Question 1

One of the contributions of Gestalt therapy is the vast empirical research that has been done to validate the specific techniques used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  help assist them in facing unfinished business. 
B)  keep from feeling uncomfortable emotions. 
C)  help them work to change. 
D)  help express feelings openly. 
A)  help assist them in facing unfinished business. 
B)  keep from feeling uncomfortable emotions. 
C)  help them work to change. 
D)  help express feelings openly.

Question 3

Field theory asserts that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 
B)  human beings have an innate capacity to self-regulate. 
C)  the organism must be seen in its environment, or in its context, as part of the constantly changing field. 
D)  phenomenological inquiry is the key to behaviour change. 
A)  the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 
B)  human beings have an innate capacity to self-regulate. 
C)  the organism must be seen in its environment, or in its context, as part of the constantly changing field. 
D)  phenomenological inquiry is the key to behaviour change.

Question 4

Who among the following is not considered a relational Gestalt therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fritz Perls 
B)  Laura Perls 
C)  Miriam Polster 
D)  Erving Polster 
A)  Fritz Perls 
B)  Laura Perls 
C)  Miriam Polster 
D)  Erving Polster

Question 5

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People who rely on retroflection tend to inhibit themselves from taking action out of fear of embarrassment, guilt, and resentment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Gestalt therapy, the relationship between client and counsellor is seen as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the heart of therapy. 
B)  a place for the therapist to work on personal issues. 
C)  not being an I/Thou interaction. 
D)  technique bound. 
A)  the heart of therapy. 
B)  a place for the therapist to work on personal issues. 
C)  not being an I/Thou interaction. 
D)  technique bound.

Question 8

A teenage girl is angry with her parents and cuts on her arm. In Gestalt terms, she is probably engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  introjection. 
B)  projection. 
C)  retroflection. 
D)  confluence. 
A)  introjection. 
B)  projection. 
C)  retroflection. 
D)  confluence.

Question 9

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural training models. 
B)  emphasis on learning to appreciate and fully experience the present moment. 
C)  attempt to remain focused on the past. 
D)  ability to allow the client to remain oblivious to his or her behaviour. 
A)  behavioural training models. 
B)  emphasis on learning to appreciate and fully experience the present moment. 
C)  attempt to remain focused on the past. 
D)  ability to allow the client to remain oblivious to his or her behaviour.

Question 10

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Erving Polster believes that storytelling:

Accepted Answer

A)  is always a form of resistance. 
B)  can be the heart of the therapeutic process. 
C)  is acceptable only if one's client is a writer. 
D)  is an indication that one's client is a pathological liar. 
A)  is always a form of resistance. 
B)  can be the heart of the therapeutic process. 
C)  is acceptable only if one's client is a writer. 
D)  is an indication that one's client is a pathological liar.

Question 12

Retroflection involves doing to others what we would like them to do to us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

grow out of the interaction between client and therapist and emerge within this dialogic process.

Accepted Answer

A)  Exercises 
B)  Figure-formations 
C)  Fantasies 
D)  Experiments 
A)  Exercises 
B)  Figure-formations 
C)  Fantasies 
D)  Experiments

Question 14

Which technique takes an anticipated event and brings it into the present moment to act out?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empty chair 
B)  Future projection 
C)  Internal dialogue 
D)  Making the rounds 
A)  Empty chair 
B)  Future projection 
C)  Internal dialogue 
D)  Making the rounds

Question 15

Part of success in using Gestalt techniques depends upon preparing clients for these techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following aspects of a client's use of language would a Gestalt therapist not focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  'It' talk 
B)  'You' talk 
C)  Questions 
D)  Semantics 
A)  'It' talk 
B)  'You' talk 
C)  Questions 
D)  Semantics

Question 17

Often Gretha, who struggles to feel good about herself, comes to sessions with slouched posture. In order to help Gretha gain a clearer understanding of the inner meaning of her slouched posture, a Gestalt therapist might:

Accepted Answer

A)  ask Greta to exaggerate her poor posture, which is likely to intensify her feelings attached to it. 
B)  have Gretha undergo hypnosis. 
C)  ask Gretha to free associate to the words 'slouched posture'. 
D)  refer her to an orthopaedic surgeon to rule out scoliosis. 
A)  ask Greta to exaggerate her poor posture, which is likely to intensify her feelings attached to it. 
B)  have Gretha undergo hypnosis. 
C)  ask Gretha to free associate to the words 'slouched posture'. 
D)  refer her to an orthopaedic surgeon to rule out scoliosis.

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt group leader's roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Designing experiments for group members 
B)  Evoking group catharsis 
C)  Engaging in self-disclosure 
D)  Facilitating contact in the group setting 
A)  Designing experiments for group members 
B)  Evoking group catharsis 
C)  Engaging in self-disclosure 
D)  Facilitating contact in the group setting

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about Fritz Perls?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the main originator and developer of Gestalt therapy. 
B)  During his childhood, he was a model student. 
C)  He was influenced by psychoanalytic concepts. 
D)  He took issue with Freud's theory on a number of grounds. 
A)  He was the main originator and developer of Gestalt therapy. 
B)  During his childhood, he was a model student. 
C)  He was influenced by psychoanalytic concepts. 
D)  He took issue with Freud's theory on a number of grounds.

Question 20

Since Gestalt therapists believe that questions have a tendency to keep the questioner hidden, safe, and unknown, they often ask clients to change their questions into statements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

One of the contributions of Gestalt therapy is the vast empirical research that has been done to validate the specific techniques used.

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

Field theory asserts that:

Who among the following is not considered a relational Gestalt therapist?

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

People who rely on retroflection tend to inhibit themselves from taking action out of fear of embarrassment, guilt, and resentment.

In Gestalt therapy, the relationship between client and counsellor is seen as:

A teenage girl is angry with her parents and cuts on her arm. In Gestalt terms, she is probably engaging in:

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

Erving Polster believes that storytelling:

Retroflection involves doing to others what we would like them to do to us.

grow out of the interaction between client and therapist and emerge within this dialogic process.

Which technique takes an anticipated event and brings it into the present moment to act out?

Part of success in using Gestalt techniques depends upon preparing clients for these techniques.

Which of the following aspects of a client's use of language would a Gestalt therapist not focus on?

Often Gretha, who struggles to feel good about herself, comes to sessions with slouched posture. In order to help Gretha gain a clearer understanding of the inner meaning of her slouched posture, a Gestalt therapist might:

Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt group leader's roles?

Which of the following is not true about Fritz Perls?

Since Gestalt therapists believe that questions have a tendency to keep the questioner hidden, safe, and unknown, they often ask clients to change their questions into statements.

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

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Exam 8: Gestalt Therapy

One of the contributions of Gestalt therapy is the vast empirical research that has been done to validate the specific techniques used.

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

Field theory asserts that:

Who among the following is not considered a relational Gestalt therapist?

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

People who rely on retroflection tend to inhibit themselves from taking action out of fear of embarrassment, guilt, and resentment.

In Gestalt therapy, the relationship between client and counsellor is seen as:

A teenage girl is angry with her parents and cuts on her arm. In Gestalt terms, she is probably engaging in:

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

Erving Polster believes that storytelling:

Retroflection involves doing to others what we would like them to do to us.

grow out of the interaction between client and therapist and emerge within this dialogic process.

Which technique takes an anticipated event and brings it into the present moment to act out?

Part of success in using Gestalt techniques depends upon preparing clients for these techniques.

Which of the following aspects of a client's use of language would a Gestalt therapist not focus on?

Often Gretha, who struggles to feel good about herself, comes to sessions with slouched posture. In order to help Gretha gain a clearer understanding of the inner meaning of her slouched posture, a Gestalt therapist might:

Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt group leader's roles?

Which of the following is not true about Fritz Perls?

Since Gestalt therapists believe that questions have a tendency to keep the questioner hidden, safe, and unknown, they often ask clients to change their questions into statements.

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