Question 1

What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centred therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defining concrete and measurable goals 
B)  The therapist's technical skills 
C)  The relationship between the client and therapist 
D)  The therapist's ability to think logically and to scientifically solve problems 
A)  Defining concrete and measurable goals 
B)  The therapist's technical skills 
C)  The relationship between the client and therapist 
D)  The therapist's ability to think logically and to scientifically solve problems

Question 2

Which of the following is not true about Carl Rogers?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was raised with strict religious standards in his home. 
B)  He developed cognitive therapy. 
C)  At one point in his life, he was preparing to enter the ministry. 
D)  He made a contribution toward achieving world peace. 
A)  He was raised with strict religious standards in his home. 
B)  He developed cognitive therapy. 
C)  At one point in his life, he was preparing to enter the ministry. 
D)  He made a contribution toward achieving world peace.

Question 3

The term 'presence' refers to the counsellor's ability to be fully engaged in the therapeutic relationship with the client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

From a person-centred perspective, the best source of knowledge about the client is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  individual client. 
B)  therapist. 
C)  client's family. 
D)  therapeutic relationship. 
A)  individual client. 
B)  therapist. 
C)  client's family. 
D)  therapeutic relationship.

Question 5

According to Carl Rogers, personality change occurs only when clients develop insight into the origin of their personality problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In person-centred group therapy, the leader:

Accepted Answer

A)  displays a sense of trust in the members. 
B)  uses techniques and exercises to motivate the group. 
C)  focuses on making interpretations. 
D)  sets goals for the group members. 
A)  displays a sense of trust in the members. 
B)  uses techniques and exercises to motivate the group. 
C)  focuses on making interpretations. 
D)  sets goals for the group members.

Question 7

Person-centred expressive arts therapy can be used in both group and individual contexts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In applying the person-centred approach to crisis intervention, therapists should do all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  communicate a deep sense of understanding. 
B)  provide genuine support and warmth. 
C)  use a more structured approach and provide clients with some direction. 
D)  do not give the individual the opportunity to fully express themselves. 
A)  communicate a deep sense of understanding. 
B)  provide genuine support and warmth. 
C)  use a more structured approach and provide clients with some direction. 
D)  do not give the individual the opportunity to fully express themselves.

Question 9

Concerning research on psychotherapy and Carl Rogers, which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rogers stated his concepts as testable hypotheses and submitted them to research. 
B)  Rogers opened the field for psychotherapy research. 
C)  Rogers inspired others to conduct extensive research on counselling process and outcome. 
D)  Rogers did not conduct the research himself. 
A)  Rogers stated his concepts as testable hypotheses and submitted them to research. 
B)  Rogers opened the field for psychotherapy research. 
C)  Rogers inspired others to conduct extensive research on counselling process and outcome. 
D)  Rogers did not conduct the research himself.

Question 10

The person-centred approach is not particularly well-suited to multi-cultural counselling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Carl Rogers's approach is based on the assumptions that humans are trustworthy and that clients desire to grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

From Carl Rogers's perspective the client/therapist relationship is characterised by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of equality. 
B)  the transference relationship. 
C)  the therapist functioning as the expert. 
D)  a clearly defined contract that specifies what clients will talk about in the sessions. 
A)  a sense of equality. 
B)  the transference relationship. 
C)  the therapist functioning as the expert. 
D)  a clearly defined contract that specifies what clients will talk about in the sessions.

Question 13

An assumption of person-centred therapy is that the counsellor's presence is far more powerful than techniques he or she uses to facilitate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If the therapeutic core conditions exist over some period of time, constructive personality change will not occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Carl Rogers's position on confronting the client is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  confrontation is to be avoided at all costs. 
B)  confrontation causes clients to stop growing. 
C)  confrontation reflects that the therapist has a need to be in control. 
D)  confrontation or resistance must be responded to in a non-confrontational manner. 
A)  confrontation is to be avoided at all costs. 
B)  confrontation causes clients to stop growing. 
C)  confrontation reflects that the therapist has a need to be in control. 
D)  confrontation or resistance must be responded to in a non-confrontational manner.

Question 16

The person-centred emphasises the necessary and sufficient conditions for change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Empathy is a deep and subjective understanding of the client with the client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Accurate empathic understanding helps clients in all the following areas, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  to notice and devalue their experiences. 
B)  to view prior experiences in new ways. 
C)  to process their experience both cognitively and bodily. 
D)  to increase their confidence in making choices and in pursuing a course of action. 
A)  to notice and devalue their experiences. 
B)  to view prior experiences in new ways. 
C)  to process their experience both cognitively and bodily. 
D)  to increase their confidence in making choices and in pursuing a course of action.

Question 19

The person-centred therapist generally does not find traditional assessment and diagnosis:

Accepted Answer

A)  as a useful tool for case conceptualisation. 
B)  as a meaningful way of understanding of a client's psychological state. 
C)  to be useful because these procedures encourage an external and expert perspective on the client. 
D)  as a necessary process that does not affect the course of therapy. 
A)  as a useful tool for case conceptualisation. 
B)  as a meaningful way of understanding of a client's psychological state. 
C)  to be useful because these procedures encourage an external and expert perspective on the client. 
D)  as a necessary process that does not affect the course of therapy.

Question 20

The is a directional process of striving toward realisation, fulfilment, autonomy, and self-determination.

Accepted Answer

A)  congruence tendency 
B)  empathic understanding 
C)  actualising tendency 
D)  actualising understanding 
A)  congruence tendency 
B)  empathic understanding 
C)  actualising tendency 
D)  actualising understanding

What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centred therapy?

Which of the following is not true about Carl Rogers?

The term 'presence' refers to the counsellor's ability to be fully engaged in the therapeutic relationship with the client.

From a person-centred perspective, the best source of knowledge about the client is the:

According to Carl Rogers, personality change occurs only when clients develop insight into the origin of their personality problems.

In person-centred group therapy, the leader:

Person-centred expressive arts therapy can be used in both group and individual contexts.

In applying the person-centred approach to crisis intervention, therapists should do all of the following, except:

Concerning research on psychotherapy and Carl Rogers, which of the following is not true?

The person-centred approach is not particularly well-suited to multi-cultural counselling.

Carl Rogers's approach is based on the assumptions that humans are trustworthy and that clients desire to grow.

From Carl Rogers's perspective the client/therapist relationship is characterised by:

An assumption of person-centred therapy is that the counsellor's presence is far more powerful than techniques he or she uses to facilitate change.

If the therapeutic core conditions exist over some period of time, constructive personality change will not occur.

Carl Rogers's position on confronting the client is that:

The person-centred emphasises the necessary and sufficient conditions for change.

Empathy is a deep and subjective understanding of the client with the client.

Accurate empathic understanding helps clients in all the following areas, except:

The person-centred therapist generally does not find traditional assessment and diagnosis:

The is a directional process of striving toward realisation, fulfilment, autonomy, and self-determination.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential 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 7: Person-Centered Therapy

What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centred therapy?

Which of the following is not true about Carl Rogers?

The term 'presence' refers to the counsellor's ability to be fully engaged in the therapeutic relationship with the client.

From a person-centred perspective, the best source of knowledge about the client is the:

According to Carl Rogers, personality change occurs only when clients develop insight into the origin of their personality problems.

In person-centred group therapy, the leader:

Person-centred expressive arts therapy can be used in both group and individual contexts.

In applying the person-centred approach to crisis intervention, therapists should do all of the following, except:

Concerning research on psychotherapy and Carl Rogers, which of the following is not true?

The person-centred approach is not particularly well-suited to multi-cultural counselling.

Carl Rogers's approach is based on the assumptions that humans are trustworthy and that clients desire to grow.

From Carl Rogers's perspective the client/therapist relationship is characterised by:

An assumption of person-centred therapy is that the counsellor's presence is far more powerful than techniques he or she uses to facilitate change.

If the therapeutic core conditions exist over some period of time, constructive personality change will not occur.

Carl Rogers's position on confronting the client is that:

The person-centred emphasises the necessary and sufficient conditions for change.

Empathy is a deep and subjective understanding of the client with the client.

Accurate empathic understanding helps clients in all the following areas, except:

The person-centred therapist generally does not find traditional assessment and diagnosis:

The is a directional process of striving toward realisation, fulfilment, autonomy, and self-determination.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters