Question 1

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 2

Requirements for good contact include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  enthusiasm. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  imagination. 
D)  projection. 
A)  enthusiasm. 
B)  creativity. 
C)  imagination. 
D)  projection.

Question 3

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 4

Empirical support for Gestalt therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  weak. 
B)  well developed. 
C)  becoming stronger. 
D)  unavailable. 
A)  weak. 
B)  well developed. 
C)  becoming stronger. 
D)  unavailable.

Question 5

Both contact and withdrawal are necessary and important to healthy functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

When a client recognises he or she has a choice 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 8

A current trend in Gestalt therapy is toward greater emphasis on the client/therapist relationship rather than on techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not true about Gestalt techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  'Exercises' are readymade techniques. 
B)  'Experiments' grow out of the interaction between therapist and client. 
C)  Clients need to be prepared for their involvement in Gestalt techniques. 
D)  Experiments are always carried out during the therapy session, rather than outside it. 
A)  'Exercises' are readymade techniques. 
B)  'Experiments' grow out of the interaction between therapist and client. 
C)  Clients need to be prepared for their involvement in Gestalt techniques. 
D)  Experiments are always carried out during the therapy session, rather than outside it.

Question 10

Because of his need to be liked, Jacob makes careful efforts to get along with everyone and minimise interpersonal conflicts. Which boundary disturbance is Jacob exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introjection 
B)  Projection 
C)  Retroflection 
D)  Confluence 
A)  Introjection 
B)  Projection 
C)  Retroflection 
D)  Confluence

Question 11

The empty chair technique:

Accepted Answer

A)  assists clients in deciding what chair they like. 
B)  is a vehicle for the technique of role reversal. 
C)  allows clients to internalise a role and not share. 
D)  does not help resolve unfinished business. 
A)  assists clients in deciding what chair they like. 
B)  is a vehicle for the technique of role reversal. 
C)  allows clients to internalise a role and not share. 
D)  does not help resolve unfinished business.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Gestalt therapy is designed for individual counselling, and it typically does not work well in groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The basic goal of Gestalt therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  attaining awareness and contact with the environment. 
B)  to understand why we feel as we do. 
C)  to uncover repressed material. 
D)  to help clients develop better social skills. 
A)  attaining awareness and contact with the environment. 
B)  to understand why we feel as we do. 
C)  to uncover repressed material. 
D)  to help clients develop better social skills.

Question 16

Genuine knowledge is the product of what the person understands of the situation of another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Since Gestalt therapy focuses on the here-and-now, the past is neither explored nor given emphasis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Gestaltists typically ask why questions in the attempt to get clients to think about the source of their problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Although Perls used a highly confrontational approach in dealing with client avoidance and resistance, the confrontational model is not representative of contemporary Gestalt therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Requirements for good contact include all of the following except:

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

Empirical support for Gestalt therapy is:

Both contact and withdrawal are necessary and important to healthy functioning.

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

When a client recognises he or she has a choice describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

A current trend in Gestalt therapy is toward greater emphasis on the client/therapist relationship rather than on techniques.

Which of the following is not true about Gestalt techniques?

Because of his need to be liked, Jacob makes careful efforts to get along with everyone and minimise interpersonal conflicts. Which boundary disturbance is Jacob exhibiting?

The empty chair technique:

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

Gestalt therapy is designed for individual counselling, and it typically does not work well in groups.

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

The basic goal of Gestalt therapy is:

Genuine knowledge is the product of what the person understands of the situation of another.

Since Gestalt therapy focuses on the here-and-now, the past is neither explored nor given emphasis.

A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

Gestaltists typically ask why questions in the attempt to get clients to think about the source of their problems.

Although Perls used a highly confrontational approach in dealing with client avoidance and resistance, the confrontational model is not representative of contemporary Gestalt therapy.

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Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

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Exam 8: Gestalt Therapy

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

Requirements for good contact include all of the following except:

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

Empirical support for Gestalt therapy is:

Both contact and withdrawal are necessary and important to healthy functioning.

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

When a client recognises he or she has a choice describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

A current trend in Gestalt therapy is toward greater emphasis on the client/therapist relationship rather than on techniques.

Which of the following is not true about Gestalt techniques?

Because of his need to be liked, Jacob makes careful efforts to get along with everyone and minimise interpersonal conflicts. Which boundary disturbance is Jacob exhibiting?

The empty chair technique:

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

Gestalt therapy is designed for individual counselling, and it typically does not work well in groups.

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

The basic goal of Gestalt therapy is:

Genuine knowledge is the product of what the person understands of the situation of another.

Since Gestalt therapy focuses on the here-and-now, the past is neither explored nor given emphasis.

A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

Gestaltists typically ask why questions in the attempt to get clients to think about the source of their problems.

Although Perls used a highly confrontational approach in dealing with client avoidance and resistance, the confrontational model is not representative of contemporary Gestalt therapy.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters