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. B

Question 2

Mindfulness therapies, cognitive behavior therapies, and integrative psychotherapy are three among the top six therapeutic approaches in ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology 
B)  psychotherapy 
C)  behavior therapy 
D)  psychoanalysis 
A)  psychology 
B)  psychotherapy 
C)  behavior therapy 
D)  psychoanalysis B

Question 3

Identify the particular therapy that involves a conceptual shift from individual dynamics to interaction within the system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Family therapy 
B)  Behavior therapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  Solution-focused brief therapy 
A)  Family therapy 
B)  Behavior therapy 
C)  Gestalt therapy 
D)  Solution-focused brief therapy A

Question 4

Which theory mostly deals with childhood experiences that are reconstructed, explored, and interpreted in therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt therapy 
B)  Adlerian therapy 
C)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
D)  Cognitive therapy 
A)  Gestalt therapy 
B)  Adlerian therapy 
C)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
D)  Cognitive therapy

Question 5

Which of the following is not covered in Gestalt therapy?

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 6

The therapeutic goal of which theory is challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to create their own lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  Cognitive therapy 
C)  Solution-focused brief therapy 
D)  Existential therapy 
A)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
B)  Cognitive therapy 
C)  Solution-focused brief therapy 
D)  Existential therapy

Question 7

What is the overall goal of reality therapy?

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 8

Which of the following techniques is LEAST likely to be used by a solution-focused brief therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Active disputation of faulty beliefs 
B)  Exception questions 
C)  Scaling questions 
D)  The miracle question 
A)  Active disputation of faulty beliefs 
B)  Exception questions 
C)  Scaling questions 
D)  The miracle question

Question 9

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives, solution-focused brief therapists

Accepted Answer

A)  adopt a stance of being active and highly directive. 
B)  adopt a "not knowing" position. 
C)  place top priority on the I-Thou relationship. 
D)  conduct an assessment of a client's total behavior. 
A)  adopt a stance of being active and highly directive. 
B)  adopt a "not knowing" position. 
C)  place top priority on the I-Thou relationship. 
D)  conduct an assessment of a client's total behavior.

Question 10

If your approach to helping puts emphasis on gaining insight, much of your time with clients will likely be spent in

Accepted Answer

A)  getting clients to examine their cognitions. 
B)  encouraging clients to identify and express their feelings. 
C)  exploring the reasons for actions and in interpreting clients' behavior. 
D)  dealing with what clients are doing now. 
A)  getting clients to examine their cognitions. 
B)  encouraging clients to identify and express their feelings. 
C)  exploring the reasons for actions and in interpreting clients' behavior. 
D)  dealing with what clients are doing now.

Question 11

Which program is designed to teach participants to relate to external and internal sources of stress in constructive ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mindfulness-based stress reduction program 
B)  An action-oriented program 
C)  A self-directed program 
D)  The mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program 
A)  The mindfulness-based stress reduction program 
B)  An action-oriented program 
C)  A self-directed program 
D)  The mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program

Question 12

Which is most true regarding Corey's 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 13

Which of the following are central aspects in the relationship of psychoanalytically oriented therapists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients' current experience and therapeutic techniques 
B)  Transference and countertransference 
C)  Awareness of clients' choices and directedness 
D)  Interpretation and an attitude of unconditional positive regard 
A)  Clients' current experience and therapeutic techniques 
B)  Transference and countertransference 
C)  Awareness of clients' choices and directedness 
D)  Interpretation and an attitude of unconditional positive regard

Question 14

In what way does family therapy differ from many individual therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is more helpful in resolution of problematic symptoms by focusing on each individual of the family. 
B)  It focuses on the behavioral change of the identified client more than that of the family as a whole. 
C)  It emphasizes on how family current relationships contribute to the development of symptoms. 
D)  It proposes that significant change within an individual can be made irrespective of family relationships. 
A)  It is more helpful in resolution of problematic symptoms by focusing on each individual of the family. 
B)  It focuses on the behavioral change of the identified client more than that of the family as a whole. 
C)  It emphasizes on how family current relationships contribute to the development of symptoms. 
D)  It proposes that significant change within an individual can be made irrespective of family relationships.

Question 15

All of the following are concepts associated with Adlerian therapy EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness is the center of personality. 
B)  social interest is the heart of therapy. 
C)  people are viewed as being creative, active, and decisional. 
D)  the WDEP model generates techniques for this theory. 
A)  consciousness is the center of personality. 
B)  social interest is the heart of therapy. 
C)  people are viewed as being creative, active, and decisional. 
D)  the WDEP model generates techniques for this theory.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT associated with the category of experiential and relationship-oriented approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rational emotive behavior therapy 
B)  Existential therapy 
C)  Person-centered therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy 
A)  Rational emotive behavior therapy 
B)  Existential therapy 
C)  Person-centered therapy 
D)  Gestalt therapy

Question 17

All the statements are contributions of behavior therapy EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  assessment and diagnosis are tied to treatment planning. 
B)  it emphasizes research into and assessment of techniques used, thus providing accountability. 
C)  behavioral approaches can be integrated into counseling with culturally diverse client populations. 
D)  this approach makes the therapy process relationship-centered rather than technique-centered. 
A)  assessment and diagnosis are tied to treatment planning. 
B)  it emphasizes research into and assessment of techniques used, thus providing accountability. 
C)  behavioral approaches can be integrated into counseling with culturally diverse client populations. 
D)  this approach makes the therapy process relationship-centered rather than technique-centered.

Question 18

Which of the following approaches are more effective when treatments for stress disorders are combined with therapeutic lifestyle changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic approaches 
B)  Experiential approaches 
C)  Mindfulness-based approaches 
D)  Postmodern approaches 
A)  Psychodynamic approaches 
B)  Experiential approaches 
C)  Mindfulness-based approaches 
D)  Postmodern approaches

Question 19

Third wave approaches bridge the gap between the humanistic and relationship-oriented therapies and _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional cognitive behavior models 
B)  contemporary theories 
C)  postmodern approaches 
D)  psychodynamic approaches 
A)  traditional cognitive behavior models 
B)  contemporary theories 
C)  postmodern approaches 
D)  psychodynamic approaches

Question 20

Identify the statement that is NOT a key concept of solution-focused brief therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  There are exceptions to every problem. 
B)  This approach disavows the therapist's role of expert and emphasizes a more collaborative and consultative stance. 
C)  There is a movement from talking about problems to talking about creating solutions. 
D)  Both transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship. 
A)  There are exceptions to every problem. 
B)  This approach disavows the therapist's role of expert and emphasizes a more collaborative and consultative stance. 
C)  There is a movement from talking about problems to talking about creating solutions. 
D)  Both transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship.

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

Mindfulness therapies, cognitive behavior therapies, and integrative psychotherapy are three among the top six therapeutic approaches in ____________.

Identify the particular therapy that involves a conceptual shift from individual dynamics to interaction within the system.

Which theory mostly deals with childhood experiences that are reconstructed, explored, and interpreted in therapy?

Which of the following is not covered in Gestalt therapy?

The therapeutic goal of which theory is challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to create their own lives?

What is the overall goal of reality therapy?

Which of the following techniques is LEAST likely to be used by a solution-focused brief therapist?

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives, solution-focused brief therapists

If your approach to helping puts emphasis on gaining insight, much of your time with clients will likely be spent in

Which program is designed to teach participants to relate to external and internal sources of stress in constructive ways?

Which is most true regarding Corey's theoretical orientation?

Which of the following are central aspects in the relationship of psychoanalytically oriented therapists?

In what way does family therapy differ from many individual therapies?

All of the following are concepts associated with Adlerian therapy EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT associated with the category of experiential and relationship-oriented approaches?

All the statements are contributions of behavior therapy EXCEPT

Which of the following approaches are more effective when treatments for stress disorders are combined with therapeutic lifestyle changes?

Third wave approaches bridge the gap between the humanistic and relationship-oriented therapies and _______.

Identify the statement that is NOT a key concept of solution-focused brief therapy.

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

Mindfulness therapies, cognitive behavior therapies, and integrative psychotherapy are three among the top six therapeutic approaches in ____________.

Identify the particular therapy that involves a conceptual shift from individual dynamics to interaction within the system.

Which theory mostly deals with childhood experiences that are reconstructed, explored, and interpreted in therapy?

Which of the following is not covered in Gestalt therapy?

The therapeutic goal of which theory is challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to create their own lives?

What is the overall goal of reality therapy?

Which of the following techniques is LEAST likely to be used by a solution-focused brief therapist?

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives, solution-focused brief therapists

If your approach to helping puts emphasis on gaining insight, much of your time with clients will likely be spent in

Which program is designed to teach participants to relate to external and internal sources of stress in constructive ways?

Which is most true regarding Corey's theoretical orientation?

Which of the following are central aspects in the relationship of psychoanalytically oriented therapists?

In what way does family therapy differ from many individual therapies?

All of the following are concepts associated with Adlerian therapy EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT associated with the category of experiential and relationship-oriented approaches?

All the statements are contributions of behavior therapy EXCEPT

Which of the following approaches are more effective when treatments for stress disorders are combined with therapeutic lifestyle changes?

Third wave approaches bridge the gap between the humanistic and relationship-oriented therapies and _______.

Identify the statement that is NOT a key concept of solution-focused brief therapy.

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