Question 1

An integrative perspective is not developed in a random fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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 C

Question 3

Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt therapy 
B)  Family systems therapy 
C)  Existential approach 
D)  Person-centred approach 
A)  Gestalt therapy 
B)  Family systems therapy 
C)  Existential approach 
D)  Person-centred approach B

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Much of effective therapy is the product of artistry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Psychotherapy is a process of engagement between two people, both of whom are bound to change through the therapeutic venture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a factor that often limits our freedom of choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social 
B)  Environmental 
C)  Cultural 
D)  Internal 
A)  Social 
B)  Environmental 
C)  Cultural 
D)  Internal

Question 14

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.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

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.

Question 18

Gestalt therapy is an experiential approach. It offers a range of experiments to help clients gain awareness of what they are experiencing in the here and now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

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.

An integrative perspective is not developed in a random fashion.

Which humanistic approach emphasises the basic attitudes of the therapist?

Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?

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.

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

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

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

Much of effective therapy is the product of artistry.

Which of these statements about interventions is true?

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

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

Psychotherapy is a process of engagement between two people, both of whom are bound to change through the therapeutic venture.

Which of the following is not a factor that often limits our freedom of choice?

A comprehensive approach to counselling:

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

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

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

Gestalt therapy is an experiential approach. It offers a range of experiments to help clients gain awareness of what they are experiencing in the here and now.

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.

Synthesising the approaches covered in the text:

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered 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

An integrative perspective is not developed in a random fashion.

Which humanistic approach emphasises the basic attitudes of the therapist?

Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?

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.

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

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

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

Much of effective therapy is the product of artistry.

Which of these statements about interventions is true?

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

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

Psychotherapy is a process of engagement between two people, both of whom are bound to change through the therapeutic venture.

Which of the following is not a factor that often limits our freedom of choice?

A comprehensive approach to counselling:

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

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

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

Gestalt therapy is an experiential approach. It offers a range of experiments to help clients gain awareness of what they are experiencing in the here and now.

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.

Synthesising the approaches covered in the text:

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered 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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