Question 1

What was the original name of Albert Ellis's therapeutic approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-instructional therapy. 
B)  Cognitive therapy. 
C)  Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. 
D)  Rational Emotive Therapy. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Self-instructional therapy. 
B)  Cognitive therapy. 
C)  Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. 
D)  Rational Emotive Therapy. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 2

Which early approach to psychotherapy is seen as a predecessor of modern rational or cognitive approaches to therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  S. Freud's psychoanalytic approach. 
B)  A. Freud's ego psychology. 
C)  Adler's individual psychology. 
D)  Rogers's nondirective counseling. 
E)  B. F. Skinner's applied behavior analysis. 
A)  S. Freud's psychoanalytic approach. 
B)  A. Freud's ego psychology. 
C)  Adler's individual psychology. 
D)  Rogers's nondirective counseling. 
E)  B. F. Skinner's applied behavior analysis.

Question 3

In CBT, the general purpose of a case formulation is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Help practitioners identify their own cognitive distortions and how those distortions might adversely affect treatment outcomes. 
B)  Identify a single maladaptive or irrational core belief so that you, the therapist, can work to eliminate that belief. 
C)  Help practitioners develop a treatment plan that comprehensively addresses individual client issues. 
D)  Identify underlying psychodynamics that are contributing to maladaptive client behavior patterns. 
E)  Provide a medical diagnosis that assures the practitioner that there will be insurance reimbursement potential. 
A)  Help practitioners identify their own cognitive distortions and how those distortions might adversely affect treatment outcomes. 
B)  Identify a single maladaptive or irrational core belief so that you, the therapist, can work to eliminate that belief. 
C)  Help practitioners develop a treatment plan that comprehensively addresses individual client issues. 
D)  Identify underlying psychodynamics that are contributing to maladaptive client behavior patterns. 
E)  Provide a medical diagnosis that assures the practitioner that there will be insurance reimbursement potential.

Question 4

Identify the cognitive distortion based on the following scenario: Susie sees Alice in the hallway at school and says hello. Alice doesn't reply, or even look up for that matter. Susie believes that she must have done something to cause Alice to be angry with her.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mind reading. 
B)  Overgeneralization. 
C)  Personalization. 
D)  Dichotomous or polarized thinking. 
E)  Labeling and mislabeling. 
A)  Mind reading. 
B)  Overgeneralization. 
C)  Personalization. 
D)  Dichotomous or polarized thinking. 
E)  Labeling and mislabeling.

Question 5

Consistent with cognitive appraisal theory, research shows that individuals with anxiety disorders are likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Overestimate the chances of a negative event occurring. 
B)  Pay very little attention to negative incidents or cues. 
C)  Minimize the significance of negative events. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  Only a and c. 
A)  Overestimate the chances of a negative event occurring. 
B)  Pay very little attention to negative incidents or cues. 
C)  Minimize the significance of negative events. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  Only a and c.

Question 6

Which statement is true about self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the same as self-esteem. 
B)  It is more specific than self-esteem in that it focuses on an individual's belief or confidence in performing specific skills. 
C)  Along with collaborative empiricism, it's one of Aaron Beck's most important cognitive concepts. 
D)  It has very little influence on client behavior and therefore is mostly irrelevant to counseling. 
E)  Lower self-efficacy is associated with positive self-talk. 
A)  It is the same as self-esteem. 
B)  It is more specific than self-esteem in that it focuses on an individual's belief or confidence in performing specific skills. 
C)  Along with collaborative empiricism, it's one of Aaron Beck's most important cognitive concepts. 
D)  It has very little influence on client behavior and therefore is mostly irrelevant to counseling. 
E)  Lower self-efficacy is associated with positive self-talk.

Question 7

According to observational learning theory, which scenario would likely occur when Jane sees her older brother in pain after placing his hand on a hot stove?

Accepted Answer

A)  She would make fun of him. 
B)  She would place her hand on the hot stove. 
C)  She would encourage him to do it again. 
D)  She would refrain from putting her hand on a hot stove. 
E)  She would be completely unaffected by this event because she needs to directly experience positive reinforcement or punishment to have it cause any changes in her behavior. 
A)  She would make fun of him. 
B)  She would place her hand on the hot stove. 
C)  She would encourage him to do it again. 
D)  She would refrain from putting her hand on a hot stove. 
E)  She would be completely unaffected by this event because she needs to directly experience positive reinforcement or punishment to have it cause any changes in her behavior.

Question 8

One of Albert Bandura's most important social learning theory concepts is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anger management. 
B)  Reflective listening. 
C)  Unconditional positive regard. 
D)  Self-efficacy. 
E)  Reciprocal determinism. 
A)  Anger management. 
B)  Reflective listening. 
C)  Unconditional positive regard. 
D)  Self-efficacy. 
E)  Reciprocal determinism.

Question 9

When the therapist provides information to clients about the nature of their problems, this is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychobabble. 
B)  Psychoneurology. 
C)  Psychodynamics. 
D)  Psychopharmacology. 
E)  Psychoeducation. 
A)  Psychobabble. 
B)  Psychoneurology. 
C)  Psychodynamics. 
D)  Psychopharmacology. 
E)  Psychoeducation.

Question 10

Which phrase best describes Donald Meichenbaum's therapy approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborative empirical analysis of ongoing cognitions. 
B)  Rational argument to overcome irrational thought. 
C)  Self-talk to guide adaptive behaviors. 
D)  Reciprocal feedback from the environment, analyzed cognitively. 
E)  None of these is a good description. 
A)  Collaborative empirical analysis of ongoing cognitions. 
B)  Rational argument to overcome irrational thought. 
C)  Self-talk to guide adaptive behaviors. 
D)  Reciprocal feedback from the environment, analyzed cognitively. 
E)  None of these is a good description.

Question 11

CBT is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Agenda driven. 
B)  Not supported by empirical research. 
C)  Accepted as empirically valid for virtually all cultural groups. 
D)  Being quickly overtaken by behavioral approaches. 
E)  Dominated by the life-span developmental perspective. 
A)  Agenda driven. 
B)  Not supported by empirical research. 
C)  Accepted as empirically valid for virtually all cultural groups. 
D)  Being quickly overtaken by behavioral approaches. 
E)  Dominated by the life-span developmental perspective.

Question 12

What are the three original and primary forms of cognitive therapy or cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) described in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-instructional training, problem-solving therapy, behavioral activation. 
B)  Stress inoculation training, cognitive therapy, narrative therapy. 
C)  Reality therapy, logotherapy, interpersonal psychotherapy. 
D)  Rational Emotive Therapy, cognitive therapy, self-instructional training. 
E)  Transactional analysis, schema therapy, cognitive therapy. 
A)  Self-instructional training, problem-solving therapy, behavioral activation. 
B)  Stress inoculation training, cognitive therapy, narrative therapy. 
C)  Reality therapy, logotherapy, interpersonal psychotherapy. 
D)  Rational Emotive Therapy, cognitive therapy, self-instructional training. 
E)  Transactional analysis, schema therapy, cognitive therapy.

Question 13

Observational learning can also be referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vicarious learning. 
B)  Modeling. 
C)  Rational learning. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Both a and b. 
A)  Vicarious learning. 
B)  Modeling. 
C)  Rational learning. 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  Both a and b.

Question 14

The goal of collaborative empiricism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  To help clients discover inaccurate or maladaptive thoughts. 
B)  To establish ground rules for CBT. 
C)  To help the client discover what his or her dreams mean. 
D)  To help the client analyze his or her emotional state. 
E)  To use standardized assessment procedures to track treatment outcomes/ 
A)  To help clients discover inaccurate or maladaptive thoughts. 
B)  To establish ground rules for CBT. 
C)  To help the client discover what his or her dreams mean. 
D)  To help the client analyze his or her emotional state. 
E)  To use standardized assessment procedures to track treatment outcomes/

Question 15

What factors did Judith Beck identify as her reasons for specializing in cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  She identified her core schema as linked to her father's cognitive therapy teachings. 
B)  She noted that she has never developed the skills to make her competent to practice using any other approach. 
C)  She's uncomfortable using any approach that her father didn't invent. 
D)  She views it as the most humane, effective, and quickest way to alleviate suffering. 
E)  Judith Beck doesn't use cognitive therapy. 
A)  She identified her core schema as linked to her father's cognitive therapy teachings. 
B)  She noted that she has never developed the skills to make her competent to practice using any other approach. 
C)  She's uncomfortable using any approach that her father didn't invent. 
D)  She views it as the most humane, effective, and quickest way to alleviate suffering. 
E)  Judith Beck doesn't use cognitive therapy.

Question 16

How would you characterize the relationship that existed between behavior therapists and cognitive therapists in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  After initial tension between the cognitive and behavioral types, they quickly formed an alliance. 
B)  Many behaviorists were unhappy with the idea of considering cognition as a focus of therapy. 
C)  The cognitive types (introspectionists) preceded the behaviorists and resisted their unification. 
D)  Behaviorists welcomed cognitive therapists into their professional organizations. 
E)  Cognitive therapists saw themselves as different and therefore distanced themselves from behavior therapists. 
A)  After initial tension between the cognitive and behavioral types, they quickly formed an alliance. 
B)  Many behaviorists were unhappy with the idea of considering cognition as a focus of therapy. 
C)  The cognitive types (introspectionists) preceded the behaviorists and resisted their unification. 
D)  Behaviorists welcomed cognitive therapists into their professional organizations. 
E)  Cognitive therapists saw themselves as different and therefore distanced themselves from behavior therapists.

Question 17

The ABCs in REBT are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Antecedent, behavior, consequence of behavior. 
B)  Antecedent, belief, consequence of behavior. 
C)  Activating event, behavior, consequent feeling. 
D)  Activating event, belief, consequent feeling. 
E)  Actual thought, behavior, cognition. 
A)  Antecedent, behavior, consequence of behavior. 
B)  Antecedent, belief, consequence of behavior. 
C)  Activating event, behavior, consequent feeling. 
D)  Activating event, belief, consequent feeling. 
E)  Actual thought, behavior, cognition.

Question 18

In Ellis's A-B-C model the "A" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The actual behavior and actual emotion derived from the individual's belief. 
B)  The activating physiological trigger. 
C)  The activating event. 
D)  The individuals' activities linked to their beliefs. 
E)  The attenuation of individual behavior, emotion, and cognition. 
A)  The actual behavior and actual emotion derived from the individual's belief. 
B)  The activating physiological trigger. 
C)  The activating event. 
D)  The individuals' activities linked to their beliefs. 
E)  The attenuation of individual behavior, emotion, and cognition.

Question 19

Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) labels clients' thoughts that cause distress and misery as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Crazy-making. 
B)  Rational thinking. 
C)  Trigger thoughts. 
D)  Irrational thoughts. 
E)  Maladaptive thoughts. 
A)  Crazy-making. 
B)  Rational thinking. 
C)  Trigger thoughts. 
D)  Irrational thoughts. 
E)  Maladaptive thoughts.

Question 20

Like behavior therapy, CBT is based on learning theories. However, CBT goes beyond classical and operant conditioning and includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social learning theory. 
B)  Choice theory. 
C)  Cognitive appraisal theory. 
D)  Only a and b. 
E)  Only a and c. 
A)  Social learning theory. 
B)  Choice theory. 
C)  Cognitive appraisal theory. 
D)  Only a and b. 
E)  Only a and c.

What was the original name of Albert Ellis's therapeutic approach?

Which early approach to psychotherapy is seen as a predecessor of modern rational or cognitive approaches to therapy?

In CBT, the general purpose of a case formulation is to:

Identify the cognitive distortion based on the following scenario: Susie sees Alice in the hallway at school and says hello. Alice doesn't reply, or even look up for that matter. Susie believes that she must have done something to cause Alice to be angry with her.

Consistent with cognitive appraisal theory, research shows that individuals with anxiety disorders are likely to:

Which statement is true about self-efficacy?

According to observational learning theory, which scenario would likely occur when Jane sees her older brother in pain after placing his hand on a hot stove?

One of Albert Bandura's most important social learning theory concepts is:

When the therapist provides information to clients about the nature of their problems, this is called:

Which phrase best describes Donald Meichenbaum's therapy approach?

CBT is:

What are the three original and primary forms of cognitive therapy or cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) described in the textbook?

Observational learning can also be referred to as:

The goal of collaborative empiricism is:

What factors did Judith Beck identify as her reasons for specializing in cognitive therapy?

How would you characterize the relationship that existed between behavior therapists and cognitive therapists in the 1970s?

The ABCs in REBT are:

In Ellis's A-B-C model the "A" refers to:

Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) labels clients' thoughts that cause distress and misery as:

Like behavior therapy, CBT is based on learning theories. However, CBT goes beyond classical and operant conditioning and includes:

Psychotherapy and Counseling Essentials: An Introduction

Psychoanalytic Approaches

Individual Psychology and Adlerian Therapy

Existential Theory and Therapy

Person-Centered Theory and Therapy

Gestalt Theory and Therapy

Behavioral Theory and Therapy

Choice Theory and Reality Therapy

Feminist Theory and Therapy

Constructive Theory and Therapy

Family Systems Theory and Therapy

Developing Your Multicultural Orientation and Skills

Integrative and Evidence-Based New Generation Therapies

Filters

Exam 8: Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Therapy

What was the original name of Albert Ellis's therapeutic approach?

Which early approach to psychotherapy is seen as a predecessor of modern rational or cognitive approaches to therapy?

In CBT, the general purpose of a case formulation is to:

Identify the cognitive distortion based on the following scenario: Susie sees Alice in the hallway at school and says hello. Alice doesn't reply, or even look up for that matter. Susie believes that she must have done something to cause Alice to be angry with her.

Consistent with cognitive appraisal theory, research shows that individuals with anxiety disorders are likely to:

Which statement is true about self-efficacy?

According to observational learning theory, which scenario would likely occur when Jane sees her older brother in pain after placing his hand on a hot stove?

One of Albert Bandura's most important social learning theory concepts is:

When the therapist provides information to clients about the nature of their problems, this is called:

Which phrase best describes Donald Meichenbaum's therapy approach?

CBT is:

What are the three original and primary forms of cognitive therapy or cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) described in the textbook?

Observational learning can also be referred to as:

The goal of collaborative empiricism is:

What factors did Judith Beck identify as her reasons for specializing in cognitive therapy?

How would you characterize the relationship that existed between behavior therapists and cognitive therapists in the 1970s?

The ABCs in REBT are:

In Ellis's A-B-C model the "A" refers to:

Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) labels clients' thoughts that cause distress and misery as:

Like behavior therapy, CBT is based on learning theories. However, CBT goes beyond classical and operant conditioning and includes:

Psychotherapy and Counseling Essentials: An Introduction

Psychoanalytic Approaches

Individual Psychology and Adlerian Therapy

Existential Theory and Therapy

Person-Centered Theory and Therapy

Gestalt Theory and Therapy

Behavioral Theory and Therapy

Choice Theory and Reality Therapy

Feminist Theory and Therapy

Constructive Theory and Therapy

Family Systems Theory and Therapy

Developing Your Multicultural Orientation and Skills

Integrative and Evidence-Based New Generation Therapies

Filters