Question 1

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that to defend against anxiety is to deny the experience from awareness?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavior therapies 
B) Cognitive therapies 
C) Emotional flooding therapies 
D) Person-centered therapy 
A) Behavior therapies 
B) Cognitive therapies 
C) Emotional flooding therapies 
D) Person-centered therapy

Question 2

In contrast to existential therapies,humanistic therapies assert:

Accepted Answer

A) that anxiety and guilt are irrelevant to the therapeutic task. 
B) that accurate empathic understanding of the client's subjective experience is key to the therapy process. 
C) the notion of an innate self-actualizing potential. 
D) that a nondirective approach is best. 
A) that anxiety and guilt are irrelevant to the therapeutic task. 
B) that accurate empathic understanding of the client's subjective experience is key to the therapy process. 
C) the notion of an innate self-actualizing potential. 
D) that a nondirective approach is best.

Question 3

(1)My folks are really on my back.(2)I'm really enraged about how my brother is treating me,and I want to feel better.(3)I used to feel unwanted at home.(4)I feel OK about coming to therapy.Which of the following would be the most likely order of expression of these thoughts and feelings in a session of client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,3,4,2 
B) 2,4,1,3 
C) 3,1,2,4 
D) 4,2,3,1 
A) 1,3,4,2 
B) 2,4,1,3 
C) 3,1,2,4 
D) 4,2,3,1

Question 4

According to client-centered theory,the therapist would do all of the following in raising client consciousness EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) act as a surrogate information-processor. 
B) control the content of therapy. 
C) control the process of therapy. 
D) organize the patient's information making it more fully available to awareness. 
A) act as a surrogate information-processor. 
B) control the content of therapy. 
C) control the process of therapy. 
D) organize the patient's information making it more fully available to awareness.

Question 5

According to person-centered therapy,control would be most likely represented by which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) Attempting to control another is psychologically the most violent thing we can do to another. 
B) Control is a problem when individuals attempt to impose their conditions of worth on others. 
C) Problems with control result from irrational individuals demanding the world conform to their wishes. 
D) Struggles over interpersonal control are frequently struggles over whose defenses will dominate the relationship. 
A) Attempting to control another is psychologically the most violent thing we can do to another. 
B) Control is a problem when individuals attempt to impose their conditions of worth on others. 
C) Problems with control result from irrational individuals demanding the world conform to their wishes. 
D) Struggles over interpersonal control are frequently struggles over whose defenses will dominate the relationship.

Question 6

Meta-analyses have documented that,compared to untreated individuals,Motivational Interviewing produced which of the following effect sizes in 2-3 sessions?

Accepted Answer

A) Small 
B) Medium 
C) Large 
D) Very large 
A) Small 
B) Medium 
C) Large 
D) Very large

Question 7

In contrast to psychotherapy outcome research,psychotherapy process research focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A) the extent to which a therapist applies person-centered methods. 
B) the interactions between client and therapist. 
C) the effectiveness of therapy. 
D) the frequency and duration of therapy sessions over treatment. 
A) the extent to which a therapist applies person-centered methods. 
B) the interactions between client and therapist. 
C) the effectiveness of therapy. 
D) the frequency and duration of therapy sessions over treatment.

Question 8

Average treatments of 100 minutes of Motivational Interviewing for adolescents and adults have shown:

Accepted Answer

A) a stronger impact on substance abuse problems than smoking. 
B) a stronger impact on smoking than substance abuse problems. 
C) an equivalently strong impact on substance abuse problems and smoking. 
D) a stronger impact on substance abuse problems than smoking among adults only. 
A) a stronger impact on substance abuse problems than smoking. 
B) a stronger impact on smoking than substance abuse problems. 
C) an equivalently strong impact on substance abuse problems and smoking. 
D) a stronger impact on substance abuse problems than smoking among adults only.

Question 9

The founder of person-centered therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Rogers. 
B) Frederick Perls. 
C) Alfred Adler. 
D) Victor Frankl. 
A) Carl Rogers. 
B) Frederick Perls. 
C) Alfred Adler. 
D) Victor Frankl.

Question 10

A meta-analysis of 30 controlled outcome studies showed that motivational interviewing was:

Accepted Answer

A) less effective than longer treatments but better than no treatment and placebo treatments for addictive disorders. 
B) useful in the treatment of addictive behaviors,but of marginal value in the treatment of health- related behaviors. 
C) more effective than other longer treatments. 
D) as effective as other lengthier and active treatments. 
A) less effective than longer treatments but better than no treatment and placebo treatments for addictive disorders. 
B) useful in the treatment of addictive behaviors,but of marginal value in the treatment of health- related behaviors. 
C) more effective than other longer treatments. 
D) as effective as other lengthier and active treatments.

Question 11

Effective means of supporting dissemination and implementation of evidence based therapies include:

Accepted Answer

A) writing books or publishing articles. 
B) giving talks and workshops. 
C) providing workshops and feedback. 
D) providing workshops,feedback and coaching. 
A) writing books or publishing articles. 
B) giving talks and workshops. 
C) providing workshops and feedback. 
D) providing workshops,feedback and coaching.

Question 12

The most important function of the person-centered therapist is to:

Accepted Answer

A) be willing to enter into a real relationship with a client. 
B) to identify the obstacles to self-actualization. 
C) help client's examine their past relationships and feelings. 
D) clarify the client's experiences for them. 
A) be willing to enter into a real relationship with a client. 
B) to identify the obstacles to self-actualization. 
C) help client's examine their past relationships and feelings. 
D) clarify the client's experiences for them.

Question 13

Jean is telling his psychotherapist how he loves his new girlfriend,finds his new job challenging,and is experiencing some minor feelings of anger toward his new neighbors.Jean's therapist responds empathetically to his expression of irritation.Jean's revelations are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a corrective emotional experience. 
B) emotional displacement. 
C) how patients control the content of therapy. 
D) how the therapist controls the content of therapy. 
A) a corrective emotional experience. 
B) emotional displacement. 
C) how patients control the content of therapy. 
D) how the therapist controls the content of therapy.

Question 14

There is _________ empirical support for Rogers' facilitative conditions as necessary and sufficient conditions of personality change.

Accepted Answer

A) little 
B) moderate 
C) substantial 
D) overwhelming 
A) little 
B) moderate 
C) substantial 
D) overwhelming

Question 15

Regarding catharsis,which of the following therapies would most likely say that when feelings are described early in a therapy session,they are past experiences external to oneself?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavior therapies 
B) Emotional flooding therapies 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) Person-centered therapy 
A) Behavior therapies 
B) Emotional flooding therapies 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) Person-centered therapy

Question 16

Rogers' notion of unconditional positive regard refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the therapist's ability to like the client with whom they are working. 
B) the therapist's unconditional acceptance of all client behavior. 
C) the client's ability to accept and like who they are. 
D) the therapist's acceptance of a client's feelings and personhood. 
A) the therapist's ability to like the client with whom they are working. 
B) the therapist's unconditional acceptance of all client behavior. 
C) the client's ability to accept and like who they are. 
D) the therapist's acceptance of a client's feelings and personhood.

Question 17

With respect to self-esteem,which of the following therapies would most likely say that the solution lies in expanding our conditions of worth so that we can prize all that we can be and not only who we believe we are supposed to be?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavior therapies 
B) Emotional flooding therapies 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) Person-centered therapy 
A) Behavior therapies 
B) Emotional flooding therapies 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) Person-centered therapy

Question 18

In the largest psychotherapy outcome study ever completed,Project MATCH (1993,1997)revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A) briefer MET was more effective than the lengthier Twelve Step program,and as effective as Cognitive Behavioral treatments for all kinds of substance abusing clients. 
B) at long-term follow-up,briefer MET was as effective as the lengthier Twelve Step program,but less effective than Cognitive Behavioral treatments for alcoholic clients. 
C) Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Training was more effective for highly motivated alcohol dependent clients,while the briefer and newer MET was more effective for all kinds of less motivated substance abusing clients. 
D) briefer MET was just as effective as lengthier and more established Twelve Step and Cognitive Behavioral treatments for alcohol dependent clients. 
A) briefer MET was more effective than the lengthier Twelve Step program,and as effective as Cognitive Behavioral treatments for all kinds of substance abusing clients. 
B) at long-term follow-up,briefer MET was as effective as the lengthier Twelve Step program,but less effective than Cognitive Behavioral treatments for alcoholic clients. 
C) Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Training was more effective for highly motivated alcohol dependent clients,while the briefer and newer MET was more effective for all kinds of less motivated substance abusing clients. 
D) briefer MET was just as effective as lengthier and more established Twelve Step and Cognitive Behavioral treatments for alcohol dependent clients.

Question 19

According to person-centered therapy,adjustment versus transcendence would be most likely represented by which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) Alienation is the condition of the mature person as long as society remains insane. 
B) Healthy people are committed to helping society transcend its current functioning in order to become a more perfect social system. 
C) Once a person is in the process of becoming more congruent,there is no inherent conflict between being an actualizer and being part of society. 
D) There is no way to transcend the restraints,injustices,limitations and frustrations of society,trying will inevitably make one emotionally upset. 
A) Alienation is the condition of the mature person as long as society remains insane. 
B) Healthy people are committed to helping society transcend its current functioning in order to become a more perfect social system. 
C) Once a person is in the process of becoming more congruent,there is no inherent conflict between being an actualizer and being part of society. 
D) There is no way to transcend the restraints,injustices,limitations and frustrations of society,trying will inevitably make one emotionally upset.

Question 20

Which of the following humanistic therapies has the most outcome data supporting its efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A) Existential-integrative 
B) Person-centered 
C) Motivational interviewing 
D) Positive psychotherapy 
A) Existential-integrative 
B) Person-centered 
C) Motivational interviewing 
D) Positive psychotherapy

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that to defend against anxiety is to deny the experience from awareness?

In contrast to existential therapies,humanistic therapies assert:

According to client-centered theory,the therapist would do all of the following in raising client consciousness EXCEPT:

According to person-centered therapy,control would be most likely represented by which of the following statements?

Meta-analyses have documented that,compared to untreated individuals,Motivational Interviewing produced which of the following effect sizes in 2-3 sessions?

In contrast to psychotherapy outcome research,psychotherapy process research focuses on:

Average treatments of 100 minutes of Motivational Interviewing for adolescents and adults have shown:

The founder of person-centered therapy is:

A meta-analysis of 30 controlled outcome studies showed that motivational interviewing was:

Effective means of supporting dissemination and implementation of evidence based therapies include:

The most important function of the person-centered therapist is to:

Jean is telling his psychotherapist how he loves his new girlfriend,finds his new job challenging,and is experiencing some minor feelings of anger toward his new neighbors.Jean's therapist responds empathetically to his expression of irritation.Jean's revelations are an example of:

There is _________ empirical support for Rogers' facilitative conditions as necessary and sufficient conditions of personality change.

Regarding catharsis,which of the following therapies would most likely say that when feelings are described early in a therapy session,they are past experiences external to oneself?

Rogers' notion of unconditional positive regard refers to:

With respect to self-esteem,which of the following therapies would most likely say that the solution lies in expanding our conditions of worth so that we can prize all that we can be and not only who we believe we are supposed to be?

In the largest psychotherapy outcome study ever completed,Project MATCH (1993,1997)revealed that:

According to person-centered therapy,adjustment versus transcendence would be most likely represented by which of the following statements?

Which of the following humanistic therapies has the most outcome data supporting its efficacy?

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 5: Person-Centered Therapies

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that to defend against anxiety is to deny the experience from awareness?

In contrast to existential therapies,humanistic therapies assert:

According to client-centered theory,the therapist would do all of the following in raising client consciousness EXCEPT:

According to person-centered therapy,control would be most likely represented by which of the following statements?

Meta-analyses have documented that,compared to untreated individuals,Motivational Interviewing produced which of the following effect sizes in 2-3 sessions?

In contrast to psychotherapy outcome research,psychotherapy process research focuses on:

Average treatments of 100 minutes of Motivational Interviewing for adolescents and adults have shown:

The founder of person-centered therapy is:

A meta-analysis of 30 controlled outcome studies showed that motivational interviewing was:

Effective means of supporting dissemination and implementation of evidence based therapies include:

The most important function of the person-centered therapist is to:

Jean is telling his psychotherapist how he loves his new girlfriend,finds his new job challenging,and is experiencing some minor feelings of anger toward his new neighbors.Jean's therapist responds empathetically to his expression of irritation.Jean's revelations are an example of:

There is _________ empirical support for Rogers' facilitative conditions as necessary and sufficient conditions of personality change.

Regarding catharsis,which of the following therapies would most likely say that when feelings are described early in a therapy session,they are past experiences external to oneself?

Rogers' notion of unconditional positive regard refers to:

With respect to self-esteem,which of the following therapies would most likely say that the solution lies in expanding our conditions of worth so that we can prize all that we can be and not only who we believe we are supposed to be?

In the largest psychotherapy outcome study ever completed,Project MATCH (1993,1997)revealed that:

According to person-centered therapy,adjustment versus transcendence would be most likely represented by which of the following statements?

Which of the following humanistic therapies has the most outcome data supporting its efficacy?

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

Filters