Question 1

A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

Accepted Answer

A)  it enables intense experiencing to occur over a long period of time. 
B)  it can be a relatively long therapy. 
C)  it stresses talking about problems, as opposed to doing and experiencing. 
D)  the exciting way in which the past is dealt with in a lively manner by bringing relevant aspects into the present. 
A)  it enables intense experiencing to occur over a long period of time. 
B)  it can be a relatively long therapy. 
C)  it stresses talking about problems, as opposed to doing and experiencing. 
D)  the exciting way in which the past is dealt with in a lively manner by bringing relevant aspects into the present. D

Question 2

In Gestalt therapy, a client's resistance is welcomed and used to deepen their therapeutic work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Gestalt therapist typically uses diagnosis and interpretation as a basic part of the therapeutic process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

_________are preplanned activities that can be used to elicit emotion, produce action, or achieve a specific goal.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cathartic events 
B)  Faulty experiments 
C)  Exercises 
D)  Conflicting opinions 
A)  Cathartic events 
B)  Faulty experiments 
C)  Exercises 
D)  Conflicting opinions

Question 7

The five different kinds of contact boundary disturbances include all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  retroflection. 
B)  projection. 
C)  introjection. 
D)  introflection. 
A)  retroflection. 
B)  projection. 
C)  introjection. 
D)  introflection.

Question 8

Field theory asserts that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 
B)  human beings have an innate capacity to self-regulate. 
C)  the organism must be seen in its environment, or in its context, as part of the constantly changing field. 
D)  phenomenological inquiry is the key to behaviour change. 
A)  the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 
B)  human beings have an innate capacity to self-regulate. 
C)  the organism must be seen in its environment, or in its context, as part of the constantly changing field. 
D)  phenomenological inquiry is the key to behaviour change.

Question 9

When a client learns how to influence his or her environment describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discovery 
B)  Accommodation 
C)  Assimilation 
D)  Retroflection 
A)  Discovery 
B)  Accommodation 
C)  Assimilation 
D)  Retroflection

Question 10

A Gestalt therapist pays attention to ways the client uses language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the Gestalt perspective, if people do not remember their dreams:

Accepted Answer

A)  they may be refusing to face what is wrong with their lives. 
B)  that suggests they have no internal conflicts. 
C)  they are sound sleepers. 
D)  they lack creativity. 
A)  they may be refusing to face what is wrong with their lives. 
B)  that suggests they have no internal conflicts. 
C)  they are sound sleepers. 
D)  they lack creativity.

Question 12

Contemporary Gestalt therapists view client resistance as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  way that clients avoid confrontation. 
B)  sign of poor motivation for therapeutic work. 
C)  therapy interfering force that needs to be overcome. 
D)  creative adjustment to a situation and something to be respected. 
A)  way that clients avoid confrontation. 
B)  sign of poor motivation for therapeutic work. 
C)  therapy interfering force that needs to be overcome. 
D)  creative adjustment to a situation and something to be respected.

Question 13

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural training models. 
B)  emphasis on learning to appreciate and fully experience the present moment. 
C)  attempt to remain focused on the past. 
D)  ability to allow the client to remain oblivious to his or her behaviour. 
A)  behavioural training models. 
B)  emphasis on learning to appreciate and fully experience the present moment. 
C)  attempt to remain focused on the past. 
D)  ability to allow the client to remain oblivious to his or her behaviour.

Question 14

Gestalt therapy makes use of a wide variety of techniques that are designed to increase the client's awareness of his or her present experiencing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 16

It is essential that counsellors establish a relationship with their clients, so that the clients will:

Accepted Answer

A)  be less open during an assessment. 
B)  be less focused on the here and now. 
C)  feel trusting enough to participate in the learning that can result from Gestalt experiments. 
D)  be more willing to be involved in process-oriented diagnosis. 
A)  be less open during an assessment. 
B)  be less focused on the here and now. 
C)  feel trusting enough to participate in the learning that can result from Gestalt experiments. 
D)  be more willing to be involved in process-oriented diagnosis.

Question 17

When a person experiences an internal conflict namely a conflict between top dog and underdog), which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making the rounds 
B)  The reversal technique 
C)  The internal dialogue exercise 
D)  The rehearsal exercise 
A)  Making the rounds 
B)  The reversal technique 
C)  The internal dialogue exercise 
D)  The rehearsal exercise

Question 18

A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasis on contact. 
B)  approach to confrontation. 
C)  use of techniques. 
D)  focus on the figure formation process. 
A)  emphasis on contact. 
B)  approach to confrontation. 
C)  use of techniques. 
D)  focus on the figure formation process.

Question 19

Which of the following Gestalt techniques involves asking one person in a group to speak to each of the other group members?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rehearsal exercise 
B)  The reversal technique 
C)  Making the rounds 
D)  The exaggeration technique 
A)  The rehearsal exercise 
B)  The reversal technique 
C)  Making the rounds 
D)  The exaggeration technique

Question 20

Most of the Gestalt techniques are designed to intensify the individual's experiencing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

In Gestalt therapy, a client's resistance is welcomed and used to deepen their therapeutic work.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

The Gestalt therapist typically uses diagnosis and interpretation as a basic part of the therapeutic process.

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

_________are preplanned activities that can be used to elicit emotion, produce action, or achieve a specific goal.

The five different kinds of contact boundary disturbances include all of the following, except:

Field theory asserts that:

When a client learns how to influence his or her environment describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

A Gestalt therapist pays attention to ways the client uses language.

According to the Gestalt perspective, if people do not remember their dreams:

Contemporary Gestalt therapists view client resistance as a:

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

Gestalt therapy makes use of a wide variety of techniques that are designed to increase the client's awareness of his or her present experiencing.

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

It is essential that counsellors establish a relationship with their clients, so that the clients will:

When a person experiences an internal conflict namely a conflict between top dog and underdog), which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the:

Which of the following Gestalt techniques involves asking one person in a group to speak to each of the other group members?

Most of the Gestalt techniques are designed to intensify the individual's experiencing.

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Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

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Exam 8: Gestalt Therapy

A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

In Gestalt therapy, a client's resistance is welcomed and used to deepen their therapeutic work.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

The Gestalt therapist typically uses diagnosis and interpretation as a basic part of the therapeutic process.

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

_________are preplanned activities that can be used to elicit emotion, produce action, or achieve a specific goal.

The five different kinds of contact boundary disturbances include all of the following, except:

Field theory asserts that:

When a client learns how to influence his or her environment describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

A Gestalt therapist pays attention to ways the client uses language.

According to the Gestalt perspective, if people do not remember their dreams:

Contemporary Gestalt therapists view client resistance as a:

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

Gestalt therapy makes use of a wide variety of techniques that are designed to increase the client's awareness of his or her present experiencing.

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

It is essential that counsellors establish a relationship with their clients, so that the clients will:

When a person experiences an internal conflict namely a conflict between top dog and underdog), which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the:

Which of the following Gestalt techniques involves asking one person in a group to speak to each of the other group members?

Most of the Gestalt techniques are designed to intensify the individual's experiencing.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centred Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters