Which of the following Gestalt techniques involves asking one person in a group to
speak to each of the other group members?
a. The rehearsal exercise
b. The reversal technique
c. Making the rounds
d. The exaggeration technique
The core of choice theory/reality therapy consists of:
a. teaching clients how to acquire rational beliefs instead of irrational beliefs.
b. helping clients to understand their unconscious dynamics.
c. giving clients opportunities to express unresolved feelings.
d. the client’s selfevaluation, plan of action, and commitment to follow through.
Reality therapy is best described as:
a. an intensive and long-term therapy.
b. a rational therapy.
c. an insight therapy.
d. a short-term therapy that deals with conscious behavioral problems.
Prerequisites for good contact involves all of the following except:
a. zest.
b. creativity.
c. imagination.
d. projection.
Which of the following statements about theories or models of
counseling/psychotherapy is true?
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are
“wrong.”
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional
organizations.
The main goal of brief therapy is to help clients efficiently resolve problems and to
move forward as quickly as possible.
a. True
b. False
Modeling is a form of systematic desensitization.
a. True
b. False
According to the text, the challenge of fulfilling the spirit of informed consent is to:
a. tell clients about the nature of confidentiality.
b. strike a balance between giving clients too much information and giving them too
little.
c. convince clients that counselors know what they are doing.
d. teach clients about state laws that pertain to counseling.
Dr. Kane pointed out to her client John that his feelings of inadequacy at work seem
reminiscent of the feelings he experienced in his family of origin. It is probable that Dr.
Kane was:
a. crossing theoretical boundaries by referring to John’s past.
b. looking for continuity by paying attention to themes running through John’s life.
c. trying to get John to tap into the unconscious realm by having him explore painful
memories related to his family of origin.
d. hoping her intervention would promote transference, which could then be worked
through.
The ego is the original structure of personality.
a. True
b. False
In the text, all of the following are listed as characteristics of the counselor as a
therapeutic person except:
a. counselors have a sense of humor.
b. counselors no longer have to cope with personal problems.
c. counselors make choices that are life oriented.
d. counselors make mistakes and are willing to admit them.
Which of the following is nottrue regarding behavior therapy?
a. The client must be an active participant.
b. The client is merely passive while the therapist uses techniques.
c. If clients are not involved or motivated, the chances are slim that therapy will be
successful.
d. Both therapist and client need to work together for common goals.
What is the current thinking in the field regarding the role of spirituality in counseling?
a. There is growing evidence that spiritual practice is therapeutically relevant, ethically
appropriate, and potentially significant topics for practice of counseling in secular
settings.
b. Counselors are encouraged to be cautious and engage in peripheral discussions about
spirituality only.
c. There is little interest in integrating spiritual issues in counseling.
d. Counselors should take a directive approach in helping clients meet their spiritual
needs.
Psychodynamic group leaders do not interpret their client’s transferences.
a. True
b. False
Carl Rogers’s position on confronting the client is that:
a. confrontation is to be avoided at all costs.
b. confrontation causes clients to stop growing.
c. confrontation reflects that the therapist has a need to be in control.
d. confrontation or resistance must be responded to in a nonconfrontational manner.
The developmental crisis involving initiative vs. guilt occurs during:
a. school age.
b. early childhood age.
c. preschool age.
d. adolescence.
Which of the following is nottrue about Gestalt techniques?
a. “Exercises” are readymade techniques.
b. “Experiments” grow out of the interaction between therapist and client.
c. Clients need to be prepared for their involvement in Gestalt techniques.
d. Experiments are always carried out during the therapy session, rather than outside it.
The general goals of counselors must be congruent with the personal goals of the client.
a. True
b. False
Assessment consists of:
a. identifying a specific mental disorder.
b. forming an explanation of the causes of the client’s difficulties.
c. evaluating the relevant factors in a client’s life to identify themes for further
exploration in the counseling process.
d. gaining an account into how the client’s problems developed over time.
The Oedipal complex and the Electra complex are associated with the genital stage of
development.
a. True
b. False
In strengths-based CBT,_______identified in early therapy sessions can provide a
wealth of information to help therapist and client collaboratively integrate strengths into
case conceptualization and treatment.
a. positive interests and weaknesses
b. obstacles and positive interests
c. negative interests and strengths
d. positive interests and strengths
_________is described as teaching and promoting assertive behavior; women become
aware of their interpersonal rights, transcend stereotypical gender roles, change
negative beliefs, and implement changes in their daily life.
a. Bibliotherapy
b. Power analysis
c. Assertiveness training
d. Gender-role intervention
According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:
a. help assist them in facing unfinished business.
b. keep from feeling uncomfortable emotions.
c. help them work to change.
d. help express feelings openly.
Systematic desensitization typically includes the use of relaxation procedures.
a. True
b. False
When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would
likely:
a. explore the developmental origins of these feelings.
b. develop a specific behavioral plan to help the client get “unstuck.”
c. encourage the client to do a shame-attacking exercise.
d. make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her
stuck.
In applying the person-centered approach to crisis intervention, therapists should do all
of the following, except:
a. communicate a deep sense of understanding.
b. provide genuine support and warmth.
c. use a more structured approach and provide clients with some direction.
d. do not give the individual the opportunity to fully express themselves.
An androcentric theory uses female-oriented constructs to draw conclusions about
human nature.
a. True
b. False
Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred are associated with the:
a. oral stage.
b. anal stage.
c. phallic stage.
d. genital stage.
In object-relations theory, later relationships build upon:
a. the child’s search for approval from the father.
b. one’s birth order.
c. one’s striving to overcome felt inferiority.
d. the child’s search for a reconnection with the mother.
When reality therapists explore a client’s past, they tend to focus on:
a. relationships within the family.
b. early traumatic events.
c. problems in school performance.
d. past successes.
Which of the following approaches would contend that normal personality development
depends on the successful resolution of specific stages of development?
a. Narrative therapy
b. Family systems therapy
c. Psychoanalytic therapy
d. Solution-focused therapy
Adlerians have a teleological view of human nature.
a. True
b. False