A person experiencing persistent feelings of inadequacy has probably had difficulty
attaining a sense of_______during the________stage.
a. intimacy; young adulthood
b. identity; adolescent
c. integrity; later life
d. industry; school age
The technique whereby the analyst explains the meaning of certain behavior is known
as:
a. transference.
b. rationalization.
c. countertransference.
d. interpretation.
The_________sets forth the goals of the therapeutic process and specifies the
responsibilities of both therapist and client.
a. early recollections
b. private logic
c. therapeutic contract
d. therapeutic goal
Structural family therapy includes all of the following goals except for bringing about
structural change by:
a. modifying the family’s transactional rules.
b. developing more appropriate boundaries.
c. reducing symptoms of dysfunction.
d. the therapist taking a not-knowing stance with a family.
A major characteristic of the classical psychoanalytic therapist is:
a. openness and self-disclosure.
b. a deeply personal and sharing relationship.
c. a sense of being anonymous.
d. a focus on specific behavior and an objective appraisal of learned patterns of
behavior.
An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound
rationale for systematically adhering to certain concepts and to the techniques that are
extensions of them.
a. True
b. False
Glasser believes the need to love and to belong are secondary needs.
a. True
b. False
“Fictional finalism” is an Adlerian term meaning:
a. the unrealistic ideas that we have about the way life should be.
b. our strict adherence to certain beliefs that are not based on reality.
c. an imagined central goal that guides our behavior.
d. our stubborn resistance to change.
Which of the following principles of feminist psychology is most aimed at advancing a
transformation in society?
a. The person is political.
b. Commitment to social change
c. Women’s ways of knowing are valued and their experiences are honored.
d. A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress
The SAMIC3plan is an essential part of the evaluation phase of the WDEP system.
a. True
b. False
In solution-focused brief therapy, the role of the client is to create, explore, and
co-author his or her evolving story.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following approaches is credited with an emphasis on assessment and
evaluation?
a. Behavior therapy
b. Existential therapy
c. Psychoanalytic therapy
d. Reality therapy
Maslow postulated a hierarchy of needs as a source of motivation, with the most basic
needs being physiological needs.
a. True
b. False
Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client
populations for all of the following reasons except:
a. it was founded in a sociocultural context.
b. it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective.
c. it defines problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational context.
d. it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more
closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.
Carl Rogers drew heavily from existential concepts, especially as they apply to:
a. the transference relationship.
b. countertransference, or unfinished business of the counselor.
c. the client/therapist relationship.
d. guilt and anxiety.
Strengths-based CBT therapists:
a. help clients with unresolved issues of the past.
b. attempt to reveal inadequate ego-defense mechanisms.
c. are collaborative, active, here-and-now focused, and client-centered.
d. are behaviorists and less active than most cognitive therapists.
The five different kinds of contact boundary disturbances include all of the following,
except:
a. retroflection.
b. projection.
c. introjection.
d. introflection.
The author describes the characteristics of an effective counselor. By including this
information in the chapter, he is hoping to convey the message that:
a. if you do not possess all of these characteristics, you are doomed to fail in the helping
professions.
b. deficits in these qualities almost always require years of psychoanalysis.
c. you should develop your own concept of what personality traits you think are
essential to strive for to promote your own personal growth.
d. those who possess all of these qualities can bypass the requirement to participate in
clinical supervision.
The_________is a directional process of striving toward realization, fulfillment,
autonomy, and self- determination.
a. congruence tendency
b. empathic understanding
c. actualizing tendency
d. actualizing understanding
Gestalt therapy is lively and promotes direct experiencing rather than the abstractness
of talking about situations.
a. True
b. False
Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy?
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. To dispute clients’ irrational beliefs
d. To challenge clients to assume responsibility for designing their present lives
The primary aim of time limited dynamic psychotherapy is to:
a. explore sources of childhood trauma.
b. deal exclusively with a single presenting problem.
c. change the client’s repetitive patterns of relating to others.
d. bring about catharsis.
Which of the following statements is not true about Alfred Adler?
a. He created child guidance clinics.
b. His early childhood was happy.
c. He worked with Freud for at least eight years.
d. He had much to say about child-rearing practices.
Which of the following is nota basic characteristic of behavior therapy?
a. Treatment goals are specific and concrete.
b. It is grounded in learning theory.
c. Many specific techniques are supported by research.
d. The therapist is manipulative and controlling.
During the anal stage, children typically experience a range of negative feelings,
including rage, hate, and hostility.
a. True
b. False
In the 1960s and 1970s Rogers did a great deal to spearhead the development of:
a. organizational management seminars.
b. private colleges aimed at training person-centered therapists.
c. student-centered teaching and encounter groups.
d. the National Training Laboratories and T-groups.
Structural-strategic family therapy has its foundation in behavioral theory.
a. True
b. False
Understanding family process is almost always facilitated by “how” questions.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following approaches is least likely to be applied to short-term crisis
intervention?
a. Existential therapy
b. Person-centered therapy
c. Reality therapy
d. Psychoanalytic therapy
The narrative emphasis on creating an appreciative audience for new developments in
an individual’s life lends itself to group counseling.
a. True
b. False
The constructs of feminist theory, in contrast to traditional theories, include all of the
following except for which characteristic?
a. Intrapsychic orientation
b. Gender-fair
c. Flexible-multicultural
d. Life-span oriented