Question 1

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world, your interventions will tend to focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  getting clients to carry out homework assignments as a main way to change behavior. 
B)  what clients are thinking and the things that they continue to tell themselves. 
C)  confrontation of a client's resistances. 
D)  helping clients accept their life circumstances by adjusting to reality. 
A)  getting clients to carry out homework assignments as a main way to change behavior. 
B)  what clients are thinking and the things that they continue to tell themselves. 
C)  confrontation of a client's resistances. 
D)  helping clients accept their life circumstances by adjusting to reality.

Question 2

Theory is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  a definite set of structures that prescribes, step by step, what and how helpers should function. 
B)  a map that gives direction to what a helper says and does. 
C)  a necessary evil under a managed care system. 
D)  a definite set of therapy procedures for dealing with specific symptoms or problems. 
A)  a definite set of structures that prescribes, step by step, what and how helpers should function. 
B)  a map that gives direction to what a helper says and does. 
C)  a necessary evil under a managed care system. 
D)  a definite set of therapy procedures for dealing with specific symptoms or problems.

Question 3

Briefly explain why psychoanalytically oriented therapists believe transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship. ​

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalytically oriented therapists b

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the person-centered approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stresses the active role and responsibility of the client. 
B)  It calls attention to the need to account for a person's inner and subjective experiences. 
C)  The approach specifies techniques that can be used to treat a wide range of behavioral problems. 
D)  It sheds light on the value of empathy, understanding, and therapist presence. 
A)  It stresses the active role and responsibility of the client. 
B)  It calls attention to the need to account for a person's inner and subjective experiences. 
C)  The approach specifies techniques that can be used to treat a wide range of behavioral problems. 
D)  It sheds light on the value of empathy, understanding, and therapist presence.

Question 5

Which is most true regarding the Coreys' theoretical orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They subscribe to a single theory in its totality. 
B)  They do not have a theory, since a theory often blocks creativity. 
C)  They function within an integrative framework that they continue to modify as they practice. 
D)  They define themselves as cognitive-behavior therapists who are committed to short-term interventions. 
A)  They subscribe to a single theory in its totality. 
B)  They do not have a theory, since a theory often blocks creativity. 
C)  They function within an integrative framework that they continue to modify as they practice. 
D)  They define themselves as cognitive-behavior therapists who are committed to short-term interventions.

Question 6

The overall goal of reality therapy is

Accepted Answer

A)  to change the way clients think by a process of cognitive restructuring. 
B)  to help clients find better ways to meet their needs for survival, love, power, freedom, and fun. 
C)  to eliminate a self-defeating outlook on life and to acquire a more rational and tolerant philosophy. 
D)  to foster social interest, help client overcome feelings of discouragement, and challenge clients' mistaken notions. 
A)  to change the way clients think by a process of cognitive restructuring. 
B)  to help clients find better ways to meet their needs for survival, love, power, freedom, and fun. 
C)  to eliminate a self-defeating outlook on life and to acquire a more rational and tolerant philosophy. 
D)  to foster social interest, help client overcome feelings of discouragement, and challenge clients' mistaken notions.

Question 7

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered one of the contributions of cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides a rich method of exploring the meaning of dreams. 
B)  It has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of anxiety, phobias, and depression. 
C)  This approach has received a great deal of attention by clinical researchers. 
D)  It emphasizes a collaborative effort of both the therapist and client in challenging dysfunctional thinking. 
A)  It provides a rich method of exploring the meaning of dreams. 
B)  It has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of anxiety, phobias, and depression. 
C)  This approach has received a great deal of attention by clinical researchers. 
D)  It emphasizes a collaborative effort of both the therapist and client in challenging dysfunctional thinking.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a dimension the Coreys stress in their theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinking 
B)  Feeling 
C)  Behaving or doing 
D)  Evidence-based practice 
A)  Thinking 
B)  Feeling 
C)  Behaving or doing 
D)  Evidence-based practice

Question 9

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  bringing unfinished business from the past into the present. 
B)  objective evaluation of treatment outcomes. 
C)  direct experiencing. 
D)  awareness. 
A)  bringing unfinished business from the past into the present. 
B)  objective evaluation of treatment outcomes. 
C)  direct experiencing. 
D)  awareness.

Question 10

​Rational emotive behavior therapy rests on the premise that thinking, evaluating, analyzing, questioning, doing, practicing, and redeciding are the basics of behavior change. Explain the assumptions of this theory and its importance.

Accepted Answer

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world, your interventions will tend to focus on

Theory is best described as

Briefly explain why psychoanalytically oriented therapists believe transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship.

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the person-centered approach?

Which is most true regarding the Coreys' theoretical orientation?

The overall goal of reality therapy is

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered one of the contributions of cognitive therapy?

Which of the following is NOT a dimension the Coreys stress in their theoretical approach?

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following EXCEPT

Rational emotive behavior therapy rests on the premise that thinking, evaluating, analyzing, questioning, doing, practicing, and redeciding are the basics of behavior change. Explain the assumptions of this theory and its importance.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Helper Know Thyself

Knowing Your Values

Understanding Diversity

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

Stress Burnout and Self Care

Managing Crisis Personally and Professionally

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Exam 7: Theory Applied to Practice

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world, your interventions will tend to focus on

Theory is best described as

Briefly explain why psychoanalytically oriented therapists believe transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship. ​

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the person-centered approach?

Which is most true regarding the Coreys' theoretical orientation?

The overall goal of reality therapy is

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered one of the contributions of cognitive therapy?

Which of the following is NOT a dimension the Coreys stress in their theoretical approach?

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following EXCEPT

​Rational emotive behavior therapy rests on the premise that thinking, evaluating, analyzing, questioning, doing, practicing, and redeciding are the basics of behavior change. Explain the assumptions of this theory and its importance.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Helper Know Thyself

Knowing Your Values

Understanding Diversity

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

Stress Burnout and Self Care

Managing Crisis Personally and Professionally

Filters

Briefly explain why psychoanalytically oriented therapists believe transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship.

Rational emotive behavior therapy rests on the premise that thinking, evaluating, analyzing, questioning, doing, practicing, and redeciding are the basics of behavior change. Explain the assumptions of this theory and its importance.