Question 1

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world,your interventions will tend to focus on

Accepted Answer

A) getting clients to carry out homework assignments as a main way to change behavior. 
B) what clients are thinking and the things that they continue to tell themselves. 
C) confrontation of a client's resistances. 
D) helping clients accept their life circumstances by adjusting to reality. 
A) getting clients to carry out homework assignments as a main way to change behavior. 
B) what clients are thinking and the things that they continue to tell themselves. 
C) confrontation of a client's resistances. 
D) helping clients accept their life circumstances by adjusting to reality.

Question 2

The experiential approaches emphasize the quality of the person-to-person encounter in the therapeutic relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cognitive therapy rests on the assumption that feelings are the major determinants of how we think and act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Although behavior therapists do not emphasize the client-therapist relationship,they consider a good working relationship as an essential precondition for effective therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the person-centered approach,therapist interpretation is considered important as a way of bringing about change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Rational emotive behavior therapy utilizes a wide range of cognitive,emotive,and behavioral techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A behavior therapist is not interested in collaboratively specifying treatment goals;rather he or she selects treatment goals in concrete and measurable terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not accurate as it applies to the family-systems approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Neither the individual nor the family is blamed for a particular dysfunction. 
B) A particular family dysfunction is generally caused by the identified patient. 
C) The family is empowered through the process of identifying and exploring interaction patterns. 
D) If change is to come about in a family or between individual members of a family,the family must be aware of the systems that influence them. 
A) Neither the individual nor the family is blamed for a particular dysfunction. 
B) A particular family dysfunction is generally caused by the identified patient. 
C) The family is empowered through the process of identifying and exploring interaction patterns. 
D) If change is to come about in a family or between individual members of a family,the family must be aware of the systems that influence them.

Question 9

Existential therapy places emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) working with the faulty belief systems of the client. 
B) uncovering early childhood traumatic events. 
C) the quality of the client-therapist relationship. 
D) a systematic approach to changing behavior. 
E) teaching clients cognitive and behavioral coping skills. 
A) working with the faulty belief systems of the client. 
B) uncovering early childhood traumatic events. 
C) the quality of the client-therapist relationship. 
D) a systematic approach to changing behavior. 
E) teaching clients cognitive and behavioral coping skills.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a contribution of Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a forerunner of the cognitive behavioral approaches. 
B) This orientation emphasizes doing and experiencing as opposed to merely talking about problems. 
C) The approach provides a creative way of working with dreams in therapy. 
D) It gives attention to the verbal and nonverbal messages. 
E) It demonstrates the power of working in the here and now. 
A) It is a forerunner of the cognitive behavioral approaches. 
B) This orientation emphasizes doing and experiencing as opposed to merely talking about problems. 
C) The approach provides a creative way of working with dreams in therapy. 
D) It gives attention to the verbal and nonverbal messages. 
E) It demonstrates the power of working in the here and now.

Question 11

Cognitive therapists are continuously active and deliberately interactive with the client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Solution-focused brief therapy does not offer techniques,rather it stresses the importance of the therapeutic relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The therapeutic goal of challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to be authors of their own lives is associated with which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalytic therapy 
B) Cognitive therapy 
C) Solution focused brief therapy 
D) Existential therapy 
E) Family systems therapy 
A) Psychoanalytic therapy 
B) Cognitive therapy 
C) Solution focused brief therapy 
D) Existential therapy 
E) Family systems therapy

Question 14

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following except for

Accepted Answer

A) bringing unfinished business from the past into the present. 
B) objective evaluation of treatment outcomes. 
C) direct experiencing. 
D) awareness. 
E) carrying out experiments as a part of the therapy process. 
A) bringing unfinished business from the past into the present. 
B) objective evaluation of treatment outcomes. 
C) direct experiencing. 
D) awareness. 
E) carrying out experiments as a part of the therapy process.

Question 15

Which of the following is not true as it relates to existential therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) This approach is based on a system of well-defined techniques. 
B) It places primary emphasis on the client's current experience. 
C) Techniques are tools to help clients become aware of their choices and their potential for action. 
D) Therapists are not bound by any prescribed procedures and can use techniques from other therapy approaches. 
E) The basic ideas of this approach can be incorporated into practice regardless of the therapist's particular theory. 
A) This approach is based on a system of well-defined techniques. 
B) It places primary emphasis on the client's current experience. 
C) Techniques are tools to help clients become aware of their choices and their potential for action. 
D) Therapists are not bound by any prescribed procedures and can use techniques from other therapy approaches. 
E) The basic ideas of this approach can be incorporated into practice regardless of the therapist's particular theory.

Question 16

In the person-centered approach,it is the therapist who is the primary agent bringing about change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Emphasizing the crucial role of the therapist's attitude,which approach most focuses on the therapeutic relationship rather than being technique-centered?

Accepted Answer

A) Person-centered therapy 
B) Adlerian therapy 
C) Reality therapy 
D) Solution focused brief therapy 
E) Behavior therapy 
A) Person-centered therapy 
B) Adlerian therapy 
C) Reality therapy 
D) Solution focused brief therapy 
E) Behavior therapy

Question 18

A hallmark of behavior therapy is the identification of specific goals at the outset of the therapeutic process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An emphasis of reality therapy is on assuming personal responsibility and on dealing with the present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives,solution-focused brief therapists

Accepted Answer

A) adopt a stance of being active and highly directive. 
B) adopt a "not knowing" position. 
C) place top priority on the I-Thou relationship. 
D) conduct an assessment of a client's total behavior. 
E) both c and d. 
A) adopt a stance of being active and highly directive. 
B) adopt a "not knowing" position. 
C) place top priority on the I-Thou relationship. 
D) conduct an assessment of a client's total behavior. 
E) both c and d.

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world,your interventions will tend to focus on

The experiential approaches emphasize the quality of the person-to-person encounter in the therapeutic relationship.

Cognitive therapy rests on the assumption that feelings are the major determinants of how we think and act.

Although behavior therapists do not emphasize the client-therapist relationship,they consider a good working relationship as an essential precondition for effective therapy.

In the person-centered approach,therapist interpretation is considered important as a way of bringing about change.

Rational emotive behavior therapy utilizes a wide range of cognitive,emotive,and behavioral techniques.

A behavior therapist is not interested in collaboratively specifying treatment goals;rather he or she selects treatment goals in concrete and measurable terms.

Which of the following statements is not accurate as it applies to the family-systems approach?

Existential therapy places emphasis on

Which of the following is not a contribution of Gestalt therapy?

Cognitive therapists are continuously active and deliberately interactive with the client.

Solution-focused brief therapy does not offer techniques,rather it stresses the importance of the therapeutic relationship.

The therapeutic goal of challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to be authors of their own lives is associated with which theory?

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following except for

Which of the following is not true as it relates to existential therapy?

In the person-centered approach,it is the therapist who is the primary agent bringing about change.

Emphasizing the crucial role of the therapist's attitude,which approach most focuses on the therapeutic relationship rather than being technique-centered?

A hallmark of behavior therapy is the identification of specific goals at the outset of the therapeutic process.

An emphasis of reality therapy is on assuming personal responsibility and on dealing with the present.

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives,solution-focused brief therapists

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Helper Know Thyself

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Understanding Diversity

Ethical Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork Supervision

Stress,Burnout and Self-Care

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Exam 6: Theory Applied to Practice

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world,your interventions will tend to focus on

The experiential approaches emphasize the quality of the person-to-person encounter in the therapeutic relationship.

Cognitive therapy rests on the assumption that feelings are the major determinants of how we think and act.

Although behavior therapists do not emphasize the client-therapist relationship,they consider a good working relationship as an essential precondition for effective therapy.

In the person-centered approach,therapist interpretation is considered important as a way of bringing about change.

Rational emotive behavior therapy utilizes a wide range of cognitive,emotive,and behavioral techniques.

A behavior therapist is not interested in collaboratively specifying treatment goals;rather he or she selects treatment goals in concrete and measurable terms.

Which of the following statements is not accurate as it applies to the family-systems approach?

Existential therapy places emphasis on

Which of the following is not a contribution of Gestalt therapy?

Cognitive therapists are continuously active and deliberately interactive with the client.

Solution-focused brief therapy does not offer techniques,rather it stresses the importance of the therapeutic relationship.

The therapeutic goal of challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to be authors of their own lives is associated with which theory?

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following except for

Which of the following is not true as it relates to existential therapy?

In the person-centered approach,it is the therapist who is the primary agent bringing about change.

Emphasizing the crucial role of the therapist's attitude,which approach most focuses on the therapeutic relationship rather than being technique-centered?

A hallmark of behavior therapy is the identification of specific goals at the outset of the therapeutic process.

An emphasis of reality therapy is on assuming personal responsibility and on dealing with the present.

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives,solution-focused brief therapists

Are the Helping Professions for You

Knowing Your Values

Helper Know Thyself

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Understanding Diversity

Ethical Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork Supervision

Stress,Burnout and Self-Care

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

Filters