Question 1

Discuss the ways in which performance anxieties impede the therapist's understanding. ​

Accepted Answer

Performance anxieties can impede a therapist's understanding in several ways. Firstly, when a therapist is experiencing performance anxiety, they may become overly focused on their own thoughts and feelings, making it difficult for them to fully engage with and understand their client's experiences. This can lead to a lack of empathy and a decreased ability to accurately interpret and respond to the client's needs.

Additionally, performance anxieties can lead to self-doubt and a lack of confidence in the therapist's abilities, which can hinder their ability to effectively assess and address their client's issues. This can result in a lack of assertiveness in the therapeutic process, leading to a passive or ineffective approach to treatment.

Furthermore, performance anxieties can also lead to a fear of making mistakes or being judged by the client, which can inhibit the therapist's ability to ask probing questions, challenge the client's assumptions, or explore difficult topics. This can result in a superficial understanding of the client's issues and a failure to address underlying issues that may be contributing to their problems.

Overall, performance anxieties can significantly impede a therapist's understanding by limiting their ability to fully engage with their clients, assess their needs, and provide effective treatment. It is important for therapists to address and manage their performance anxieties in order to provide the best possible care for their clients.

Question 2

Which of the following constitutes an open-ended invitation? ​

Accepted Answer

A) "When we talked on the telephone you said you were having trouble with your boss. What is the problem there?" 
B) "I'd like to begin by learning more about the concerns that have brought you to therapy. What has been the difficulty?" 
C) "I understand you are having difficulty with you husband. What is the problem?" 
D) "Your physician has referred you to me for help with your agoraphobia. How long have you had it?" 
A) "When we talked on the telephone you said you were having trouble with your boss. What is the problem there?" 
B) "I'd like to begin by learning more about the concerns that have brought you to therapy. What has been the difficulty?" 
C) "I understand you are having difficulty with you husband. What is the problem?" 
D) "Your physician has referred you to me for help with your agoraphobia. How long have you had it?" B

Question 3

To keep therapy from reenacting common but dysfunctional family patterns, the therapist and client want to begin their own relationship by: ​

Accepted Answer

A) triangulating invested third parties into the client's problem matrix. 
B) establishing a hierarchal role relationship that is familiar to the client. 
C) guiding the new client as to where to begin, and what they might talk about. 
D) beginning their relationship as a stable dyad. 
A) triangulating invested third parties into the client's problem matrix. 
B) establishing a hierarchal role relationship that is familiar to the client. 
C) guiding the new client as to where to begin, and what they might talk about. 
D) beginning their relationship as a stable dyad. D

Question 4

​ In fostering a collaborative process, when a client has been in treatment before, it's necessary to:

Accepted Answer

A) ask the client what brought them to their initial treatment. 
B) explain your techniques and expectations as their new therapist. 
C) ask the client what was and wasn't helpful in previous therapeutic encounters. 
D) adapt to the client's expectations of therapy by building upon the previous therapist's techniques. 
A) ask the client what brought them to their initial treatment. 
B) explain your techniques and expectations as their new therapist. 
C) ask the client what was and wasn't helpful in previous therapeutic encounters. 
D) adapt to the client's expectations of therapy by building upon the previous therapist's techniques.

Question 5

To identify recurrent themes from a client, the therapist needs to find a(n)   . ​

Accepted Answer

A) presenting symptom 
B) predominant affect 
C) integrating focus 
D) precipitating factors 
A) presenting symptom 
B) predominant affect 
C) integrating focus 
D) precipitating factors

Question 6

Explain the concept of systematic invalidation and its consequences for the individual. ​

Accepted Answer

Systematic invalidation refers to the co

Question 7

The term "conflicts over initiating" concerns the new client's non-response to their therapist's initial open-ended request to begin. How can the therapist utilize "process comments" to engage the client, and without "taking over" and telling the client  what to do? ​

Accepted Answer

The term "conflicts over initiating" ref

Question 8

According to R.D. Laing, people stop feeling "crazy" when: ​

Accepted Answer

A) they accept responsibility for their behavior. 
B) they change their negative life circumstances for a new and productive lifestyle. 
C) their subjective experience is validated. 
D) family members no longer invalidate their feelings. 
A) they accept responsibility for their behavior. 
B) they change their negative life circumstances for a new and productive lifestyle. 
C) their subjective experience is validated. 
D) family members no longer invalidate their feelings.

Question 9

Discuss the potential limitations of adopting either a primary directive or nondirective approach to therapy. ​

Accepted Answer

The potential limitations of adopting a

Question 10

The best way for a therapist to demonstrate his/her understanding of the client's experience is: ​

Accepted Answer

A) to say "I hear you." 
B) to say "I know just what you mean." 
C) to say "I understand completely." 
D) articulating the central meaning of what the client has said. 
A) to say "I hear you." 
B) to say "I know just what you mean." 
C) to say "I understand completely." 
D) articulating the central meaning of what the client has said.

Question 11

In meeting a client for the first time, what initial questions should one ask to explore         the client's knowledge and expectations about counseling? ​

Accepted Answer

When meeting a client for the first time

Question 12

According to Attachment Theorists, a secure attachment configuration between the client and the therapist is established when the therapist's______helps contain and soothe the client's distress. ​

Accepted Answer

A) attuned responsiveness 
B) non-judgmental stance 
C) acknowledgment that the therapist sees the client as others do 
D) recognition of patterns 
A) attuned responsiveness 
B) non-judgmental stance 
C) acknowledgment that the therapist sees the client as others do 
D) recognition of patterns

Question 13

An accurate empathic response by the therapist: ​

Accepted Answer

A) repeats what the client has said. 
B) makes the therapist's feelings about the client overt. 
C) is not a component of client change. 
D) makes the client feel heard, seen and compassionately understood. 
A) repeats what the client has said. 
B) makes the therapist's feelings about the client overt. 
C) is not a component of client change. 
D) makes the client feel heard, seen and compassionately understood.

Question 14

Explain how a new client's maladaptive schemas and developmental experiences may be challenging, and what the therapist can do to address them in establishing a collaborative relationship. ​

Accepted Answer

When working with a new client, their ma

Question 15

Beginning therapists can find an integrating focus by: ​

Accepted Answer

A) deciding what the client needs to do to change. 
B) identifying recurrent themes. 
C) asking the client what is wrong. 
D) dealing with each problem as it arises. 
A) deciding what the client needs to do to change. 
B) identifying recurrent themes. 
C) asking the client what is wrong. 
D) dealing with each problem as it arises.

Question 16

Creating a working partnership is a treatment goal that establishes a new middle ground of in the therapist-client relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) re-adaptive schemas 
B) passive interaction 
C) shared control 
D) structure 
A) re-adaptive schemas 
B) passive interaction 
C) shared control 
D) structure

Question 17

When a collaborative relationship has been established: ​

Accepted Answer

A) The therapist and client share an active role. 
B) The therapist maintains a passive role. 
C) The therapist maintains a directive role. 
D) The responsibility for therapy rests with the client. 
A) The therapist and client share an active role. 
B) The therapist maintains a passive role. 
C) The therapist maintains a directive role. 
D) The responsibility for therapy rests with the client.

Question 18

The most important component of the definition of a collaborative process is: ​

Accepted Answer

A) agreement on shared therapeutic goals by therapist and client. 
B) establishment of a relationship based on trust, acceptance and competence. 
C) collaboration on tasks designed to bring about successful outcomes. 
D) All of the above are correct, all are equally important. 
A) agreement on shared therapeutic goals by therapist and client. 
B) establishment of a relationship based on trust, acceptance and competence. 
C) collaboration on tasks designed to bring about successful outcomes. 
D) All of the above are correct, all are equally important.

Question 19

It is important to consider______when engaging in therapy with clients from some cultural groups: ​

Accepted Answer

A) countertransference issues 
B) reenacting familiar relational patterns 
C) gender 
D) acknowledging differences and inviting clients to explore the concerns together. 
A) countertransference issues 
B) reenacting familiar relational patterns 
C) gender 
D) acknowledging differences and inviting clients to explore the concerns together.

Question 20

In order for a client to feel understood, it is sometimes important for the therapist  to: ​

Accepted Answer

A) break social rules by responding to the central affective meaning in the client's message. 
B) reassure the client, by talking him/her out of painful feelings. 
C) avoid acknowledging the client's need to depend on the therapist. 
D) encourage transference within the therapeutic relationship. 
A) break social rules by responding to the central affective meaning in the client's message. 
B) reassure the client, by talking him/her out of painful feelings. 
C) avoid acknowledging the client's need to depend on the therapist. 
D) encourage transference within the therapeutic relationship.

Discuss the ways in which performance anxieties impede the therapist's understanding.

Which of the following constitutes an open-ended invitation?

To keep therapy from reenacting common but dysfunctional family patterns, the therapist and client want to begin their own relationship by:

In fostering a collaborative process, when a client has been in treatment before, it's necessary to:

To identify recurrent themes from a client, the therapist needs to find a(n) .

Explain the concept of systematic invalidation and its consequences for the individual.

The term "conflicts over initiating" concerns the new client's non-response to their therapist's initial open-ended request to begin. How can the therapist utilize "process comments" to engage the client, and without "taking over" and telling the client what to do?

According to R.D. Laing, people stop feeling "crazy" when:

Discuss the potential limitations of adopting either a primary directive or nondirective approach to therapy.

The best way for a therapist to demonstrate his/her understanding of the client's experience is:

In meeting a client for the first time, what initial questions should one ask to explore the client's knowledge and expectations about counseling?

According to Attachment Theorists, a secure attachment configuration between the client and the therapist is established when the therapist's______helps contain and soothe the client's distress.

An accurate empathic response by the therapist:

Explain how a new client's maladaptive schemas and developmental experiences may be challenging, and what the therapist can do to address them in establishing a collaborative relationship.

Beginning therapists can find an integrating focus by:

Creating a working partnership is a treatment goal that establishes a new middle ground of in the therapist-client relationship.

When a collaborative relationship has been established:

The most important component of the definition of a collaborative process is:

It is important to consider______when engaging in therapy with clients from some cultural groups:

In order for a client to feel understood, it is sometimes important for the therapist to:

The Interpersonal Process Approach

Honoring the Clients Resistance

An Internal Focus for Change

Helping Clients With Their Feelings

Familial and Developmental Factors

Inflexible Interpersonal Coping Strategies

Relational Themes and Reparative Experiences

An Interpersonal Solution

Working-Through and Termination

Filters

Exam 2: Establishing a Working Alliance

Discuss the ways in which performance anxieties impede the therapist's understanding. ​

Which of the following constitutes an open-ended invitation? ​

To keep therapy from reenacting common but dysfunctional family patterns, the therapist and client want to begin their own relationship by: ​

​ In fostering a collaborative process, when a client has been in treatment before, it's necessary to:

To identify recurrent themes from a client, the therapist needs to find a(n) . ​

Explain the concept of systematic invalidation and its consequences for the individual. ​

The term "conflicts over initiating" concerns the new client's non-response to their therapist's initial open-ended request to begin. How can the therapist utilize "process comments" to engage the client, and without "taking over" and telling the client what to do? ​

According to R.D. Laing, people stop feeling "crazy" when: ​

Discuss the potential limitations of adopting either a primary directive or nondirective approach to therapy. ​

The best way for a therapist to demonstrate his/her understanding of the client's experience is: ​

In meeting a client for the first time, what initial questions should one ask to explore the client's knowledge and expectations about counseling? ​

According to Attachment Theorists, a secure attachment configuration between the client and the therapist is established when the therapist's______helps contain and soothe the client's distress. ​

An accurate empathic response by the therapist: ​

Explain how a new client's maladaptive schemas and developmental experiences may be challenging, and what the therapist can do to address them in establishing a collaborative relationship. ​

Beginning therapists can find an integrating focus by: ​

Creating a working partnership is a treatment goal that establishes a new middle ground of in the therapist-client relationship.

When a collaborative relationship has been established: ​

The most important component of the definition of a collaborative process is: ​

It is important to consider______when engaging in therapy with clients from some cultural groups: ​

In order for a client to feel understood, it is sometimes important for the therapist to: ​

The Interpersonal Process Approach

Honoring the Clients Resistance

An Internal Focus for Change

Helping Clients With Their Feelings

Familial and Developmental Factors

Inflexible Interpersonal Coping Strategies

Relational Themes and Reparative Experiences

An Interpersonal Solution

Working-Through and Termination

Filters

Discuss the ways in which performance anxieties impede the therapist's understanding.

Which of the following constitutes an open-ended invitation?

To keep therapy from reenacting common but dysfunctional family patterns, the therapist and client want to begin their own relationship by:

In fostering a collaborative process, when a client has been in treatment before, it's necessary to:

To identify recurrent themes from a client, the therapist needs to find a(n) .

Explain the concept of systematic invalidation and its consequences for the individual.

The term "conflicts over initiating" concerns the new client's non-response to their therapist's initial open-ended request to begin. How can the therapist utilize "process comments" to engage the client, and without "taking over" and telling the client what to do?

According to R.D. Laing, people stop feeling "crazy" when:

Discuss the potential limitations of adopting either a primary directive or nondirective approach to therapy.

The best way for a therapist to demonstrate his/her understanding of the client's experience is:

In meeting a client for the first time, what initial questions should one ask to explore the client's knowledge and expectations about counseling?

According to Attachment Theorists, a secure attachment configuration between the client and the therapist is established when the therapist's______helps contain and soothe the client's distress.

An accurate empathic response by the therapist:

Explain how a new client's maladaptive schemas and developmental experiences may be challenging, and what the therapist can do to address them in establishing a collaborative relationship.

Beginning therapists can find an integrating focus by:

When a collaborative relationship has been established:

The most important component of the definition of a collaborative process is:

It is important to consider______when engaging in therapy with clients from some cultural groups:

In order for a client to feel understood, it is sometimes important for the therapist to: