Question 1

Phindile, a cognitive behavioural therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might her rationale be for doing this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therapy. 
B)  By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them as if she is their teacher). 
C)  She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she may feel like she is being more productive. 
D)  In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Phindile is required to give her clients homework assignments. 
A)  Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therapy. 
B)  By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them as if she is their teacher). 
C)  She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she may feel like she is being more productive. 
D)  In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Phindile is required to give her clients homework assignments. A

Question 2

Donald Meichenbaum is a prominent contributor to the development of cognitive behaviour therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Reality therapy is based on choice theory and focuses on the client assuming responsibility in the present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Synthesising the approaches covered in the text:

Accepted Answer

A)  can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course. 
B)  is usually mastered by the end of the first year of your graduate programme. 
C)  often requires many years of study, training, and practical counselling experience. 
D)  rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal. 
A)  can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course. 
B)  is usually mastered by the end of the first year of your graduate programme. 
C)  often requires many years of study, training, and practical counselling experience. 
D)  rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.

Question 5

Much of effective therapy is the product of artistry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the:

Accepted Answer

A)  therapist solves problems for clients. 
B)  therapist is merely a skilled technician. 
C)  client and therapist collaborate in coconstructing solutions regarding life's tasks. 
D)  client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy. 
A)  therapist solves problems for clients. 
B)  therapist is merely a skilled technician. 
C)  client and therapist collaborate in coconstructing solutions regarding life's tasks. 
D)  client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.

Question 7

With respect to mastering the techniques of counselling and applying them appropriately and effectively, the authors suggest that you are your own very best technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these statements about interventions is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients. 
B)  During the course of an individual's therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times. 
C)  It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counselling and the interventions that you are skilled at using. 
D)  You should only use counselling interventions when you are certified or licensed. 
A)  It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients. 
B)  During the course of an individual's therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times. 
C)  It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counselling and the interventions that you are skilled at using. 
D)  You should only use counselling interventions when you are certified or licensed.

Question 9

Choice theory/reality therapy applies the principles of learning to the resolution of specific behavioural problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationale for systematically sticking to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Michael White and David Epston are the major figures associated with narrative therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Those practising brief therapy are in business to change clients, to give them quick advice, and to solve their problems for them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which humanistic approach emphasises the basic attitudes of the therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  Adlerian therapy 
C)  Person-centred therapy 
D)  Cognitive-behavioural therapy 
A)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  Adlerian therapy 
C)  Person-centred therapy 
D)  Cognitive-behavioural therapy

Question 14

An integrative perspective is not developed in a random fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioural action-oriented therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Existential therapy 
B)  Cognitive behaviour therapy 
C)  Choice theory/relative therapy 
D)  Behaviour therapy 
A)  Existential therapy 
B)  Cognitive behaviour therapy 
C)  Choice theory/relative therapy 
D)  Behaviour therapy

Question 16

Rudolf Dreikurs is credited with popularising the Adlerian approach in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The authors make a case for:

Accepted Answer

A)  initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations and then learning a particular approach by focusing on that approach for some time. 
B)  looking deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical models. 
C)  learning the theories of counselling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the theories more relevant. 
D)  choosing the approach you like best. 
A)  initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations and then learning a particular approach by focusing on that approach for some time. 
B)  looking deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical models. 
C)  learning the theories of counselling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the theories more relevant. 
D)  choosing the approach you like best.

Question 18

Both family therapy and feminist therapy are based on the idea that to understand the individual it is essential to take into consideration the interpersonal dimensions and the sociocultural context. The therapist should not focus primarily on the intrapsychic domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Person-centred therapy 
B)  Family systems therapy 
C)  Adlerian therapy 
D)  Reality therapy 
A)  Person-centred therapy 
B)  Family systems therapy 
C)  Adlerian therapy 
D)  Reality therapy

Question 20

A comprehensive approach to counselling:

Accepted Answer

A)  goes beyond understanding our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realities that influence us. 
B)  focuses almost exclusively on the client's internal dynamics. 
C)  focuses primarily on the therapist's internal reactions to the client's behaviour. 
D)  focuses only on systemic factors. 
A)  goes beyond understanding our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realities that influence us. 
B)  focuses almost exclusively on the client's internal dynamics. 
C)  focuses primarily on the therapist's internal reactions to the client's behaviour. 
D)  focuses only on systemic factors.

Phindile, a cognitive behavioural therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might her rationale be for doing this?

Donald Meichenbaum is a prominent contributor to the development of cognitive behaviour therapy.

Reality therapy is based on choice theory and focuses on the client assuming responsibility in the present.

Synthesising the approaches covered in the text:

Much of effective therapy is the product of artistry.

Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the:

With respect to mastering the techniques of counselling and applying them appropriately and effectively, the authors suggest that you are your own very best technique.

Which of these statements about interventions is true?

Choice theory/reality therapy applies the principles of learning to the resolution of specific behavioural problems.

An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationale for systematically sticking to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.

Michael White and David Epston are the major figures associated with narrative therapy.

Those practising brief therapy are in business to change clients, to give them quick advice, and to solve their problems for them.

Which humanistic approach emphasises the basic attitudes of the therapist?

An integrative perspective is not developed in a random fashion.

Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioural action-oriented therapies?

Rudolf Dreikurs is credited with popularising the Adlerian approach in the United States.

The authors make a case for:

Both family therapy and feminist therapy are based on the idea that to understand the individual it is essential to take into consideration the interpersonal dimensions and the sociocultural context. The therapist should not focus primarily on the intrapsychic domain.

Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?

A comprehensive approach to counselling:

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centred Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

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Exam 1: Introduction and Overview

Phindile, a cognitive behavioural therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might her rationale be for doing this?

Donald Meichenbaum is a prominent contributor to the development of cognitive behaviour therapy.

Reality therapy is based on choice theory and focuses on the client assuming responsibility in the present.

Synthesising the approaches covered in the text:

Much of effective therapy is the product of artistry.

Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the:

With respect to mastering the techniques of counselling and applying them appropriately and effectively, the authors suggest that you are your own very best technique.

Which of these statements about interventions is true?

Choice theory/reality therapy applies the principles of learning to the resolution of specific behavioural problems.

An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationale for systematically sticking to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.

Michael White and David Epston are the major figures associated with narrative therapy.

Those practising brief therapy are in business to change clients, to give them quick advice, and to solve their problems for them.

Which humanistic approach emphasises the basic attitudes of the therapist?

An integrative perspective is not developed in a random fashion.

Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioural action-oriented therapies?

Rudolf Dreikurs is credited with popularising the Adlerian approach in the United States.

The authors make a case for:

Both family therapy and feminist therapy are based on the idea that to understand the individual it is essential to take into consideration the interpersonal dimensions and the sociocultural context. The therapist should not focus primarily on the intrapsychic domain.

Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?

A comprehensive approach to counselling:

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centred Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters