Question 1

According to Gestalt theory, we cannot begin to self-regulate until we have:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-involvement. 
B)  Self-efficacy. 
C)  Self-love. 
D)  Self-awareness. 
E)  Self-soothing skills. 
A)  Self-involvement. 
B)  Self-efficacy. 
C)  Self-love. 
D)  Self-awareness. 
E)  Self-soothing skills.

Question 2

Out on a first date, Ann notices that the other person seems to avoid any discussion of himself, and every inquiry into his personal life is met with a joke or deprecating remark. He might be resisting contact by employing which boundary disturbance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introjection. 
B)  Projection. 
C)  Retroflection. 
D)  Deflection. 
E)  Reflection. 
A)  Introjection. 
B)  Projection. 
C)  Retroflection. 
D)  Deflection. 
E)  Reflection.

Question 3

Why was Fritz Perls's encounter with Freud inevitably such an invigorating and motivating experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  It freed him from the dogma of psychoanalytic thinking. 
B)  It propelled him to embrace existentialism. 
C)  Freud's unconditional support inspired him to create his own approach to psychotherapy. 
D)  None the above. 
E)  Only a and b are true. 
A)  It freed him from the dogma of psychoanalytic thinking. 
B)  It propelled him to embrace existentialism. 
C)  Freud's unconditional support inspired him to create his own approach to psychotherapy. 
D)  None the above. 
E)  Only a and b are true.

Question 4

Jay is working with a Gestalt therapist who keeps him focused on the here and now. As Jay maintains his here-and-now focus, his therapist is certain that his past issues (unfinished business) will inevitably be brought into focus due to which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repetition compulsion. 
B)  Field theory. 
C)  Figure formation. 
D)  Feeling the actual. 
E)  The I-thou relationship. 
A)  Repetition compulsion. 
B)  Field theory. 
C)  Figure formation. 
D)  Feeling the actual. 
E)  The I-thou relationship.

Question 5

Gestalt therapy views ________-________ as an inseparable whole.

Accepted Answer

A)  Body-mind. 
B)  Intellectual-neurological. 
C)  Cognition-emotion. 
D)  Interpersonal skills-emotion. 
E)  Knowledge-awareness. 
A)  Body-mind. 
B)  Intellectual-neurological. 
C)  Cognition-emotion. 
D)  Interpersonal skills-emotion. 
E)  Knowledge-awareness.

Question 6

During Gestalt therapy, unfinished business from the past:

Accepted Answer

A)  Will be brought to client's awareness when talking in the now. 
B)  Interferes with the therapeutic process. 
C)  Is important for establishing client solutions. 
D)  Needs to be resolved before a client can move forward to work on past memories. 
E)  Is related to fictional finalism. 
A)  Will be brought to client's awareness when talking in the now. 
B)  Interferes with the therapeutic process. 
C)  Is important for establishing client solutions. 
D)  Needs to be resolved before a client can move forward to work on past memories. 
E)  Is related to fictional finalism.

Question 7

Which statement is NOT an accurate representation of Perls's stance on using technique in Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt therapy is not technique driven. 
B)  The goal of therapy is to facilitate self-awareness and personal growth in the long run. 
C)  Techniques, unless used properly, can be phony and antitherapeutic. 
D)  Techniques should include strong confrontation or they won't be effective. 
E)  The above statements are all inaccurate. 
A)  Gestalt therapy is not technique driven. 
B)  The goal of therapy is to facilitate self-awareness and personal growth in the long run. 
C)  Techniques, unless used properly, can be phony and antitherapeutic. 
D)  Techniques should include strong confrontation or they won't be effective. 
E)  The above statements are all inaccurate.

Question 8

Gestalt therapy is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  An evidence-based therapy. 
B)  A cognitive-behavioral therapy. 
C)  A multicultural therapy. 
D)  A person-centered therapy. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  An evidence-based therapy. 
B)  A cognitive-behavioral therapy. 
C)  A multicultural therapy. 
D)  A person-centered therapy. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 9

According to Perls, the ________/________ phenomenon is one of the most frequent splits in the human personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Procrastination/discipline. 
B)  Genuine/deception. 
C)  Adrenaline/safety. 
D)  Top dog/underdog. 
E)  Mad dog/underdog. 
A)  Procrastination/discipline. 
B)  Genuine/deception. 
C)  Adrenaline/safety. 
D)  Top dog/underdog. 
E)  Mad dog/underdog.

Question 10

What view do relational psychoanalysis and relational Gestalt therapy have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients should be coached to attend to the moment-to-moment experiences in the session. 
B)  They believe therapists are the experts whose perceptions and ideas should dominate the session. 
C)  Both the client and the therapist bring subjective views to therapy. 
D)  They believe Freud was the ultimate expert on mental health treatment. 
E)  They focus on muscular resistance. 
A)  Clients should be coached to attend to the moment-to-moment experiences in the session. 
B)  They believe therapists are the experts whose perceptions and ideas should dominate the session. 
C)  Both the client and the therapist bring subjective views to therapy. 
D)  They believe Freud was the ultimate expert on mental health treatment. 
E)  They focus on muscular resistance.

Question 11

Which is NOT a Gestalt therapy technique for exploring client self-awareness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guided meditation. 
B)  Language and voice-quality feedback. 
C)  Resolving unfinished business. 
D)  Using the empty-chair technique. 
E)  Providing clients with body feedback. 
A)  Guided meditation. 
B)  Language and voice-quality feedback. 
C)  Resolving unfinished business. 
D)  Using the empty-chair technique. 
E)  Providing clients with body feedback.

Question 12

Which is NOT one of Polster's phases of the Gestalt therapy process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapeutic encounter. 
B)  Awareness. 
C)  Body feedback. 
D)  Implementation of Gestalt therapy experiments. 
E)  These are all phases of the Gestalt therapy process identified by Polster. 
A)  Therapeutic encounter. 
B)  Awareness. 
C)  Body feedback. 
D)  Implementation of Gestalt therapy experiments. 
E)  These are all phases of the Gestalt therapy process identified by Polster.

Question 13

What best describes a Gestalt therapist's view of the therapeutic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapist is an educator who educates the client. 
B)  Therapists are friendly and focus on client strengths. 
C)  Therapists should connect deeply with their clients on an experiential level. 
D)  Therapists follow their clients' lead. 
E)  Gestalt therapists aren't interested in close relationships, because they focus on using experiments to enhance client awareness. 
A)  The therapist is an educator who educates the client. 
B)  Therapists are friendly and focus on client strengths. 
C)  Therapists should connect deeply with their clients on an experiential level. 
D)  Therapists follow their clients' lead. 
E)  Gestalt therapists aren't interested in close relationships, because they focus on using experiments to enhance client awareness.

Question 14

Which of the following strategies did Fritz Perls believe was best for teaching about Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discussion. 
B)  Talking. 
C)  Lecturing. 
D)  Explaining. 
E)  Experiencing. 
A)  Discussion. 
B)  Talking. 
C)  Lecturing. 
D)  Explaining. 
E)  Experiencing.

Question 15

The term mental metabolism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  A Gestalt intelligence assessment process. 
B)  The process of taking in and mentally digesting ideas. 
C)  Methods for incorporating the brain in exercise plans. 
D)  The rate at which one produces and perceives maladaptive cognitions. 
E)  Both b and c are true. 
A)  A Gestalt intelligence assessment process. 
B)  The process of taking in and mentally digesting ideas. 
C)  Methods for incorporating the brain in exercise plans. 
D)  The rate at which one produces and perceives maladaptive cognitions. 
E)  Both b and c are true.

Question 16

Gestalt theory is phenomenological. Therefore, Gestalt therapists encourage clients to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Report their direct experience. 
B)  Strive for superiority. 
C)  Be authentic in therapy. 
D)  Give up the tyranny of the "should." 
E)  Both a and c. 
A)  Report their direct experience. 
B)  Strive for superiority. 
C)  Be authentic in therapy. 
D)  Give up the tyranny of the "should." 
E)  Both a and c.

Question 17

Which three types of clients does Beutler (2009) identify as poor candidates for Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients with schizophrenia, clients with an eating disorder, clients with depression who are sensitive to feedback. 
B)  New clients, clients with personality disorders, clients with bipolar disorder. 
C)  Clients previously in psychoanalysis, clients with bipolar disorder, clients with schizophrenia. 
D)  Clients with depression who are sensitive to feedback, clients with depression who tend to externalize, clients whose condition deteriorates with expressive-experiential treatment. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Clients with schizophrenia, clients with an eating disorder, clients with depression who are sensitive to feedback. 
B)  New clients, clients with personality disorders, clients with bipolar disorder. 
C)  Clients previously in psychoanalysis, clients with bipolar disorder, clients with schizophrenia. 
D)  Clients with depression who are sensitive to feedback, clients with depression who tend to externalize, clients whose condition deteriorates with expressive-experiential treatment. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 18

Gestalt therapists can minimize client risk by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adhering to formal assessment procedures. 
B)  Emphasizing collaboration. 
C)  Jumping immediately into here-and-now Gestalt experiments. 
D)  Regularly switching roles with the client. 
E)  Using a connecting deep interpretation during the first session. 
A)  Adhering to formal assessment procedures. 
B)  Emphasizing collaboration. 
C)  Jumping immediately into here-and-now Gestalt experiments. 
D)  Regularly switching roles with the client. 
E)  Using a connecting deep interpretation during the first session.

Question 19

How is psychopathology defined within the model of contact disturbance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creative maladjustment. 
B)  Aboutism. 
C)  Stage fright. 
D)  Awareness resistance. 
E)  Repeatedly interrupting or resisting contact. 
A)  Creative maladjustment. 
B)  Aboutism. 
C)  Stage fright. 
D)  Awareness resistance. 
E)  Repeatedly interrupting or resisting contact.

Question 20

"And this is my existence" is a Gestalt therapy technique used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Produce client insight by focusing on a dream experience. 
B)  Give the client a feeling of connection to the universe. 
C)  Increase client social interest by focusing on client self-worth. 
D)  Give the therapist the necessary information to interpret client dreams. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Produce client insight by focusing on a dream experience. 
B)  Give the client a feeling of connection to the universe. 
C)  Increase client social interest by focusing on client self-worth. 
D)  Give the therapist the necessary information to interpret client dreams. 
E)  None of the above.

According to Gestalt theory, we cannot begin to self-regulate until we have:

Out on a first date, Ann notices that the other person seems to avoid any discussion of himself, and every inquiry into his personal life is met with a joke or deprecating remark. He might be resisting contact by employing which boundary disturbance?

Why was Fritz Perls's encounter with Freud inevitably such an invigorating and motivating experience?

Jay is working with a Gestalt therapist who keeps him focused on the here and now. As Jay maintains his here-and-now focus, his therapist is certain that his past issues (unfinished business) will inevitably be brought into focus due to which of the following processes?

Gestalt therapy views - as an inseparable whole.

During Gestalt therapy, unfinished business from the past:

Which statement is NOT an accurate representation of Perls's stance on using technique in Gestalt therapy?

Gestalt therapy is best described as:

According to Perls, the / phenomenon is one of the most frequent splits in the human personality.

What view do relational psychoanalysis and relational Gestalt therapy have in common?

Which is NOT a Gestalt therapy technique for exploring client self-awareness?

Which is NOT one of Polster's phases of the Gestalt therapy process?

What best describes a Gestalt therapist's view of the therapeutic relationship?

Which of the following strategies did Fritz Perls believe was best for teaching about Gestalt therapy?

The term mental metabolism refers to:

Gestalt theory is phenomenological. Therefore, Gestalt therapists encourage clients to:

Which three types of clients does Beutler (2009) identify as poor candidates for Gestalt therapy?

Gestalt therapists can minimize client risk by:

How is psychopathology defined within the model of contact disturbance?

"And this is my existence" is a Gestalt therapy technique used to:

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Exam 6: Gestalt Theory and Therapy

According to Gestalt theory, we cannot begin to self-regulate until we have:

Out on a first date, Ann notices that the other person seems to avoid any discussion of himself, and every inquiry into his personal life is met with a joke or deprecating remark. He might be resisting contact by employing which boundary disturbance?

Why was Fritz Perls's encounter with Freud inevitably such an invigorating and motivating experience?

Jay is working with a Gestalt therapist who keeps him focused on the here and now. As Jay maintains his here-and-now focus, his therapist is certain that his past issues (unfinished business) will inevitably be brought into focus due to which of the following processes?

Gestalt therapy views ________-________ as an inseparable whole.

During Gestalt therapy, unfinished business from the past:

Which statement is NOT an accurate representation of Perls's stance on using technique in Gestalt therapy?

Gestalt therapy is best described as:

According to Perls, the ________/________ phenomenon is one of the most frequent splits in the human personality.

What view do relational psychoanalysis and relational Gestalt therapy have in common?

Which is NOT a Gestalt therapy technique for exploring client self-awareness?

Which is NOT one of Polster's phases of the Gestalt therapy process?

What best describes a Gestalt therapist's view of the therapeutic relationship?

Which of the following strategies did Fritz Perls believe was best for teaching about Gestalt therapy?

The term mental metabolism refers to:

Gestalt theory is phenomenological. Therefore, Gestalt therapists encourage clients to:

Which three types of clients does Beutler (2009) identify as poor candidates for Gestalt therapy?

Gestalt therapists can minimize client risk by:

How is psychopathology defined within the model of contact disturbance?

"And this is my existence" is a Gestalt therapy technique used to:

Psychotherapy and Counseling Essentials: An Introduction

Psychoanalytic Approaches

Individual Psychology and Adlerian Therapy

Existential Theory and Therapy

Person-Centered Theory and Therapy

Behavioral Theory and Therapy

Cognitive-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

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Gestalt therapy views - as an inseparable whole.

According to Perls, the / phenomenon is one of the most frequent splits in the human personality.