.
a. True
b. False
A main function of the reality therapist is to encourage clients to assess their behavior to
determine how well it is working for them.
a. True
b. False
Family systems therapy is represented by a variety of theories and approaches, all of
which focus on the relational aspects of human problems.
a. True
b. False
Freud postulated the concepts of both life instincts and death instincts.
a. True
b. False
Empathy is a deep and subjective understanding of the client with the client.
a. True
b. False
Existentialists claim that the use of specific techniques is the cornerstone of the
approach.
a. True
b. False
The founder(s) of solution-focused brief 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.
Freud used the term libido in which of the following ways?
a. To refer to the death instincts
b. To refer to the energy of all the life instincts
c. To refer to sexual abuse
d. To account for the aggressive drive
Existential therapy can be especially helpful for:
a. individuals with phobic disorders.
b. children with behavior disorders.
c. patients in a mental hospital.
d. individuals facing a transition in life.
In regards to freedom and responsibility, existential therapy embraces three values.
Which of the following is notone of these values?
a. The freedom to become within the context of natural and self-imposed limitations
b. The capacity to reflect on the meaning of our choices
c. The capacity to act on the choices we make
d. The freedom to choose our past and the choices of our parents
With respect to mastering the techniques of counseling and applying them appropriately
and effectively, it is Corey’s belief that youare your own very best technique.
a. True
b. False