Question 1

A Gestalt therapist would be interested in Ruth's:

Accepted Answer

A) awareness of her moment-to-moment experiencing. 
B) contact with her therapist. 
C) ability to attribute meaning to what she is thinking, doing, and feeling. 
D) reactions to what is happening during the therapeutic hour. 
E) all of the above. 
A) awareness of her moment-to-moment experiencing. 
B) contact with her therapist. 
C) ability to attribute meaning to what she is thinking, doing, and feeling. 
D) reactions to what is happening during the therapeutic hour. 
E) all of the above. E

Question 2

The main goal of Gestalt therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A) teaching clients how to replace dysfunctional thinking with constructive thinking. 
B) the restoration of awareness. 
C) teaching clients how to make specific behavioral action plans. 
D) the elimination of disabling symptoms. 
E) both (c) and (d). 
A) teaching clients how to replace dysfunctional thinking with constructive thinking. 
B) the restoration of awareness. 
C) teaching clients how to make specific behavioral action plans. 
D) the elimination of disabling symptoms. 
E) both (c) and (d). B

Question 3

In Gestalt therapy, assessment is best conceived of as:

Accepted Answer

A) something that is completed at the intake session. 
B) a behavioral description of what the client is doing. 
C) an ongoing process embedded in the dialogue between client and therapist. 
D) something that gets in the way of understanding the client's subjective world. 
E) a process that results in a traditional diagnosis that can be used for insurance purposes. 
A) something that is completed at the intake session. 
B) a behavioral description of what the client is doing. 
C) an ongoing process embedded in the dialogue between client and therapist. 
D) something that gets in the way of understanding the client's subjective world. 
E) a process that results in a traditional diagnosis that can be used for insurance purposes. C

Question 4

Gestalt therapy is practiced with a theoretical foundation grounded in:

Accepted Answer

A) field theory. 
B) phenomenology. 
C) dialogue. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above. 
A) field theory. 
B) phenomenology. 
C) dialogue. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 5

In Gestalt therapy there is an emphasis on drawing heavily on:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive techniques aimed at eliminating critical judgments of self. 
B) understanding and exploring ego states. 
C) behavioral strategies that are aimed at acquiring new interpersonal skills. 
D) experiential techniques aimed at intensifying here-and-now experiencing. 
E) both (a) and (b). 
A) cognitive techniques aimed at eliminating critical judgments of self. 
B) understanding and exploring ego states. 
C) behavioral strategies that are aimed at acquiring new interpersonal skills. 
D) experiential techniques aimed at intensifying here-and-now experiencing. 
E) both (a) and (b).

Question 6

In Gestalt therapy, techniques are best considered as:

Accepted Answer

A) experiments. 
B) strategies created by the therapist. 
C) planned exercises to elicit feelings. 
D) interventions designed to remove symptoms. 
E) ways to get the client past layers of resistance. 
A) experiments. 
B) strategies created by the therapist. 
C) planned exercises to elicit feelings. 
D) interventions designed to remove symptoms. 
E) ways to get the client past layers of resistance.

Question 7

Which of the following would a Gestalt therapist be least likely to bring into a counseling session with Ruth?

Accepted Answer

A) exploring polarities within Ruth. 
B) encouraging Ruth to create a dialogue in therapy as a way to work through unfinished business. 
C) asking Ruth to "become a conflict" rather than talk about the conflict. 
D) asking Ruth to pay attention to what she is experiencing in her body. 
E) asking Ruth to engage in free-association. 
A) exploring polarities within Ruth. 
B) encouraging Ruth to create a dialogue in therapy as a way to work through unfinished business. 
C) asking Ruth to "become a conflict" rather than talk about the conflict. 
D) asking Ruth to pay attention to what she is experiencing in her body. 
E) asking Ruth to engage in free-association.

A Gestalt therapist would be interested in Ruth's:

The main goal of Gestalt therapy is:

In Gestalt therapy, assessment is best conceived of as:

Gestalt therapy is practiced with a theoretical foundation grounded in:

In Gestalt therapy there is an emphasis on drawing heavily on:

In Gestalt therapy, techniques are best considered as:

Which of the following would a Gestalt therapist be least likely to bring into a counseling session with Ruth?

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Case Approach to Existential Therapy

Case Approach to Person-Centered Therapy

Case Approach to Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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Exam 6: Case Approach to Gestalt Therapy

A Gestalt therapist would be interested in Ruth's:

The main goal of Gestalt therapy is:

In Gestalt therapy, assessment is best conceived of as:

Gestalt therapy is practiced with a theoretical foundation grounded in:

In Gestalt therapy there is an emphasis on drawing heavily on:

In Gestalt therapy, techniques are best considered as:

Which of the following would a Gestalt therapist be least likely to bring into a counseling session with Ruth?

Introduction and Overview

Case Approach to Psychoanalytic Therapy

Case Approach to Adlerian Therapy

Case Approach to Existential Therapy

Case Approach to Person-Centered Therapy

Case Approach to Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Reality Therapy

Case Approach to Feminist Therapy

Case Approach to Postmodern Approaches

Case Approach to Family Therapy

Counseling Ruth From Multicultural Perspectives

Integrative Approaches and Developing Your Own Therapeutic Style

Filters