Reality therapists believe in a generational basis for mental illness.
a. True
b. False
The goal of Bowen’s multigenerational family therapy is to understand one’s family of
origin issues and to differentiate self within a system.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following would an Adlerian therapist particularly value?
a. Interpretation of dreams
b. Confronting the ways the client is living dependently since early childhood
c. Modeling of communication and acting in good faith
d. Helping the client to work through the transference neurosis
Freedom implies that we are responsible for the lives of others around us.
a. True
b. False
A limitation of Gestalt therapy is that it:
a. does not allow for full expression of feelings.
b. discounts the therapeutic value of dreams.
c. completely ignores the past.
d. may neglect cognitive factors.
The main therapeutic goal of REBT is to:
a. minimize clients’ emotional disturbances and selfdefeating behaviors.
b. make the unconscious conscious.
c. assist the client in becoming aware of his or her “beingintheworld.”
d. challenge the client in making both a value judgment and moral decision about the
quality of his or her behavior.
The core of the therapeutic relationship is respect.
a. True
b. False
Donald Meichenbaum is a prominent contributor to the development of cognitive
behavior therapy.
a. True
b. False
Choice theory changes the focus of responsibility to:
a. selfhelp procedures.
b. the use of humor.
c. homework assignments.
d. choice and choosing.
Existentially, humans both long for and wish to escape from their freedom.
a. True
b. False
According to Gestalt theory, all of the following are true about contact except:
a. contact is necessary for change and growth to occur.
b. one maintains a sense of individuality as a result of good contact.
c. withdrawal after a good contact experience indicates neurosis.
d. contact is made by seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and moving.
Although feminist therapy shares many of the premises of person-centered therapy,
feminist therapy does not agree with the notion that:
a. the therapeutic relationship is, in and of itself, sufficient to produce change.
b. therapy is based on unconditional positive regard and acceptance.
c. the therapeutic relationship should be a non-hierarchical one.
d. therapy aims to empower clients to live according to their own values and to rely on
an internal locus of control.
The person-centered model has been widely adapted to include such areas as family
therapy, crisis counseling and classroom education.
a. True
b. False
The cognitive behavioral therapies are largely based on the idea that the reorganization
of clients’ selfstatements is a key to changing their behavior.
a. True
b. False
From a multicultural perspective, some clients may reject this approach because:
a. it is founded on abstract, westernized notions that are not widely applicable.
b. their life circumstances provide them with truly limited choices.
c. death anxiety is not a central issue in all cultures.
d. the use of techniques may be overwhelming for them.
Erving Polster believes that storytelling:
a. is always a form of resistance.
b. can be the heart of the therapeutic process.
c. is acceptable only if one’s client is a writer.
d. is an indication that one’s client is a pathological liar.
The client’s core experience in Adlerian therapy consists of:
a. working through the transference relationship.
b. discovering their basic mistakes and then learning how to correct them.
c. understanding how their relationship with their parents has shaped their personality.
d. understanding how their birth order has determined the person who they are today.
The “fundamental rule” for the client in psychoanalysis is:
a. forming a contract with the therapist.
b. willingness to do “homework assignments.”
c. participating in free association.
d. writing down dreams.
Which of the following theorists emphasized the development of a nurturing triad?
a. Minuchin
b. Haley
c. Satir
d. Bowen
During the reorientation and reeducation phase the most important intervention is:
a. change.
b. encouragement.
c. making a difference.
d. the pushbutton technique.
Self psychology and object relations theory emphasize all of the following except:
a. the influence of critical factors in early development on later development.
b. the origins, transformations and organizational functions of the self.
c. the differentiation between self and others.
d. different cultures maintain similar values.
Individuals may believe that it is inappropriate to reveal:
a. family information.
b. personal information.
c. societal secrets.
d. cultural beliefs.
Reality therapy is an open system that allows for flexibility in application based on the
needs of culturally diverse individuals.
a. True
b. False
In family therapy contexts, cognitive behavior therapists are particularly interested in
family schema.
a. True
b. False
Adlerian psychology is a_________, holistic, optimistic, and socially embedded theory
based on basic assumptions that have woven into various theories of counseling.
a. rational
b. phenomenological
c. specific
d. constructive
Adlerians typically do not use techniques of interpretation, for they believe that clients
can make their own interpretations without therapist intervention.
a. True
b. False
A criticism of behavior therapy is that it treats symptoms rather than causes problems.
a. True
b. False
_____teaches that all behavior is made up of four inseparable but distinct components ”
acting, thinking,feeling, and physiology.
a. Total behavior
b. Quality world
c. Picture album
d. Birth and death
There is little empirical support for acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
a. True
b. False
When Rogers challenged the basic assumption that “the counselor knows best,” he
thought that this radical idea would affect the power dynamics and politics of the
counseling profession, but to his surprise, it did not.
a. True
b. False
Which statement is not true?
a. Because cognitive factors have a place in the practice of behavior therapy, techniques
from this approach can be used to attain humanistic ends.
b. Contemporary behavior therapy is grounded on a scientific view of human behavior.
c. Behavioral methods can be applied to a diverse client population.
d. Contemporary behavior therapy is increasingly concerned with therapists’ behavioral
control.