Question 1

According to REBT, which of the following is not an outgrowth of absolutistic thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  It yields a philosophy about how self, others, and the world "must" be 
B)  It results in patterns of awfulizing, damning, and I-Can't-Stand-It-izing. 
C)  It promotes extreme feelings like anger, resentment, and jealousy. 
D)  It promotes behaviors such as passive-aggression and violence. 
E)  All of the above are outgrowths of absolutistic thinking. 
A)  It yields a philosophy about how self, others, and the world "must" be 
B)  It results in patterns of awfulizing, damning, and I-Can't-Stand-It-izing. 
C)  It promotes extreme feelings like anger, resentment, and jealousy. 
D)  It promotes behaviors such as passive-aggression and violence. 
E)  All of the above are outgrowths of absolutistic thinking. E

Question 2

Which of the following beliefs is irrational?

Accepted Answer

A)  I want everyone to like me. 
B)  Everyone should like me. 
C)  I can find at least a few people who like me. 
D)  Some people won't like me. 
E)  All of the above beliefs are rational. 
A)  I want everyone to like me. 
B)  Everyone should like me. 
C)  I can find at least a few people who like me. 
D)  Some people won't like me. 
E)  All of the above beliefs are rational. B

Question 3

The REBT approach to pleasure includes the belief that everyone would do well

Accepted Answer

A)  to seek pleasure in their lives. 
B)  to practice a responsible form of hedonism. 
C)  in making decisions, to consider how best to maximize pleasure. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  B and C only 
A)  to seek pleasure in their lives. 
B)  to practice a responsible form of hedonism. 
C)  in making decisions, to consider how best to maximize pleasure. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  B and C only D

Question 4

Engaging in rational "hedonic calculus," a client may choose to maximize one's future pleasure potential by sacrificing

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term goals for short-term pleasures. 
B)  short-term pleasure for long-term goals. 
C)  short-term pleasure and long-term goals for immediate gratification. 
D)  long term goals and short-term pleasure for delayed gratification. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  long-term goals for short-term pleasures. 
B)  short-term pleasure for long-term goals. 
C)  short-term pleasure and long-term goals for immediate gratification. 
D)  long term goals and short-term pleasure for delayed gratification. 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

According to Ellis, humans have an innate tendency

Accepted Answer

A)  to place survival ahead of all other needs. 
B)  to think rationally and live a self-actualizing life. 
C)  to self-evaluate and self-criticize. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  B and C only 
A)  to place survival ahead of all other needs. 
B)  to think rationally and live a self-actualizing life. 
C)  to self-evaluate and self-criticize. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  B and C only

Question 6

Which of the following is not an assertion Ellis made in his 1965 book on homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homosexuality is not inherently problematic or abnormal. 
B)  Humans are born with the ability to enjoy sexual relations with either men or women. 
C)  Homosexuality can be viewed as irrational. 
D)  The idea that one must be limited to sex with only men or only women is irrational. 
E)  All of the above were among Ellis's assertions. 
A)  Homosexuality is not inherently problematic or abnormal. 
B)  Humans are born with the ability to enjoy sexual relations with either men or women. 
C)  Homosexuality can be viewed as irrational. 
D)  The idea that one must be limited to sex with only men or only women is irrational. 
E)  All of the above were among Ellis's assertions.

Question 7

Changing the statement "I am a terrible person" to "I am a person who has done some terrible things" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  using semantic precision. 
B)  disputing an irrational belief. 
C)  cognitive restructuring. 
D)  irrationality precision. 
E)  disputional focus. 
A)  using semantic precision. 
B)  disputing an irrational belief. 
C)  cognitive restructuring. 
D)  irrationality precision. 
E)  disputional focus.

Question 8

Which of the following is not an innate human desire according to REBT theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization 
B)  the experience of pleasure 
C)  belonging/intimacy 
D)  survival 
E)  All of the above are innate desires according to REBT. 
A)  self-actualization 
B)  the experience of pleasure 
C)  belonging/intimacy 
D)  survival 
E)  All of the above are innate desires according to REBT.

Question 9

REBT authors have outlined the stages of the therapeutic process as follows:

Accepted Answer

A)  beginning, middle, and ending. 
B)  REBT practitioners reject the notion of a stage progression in therapy. 
C)  relationship, identification, disputation, resolution. 
D)  discovery, disputation, integration. 
E)  early, middle, termination. 
A)  beginning, middle, and ending. 
B)  REBT practitioners reject the notion of a stage progression in therapy. 
C)  relationship, identification, disputation, resolution. 
D)  discovery, disputation, integration. 
E)  early, middle, termination.

Question 10

What makes REBT most different from other counseling theories is

Accepted Answer

A)  questioning clients. 
B)  forcefully challenging clients. 
C)  focusing on all three client aspects of thoughts, feelings, and actions. 
D)  seeing clients as fundamentally irrational. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  questioning clients. 
B)  forcefully challenging clients. 
C)  focusing on all three client aspects of thoughts, feelings, and actions. 
D)  seeing clients as fundamentally irrational. 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

REBT's philosophical underpinnings include

Accepted Answer

A)  logic and reasoning. 
B)  subjective perception. 
C)  relativism. 
D)  creative potential. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  logic and reasoning. 
B)  subjective perception. 
C)  relativism. 
D)  creative potential. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Essential to REBT is/are

Accepted Answer

A)  logical thinking. 
B)  relativistic thinking. 
C)  flexible thinking. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  A and B only 
A)  logical thinking. 
B)  relativistic thinking. 
C)  flexible thinking. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  A and B only

Question 13

The REBT client

Accepted Answer

A)  should plan to explore past experiences during the early stages of therapy. 
B)  should plan to experience much empathy and validation of one's most powerful feelings. 
C)  requires some measure of cognitive sophistication. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  A and B only 
A)  should plan to explore past experiences during the early stages of therapy. 
B)  should plan to experience much empathy and validation of one's most powerful feelings. 
C)  requires some measure of cognitive sophistication. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  A and B only

Question 14

Regarding a client's unhealthy functioning, REBT proponents focus primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)  how the client's culture collectively defines "badness." 
B)  how the client came to develop specific irrational beliefs. 
C)  how the client maintains psychological disturbance. 
D)  how one's self concept is distorted by environmental factors. 
E)  how diminished awareness has impacted the primary modes. 
A)  how the client's culture collectively defines "badness." 
B)  how the client came to develop specific irrational beliefs. 
C)  how the client maintains psychological disturbance. 
D)  how one's self concept is distorted by environmental factors. 
E)  how diminished awareness has impacted the primary modes.

Question 15

Which example accurately portrays the sequence of the ABC model in REBT?

Accepted Answer

A)  C is a reaction to A, which will gauge B. 
B)  A will influence C, but that influence depends largely on B. 
C)  A is variable to every B and C. 
D)  A determines C, and B influences A. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  C is a reaction to A, which will gauge B. 
B)  A will influence C, but that influence depends largely on B. 
C)  A is variable to every B and C. 
D)  A determines C, and B influences A. 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

A client declaring, "I'm such a complete loser. No wonder nobody wants to go out with me. I'm worthless," is an example of what pattern of thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  "awfulizing," 100% bad 
B)  "damnation," intense criticism 
C)  "I-can't-stand-it-itis," low tolerance for frustration 
D)  "always-and-never," sweeping conclusions 
E)  None of the above; the statement reflects a dysfunctional belief. 
A)  "awfulizing," 100% bad 
B)  "damnation," intense criticism 
C)  "I-can't-stand-it-itis," low tolerance for frustration 
D)  "always-and-never," sweeping conclusions 
E)  None of the above; the statement reflects a dysfunctional belief.

Question 17

According to REBT philosophy, healthy functioning

Accepted Answer

A)  is directly related to one's beliefs. 
B)  manifests as a continual striving for perfection. 
C)  includes acceptance of one's fallibility. 
D)  A and B only 
E)  A and C only 
A)  is directly related to one's beliefs. 
B)  manifests as a continual striving for perfection. 
C)  includes acceptance of one's fallibility. 
D)  A and B only 
E)  A and C only

Question 18

Ellis's ABC model includes

Accepted Answer

A)  A - (initial) Automatic Thought 
B)  B - Behavioral response 
C)  C - Consequence 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  A - (initial) Automatic Thought 
B)  B - Behavioral response 
C)  C - Consequence 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

The REBT counselor

Accepted Answer

A)  actively disputes and rejects the client's behavior while accepting the client as a striving, yet fallible human being. 
B)  is active and directive, a problem-solver. 
C)  works to develop warmth, understanding, and empathic resonance as a necessary foundation to irrational belief disputation. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  A and B only 
A)  actively disputes and rejects the client's behavior while accepting the client as a striving, yet fallible human being. 
B)  is active and directive, a problem-solver. 
C)  works to develop warmth, understanding, and empathic resonance as a necessary foundation to irrational belief disputation. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  A and B only

Question 20

A famous example of Albert Ellis using REBT principles in his own life occurred with

Accepted Answer

A)  how he dealt with his family issues as a child. 
B)  how he got his bachelor's degree from City College of New York. 
C)  how he confronted his reluctance to approach girls for dating. 
D)  how he earned his PhD from Teachers' College, Columbia University. 
E)  how he dealt with the failure of his first book. 
A)  how he dealt with his family issues as a child. 
B)  how he got his bachelor's degree from City College of New York. 
C)  how he confronted his reluctance to approach girls for dating. 
D)  how he earned his PhD from Teachers' College, Columbia University. 
E)  how he dealt with the failure of his first book.

According to REBT, which of the following is not an outgrowth of absolutistic thinking?

Which of the following beliefs is irrational?

The REBT approach to pleasure includes the belief that everyone would do well

Engaging in rational "hedonic calculus," a client may choose to maximize one's future pleasure potential by sacrificing

According to Ellis, humans have an innate tendency

Which of the following is not an assertion Ellis made in his 1965 book on homosexuality?

Changing the statement "I am a terrible person" to "I am a person who has done some terrible things" is an example of

Which of the following is not an innate human desire according to REBT theory?

REBT authors have outlined the stages of the therapeutic process as follows:

What makes REBT most different from other counseling theories is

REBT's philosophical underpinnings include

Essential to REBT is/are

The REBT client

Regarding a client's unhealthy functioning, REBT proponents focus primarily on

Which example accurately portrays the sequence of the ABC model in REBT?

A client declaring, "I'm such a complete loser. No wonder nobody wants to go out with me. I'm worthless," is an example of what pattern of thinking?

According to REBT philosophy, healthy functioning

Ellis's ABC model includes

The REBT counselor

A famous example of Albert Ellis using REBT principles in his own life occurred with

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Exam 10: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

According to REBT, which of the following is not an outgrowth of absolutistic thinking?

Which of the following beliefs is irrational?

The REBT approach to pleasure includes the belief that everyone would do well

Engaging in rational "hedonic calculus," a client may choose to maximize one's future pleasure potential by sacrificing

According to Ellis, humans have an innate tendency

Which of the following is not an assertion Ellis made in his 1965 book on homosexuality?

Changing the statement "I am a terrible person" to "I am a person who has done some terrible things" is an example of

Which of the following is not an innate human desire according to REBT theory?

REBT authors have outlined the stages of the therapeutic process as follows:

What makes REBT most different from other counseling theories is

REBT's philosophical underpinnings include

Essential to REBT is/are

The REBT client

Regarding a client's unhealthy functioning, REBT proponents focus primarily on

Which example accurately portrays the sequence of the ABC model in REBT?

A client declaring, "I'm such a complete loser. No wonder nobody wants to go out with me. I'm worthless," is an example of what pattern of thinking?

According to REBT philosophy, healthy functioning

Ellis's ABC model includes

The REBT counselor

A famous example of Albert Ellis using REBT principles in his own life occurred with

Introduction

Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Existential Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Constructivist Approaches

Systems Approaches

Ntegral Counseling: The Prepersonal, Personal, and Transpersonal in Self, Culture, and Nature Author Index Subject Index

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